Meeting and travel planners have a lot of questions about the mosquito-borne Zika virus, and unfortunately some of those questions are unanswerable right now. For example, despite a dramatic increase in the cases of babies born with microcepha...

At the 2016 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Winter Symposium, a panel addressed the idea of “trends” versus “fads” in meetings, technology, and more. When the discussion gravitated toward what’s...

Oh say can you see ... the strength of the meetings industry? OK, hopefully others will come up with way better lyrics on February 25 when the teambuilding and corporate entertainment outfit SongDivision is gathering #EventProfs for a 15-minu...

Today's guest post is by Mark Kao, regional sales manager for Shure UK and former head of COS Rental...

J Ocana, President, COO, and Co-founder of Reaction Audio VisualToday's guest post is by J Ocana, president, COO, and co-founder of Reaction Audio Visual. Staying within budget is always a major concern for meeting and event planners. Take ev...

In the 2016 Winter Meetings Outlook from Meeting Professionals International, respondents predicted a little spending increase but a bigger pricing increase. MPI put those predictions together and what came out was a 2.5 percent decrease in...

The logistics of site visits can be a huge drain. You know the drill: coordinate dates, travel, lots of e-mails, report to the team, followup ... According to a new survey by Social Tables, the average event planner manages 37 events every year...