Here’s one way to describe SEI: “SEI is a leading global provider of investment processing, fund processing, and investment management business outsourcing solutions that help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors...
Tech whiz Brandt Krueger at one of the #IMEX15 campfire sessionsMeeting and event technology consultant Brandt Krueger was a fountain of information on all things audiovisual during several sessions he led at IMEX America in Las Vegas. Here are j...
The Future Convention Cities Initiative—a five-year-old association of the cities of Abu Dhabi, Durban, London, San Francisco, Seoul, Sydney, and Toronto that is dedicated to collaborating, cooperating, and sharing resources to drive innovation a...
I know, conferences and trade shows are serious business, and they result in serious business getting done. But, as I learned from meetings maven Joan Eisenstodt back when I first wandered into the wild realm of meeting planning, we all work much...
IMEX America 2015 welcomed a record 3,100 exhibitors to the Sands Expo in Las Vegas this year, so our gallery of news is nowhere near comprehensive! But we’re glad to share updates and developments from some of the destinations, venues, and...
The largest meeting and incentive companies doing business in North America—the CMI 25—kicked off their week at IMEX America with a MeetingsNet reception in their honor. This year, the MeetingsNet team and the 2015 CMI 25...
Your attendees have to be at the morning general session. Make them feel excited to be there— not wishing they were back in bed. Try the following ideas for getting people talking, laughing, and paying attention...
Just a month after launching, the Meetings Industry Fund is achieving its goal of helping people in need in the meetings industry by providing a grant of $2,600 toward more than a year’s worth of unpaid medical bills.
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When you’re looking for a destination for your new association congress, your multinational corporation’s innovation conclave, or your plant managers’ training trip, you’re unlikely to be investigating accessibility and infrastructure. Not becaus...