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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In-Person Ramp-Up: Hiring and Retaining in This Crazy Economy

In researching the challenges those in the meeting industry face

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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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5 Incentive Travel Trends to Watch

In 2020, the future of incentive travel was

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Maritz Global Events' Amy Kramer on Disruptive New Meetings Tech

Fresh from participating in Maritz Global Events' Innovation Lab at IMEX Frankfurt, Amy Kramer, innovation leader for the global events leader,

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Bizzabo Data Shows Promising Industry Outlook for 2023

Results and data from a recent

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5 Event Technology Predictions That Could Change the Industry Forever

 Will Curran is a tech expert who has seen the rollout, adoption and impact of major meetings technology as it has accelerated at a rapid clip

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Revisiting Risk Management: Back to Live and Back to Basics

It’s been a tough couple of years. The pandemic, resulting shutdown and lingering impact on business events is rightly top-of-mind. The focus has

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Recap: IMEX America Returns to Las Vegas, Reunites Meetings Industry

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic—the last major IMEX exhibition of any type was held in 2019—IMEX America 2021 filled attendees with the

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Benchmark Reveals 10 Meetings Trends as the Pandemic Wanes 

While most everything has changed regarding in-person meetings and events since COVID-19 took the stage and decided not to leave, some elements of

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Hyatt Leaders Discuss Shifting Business Travel Trends and Meetings Outlook for 2026

Meetings Today's Taylor Smith sat down with Hyatt's Trina Camacho-London, vice president of group sales, and Christina Gambini, vice president of

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Time-saving TechTools

 While many planners find themselves squeezed for time these days, the good news is that there is a growing choice of technology tools that

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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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Must-Know Contract Clauses

As we re-enter the in-person meetings environment, meeting and event planners need to educated themselves about the latest contract clauses that

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South Korea Unveils Plan to Become World’s Safest MICE Destination

Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the MICE industry across the globe, including South Korea, has put in tremendous efforts

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Three California Event Tech Leaders Explain the State’s Advantage

It’s clear that California is the place to be if you’re in the field of

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Virtual Event Definitions

What is the definition of a Virtual Event? Everything below…and maybe more, but here is the official definition of a virtual event: A

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Sandy Biback, CMP, CMM

Sandy Biback, CMP, CMMPrincipalImagination+Meeting Planners Inc.Toronto Do you find that your booking window is increasing or shrinking recently

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Incorporating Wellness Into Your Meeting on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel

Danielle LeBreck and Jill Vance, the director of sales for The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, discuss how you can incorporate wellness into

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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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