Opening with a series of tricks and illusions by master magician Bob Higa, the Green Meeting Industry Council's 2013 Sustainable Meetings Conference lived up to its theme, Creating Sparks....More
Tammi Runzler is leaving her role as senior vice president of convention sales and services for Visit Orlando to dedicate her time to a charity she co-founded, My Neighbor’s Children....More
Virtual meetings save on travel costs and time out of the office compared to face-to-face meetings, but, according to a new study, there is a hidden price to pay: creativity....More
The rise of big data may mean the beginning of the end of subject-area experts and key opinion leaders—in other words, your event's keynoters and session leaders....More
The Green Meeting Industry Council, celebrating its 10th anniversary, brings its Sustainable Meetings Conference 2013 to Chicago’s McCormick Place, April 7–10....More
Conferences tend to be pretty predictable and not all that much fun during business hours. But could they could be a bit more like summer camp, full of surprises and fun activities?...More
A new report, based on a survey of insurance and financial services incentive program attendees, prescribes a major overhaul for many legacy programs....More
Since we learn so much through our eyes and ears, it's no surprise that the audiovisual aspect of your meeting can have a huge impact on your attendees' learning experience....More
A team of higher-education professionals from Rutgers University created a conference from the ground up, turning the traditional into the radical in terms of format and design. Here's how they broke the mold and grew it from a state meeting to national one....More
Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders conference showed off a number of creative room-design ideas in addition to its winning session content....More
New MeetingMetrics tool connects presenters and attendees before your event, allowing participants to share their preferences for content, structure, learning styles, and more....More
Five ways to make sure your efforts to incorporate a game into your meeting succeed—and five ways to ensure you'll fail, from a session at PCMA's 2012 Convening Leaders conference....More
A new report commissioned by the Professional Convention Management Association Education Foundation pulls together practical advice from academic research on improving group dynamics and interaction, inspiring innovation, and maximizing performance at meetings....More
