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Tips & Trends

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“At a big networking event, you might know the type of people you want to meet but not specifically who. You scan name tags and hope you get lucky, but it might not happen,” says David Aub...

LiquidSpace App Creates An "Infinite Workplace"

As every planner knows, organizing an event typically begins months in advance and includes several rounds of communication with suppliers and attende...

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: Galena

A quaint, historic destination that boasts all the accoutrements that accompany a Mississippi River location, Illinois’ Galena and Jo Daviess County may have a small population, but its meetings optio...

Meetings Topics

International Meetings
More CoverageInformation for the Asking International incentives are back. That’s the word from incentive planners, destinations, hotels and the destination management companies that tie them all tog...
Negotiation Strategies
Don’t look now, but that great meetings contract you negotiated a couple of years ago may be in jeopardy. Demand for U.S. hotel space is higher than ever, few new hotel rooms are coming on-line,...
Attractions
As former Las Vegas mayor and preeminent civic booster Oscar Goodman notes, “investment in entertainment remains paramount” to maintain global visitor appeal. Judging by the kaleidoscope o...
Attractions
If anything can put the cherry on top of the sundae that is a meeting in glitzy, indulgent Las Vegas, it’s a helicopter tour of the Strip or Grand Canyon. Operating from a private terminal locat...
Attractions
No wonder Las Vegas is America’s leading trade show destination and global visitor magnet. With seductions up and down the Strip and in resurgent downtown, “Sin City” is the ultimate...

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

Heather Rogers

Four Seasons Hotel Seattle - Seattle, WA

Susanne Carter

Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park

Francois Calixte

Conrad Miami – Miami, FL

Hoffman Chu

Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong – Hong Kong, China

Going Places

Sean Olmstead named hotel manager at the 792-room InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile. He brin...
Tori Piersante was appointed vice president of sales at the Traverse City CVB. The former director o...
Jonathan Young has joined the Krisam Group and Global Events Partners second west coast office as ...

Gifts & Gadgets

Munchy Multitasking

If you’ve ever been trapped in your office or a lunchtime meeting without silverware, stashing Dineink Pen Cap Cutlery in your desk or purse may help stave off future hunger pangs. This ingeniou...

Rock On

Monster brand, the maker of premium audio and entertainment products, launched Inspiration, a new line of over-ear, noise-cancelling headphones, ideal...

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