The IMEX Group, which organizes the meetings and incentive industry exhibitions IMEX America and IMEX in Frankfurt, recently gave $15,000 to The Meetings Industry Fund, bringing total funding to almost $30,000 in the first three months of the fun...

Thanks to CT Business Travel for putting together this handy infographic outlining what is wrong with all-too-many internal meetings—and how to make them more productive for all involved. What do you do to make your meetings more effective? ...

Thanksgiving may be in the rearview mirror, but there are a few companies that likely are celebrating all over again after finding out that they made Crain's Best Places to Work in New York City 2015. The 100 companies on the list, compiled throu...

Several things happened after the Federal Communications Commission fined Marriott International $600,000 in October 2014 for blocking attendees' personal Wi-Fi devices in the meeting space at Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville...

We write a lot about meetings and sustainability—and I do mean a lot! From where to find green venues to benchmarking green practices to reporting on 20 totally doable ideas to make events greener and kinder, MeetingsNet is a big supporter of eve...

Listen to the Podcast Play in new window | Download During this week’s featured podcast, Grass Shack Events and Media's Mike McCallen speaks with Tahira Endean, who currently works as a producer for BC Tech Summit. Tahi...

Courtney Morrow, social media manager, Hilton AnatoleDuring IMEX this year, I heard a lot of cool property stories. One that seemed pretty unique was about the 1,606-room Hilton Anatole Hotel, which is near downtown Dallas. Not only do they offer...

Dan ColeEditor's note: Today’s guest post is by Dan Cole, senior vice president, trade shows and exhibits, with Hargrove. Annual meetings can be costly for organizations. Themes change, logos change, and, no matter where you go, you need new d...

During a road show in early December, Diane Anderson, regional director, northeast, for NYC & Company, traveled with some New York City hotel representatives to introduce meeting planners to new developments and offer some tips for booking a...

Many conference organizers provide potential attendees with templates and tools designed to convince the boss to approve their participation. These are cost/benefit tools with boilerplate copy. Quantifying the expense side is straightforward. The...