Experiential Events Are What’s Trending for 2026 Meetings

The landscape for meetings, incentives, conferences and events in 2026 is giving new meaning to the old saying “money can’t buy happiness.” For

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Weighing in on GLP-1 Dining Trends: Best Practices for Event Menus

Event menus haven’t changed much in the last decade. Selections follow the same patterns: portions are still generous; dessert is automatic; snack

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Selecting the Right Virtual Event Platform Provider

 Once you’ve outlined your objectives, engagement strategy and online sessions for your virtual event, the next step is selecting the right

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Celebrity Chef Ryan DePersio Offers His Italian Cuisine Skills Virtually

If the quarantine has added 5 lbs. to your waistline, we understand. But it isn’t worth it if you’re eating junk.Try this: Eat like an Italian! Get

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Serve Up Virtual Confectionery Classes from ‘The Sweet Genius’

I’m a lucky guy—I get to meet a lot of people through my career. But do I remember everyone’s name? That’s a big “no!”   One person I have

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A Virtual Events Primer: Catching the Digital Wave

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With Its Convention Center Closed, Austin Gets Creative to Host Citywides

With the Austin Convention Center closed from April 2025 to early 2029 for a $1.6-billion ground-up rebuild and expansion, the mega-event SXSW has

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The Latest Meeting and Event News to Know in Greater Palm Springs

If you thought Greater Palm Springs couldn’t get any greater, think again.This sunny SoCal meeting oasis entered the new year hot with air service

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Virtually There

 While virtual meetings are unlikely to ever make the real thing obsolete, refinements to existing technology and a whole new array of products

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Virtually There

 While virtual meetings are unlikely to ever make the real thing obsolete, refinements to existing technology and a whole new array of products

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Highlights and Planner Insights From the 2026 Meetings Today Trends Survey

Key Takeaways:Meetings budgets battle climbing costsBiggest career threats for meeting

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The Z: In-Person Events Can Overcome Talent Acquisition Challenges and Generational Biases

Early in the morning on a Wednesday in October, while more than 17,000 meetings industry professionals swarmed the IMEX America tradeshow floor at

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The Z: In-Person Events Can Overcome Talent Acquisition Challenges and Generational Biases

Hybrid Events: What You Need to Know Now

Aired July 15, 2020 Presented by McNeel Keenan  CEUS

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Behold the Highly Scalable Events Magic of Rob Lake

I love magic. From the first Hot List™ in 2001, magic has always been a part of the

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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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ON24 Launches New Virtual Events Offering

SAN FRANCISCO ON24, Inc. today unveiled Platform 10 Virtual Events and Environments, a next- generation platform for building virtual conferences

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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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How Hotels and Convention Centers Are Stepping Up to Meet Hybrid Event Needs

It’s not news that the hardworking people who make up the hotel industry—from housekeepers and wait staff to general managers—have their work cut out

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Top 7 AI Uses from Event Profs in the Know

While it may seem new to many meeting professionals thanks to the splash made by ChatGPT,

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