Sioux Falls, South Dakota, offers a wealth of offsite activity options for planners of meetings and events, with a variety of noteworthy facilities that have recently opened or are set to debut. The accessibility and favorable price point of Sioux Falls are also attractions worthy of note. Read more.

The medical and pharmaceutical segment of the meetings industry poses some of the toughest challenges for planners, with different codes and regulations depending on where events are held and the country of origination of attendees. Discover some of the new challenges and improvements impacting medical meetings compliance.

The Greater Philadelphia area has recently welcomed several new facilities, developments and renovations that amp up its meetings, conventions and events offerings, with Philadelphia proper and neighboring Valley Forge figuring large in the equation. Discover these new options for meetings and events.

Meetings Today is proud to collaborate with Courtney Stanley for the monthly Dare to Interrupt podcast, which provides women with a platform to share their own stories of adversity and pass along wisdom they have gathered on the road to success. Learn more.

San Francisco’s “newest” neighborhood, Mission Bay, is the bio-tech and medical research heart of the “City by the Bay,” but it is also the hottest new events destination in a first-tier city that’s always at the top of meeting planners’ wish lists.

Philadelphia CVB President & CEO Julie Coker is departing the bureau to take the top spot at the San Diego Tourism Authority, tendering her resignation in March 2020. Coker served as president and CEO of the Philadelphia CVB (PHLCVB) since January 2016. Read more.

ASAE President and CEO John H. Graham IV passed away after an extended battle with cancer. The association said that Susan Robertson will continue to serve as its interim president and CEO. Read more.

PCMA announced two strategic alliances during its Convening Leaders 2020 conference at San Francisco’s Moscone Center South that are aimed to bringing its meetings, events and incentives educational reach to a wider audience. Convening Leaders also enjoyed a 14% spike in attendance over the 2019 edition. Read more.

In her 36 years supervising convention services for the Philadelphia CVB, Philomena Petro, who retired at the end of December 2019, has seen that position grow exponentially in importance to bureaus. Discover key trends impacting the meetings industry from the convention services perspective. Read more.

The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa helps man’s best friend find forever homes as part of its lobby dog adoption program, with nearly 150 dogs to date trotting out of the lobby with a new family. Read more.