Discover Baton Rouge for Meetings and Events

Baton Rouge is calling you to experience everyday richness in a city where culture lives around every corner. When you host your meeting in Louisiana

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Meetings Today LIVE! Planner Event Captures Milwaukee in the Moment

The first Meetings Today LIVE! event of 2026 kicked off May 3 in Milwaukee, with 40 planners and 40 suppliers gathered for a three-day Midwest

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From Surplus to Solution: How Events Are Rethinking Food Waste

At the close of a successful event, the signs are familiar: half-full serving trays cleared from buffets, boxed meals left behind, untouched platters

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How to Plan a Successful Offsite Beach Event

When meeting in a coastal destination, attendees invariably want to

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San Francisco Bay Area Meeting and Event Destinations Are Booming

San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and the San Francisco Peninsula are getting their meetings groove back, with innovative new strategies and always-

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Future Trends in Meetings and Events: Insights from Meetings Today Contributor Scott Steinberg

Futurist speaker and frequent Meetings Today contributor Scott Steinberg

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Survey Says: Human Connection Key to Meetings Success

In a world increasingly driven by technology and analytics, human connection is still paramount—take that, AI!—when it comes to what attendees desire

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Rosen Hotels for Orlando Meetings

Elevate your next meeting or event with Rosen Hotels & Resorts, where scale, sophistication and seamless service inspire connection at every turn

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Earth Day Was the Easy Part. Now, Events Must Deliver on Sustainability

By Vincent AlonzoOn April 22, more than 10,000 Earth Day events unfolded across the globe—river cleanups in Bali, regenerative tourism

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Event-Security Levels: Elevated

“Just about every week, there's something else in the news that you didn't think about—things that relate to risk management and contingency planning

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Event AV & Production: Delivering Impact While Staying on Budget

Audiovisual and production are two of the biggest pain points for meeting and event planners. Get it right and your attendees, speakers and the C-

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Industry Intelligence: Meeting Trends and Event Data Every Planner Needs to Know

Here are some of the most interesting data points from recent industry reports to help you stay on top of the latest intelligence around

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Next-Level Event Sustainability and 4 Hotels Doing It Well

The sustainable-event movement is getting more sophisticated with each passing month. As a result, many corporate and association planners must take

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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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How to Build Authentic Connection and Networking at Events

In an age of constant online connectivity, digital overload and nonstop virtual communication, many people attend events for one primary reason: To

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Destinations International Launches New Virtual Education Program

Destinations International (DI) launched an expanded Virtual Education Series on September 23, elevating its offerings as the world’s leading

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How to Create 'Standout Virtual Events'

#InlineArticleRectangle{display:none;} In this Meetings Today Podcast, David Meerman Scott and Michelle Manafy, co-authors of Standout

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Event Contracts Survey: Planners’ Biggest Sticking Points

If you think negotiating event contracts is only getting harder with each passing year, you are spot on.According to Meetings Today’s late-March

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5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Event Wellness Partner

Event wellness is everywhere right now. The problem is most of it is bolt-on. A yoga class squeezed into a tight agenda is not a wellness strategy.

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From New Orleans to New York: Raleigh C.C.’s New Director of Events Leverages Diverse Career Experiences

Lori Shumpert joined the Raleigh Convention Center as the director of events in early April. In her new role, she is excited to bring nearly two

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