It was a welcome oasis of serenity below the hectic pace of the huge tradeshow on the floor above. Roughly 20 of us had trickled in, vowing to take a

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When it comes to successfully executing a meeting where all or a significant portion of the attendees drive to the destination, planners face

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Associations are in a bind. Their missions—and their events—almost always include attendee education and entertainment. But today’s

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Meetings contract negotiation and Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) expert Robyn Mietkiewicz, director of global meeting management services at

Historical venues and attractions can lend interest, class and mystique to an event. When a vintage property receives regular investments and loving

The pandemic affected every person on the

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Convention center tradeshows are still going strong in this digital age, but the success of these face-to-face affairs may come down to one key query

Convention center tradeshows are still going strong in this digital age, but the success of these face-to-face affairs may come down to one key query

When Hurricane Sandy furiously struck the New Jersey coastline last October, Atlantic City, in its path and seemingly doomed, was lucky to escape the

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