South by Southwest has grown from a music festival and conference of 700 people in 1987 to a wide-ranging event that drew some 47,000 creative personalities to Austin March 9-16.
In the current edition of its new quarterly Meetings Outlook report, Meeting Professionals International asked members how they are managing rapid tech innovation...
The wait is over: After a long period of development and refinement of the course materials and exam questions that culminated in an exam held last November and December, the Convention Industry Council has announced the names of those who have p...
Up to now, Meeting Professionals International’s CMM program has been the gold standard of education in the meetings industry. When I went through the course, I had about 12 years of hospitality industry experience and was fairly new to the...
The Convention Industry Council has released its new "Economic Significance of Meetings to the U.S. Economy" report, an update to a 2009 study, which had been conducted during the depths of the economic recession. The new figures show significant...
The relaunch of Meeting Professionals International’s Certificate in Meeting Management has met opposition from constituents who disagree with the new eligibility requirements and changes in the branding for the program.
MPI held telephone forum...
Don't let the polar vortex scare you from trekking to Boston this weekend for the one, the only, the fabulous Professional Convention Management Association Convening Leaders meeting! As the old saying goes, with temps ping-ponging from minus...
