Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Grass Shack Events and Media's Mike McAllen sits down with Stefanie Chow, an event consultant with BidPal. Stefanie is a double agent in the events field: In additi...

Roger Simons, CMPIt used to be that placing recycling bins at meetings and events meant an organization could check the “green” box for being environmentally conscious. We’ve come a long way since then—from energy- and water-efficient venues, to ...

Say your conference uses a blind speaker selection process to ensure you get a fair, diverse group of speakers. Then you accept as a speaker a guy who in addition to having created an experimental computing platform ends up having a pretty well-k...

You could lop a day off your incentive travel program to save some money. Or you could reach out to your supplier partners, share your priorities, and see what they can offer to add value to your program. The newly released 2015 SITE Index rep...

Practical ways to make your meetings healthier while still meeting attendee expectations—and your budget.

Just say this: “Yes, my dates are flexible.” Because of course Hotel X wants your meeting! But it doesn’t love that pattern of yours. Would you consider a Sunday arrival...

It’s not enough for speakers to just show up and speak—even if they’re great on stage. To provide an exceptional audience experience, meeting planners and speakers need to work together in partnership, paying attention to details...

Meetings technology has fundamentally changed how supplier relationships are built and maintained in business today—a fact that is particularly apparent when it comes to sourcing. But technology shouldn’t completely change the way...