Our comedy group, Four Day Weekend, has had the honor and pleasure of performing at corporate awards banquets for more than a decade. Typically, we were hired to perform after the awards, which meant we were invariably met with a very challenging...

An expert panel dishes on availability, F&B, the seller’s market, and more.

A new study from the Incentive Research Foundation explores the value proposition of destination management companies in today’s changing marketplace.

There’s an emerging trend in associations. Boards and/or chief execs are making annual meeting re-invention a high strategic priority. Many are charging existing education committees, or new task forces, to develop and bring long-term...

As a meeting professional, you are in a position of choice each and every day. You choose the venue, meals, speakers, and how to allocate an event budget, among countless other tasks. Great meeting influencers do this unconsciously. But in your...

Nobel Laureate Tim Hunt being interviewed by one of those pesky women, Paloma Baytelman, who shared this photo on Flickr.While making sincere efforts to do away with all-male panels is a start (and kudos to The Event Manager Blog Founder Julius S...

If the green quotient is important to your attendees, you may want to check out this map from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy to see how energy-efficient your meeting destination (or your home town) is. A big shout-out to bea...

As International Congress & Convention Association CEO Martin Sirk says, “I’ve frequently stated during presentations that there is no such place as a safe destination, but that doesn’t mean that association meeting planners...