Whether you think of it in terms of new generational labels or not, the world and your meeting attendees are rapidly changing, and regular check-ins from companies such as brand experience agency FreemanXP (a division of Freeman) can offer...

For embracing engagement and technologies that enhance the meeting experience

For bringing a truly new eye (in Gaelic, “Sool Nua”) to the meetings and events industry, not just through their day jobs but as passionate, sporting, musical, insightful, delightful whole human beings.

​Kellen, a large global association management and communications company, has launched a new, unified brand. Formerly known as Kellen Company and its individual practice groups—Kellen Communications, Kellen Meetings, Kellen China, an...

For being a creative and daring planner focused on engagement for the Millennial attendee

The visionary behind the SXSW family of conferences

Welcome to this year’s class of MeetingsNet Changemakers. We were thrilled to nab Mike Shea of South by Southwest for our list. If there’s a more changemaking meeting than SXSW, we haven’t seen it. What’s truly impressive about Shea, who’s been w...

Yes, you can teach an old conference some new tricks! Here's how the California Water Environment Association is flushing its tired old conference format and bringing in a flood of new ideas.  

Racking up some impressive numbers, Ray Bloom, IMEX Group chairman, was ebullient about another successful IMEX Frankfurt on the closing day in late May. “Nearly 9,000 hosted buyers and visitors who came to participate and do business at this yea...