The latest plans and tech tools keeping shows safe at convention centers and other large venues during tumultuous times

David Ruiz, executive chef of the Greater Kansas City area’s Overland Park Convention Center, has made quite a mark during his first year and a half leading the facility by upgrading the venue’s cuisine quality, spearheading sustainability efforts and giving back by mentoring the next generation of local culinary professionals. 

A veteran convention-center executive details how facilities are changing with the times to create better attendee experiences.

The Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) is now accepting nominations from meeting and event planners for its Event Service Professional of the Year Award.

Set for a soft opening in spring 2028, the project delivers more exhibit space plus a huge rooftop ballroom just months ahead of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The West Coast large-meetings scene is set for a game-changing disruption in May 15 when Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center is scheduled to open its doors just south of San Diego.

A world of unique venues is within minutes of convention centers in Atlanta and Savannah for planners on the hunt for space for special events in their programs that need a little extra wow.

Meeting and event planners have a long list of convention-center must-haves. The Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland, has them all and more.

Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center conducted a massive, full-scale security exercise that enlisted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Orange County Fire Rescue and Orange County Sheriff’s Office to put its emergency response plans to the test.

Convention centers are created to make money and provide recognition for their host cities. Once in place, however, they can become agents of change for the better. Here’s how major convention centers in the Pacific Northwest do it.