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Tips & Trends

Getting maximum engagement with gamification is child's play

Gamification is one of the hot trends in the meetings industry, but what exactly is it? Simply put, gamification is the use of game mechanics in a non-game context in order to engage users. Coined in...

Tips of the Trade: Event Offers

Your corporate entertainment company should provide you with not only a list of headliners, but also their photo, biography and possibly their routing...

Recent Blogs

Steps to limiting alcohol-related liability: 4 recommendations

Eisenstodt Joan

In the US, the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) recommended lowering the blood-alcohol concentration limit to .05% from .08%. (If you are unfamiliar with how blood-alcohol concentratio...Read full story »

Need your meeting ‘summarized’? I’ve got your guy!

Zachary Chouteau

Dale Irvin has trademarked himself the Professional Summarizer, and I have to believe he’s the best in the biz. Okay, he’s possibly the only one in the biz, but if you’re hosting a c...Read full story »

Risks and Rewards: Crowd Sourcing an Event for 30,000 People

Elizabeth Glau, CMP

Have you thought about giving up more control of your conference? What is holding you back? There is no guarantee your attendees will achieve their goals and objectives, even if you continue to plan y...Read full story »

Destination Close-Ups

Close-Up: Bismarck-Mandan

More CoverageClose-Up: Bismarck-Mandan - Five Fantastic Off-SitesClose-Up: Bismarck-Mandan - Getting There For groups that want something outside of the ordinary—up to and including a “pit...

Meetings Topics

Green Meetings
When Eric Ryan, architect of the Method brand, stepped onstage at the recent GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference, his words rang true: “It is about progress, not perfection.” In the worl...
Technology
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so the old saying goes. When Apple, the signature sponsor of San Francisco's Macworld Conference & Expo since its inception in 1985, pulled out followi...
International Meetings
Business travel seized the spotlight in February at the 21st annual Asia-Pacific Meetings & Incentives Expo (AIME), held at Australia’s Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) and ...
Food & Beverage
Whether your dining event is slated for breakfast, lunch or dinner, each mealtime serves up its own set of challenges for planners. Pleasing palates and maintaining energy levels—while still adh...
Career Development
 No one can accuse Heather Mason, president and owner of A Caspian Production, of not expressing lofty goals when it pertains to the value of meeting planners. “My entire mission is to show...

Webinars

Conference Centers: Sample the Best!

05.29.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

F&B and Other Budget Tips

06.26.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Hybrid Meetings: A Planner's Checklist

07.31.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Going Global: Planning Meetings Abroad

08.28.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Sustainability: Green Meetings Measurement

09.25.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Innovative CVB Services

10.30.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

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Concierge Insights

Anna Vorobyeva

Ritz-Carlton, Moscow – Moscow, Russia

John Flores

Hilton Palacio del Rio - San Antonio, TX

Mark Peak

The US GRANT - San Diego, CA

Mary Stamm

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek - Dallas

Going Places

Adrian Norbury was appointed director of sales and marketing at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel i...
Jim Ridgway was appointed director of event services at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress ...
Anne Santistevan was named national accounts director for the Seattle CVB in October. She manages ...

Gifts & Gadgets

Tag, You're It

Cute and quirky Retro Luggage Tags will make your suitcase stand out on an airport carousel and put a smile on your face. If you love scooters, music, sushi or solving Rubix Cubes, tie these onto your...

Guard the Grapes

Invented in 2006 by a wine connoisseur couple from California, Wine Skin can protect precious bottled cargo in checked luggage. Travelers can avoid ad...

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