Level-Up Your Events Planning Toolkit With This Free Future Skills eHandbook

Planning meetings and events has become infinitely more complex in recent years, even before the global pandemic is factored in. Planners

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HSMAI Debuts New Event Brand

Hybrid and participant-driven meetings were in the spotlight during HSMAI’s MEET National in Washington, D.C., which featured the organization

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Wyndham Signs Boutique Deal

Wyndham Hotel Group entered into an agreement with Chatwal Hotels & Resorts to franchise and manage its Dream and Night boutique hotel brands

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9 Questions to Ask Yourself About Future-Proofing Your Work Team

Artificial intelligence (AI), automation and the hybrid

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DIY Planner-Friendly Small-Meetings Tech Solution Launched

A new DIY planner-friendly small- and simple-meetings technology solution has been launched via a partnership with Intent Strategy Group, the

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Movers + Shakers (April 2016)

Profile: Howard Givner Founder & Executive Director Event Leadership Institute

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Megan Higgins, CMP

Megan Higgins, CMPMeeting Consultant/PlannerSite Solutions WorldwideAlbany, N.Y. Do you find that your booking window is increasing or shrinking

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Hotel Felix Chicago Awarded Silver LEED Status

Hotel Felix Chicago received LEED Silver certification for its many eco-friendly features.The 225-hotel’s green elements include its adaptive

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Miami and Fort Lauderdale Meetings Industries Plan for Brighter Days

In December, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) announced its first major booking for 2021 since COVID-19 caused the

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A Look Inside the New CAESARS FORUM and Its First Event

In this Meetings Today podcast, Danielle LeBreck sits down with Caesars Entertainment and ConferenceDirect, who collaborated together to design

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This ‘Dreamscape’ May Represent the Future of In-Person Events

New York City is opening Wednesday, May 19. Hallelujah. Everything is back to normal. Party like it’s 1999! Nope.  We have challenges ahead

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GBM6 dream sequence for in-person events.

MPI Names 2016 RISE Award-Winners

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.MPI announced the recipients of its RISE (Recognizing Industry Success and Excellence) Awards at its annual World Education

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Karrington Warfield

Karrington WarfieldAdministrative Assistant.Careerbuilder. Atlanta Do you find that your booking window (the time between booking a meeting and

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The Art of Meetings

Our cover story this issue presents quite a colorful palette of convening opportunities, as it dips into some of the top Virginia historical and

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Event Translation Software Wordly Bridges Language Gap at MPI WEC

Capturing a global audience for your meeting, conference or event is paramount in a world that is rapidly shrinking, and currently, with the

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Wordly marketing manager Chris Harget doing a demonstration at MPI WEC.

How planners use tech to create engaging events

Developments in meetings technology, everything from mobile event apps to beacons and live streaming, are revolutionizing the way planners are

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Checking In

Having just returned from PCMA’s Convening Leaders event in Las Vegas, a couple things hit me—a Sin City epiphany. The meetings industry

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Inspiring Outdoor Venues in Monterey and Santa Cruz

When it comes to natural beauty and locally sourced food and beverage that is the envy of any destination, the Central California Coast towns of

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Cooper Molera Adobe meetings barn.

WEC 2021 Preview with MPI Director of Events Melinda Burdette

All meeting prof eyes were on MPI last year when the association hosted

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4 Trends for CVBs/DMOs Post-Pandemic—And What They Mean for Planners

CVB and destination marketing professionals both domestic and abroad descended on Baltimore in mid-July for Destinations International’s (DI) Annual

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