James M. Mahon, 63, global director of marketing and public relations at the International Association of Conference Centres, and owner, James M. Marketing Inc., lost his battle with cancer on Sunday, April 5. He was surrounded by family in a...
Leaders always seem to know what is next. That’s part of what I love about meeting planning. Somehow, somewhere the meeting planner in me always knows what’s going on next. I now call that “something” my intuition.
Meeting planners by and larg...
Conference attendees are collectors of experiences. They don't remember or share mediocre or vanilla—only the extremes: Great! Wow! Sucks! Disappointing...
When you’re a huge conference center that’s hosted thousands of training meetings, you pick up a few tips and tricks. The National Conference Center in Leesburg, Va., which offers 917 guest rooms and more than 250,000 square feet of...
April 22 marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, and with it comes the annual call to action and an opportunity to make a difference. There are many activities to get involved with both locally and internationally as a way to recognize the day...
J Ocana, Reaction Audio VisualToday's guest post is by J Ocana, who is president, COO, and one of the founders of Reaction Audio Visual, an international event technology production company.
Some meeting professionals bemoan the fact that thei...
Convention Industry Council CEO Karen Kotowski, CAE, CMPConvention Industry Council CEO Karen Kotowski, CAE, CMP, has sent a letter urging Indiana Governor Michael Pence to work with the general assembly to ensure Senate Bill 101, the Religious F...
It’s not rocket science: More than half of meeting attendees probably will never ask a question in the traditional pass-the-microphone setting because they want to remain anonymous. Research just released by audience interaction company sli...
ASAE President and CEO John Graham, CAEIn a letter sent March 30, American Society of Association Executives President and CEO John Graham, CAE, asked Indiana Governor Michael Pence to work with the Indiana House and Senate to amend Senate Bill 1...
