Issues and Trends

Convention Center Expansion Projects in the Works

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:20:00 EDT

Is it a sign of an improving convention economy? Several destinations have announced convention center expansion or renovation projects in recent months, including San Jose, Calif.; New Orleans, and Cleveland

Labor Issues Cause Sociological Association to Pull Meeting from Chicago

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:07:00 EDT

The American Sociological Association chose to pull its 5,500-attendee annual meeting out of Chicago due to continuing hotel labor disputes

Is the Recession Over for the Exhibition Industry?

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:07:00 EDT

For the first quarter in more than two years, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research Index showed year-over-year growth, jumping 5.5 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2009

What Tip Would You Give Your Fellow Association Meeting Planners When Booking a Speaker? Who's the Best Speaker You've Heard at a Meeting this Year and Why?

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Shelby Diltz, CMP, Director of Meetings, The Robstan Group, Kansas City, Mo. Listen to your members it is not just the feel-good, big-picture speakers that attendees are looking for these days. It is the nuts-and-bolts type of speakers who can address the difficult issues facing attendees who are the most welcome. This means that you must challenge the speakers to do research on the attendees' industry

State of the Speaker Industry for Association Meetings

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EDT

In these confusing times, associations are changing their focus when it comes to booking keynotes