Association Conventions and Expos

The midwestern-based general-services contractor has opened its fourth major branch.

3 lessons on becoming indispensable to your members' career-long skills development, from a business-education expert and author of the book "Long Life Learning"

New inclusivity honors, launch of an EMEA conference, broken attendance records, and an unusual recipient of the Chairman’s Award

For show organizers, the learning curve around technology has been steep and it’s not about to end, says David DuBois of IAEE.

The watchwords for the year are data collection and customization, says association veteran Lakisha Ann Woods.

SmithBucklin’s Carol McGury expects that the virtual-meeting knowledge gained in 2020 will pay off in 2021.

This year’s legislative priorities will be focused on enabling businesses to reopen—things like event-cancellation insurance and liability protection—says Freeman’s Sue Sung.

Improved training and technology will help hotels draw group business as the pandemic wanes, says Marriott’s Brian Gilligan.

STR’s Jan Freitag warns that while meeting space will be easy to come by through June, the second half of the year could be highly competitive.