Hybrid Meetings: Connecting with Your Virtual Audience

Any speaker who addresses an audience has a commitment to create a connection with that audience. It is easiest to create that

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Hybrid Meetings - Connecting with Your Virtual Audience

Any speaker who addresses an audience has a commitment to create a connection with that audience. It is easiest to create that

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BCD Meetings & Events Launches 2025 Sustainability Guide

Many meeting and event profs tout sustainability as one of the most pressing issues of the moment. But it’s harder to find companies that walk the

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Record-Breaking Number of Events Held in First Half of 2024

The average number of events increased by 52% in 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to a

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Event Growth 2024

South Florida’s Oceanview Icon for Meetings and Events—The Diplomat

With panoramic views spanning sunrise over the Atlantic to sunset behind the Intracoastal and cityscapes, The Diplomat Beach Resort, Curio Collection

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Diplomat Beach Resort Exterior Beach View

Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center Announces New Managing Partners: Here’s Their Strategy for Growth

The City of Fresno selected new managing partners—VenuWorks and ATG Entertainment—for the Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center. The new

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Aerial view of the Fresno, California skyline at dusk.

Going Virtual

More CoverageHow to Navigate Economic Purgatory

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MPI Offers Virtual Access to WEC

MPI is offering a Virtual Access Pass for its World Education Congress (WEC), which will be held in Salt Lake City July 11-14. The pass will be

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5 Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illnesses at Outdoor Events

As summer temperatures continue to rise, and as the earth becomes hotter and hotter, many people are wondering how to beat the heat and stay cool

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Avoid Overheating

4 Ways Phoenix Excels at Hosting Mega Events

Phoenix is an events powerhouse in every sense of the word. Recent mega events the city has hosted include the 2023 Super Bowl, 2024 NCAA Men’s

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Super Bowl LVII in Phoenix

Meetings Industry Leaders Launch Virtual Community

Meetings Media, publisher of meetings and convention industry publications and educational products, launched a meetings industry discussion forum

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New DI Guide Tackles Food Waste for Planners

The latest guide from Destinations International (DI) aims to educate planners on how to reduce food waste and strengthen the host communities during

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Conquer Your Fear of Hybrid Meetings Technology

Meeting planners are masters of so many things. From seating charts and food flow to strategic meeting management, meeting planners are the Swiss

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John Chen, CEO, Engaging Virtual Meetings

Marriott Bonvoy Events Unlocks Exceptional Meetings Across the Caribbean and Latin America

Meeting planners play a crucial role in selecting the perfect venue, a decision that lays the foundation for a successful and impactful event. As

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The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas

4 New Orleans Event Venues That Show a New Side of the City

You can check off most typical New Orleans bucket-list items within the city’s iconic French Quarter, where beignets from Cafe Du Monde can be

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The National WWII Museum in New Orleans. Credit: The National WWII Museum.

How Pharma Meetings Have Adjusted to the Virtual World

While hospital workers are on the frontlines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association) is leading

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Pharma meetings are going virtual

Have Sustainable Meetings Been Put on the Backburner?

Earth Day, observed globally every April 22 since 1970, celebrates the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement, but after more

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6 Historic Banks-Turned-Hotels for Your Next Event

Many of the bank buildings constructed at the turn of the 20th century displayed an opulence modern bank buildings lack. Tall columns, marble floors

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Grana at The Langham, Boston

A case study on integrating virtual attendees

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Live From PCMA CL 26: What's New in D.C

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson sat down with Elliott L. Ferguson, president and CEO of Destination DC, at PCMA Convening Leaders 2026 to discover

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