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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lean and green. Two keynotes that Visit Florida—the state’s public/private tourism marketing corporation—has been striking lately were amply

IAEE is naming its inaugural Expo! Expo! 5k run in honor of the late Terence Donnelly, a fixture in the exhibitions industry who passed away in July

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Michele Vennard announced in October 2017 that 

With the economy stuck in low gear on its long, steep climb up “recovery mountain”—and a federal government that is having a hard

[Editor's note (11/6/24): After fearing for the worst when Thor the Deer stopped appearing in Dawn Rasmussen's yard, we all feared that he was

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WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. Kalahari Waterpark Resort has announced it will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its newly expanded convention center

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

For many of us, jokes and standup comedy are the last thing we are thinking about when attending a corporate meeting or event. After all, these

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