The communities that constitute the coastal area of Orange County are at once completely unique and one in the same. While each offers a special

Tom Anderson, CMPDirector of Conferences and EventsTechnology Services Industry AssociationSan Diego Do you find that your booking window is

Hi all, and welcome to the April edition of Meetings Focus. We sincerely hope you enjoyed the inaugural issue of our new format and design last month

The San Jose City Council voted unanimously to seek a new operator for the city's convention center, replacing Team San Jose, the city's CVB and

The Phoenix Convention Center announced that Debbie Cotton, will serve as interim director. She will oversee the convention center’s daily

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More CoverageMaking the ChoiceEver wanted to

A new day is dawning for the embattled tourism promotion industry in Puerto Rico, as CVB veteran Brad Dean, who helmed the

Barbara Lippert Readey was named general manager of The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club. She brings 28 years of industry

When I’m walking a busy tradeshow floor, reconnecting with familiar faces and shaking hands with new ones, I feel like a networking machine. But once

Bennish Brown was appointed president and CEO of the Tacoma Regional CVB. He served as executive director of the Rock Hill/York County CVB in South

Team San Jose (the city’s CVB), in partnership with the City of San Jose, named Bill Sherry as its new CEO.Sherry, who is director of aviation

Michele Vennard announced in October 2017 that 

As every planner knows, the troubled economy has encouraged a wealth of changes in meetings and conventions. One of the emerging trends—spurred

The cap and gown ceremony is history and so is the celebrating. You’ve got the evidence (your diploma) that you’ve just completed a

If you think about the last tradeshow or conference you planned, where did attendees do the most networking onsite? Where were new connections made

Talk to many government employees who have meeting planning duties, and they’ll tell you their challenges in designing events and meeting

On the face of it, leaving the driving to attendees is a great concept. Meeting planners avoid a variety of logistics issues inherent with flying and

PCMA announced that Kelly Coppola, CMM, joined the association as its senior director of business

The Last Frontier’s craft beer scene is quenching the thirst of beer lovers from Anchorage to Fairbanks, and visiting groups are encouraged to