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...
The International Association of Conference Centers reached out to its 355 members to see what they’re seeing as top influencers when it comes to technology used by meeting planners and venue operators. Here are their top 10 trends. Some are pret...
Whether you think of it in terms of new generational labels or not, the world and your meeting attendees are rapidly changing, and regular check-ins from companies such as brand experience agency FreemanXP (a division of Freeman) can offer...
Yes, you can teach an old conference some new tricks! Here's how the California Water Environment Association is flushing its tired old conference format and bringing in a flood of new ideas.
