BCD Meetings & Events, Chicago, has expanded its reach into the life sciences meeting market with the acquisition of Plan 365 Inc., a marketing logistics company focused on both pharmaceutical and high-tech clients...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Sam's favorite quoteGrass Shack Events and Media's Mike McAllen talks with Samuel J. Smith, who runs an audience engagement company called Interactive Meeting Technolo...

Experts have long been sought after as great speakers to share their unique, hands-on experiences in ways that directly relate to and benefit different audiences. Today, the caliber and diversity of experts available as professional speakers has...

With more than 60 properties across the JW Marriott, Renaissance, Marriott, and Gaylord brands, as well as the Autograph Collection, Marriott’s Convention & Resort Network can be a revealing microcosm of the big-meeting universe, revealing trends...

The Magnolia Hotel Denver recently completed a multimillion-dollar renovation to its guest rooms. The enhancements include the addition of 51 standard-sized guest rooms and a presidential suite, as well upgrades to the guest room design and décor...

Delivering the keynote address a few years ago at an Annual Users Group meeting of TMA Resources, maker of association management software, usability expert Amy Schade, director, Nielsen Norman Group, told attendees she’d visited all of...

Webinars have become ubiquitous due to their cost-effectiveness and time-efficiency. But all too often webinar attendees have a hard time staying focused on the online training. Here are some tips on how to create webinars that will keep attendees...

Having kept a low profile for a bit, the Green Meeting Industry Council is striding back to life with new resources behind it and a new ability to spread its message and its impact across the meetings and events industry...

Tim McGill and Carla Hargrove McGill, co-owners of custom trade show, exhibit, and event services firm Hargrove Inc., have donated $2,500 to The Meetings Industry Fund, bringing the fund’s total to more than $32,000. The fund, which provides fina...

As a meeting professional, you know that: • Someone will unexpectedly declare that they’re vegan, gluten-free, and kosher—and mess up your whole meal plan. • Some speakers will forget to bring their handouts, and require Keynote when you ha...