From an AWOL keynote speaker to a renewed focus on safety and security, Meeting Professionals International’s annual conference walks the talk on dealing with difficult situations.

I first sat down to write this article as the tragic news was breaking about the attack near the British Parliament that left five people dead, including an American on vacation, a British teacher, a Romanian architect, a police constable, and the...

Americans have the right to peacefully protest, and protest they will. Don’t be caught unprepared on site from a logistical or public-relations standpoint.

The meetings industry is feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, and it is not a good sign for the rest of the economy.