Corporate meetings have seen steady positive growth over the past year, but the government meetings segment continues to struggle, showing little sign of regaining its footing, at least not in the quarterly Meetings Outlook report published by...
John Foster, Esq., CHME, attorney and counsel whose firm Foster, Jensen Here are a few negotiating nuggets gleaned from attending industry event sessions led by John Foster, Esq., CHME, who serves as outside legal counsel for Meeting Professional...
A scene from last year's roundtablesA not very well-kept secret: IMEX hosts an education day just for association executives the day before the global trade show opens at Messe Frankfurt. This year Association Day is Monday, May 18, and the show ...
I haven’t been to a ski resort in about eight years, and I hadn’t been to Keystone, Colo., in at least 25 years, so I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised at how much had changed, but I was anyway! Here are six things that struck me on a recent ...
The MeetingsNet IdeaXchange has been hopping this week. Here are a few of my favorite posts—feel free to click through and add to the discussion!
Steve Bova, CAE• You have to love a post with "Kids these Days" in the headline, right? Steve Bova...
More than 41,000 healthcare professionals will be calling Vancouver their conference destination in 2015 as the city ramps up its appeal to the white-coat crowd. Among the 2015 medical conventions meeting in Vancouver for the first time this year...
Image by Gustavo da Cunha Pimenta via FlickrStarwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide this week launched two new initiatives: a partnership with Uber that gives Starwood Preferred Guests points for using the ride-sharing platform; and the ProMeetings...
Screen shot from the "Intimidation game," a recent episode on NCB's "Law and Order: SVU" There has been a lot of talk lately about sexual harassment at video game-related conferences. (Google Gamergate for more than you'd ever want to know on th...
During its annual meeting and conference in Los Cabos, Mexico, the Association of Destination Management Executives International elected the 2015 board of directors and its first president outside North America. Pictured left to right: Brian Fer...
Image courtesy of StarwoodStarwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide is bringing a mashup of digital, design, and luxury brand teams together in one place—a creative hub called Starlab—to drive innovation and bring a startup sensibility to the hospita...
