Association Conventions and Expos

The team at Velvet Chainsaw Consulting is always in search of the latest science or research (outside of our industry) that can be applied to conference experience improvement. About a year ago, we discovered organizational anthropologist and...

The new hotel will be built across the street from the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

A new U.K. study finds some disconnects between what Millennials value in meetings and what conference organizers offer.

Why planners need to be strategic about creating an inventory of supplies they’ll need onsite.

Why this $100 billion spend category still falls into the wasteland of general travel and entertainment, and how to fix it.

I first sat down to write this article as the tragic news was breaking about the attack near the British Parliament that left five people dead, including an American on vacation, a British teacher, a Romanian architect, a police constable, and the...

All 329,000 square feet of Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort’s meeting space has been renovated, including new technology, updated carpeting, and a new paint job. The $5 million meeting space renovation will be followed by a refresh...

Associations can no longer afford to ignore these two driving forces.