Opening keynote speaker and author Tom Koulopoulos made an impassioned plea for the need to break through old patterns of thought.Waiting for my flight yesterday morning at Boston’s Logan airport, I was kind of dreading going to my first Financia...
Meetings need Wi-Fi. Our attendees want—nay, demand—fast and reliable Internet access everywhere they go, from guest room to ballroom. It’s become a basic meeting necessity on the same level as electricity and running water.
Planners and venue...
A menu of suggestions from U.K.-based not-for-profit Positive Impact that can help you send a lot less good food to the landfill. Positive Impact, launched in 2005, provides sustainability education for the events industry. Its...
Today's guest post is by speaker and author Cyriel Kortleven.
As a professional speaker, I have the opportunity to attend a lot of events and conferences. While they all differ in scale, audience, locations, and cultures, they almost all shar...
Where are you?” This crucial question is the first one asked in the Bible, was crooned by Frank Sinatra in his song of the same name, and should be the first thing you consider when you start designing your meeting. Specifically, you should...
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Luxe incentive programs are all about pampering and making memories. But times have changed. Today’s attendees want to stay in shape, and they don’t want to return home five pounds heavier. What they expect from a l...
IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer says the key to meeting success is being able to personalize the experience on a grand scale.When MeetingsNet asked the IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer about the most important trends she’s seeing played out on the world s...
Innovation consultant and keynote speaker Susan Robertson of Sharpen Innovation packed a lot of good tips into one half-hour session!Who would have thought that knowledge could be a curse? But when it comes to creativity, what we’ve learned along...
If you haven’t checked out the Convention Industry Council’s APEX resources for meeting planners, you’re missing out on a rich collection of free, downloadable templates and guides that can save you tons of time—and...