IACC CEO Mark Cooper talking about the Meeting of the Future study at IMEX America 2016Home-style settings, networking spaces and a peek at the great outdoors—all are features that will mark the meeting room of the future, according to the second...

MEETology's Jonathan Bradshaw at the opening keynote of Smart Monday. Photo courtesy of the IMEX GroupI’ve been a big fan of Jonathan Bradshaw’s Meetology Minutes, a weekly short video that gives a quick hit of some of the brain science research ...

Your keynote speaker: Get it right and the audience is motivated, delighted, informed, in awe. Get it wrong and everyone is bored or worse. Either way, don’t be surprised if the audience is tweeting about it. Whether your goal is to educate, e...

To think that we can please every attendee at every meeting might be a stretch, but when it comes to meal planning, there are some easy steps you can take to ensure everyone’s food needs are met.  Allergies, sensitivities, and food preferences ca...

Image by AndreyPopov on Thinkstock by Getty ImagesToday's guest post is by speaker and executive coach Dr. TC North, who provides advice on how to make those often-unproductive small meetings more effective—and possibly even enjoyable. Are you...

IMEX security panel (from left): Bill Flynn, Keyway; Larry Arnaudet, ESCA; Brad Mayne, IAVM; David DuBois, IAEE; Bruce Davidson, Department of Homeland Security; Kevin Olsen, KeywayA panel of heavy-hitting conference, expositions, and venue-manag...

Are greening efforts so baked into in the events industry that meeting professionals no longer ask their hotels or venues for them...

Culinary craftsmen at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre, add a unique twist to a break by hanging juice bottles from a picture frame. If you happen to notice staffers from one of The Ritz-Carlton luxury hotels taking notes as...