The Association of Destination Management Executives will launch its new emergency preparedness and risk management certificate program in Dallas and Washington, D.C.
There were so many interesting things to check out as I skipped around the Internet this week. Here are four that I thought were particularly apropos to meeting professionals...
Global design firm Gensler won the Sleep Set competition at Sleep 2016, the annual hotel design event, with a radically different conception of what guest rooms—and hotels—may become. The guests they were assigned to design for were...
You’ve taped up your last box and said your last goodbyes. Your event is officially over! Your sponsors were smiling throughout the event, and you didn’t hear any complaints. All of this is a clear sign that your event was effective at...
Business culture is becoming less formal, and so are many of the meetings that support business goals. Participants are now looking for meetings to be more of an experience than just lectures and cocktail receptions in the expo hall, something...
Negotiating is a key skill to have in any walk of life, but when it comes to planning meetings, it’s absolutely essential. Here are four bedrock concepts you need to build the foundation for any successful negotiation...
Houston recently reaped the economic benefits of hosting Super Bowl LI, but that city—and others in Texas—may get knocked off the list for future National Football League events if the Lone Star State passes into a law a proposed ...
Few things make you simultaneously wish you were in someone’s shoes and feel so glad that you’re not as watching someone jam out to a Paul McCartney concert via an immersive virtual reality headset in front of a room full of people...
Meeting planners spend a lot of time in meetings with staff, volunteers, vendors, and meeting sponsors. All too often, these meetings aren’t as productive as they should be.
Here are six easy ways to make your small meetings more productive an...
