Panels are one of the most widely used session formats at conferences. Some folks love them. Most despise them. Panels usually yield very low learning value. They are comparable to a lecture, with a retention value the same as reading a report .....

Does this sound familiar? After the inevitable delays and mechanical difficulties involved in business travel, your tummy is rumbling and the only choice you have for lunch is fast food or the vending machine. You decide the peanut-butter cup...

Dramatic increases in death due to prescription opioid abuse has gained national attention. In the last month alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  has issued new guidelines on prescribing opioids, the Food and Drug Administratio...

Registration just opened and the line is out the door. Your CEO is in rehearsal for the opening keynote when the audiovisual company tells you that the confidence monitor you ordered cannot be repaired in time. There is nothing you can do. You...

When I traveled to South America for the first time in my professional career last year, I realized just how powerful language is. Unlike in much of Europe and the Carribbean, where many know English as a second language, I found that even though...

According to our friends at Exhibit Surveys, at least 20 percent of the exhibitors at healthy expositions invest in additional marketing activities (beyond the booth) to help drive attendance and booth traffic. If you're not already tracking...

You may have heard about the incident at this month’s South by Southwest festival in which a woman was asked to remove her hijab at registration in order to get her photo ID taken. This happened to Ibtihaj Muhammad, a U.S. Olympic fencer, the ...

I have had many conversations with meeting professionals concerned about what might happen next because they have a new boss. Usually, the conversation reveals some level of fear or concern for their livelihood brought on by uncertainty and the...

Last month I started a series on what pharmaceutical companies and hoteliers need from each other with respect to meetings and conventions. My first article addressed meals caps and how they have not been raised by most pharmaceutical companies i...

Over the past 10 years, our company has done quite a bit of consulting with leading event technology providers. For consulting clients who host conferences and trade shows, we often advise them on their event technology choices and help them short...