Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson talks with Michael Cerbelli, ringleader of Michael Cerbelli's The Hot List™, about the hottest new event products and performance trends, and how planners can incorporate them into their events. This episode was recorded live at MPI WEC 2019.

IACC CEO Mark Cooper details the findings from the 2019 Meeting Room of the Future Report, and how meetings and events will be transformed in the near future. Episode recorded at MPI WEC 2019.

In this edition of Meetings Today's The Weekly Wrap, Tyler Davidson details stories on meetings tech giant Cvent's acquisition of DoubleDutch, Joan Eisenstodt's series on end-of-life and life-cycle event planners, a comprehensive guide to planning for people with disabilities and our upcoming F&B trends webinar with Caesars Entertainment's Michele Polci.

From hosting the first-ever World Pride in the U.S. this June to major openings in all five boroughs, NYC is having a “monumental” 2019. Chris Heywood, SVP of Global Communications for NYC & Company, shares the highlights with Brooklyn-based Senior Contributor Jeff Heilman. 

Rampaging horses! Fallen doves! Banquet cheese that is not cheese at all! Check out our Meetings Horror Stories story on Meetings Today--you'll have to read it to believe it! Also: MGM layoffs, mini-toiletry bottle bans, a Rubik's Cube artist for your events and Aventri's top U.S. meeting and event venues.

Keynote speaker. Meeting planner. Hotel sales professional. Deborah Gardner has done it all, and shares her nearly 30 years of meetings industry knowledge and trends predictions with Meetings Today Vice President & Chief Content Director Tyler Davidson.

Tyler Davidson discusses some of the top developments in the meetings industry for the week, including our June 2019 cover story about stellar rooftop event venues and MGM International's scuttling of plans for acquiring the $2.6 billion Encore Boston Harbor resort casino in the Boston suburb of Everett.

Meetings Today Contributor Jennifer Juergens sits down with Craig Schoninger, director of marketing at northeast Florida’s Ponte Vedra Inn & Club and The Lodge & Club, to discuss the fascinating history of the property and why its status as an independent, family-owned hotel translates into high levels of service and the flexibility to offer 10 percent commissions.

In our newly rebranded weekly podcast covering some of the top stories from Meetings Today, editor Tyler Davidson highlights an article on what could be severe meetings industry financial ramifications resulting from states' restrictive anti-abortion laws, along with a piece on laws governing service animals and coverage of the buying power of the LGBT MPA.

Jim Allen, chairman of Hard Rock International and CEO of Seminole Gaming, talks about major expansion in South Florida, hitting the right chord with groups and brand values with Meetings Today senior contributor Jeff Heilman.