After almost 15 months of campaigning, polls, and 24/7 election coverage of “he-said-she-said,” we finally have our answer: President-Elect Donald Trump. Regardless of where you fall politically or who you voted for, the top question on everyone’...

Lucy Giovando Watts, CMP, CMM, owner and founder of Giovando Watts Lasso40, an event check-in technology notable for allowing meeting planners to capture e-signatures and record the transfer of value for healthcare provider attendees, will come o...

While conference organizers often welcome social media interaction at their events, making it easy for participants to snap, tweet, and share by providing hashtags and photo opps, some meetings need to keep what’s shared—confidential corporate in...

Recent AMEX survey results detail the physician’s-eye view of the medical meetings landscape, including what drives them to attend.

Participants posing with their finished Mud Pie KitchensMany meetings include some sort of corporate social responsibility activity to give back to the community in which the event is held. While it’s relatively easy to raise funds to donate to a...

Today's guest post is by speaker and author Cyriel Kortleven, CSP “Yes but” ... “No money” ... “No time” ... these are classic idea killers meeting planners hear when they try something new to improve their events. And for those who design eve...

Last week, the President and the Secretary of the Department of Labor ushered in a new rule that almost doubles the salary threshold for overtime pay from $23,360 to $47,476 per year. With “event coordinator” clocking in at a median of $46,490, a...

Pharma Forum 2016, held in March at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, always strives to provide innovative, fresh ways to attack the challenges facing those who plan meetings for pharmaceutical, medical device, and other life sciences...

Pharmaceutical and life sciences meeting managers are an intense and thoroughly professional niche of the meeting planning world, but is Pharma Forum all work and no play? No way. That would be a lost opportunity for sponsors to share innovative ...