The 2025 Meetings Trendsetters Stoking the Fire in the Events Industry

Meetings Today's annual Meetings Trendsetters list recognizes 20 outstanding individuals who have made an outsized impact in the meetings, events,

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Meetings Today Trendsetters 2025

PCMA’s Convening Leaders sets attendance record

PCMA’s 59th annual Convening Leaders conference, held at Chicago’s McCormick Place West, set an attendance record by attracting 4,128

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Coastal Mexico Destinations Set to Reopen; Bridge Gap with Virtual Experiences

There’s an old saying that says when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.Well, life has delivered a truckload of lemons to everyone in the global

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Moxy Hotels Debuts in Canada and More Eastern Property News

CanadaMarriott Bonvoy’s Moxy Hotels brand marked its debut in Canada with the recent opening of Moxy Halifax Downtown. Located in Halifax, Nova

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How Live Event Entertainers Are Going Virtual

The past seven weeks have changed our industry. The future of events will change. The future of meetings will change.  We aren

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PCMA Convening Leaders Set for Record Attendance

BOSTONPCMA’s 2014 Convening Leaders is under way at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center, carrying the theme of “Revolution” that

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2017 Trends Survey Interview With Julie Mangione

Julie Mangione, Travel & Event Administrative Manager, Corporate Planner, Northbrook, Ill.Is the duration of your meetings either

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Digital Events Featuring a TV Host for Hire

Clients are coming to us to see what we’ve been doing with

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MPI Postpones WEC to November 3-6, 2020, Will Offer In-Person and Virtual Experiences

MPI announced that its signature annual event, World Education Congress (WEC), has been postponed from its original June date to

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Georgia Conference Center Garners LEED Gold

The Clarence Brown Conference Center has been officially recognized as LEED Gold certified. There are four levels making up the tiers of the LEED

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A Virtual Events Primer: Catching the Digital Wave

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10 Risk Management Tips for the In-Person Meetings Ramp-Up 

Resiliency means being prepared for tomorrow.  To thrive in the “next normal,” the meetings and events industry needs a complete mindset shift

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Risk Management

2015 Meetings Focus Trends Survey

Will a rising tide lift all boats? That seems to be the biggest question when examining meetings and hospitality industry predictions and the results

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2016 Meetings Today Trends Survey Planner Interviews

Following are the interview subjects for the 2016 Meetings Today Trends Survey:

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Business as Usual?

Are corporate meetings coming back strong this year? It depends on whom you ask.Some say that pent-up demand for corporate meetings is bursting onto

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2017 Trends Survey Interview With Barbara Hickernell

Barbara Hickernell, CAE, Engineering Conferences International, New YorkDo you find that your booking window (the time between starting the

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2017 Trends Survey Interview With Barbara Moll

Barbara Moll, Administrative Assistant, Food Export Midwest, Chicago.Do you find that your booking window (the time between starting the

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Discover Which Virtual Events Software Is Right for You

In just the first two months of 2020, David delivered talks to thousands of people at 10 different in-person events on three continents. Michelle's

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David Meerman Scott

Gary J. Rosenberg, CMP

Gary J. Rosenberg, CMP Professional Meeting Planner, Consultant & InstructorGJR & AssociatesSherman Oaks, Calif. Do you find that your

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Dr. Charles Chambliss, JD

Dr. Charles Chambliss, JD The Management and Policy Institute Raleigh, N.C.  Do you find that your booking window is increasing or shrinking

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