In 2012, I became my organization’s social media manager, combining my experience in meeting management with my studies in interactive media. To many, this seemed like a departure from a career path on which I’d traveled for more than...
I just heard from this article via the Meetings Community (MeCo) listserv that the Environmental Protection Agency is putting $15,000 toward developing a wireless system that will track how long guests take in the shower. The idea, according to t...
I'm going to be moderating what I think will be a really cool free webinar this Thursday, March 19, at 2 p.m. ET on how you can use the six ways your attendees behave digitally to design activities that will help you get your key messages across...
Do your attendees ride a rollercoaster of emotions throughout your event, enjoying the bubbly personality of your keynote speaker one minute, then smelling the reek of failure during a breakout on why bad things can happen to good attendees, even...
Forget the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Thanks to Destination Marketing Association International’s empowerMINT.com, meeting planners now have a contest of their own: the March Meeting Planner Madness tournament.
“Being a meeting profes...
Meet CJ, one of the St. Bernard Rescue Foundation rescue dogs currently looking for a home in Texas.As much as I love the puppy-cuddling stations Meeting Professionals International has been including in its World Education Congresses in recent y...
A rendering of the future Las Vegas Convention Center expansion, which will be built on the site of the Riviera.
The Las Vegas Global Business District took a step forward with the vote by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board of...
Image: tomcensani, FlickrLocally sourced food and beverage at events is all the rage, but that's usually referring to ingredients, not the dishes as a whole. Most regions have their own, sometimes quirky food specialties that could be a highlight...
