Meetings Today has announced the winners of its 2025 Best of Meetings Today Awards, an annual recognition given to the top meeting facilities and destination marketing organizations (DMOs) in North America, as well as the top global DMOs.

Now in her 32nd year as executive director of Visit Irving, Maura Gast shares with Senior Contributor Jeff Heilman her perspective on the cinema of it all in this “highlight reel.” 

While Kentucky is known far and wide as the capital of bourbon and thoroughbred horse racing, the state offers much more for the meetings and conventions world.

Asheville, a quaint historic enclave known for its mountain music, craft beer and arts scene, is firmly back in business one year after Hurricane Helene.

Leaders of Convene 4 Climate—the business events industry’s climate-action and sustainability conference—released information about its October 16-17 gathering set for Rotterdam, Netherlands. 

Meetings and events industry women’s empowerment leader Courtney Stanley will tape her Dare to Interrupt podcast in front of a live audience at IMEX America 2025.

Two IMEX America speakers sure to inspire attendees also represent the global reach of the event, with one hailing from the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. and the other an ocean away in Australia.