With just over two weeks until Connect Marketplace kicks off, here’s a preview of a dozen show highlights to look forward to as you pack for Milwaukee...
When new laws in a meeting destination created controversy among one association’s membership, it chose to engage and support the affected community groups, not pull its event.
The new chief sales officer for Visit Orlando arrives from America’s other business-events megalopolis, Las Vegas. Here are Messina’s initial plans for when she assumes the role on August 19.
With his firm’s acquisition of Convention Data Services, David Peckinpaugh now oversees a notably larger association-client roster. Here are his thoughts on CDS and the role of data in association-event success.
An association recently lost its big-name keynoter with only hours to spare. Here’s that tale of near-disaster plus key steps for having a back-up plan in place.
8 news briefs for the busy meeting professional, including Marriott’s new Spotnana-aligned tool, a big Maritz deal, Dave Dubois’ departure, LACC’s green light, and more.
As events chief for the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Stuart Ruff-Lyon is always focused on participant safety and security. But when an unexpected issue arose in 2023, new lessons were learned and applied to the 2024 show.
