Goldman Sachs is behind a networking platform called Louisa, which finds connections between professional-community members that otherwise might never be discovered.

The Baltimore C.C. is ready to start on $26 million in improvements, while the Austin C.C. has a firm timeline for its ground-up reconstruction.

On the heels of its Tarsus acquisition, Informa invests in shows, media brands, and data products in the specialist B2B foodservice market.

Kathleen E. Herndon, PhD, is the new face of SGMP, and she’s ready to drive education and certifications for her planner community.

For one association’s planning team that uses cameras to watch over event spaces during its annual meeting, an on-site incident suddenly changed the mission of the surveillance from quality control to crisis management.

The Audubon Aquarium is getting several new elements that will debut in June, while a new entertainment complex next to the convention center will be anchored by a TopGolf facility.

Karin Soyster Fitzgerald, AMC Institute’s new chief operating officer, came up through the meetings department to arrive in the C-suite. Here’s what she sees happening with association meetings right now.

A new research report lays out exhibit-cost trends in top convention destinations and offers suggestions for show managers on how to aid exhibitors with their ROI.

A recent survey on speakers’ asking prices, lead times, added-value activities, and other elements finds common ground—but also some disconnect—between speakers and the planners seeking to hire them.

A new third floor will bring another ballroom to the facility along with a large outdoor terrace.