If you’re tired of the same old Powerpoints and slides, consider livening up your stages with one of these five hot audiovisual trends compiled by the Rental and Staging Network, a 24-member network of event audiovisual and staging companies. 1...

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Understanding how to procure and pay for high-speed Internet access at events is confusing at best. You might be able to get free Wi-Fi. But do you want it? Maybe you should guarantee your speed and connection with some dedicated bandwidth and...

Meeting room too cold? Tap your app. That’s what convention services managers are now telling their clients at 350 Marriott International properties in the U.S., with the introduction of Red Coat Direct, a new customer-service app for meetings...

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As humans, we kind of know without knowing how important AV is to the learning that happens at an event. As meeting professionals, you certainly know that poor AV can crash a meeting in the time it takes for the feedback squeal to reverberate ...

If cruising is in your incentive rotation, you may be wondering about entertainment options. Onboard entertainment is often a selling point of cruises—it’s built in, so you’re saving money. However, the options may be limited...

Trend Watch—With Regina Baraban, Editor at Large