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...
When you’re in the middle of reviewing a contract and you need to come up with wording for a specific clause, do you sign up for a course in contracting or start researching which university degree in meeting management you should enroll in? Prob...
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...
Looking to maximize your impact at your conference’s general sessions? Here are five simple, no-cost ways to amp up the energy, professionalism, and theatricality.
1. Introductions: Leave the name for last
When introducing the next presenter—...
Julian Jost, CEO and founder of SpacebaseSpacebase, a website for finding and booking unconventional, non-hotel venues for small meetings, has just crossed the pond. The company, which has been operating in Europe for two years, began offering Ne...
While the technology exists to help meeting professionals throughout the site-sourcing process, just over half—57 percent—say they currently use meeting management technology to plan their events, according to a Global Business Travel Association...
Four entrepreneurs vied for the honor of being named the winner of #IMEXpitch, where they had just a few minutes during IMEX America, held in Las Vegas this week, to make the case for why their technology will be the next big thing for meetings...
Meet L.A. shows off its new virtual reality platform in its IMEX booth.There’s guaranteed to be no traffic on the Los Angeles freeways when you do a site inspection using the new Virtual Discovery L.A. tool just launched by Meet L.A., the Los Ang...
Illustration by Jon ValkWhen the Institute of Management Accountants first started looking into digital badging in 2014, “We saw a tremendous opportunity to increase brand awareness, generate interest and buzz, be a part of a movement, and widen ...
