Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Grass Shack Events and Media's Mike McAllen sits down with Stefanie Chow, an event consultant with BidPal. Stefanie is a double agent in the events field: In additi...

How to recover the value-added tax, or VAT, paid on international meetings

Roger Simons, CMPIt used to be that placing recycling bins at meetings and events meant an organization could check the “green” box for being environmentally conscious. We’ve come a long way since then—from energy- and water-efficient venues, to ...

Say your conference uses a blind speaker selection process to ensure you get a fair, diverse group of speakers. Then you accept as a speaker a guy who in addition to having created an experimental computing platform ends up having a pretty well-k...

You could lop a day off your incentive travel program to save some money. Or you could reach out to your supplier partners, share your priorities, and see what they can offer to add value to your program. The newly released 2015 SITE Index rep...

Destination Marketing Association International announced a major staff shakeup today. The Washington, D.C.–based trade association for destination marketing organizations eliminated nine positions as part of a “strategic realignment...

Practical ways to make your meetings healthier while still meeting attendee expectations—and your budget.

Cynthia Fenneman, American Public Television, spoke to MMB about the power of meetings.What do executives from Levi’s Brand, American Public Television, and the Entertainment Software Association have in common? A firm belief in the power of meet...

The Westin Nashville opens in fall 2016.The Westin Nashville held its topping off ceremony March 30, in preparation for a fall opening across the street from Music City Center—the 1.2-million-square-foot convention center that opened in 2013—and ...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Jake's favorite quoteMike McAllen from Grass Shack Events and Media sits down with 3D rendering event artist Jake Del Nero. Jake has worked for some of the most reputa...