Embracing Our Future

The meetings industry is continually striving to improve and enhance the status of meeting planners as a profession. All of the industry associations

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Local Connections Create a True Sense of Place at These Texas Hotels

Ever check into a new hotel and feel like you’ve been there before? Or wake up in the morning and forget what city you're in? In hospitality as in

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Room Poaching Ruling Ripples Through Industry

News in January 2018 that the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY)

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London Grows in Popularity for U.S. Planners

LONDONLondon’s convention bureau (CVB), London & Partners, said it has

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SoCal Hotel Transforms Fourth Floor Into Wellness Retreat, Plus 3 New Hotels Out West

Stay up to date on the latest venue openings and property renovations, including these found in the West. Arizona  Now open in

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South Texas shines with an array of unique group venues

The region of Texas south of San Antonio is home to an eclectic lineup of off-site venues that can host memorable group events.Attendees can enjoy

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ISES Tabs Big Easy for August Affair

NEW ORLEANSISES Live, the international conference for the global event professional produced by the

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Major Moves for Meetings Management Boutique

AVENTURA, Fla.gMeetings, a meetings management boutique, has been relaunched by its founder and managing director, Eli Gorin, CMP, CMM, and has

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Movers & Shakers (Feb. 2016)

Mike McAllen COO, Founder, Grass Shack Events & Media, www.

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Tampa, St. Pete, Clearwater and Sarasota Add Compelling History and Culture to Meetings

Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Sarasota, Florida, have grown in popularity for meetings, events and incentives because of their temperate

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Coastal Mexico offers outdoor venues with impressive scenery

With its dual coastline along the Pacific and Caribbean seas, Mexico boasts an abundance of outdoor off-site venues that take advantage of its ocean

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2017 Trends Survey Interview With Lexy Olisko

Lexy Olisko, CEM, CMP, Director of Conferences, Speciality Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Va.Do you find that your booking

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How well did your meeting go? Track its ROI

How well did your meeting go? Track its ROIBRYAN BORZYKOWSKIOriginally published in the Toronto Globe and Mail, March 14, 2011For the past five years

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Rafael Villanueva Hired as Travel Nevada’s First CEO

Travel Nevada hired veteran tourism executive Rafael Villanueva as the organization’s first CEO.  In the new role, Villanueva will direct

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Bank jobs

Some of California’s most popular venues were never intended to host events. Thanks to a trend for imaginative reuse, former banks, utility

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How Philadelphia pulled off a historic DNC

Philadelphia has been making history for centuries, so it’s only fitting that this city of milestones—the birthplace of American democracy—set the

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Josh Howell

WICHITA, Kan.Josh Howell took on the role of sports sales manager at Visit Wichita. This

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Milwaukee and Surrounds Showcase Distinctive Settings

The Milwaukee area’s vast array of standout group off-site venues represents everything from its rich history to its impressive lineup of

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The Many Venues of Exposition Park

With the recent opening of the new

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XDP It!

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) found itself in the unenviable position of having a nearly 40-year-old legacy annual event,

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