Meeting and event online solutions company Cvent recently surveyed more than 2,000 of its clients to find out what makes meetings tick these days. Here's a sneak peek of some of the results unveiled at the Cvent Connect conference last week in in...

Our comedy group, Four Day Weekend, has had the honor and pleasure of performing at corporate awards banquets for more than a decade. Typically, we were hired to perform after the awards, which meant we were invariably met with a very challenging...

Life science and financial service companies must manage their meetings because of the regulatory requirements imposed on them by governments around the world. As a result, much of the meetings management attention has been focused on these two s...

An expert panel dishes on availability, F&B, the seller’s market, and more.

A new study from the Incentive Research Foundation explores the value proposition of destination management companies in today’s changing marketplace.

Congress takes actions that could cure what ails America—and give continuing medical education a boost as well.

Nobel Laureate Tim Hunt being interviewed by one of those pesky women, Paloma Baytelman, who shared this photo on Flickr.While making sincere efforts to do away with all-male panels is a start (and kudos to The Event Manager Blog Founder Julius S...

Learn what’s new in joint accreditation, and why it might be a good option for your continuing medical education activities.

Is continuing education keeping pace with the changing healthcare environment of healthcare professionals?

The International Air Transport Association (aka, IATA) earlier this week proposed that airlines worldwide rally around a standardized size for carry-on luggage of 21.5 inches x 13.5 inches x 7.5 inches—which is about 20 percent smaller than most...