Meeting Planning Toolbox

If you had to choose how to spend your day, would you rather be at a business meeting or at Disney? Most people would pick Disney, where you get to play and have fun. As meeting professionals, we need to challenge ourselves to create experiences...

The global Twitter campaign prompted more than 1.6 million tweets from event professionals.

Even though the threat to your meeting may be nil, the volcanic eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island can still have attendees saying they don’t lava the idea of attending your Maui event.

The InterContinental Hotel Group brands, including Kimpton, are following Marriott and Hilton to 7 percent group commissions.

Sharon Fisher, idea sparker at Play with a Purpose, knows that to drive meeting results all stakeholders need to be on the same page. Her low-tech, easy-to-implement tactic helps organizers understand what they want attendees to learn, feel, and...

Patti J. Shock of the International School of Hospitality on black pizza and pickles.

What you can learn from other planners’ entertainment mistakes. Hint: Don’t make the broom closet your green room.

Among the clients of new food donation app Goodr is the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

CSR Share Day, the 24-hour Twitter fest focused on sustainable event ideas, has come and gone. You can still scroll through the tweets from the April 23 event to get inspired (just search #CSRshareDay). However, to get you started, the event...