Scaling the world's peaks, triumphing over adversity, 12 steps to mega-motivation? Your attendees have heard it all before. That's one reason to consider an artist for your next keynote....More
To be effective, networking needs to provide genuine connections for future business relationships and not simplythe traditional coffee and lunch networking breaks....More
Special Events magazine has posted a preview of some of the top trends top event planners are noting for the coming year—no big surprise, it's all about technology....More
Women's suffrage isn't generally all that exciting to learn about, despite just how vital it was to helping women get where we are today. But this video shows that even dry historical events can become pretty riveting when you apply some creativity to it....More
I know, they're totally engrossed in the webinar, hanging on the presenter's every word, jotting down notes and typing in questions. Or maybe they're more like the @CMEGuy (and me): This is your brain 30 minutes into a 60-minute webinar....More
Event apps can't engage participants unless they're downloaded. Developer QuickMobile shares its top tips for promoting that app you worked so hard to create....More
This June more than 1,400 employees from Astellas Pharma US Inc. took a break from their annual national sales meeting at the Orlando World Center Marriott to undertake a massive corporate social responsibility activity to benefit Give Kids the World....More
Under RCMA's new leadership, and with lots of feedback from the faith-based meetings community, RCMA’s 41st annual conference is being reshaped to deliver a fresh, exciting, and productive experience for attendees and exhibitors....More
There are community service projects that even the most crowded meeting agendas can accommodate, and no matter how many attendees actually participate, everyone gains at least one thing—awareness of your selected cause....More
When Vermont-based Brighter Planet released its May 2012 report on hotels’ energy and carbon efficiency, it looked like meeting planners might be able to reduce their meetings’ environmental impact without cutting travel, just by making smart hotel choices....More
With its new appointment-matching system, Match2Connect, Certain Inc. wants to help attendees navigate a sea of other attendees and find those high-value relationships that make their participation worthwhile....More
On June 4, I participated in Black Out Speak Out (BOSO), a day-long protest in which hundreds of Web sites went dark in response to federal legislation that will gut environmental protection in Canada and shut down funding for environmental science and policy research....More
I've gone to quite a few conferences for people who provide continuing medical education now, and while these folks are experts in adult education (in many cases, they literally have written books on it), I can't tell you how many times I've seen the ......More
