MeetingsNet: What was your first experience with meetings?David Smart: I started at Alfa Insurance on June 21, 1976, as the advertising and promotions manager, responsible for selling advertising in member publications and working with events, in...
Here's on safety spiel you'd actually want to listen to—I hope Southwest pays her well. They may just lose her to the stand-up comedy clubs if they're not careful!
Meeting Professionals International has announced it is backing away from some controversial changes in its Certificate in Meeting Management program.
In December, MPI relaunched the certificate program in partnership with the Global Business Tr...
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.
I may never roll my clothes again after having watched this handy video on how to pack a month's worth of clothes—including shoes!—in 22-inch carry-on suitcase. Well worth the eight minutes it takes to watch. You may, if you're...
From New York City to Los Cabos, Mexico, to Copenhagen, Denmark, meeting and incentive professionals had a huge variety of networking and educational opportunities during the early months of 2014.
Meeting Professionals International has announced the slate of new and returning members for its 2014-2015 International Board of Directors and Executive Committee...
In the current edition of its new quarterly Meetings Outlook report, Meeting Professionals International asked members how they are managing rapid tech innovation...