For creating social responsibility programs with MPI for Canadian communities

For finding a niche in the strategic meetings management lifecycle: helping companies turn “fairy tale” reporting into trustworthy analysis of hard data

For bringing her passion for sustainability and fundamental human issues to every aspect of the meetings industry and for using that passion to educate others through her writing and volunteer efforts

The International Association of Conference Centers reached out to its 355 members to see what they’re seeing as top influencers when it comes to technology used by meeting planners and venue operators. Here are their top 10 trends. Some are pret...

Whether you think of it in terms of new generational labels or not, the world and your meeting attendees are rapidly changing, and regular check-ins from companies such as brand experience agency FreemanXP (a division of Freeman) can offer...

For embracing engagement and technologies that enhance the meeting experience

Welcome to this year’s class of MeetingsNet Changemakers. We were thrilled to nab Mike Shea of South by Southwest for our list. If there’s a more changemaking meeting than SXSW, we haven’t seen it. What’s truly impressive about Shea, who’s been w...

Twitter allows us 140 characters to deliver a message and catch the attention of our followers to take action. That action may be to connect to an article, Web site, book, or to engage another person. Either way, it is the haiku of the Twitter...

In a recent survey, “venue cost” predictably came out on top as the most important factor considered by meeting planners when booking venues...