Zoe Moore, proprietor of Zoe Moore Consultancy, is

Editor’s note: Elliott L. Ferguson, II, president and CEO of Destination DC, is a leading proponent of

Associations are often like a microcosm of larger society.  They have governing bodies, commerce-producing units, educational institutions

The knowledge and duties of event service professionals (ESPs), aka convention service managers, is where the rubber meets the road in the meetings

DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, has become an issue of paramount importance in the meetings and events industry and throughout U.S. business

The demand for hospitality, events and tourism companies to take accountability for their social footprint is not solely for the benefit of one group

In 1987, two African-American directors on the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB) board, A. Bruce Crawley, a prominent marketing

Roughly four years ago in the wake of the George Floyd murder, influential African-American leaders in the meetings and hospitality industry took a

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck even after pleas from the

Following a pandemic hiatus, Tourism Diversity Matters’ (TDM) The Collective Experience

DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, is an unstoppable force in the meetings and tourism industry and beyond.Meetings Today touched base with two

While summer draws to a close and fall approaches, business leaders continue to combat rapidly changing health concerns, safety issues, economic

Denise Reid, new president of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA), shares how event service professionals are on the front line of

The Corporate Event Marketing Association’s (CEMA) Summit, held August 4-6 in Seattle, set a new benchmark for intentional inclusivity, something we

Always ahead of the curve, California is taking a leading role in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the tourism and meetings and

In the run-up to his keynote address at Event Service Professionals Association’s 2023 annual conference, meetings industry leader and DEI champion

I was recently honored to be recognized by Meetings Today as one of its 20

One year ago, we started this series of articles for Meetings Today by explaining 

Unprecedented has become the word we hate to use, but it is the most popular way to summarize 2020, with three crises converging together: health,

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth article in a DEI series authored by Greg DeShields and Zoe Moore, exploring diversity, equity