Use Design Empathy to Spark Conference Innovation

Oct 02, 2015

Be attendee-centric, not conference-product-centric

Mandalay Bay Convention Center Nears Expansion Finish Line

Oct 01, 2015

A view of the solar array on the expanded Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las VegasMandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas welcomed its first group—the Men's Apparel Guild in California, a fashion trade show—into its 350,000-square-foot con...

Make Your Business Case for Attending Industry Conferences

Sep 30, 2015

It's no secret that people are cutting back on attending conferences. Even if your organization has a bulletproof marketing plan for enticing your membership, it won't work if prospective participants can't convince the people holding...

Hotel Social Spaces: The New Heartbeat of Networking at Meetings

Sep 30, 2015

Any hotel in a meeting, convention, or trade show’s inventory of negotiated guest rooms—a.k.a. the room block—plays an important role in contributing to a successful experience for event attendees and exhibitors alike. There...

Why Your Meeting Should Be Like a Horror Movie—In the Best Possible Way

Sep 29, 2015

Director Roth with actress Lorenza Izzo on 'The Green Inferno' set in Peru (Photo: The Green Inferno) I was reading these five "bloody good lessons on creating intensity” that Fast Company writer Joe Berkowitz divined from the musings of horror f...

2015 Holiday Gift Guide

Sep 29, 2015

From clients to coworkers to overachievers, the special people on your holiday gift-giving list deserve something that fits them to a T. We’ve got 17 wonderful ideas, from geeky to elegant to just plain fun, that will get your shopping...

Copyright Law: The License You Didn’t Know You Needed

Sep 29, 2015

Using a clip of a movie during a general session? How about your presenters? If so, you need to pay up.

Do You Dare Have Comfortable Feet on the Show Floor?

Sep 28, 2015

Hours spent wandering the aisles at an expo, standing on concrete manning a booth, or constantly running the conference gamut as a meeting planner—it all can be a killer for your feet. Here are some suggestions for comfortable conference...

10 Predictions for Travel in 2030: Extreme, Personalized, and Out of This World

Sep 25, 2015

What do you think travel will look like in the near future? That’s what Marriott Rewards Credit Card from Chase asked a nationally representative sample of 1,002 Americans, ages 18-67, who stay in a hotel at least five nights per year for busines...