Veteran meetings and events industry leader Kevin Iwamoto announced his retirement from meetings tech company Bizly in late March. Meetings Today checked in with him to get his perspectives on his career in the meetings industry and where he thinks it is headed in the future.

A year-round resort destination, Lake Geneva takes advantage of its ability to offer unique experiences in every season, from wakeboarding on the water and sunbathing on the beach during the summer to hosting the country’s best snow sculptors as they compete for America’s top prize at Lake Geneva’s annual Winterfest. 

Visit Indy, the official DMO for Indianapolis, is celebrating 100 years of establishing the capital as a premier meetings and events destination.

A growing inventory of hotels and resorts around the state, plus convention center updates and more make Florida the meeting spot that continues to meet the ever-evolving needs of today’s group business, while anticipating and preparing for tomorrow.
 

New survey results from HVS Convention, Sports & Entertainment and Access Intelligence reveal significant shifts in the behavior of business event attendees of all kinds, from conventions and tradeshows drawing tens of thousands of attendees to corporate events and sales meetings of fewer than 100.

The desire to close the gap between future and veteran meetings industry professionals exists on both sides. Here’s what it will take to finally close it. 

Global digital events agency MAP Digital launched the first software-as-a-service solution offering from MetaMeetings, Fast Pass Badging. The service offers quick and efficient event badging and schedule printing through a QR code-based system. 

Backed by scientific research, the Delos Wellness Certificate for Meetings and Events emphasizes the importance of taking attendees’ health and well-being into account through its educational five-hour program.

Greater Ontario puts attendees in the heart of Southern California, and its convention center puts them in the heart of Greater Ontario. 

From ethnic eateries to fine dining and its traditional, old school see-and-be-seen steak-and-potatoes restaurants, Washington, D.C., is a dining destination like few others. Washingtonian Food Editor Jessica Sidman shares some of her favorite District cuisine scene options.