Active Shooters: What Meeting Planners Must Know

Tyler Davidson sat down with counterterrorism and security professional David Lau and risk management educator Alan Kleinfeld at 

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Active Shooters: What Meeting Planners Must Know

Tyler Davidson sat down with counterterrorism and security professional David Lau and risk management educator Alan Kleinfeld at 

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Multifaceted Meetings Industry Veteran "Shimo" Shimasaki Bids Adieu

The meetings industry is losing a vast reservoir of institutional knowledge with the retirement of

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Photo of Christine "Shimo" Shimasaki.

Deb Gee’s 3 Daily Spring Ritual Tips for Event Planners

Setting good habits and intentions is an excellent way to kick off spring. It’s also a great time to declutter your life to declutter your mind

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Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia Readies for Opening

The new Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center is

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Celebrity chefs are cooking up a storm at top casino resorts

One of the many benefits of holding a meeting in a gaming destination is the food, and top casino resorts are tapping into the celebrity chef-

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IACC Debuts AI-Powered Site Search on Its Website

The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), comprising more than 400 residential and non-residential venues that host business events

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IACC homepage view

Evolution of Meetings: In-Person Connections Are Back, and Here to Stay

The old adage of “the more things change, the more things stay the same” applies to a handful of industries, and the meeting/event planning business

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Teambuilding on Lake Conroe at Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe, Houston.

Good Networking Drives Reconnection in Boise, Idaho

The U.S. is just two years out from when Vivek Murthy, former U.S. surgeon general, published “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” in 2023. As

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Boise River to Downtown.

Graduate Hotels Brand Debuts in Seattle

SEATTLEThe Graduate Seattle opened in the city’s University District. The

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Nashville’s New Meetings Tune Is Music to Planners’ Ears

Roughly 80 to 90 people per day are moving to Nashville, according to recent statistics, and it’s no wonder. Nicknamed “Music City,

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As Technology Changes Events, These 5 Things Will Likely Stay the Same

We are living in a time of unprecedented technology change. How will these changes affect meetings and tradeshows? Will they remain a central form of

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Tulsa Names Meetings Industry Vet to Leadership Team

The Tulsa Regional Chamber and Tulsa Regional Tourism named a 33-year hospitality industry veteran as its new senior vice president of tourism for

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Maura Gast: A DMO Leader Who Turned Her Passion for Cinema Into Love for a Destination

Maura Allen Gast’s celebrated destination marketing career is a case study in creative vision. Many industry peers have relied on her “Building

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Collage of photo of Maura Gast, with her arms outstretched, with vintage photos of Irving's film studio history.

Insights From IMEX: Day One

IMEX America is well underway at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and four Meetings Today reporters–Tyler Davidson, Rob Carey, Taylor Smith and Jeff

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Richard Bliss in Meetings Today booth.

Two Trailblazers Spark a Movement to Address and Combat Sexual Harassment in the Meetings Industry

As a young, highly dedicated meeting professional, the last thing Courtney Stanley thought she would worry about after a successful networking event

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Kentucky’s Meetings Destinations Are Racing Ahead

While Kentucky is known far and wide as the capital of bourbon and thoroughbred horse racing, the state offers much more for the meetings and

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Photo of thoroughbred horses rounding at turn at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby.

Insights From IMEX: Day Two

IMEX America is well underway at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and four Meetings Today reporters–Tyler Davidson, Rob Carey, Taylor Smith and Jeff

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Peru booth at IMEX America 2025, with three women dressed in traditional Peruvian clothes.

5 Kansas City Jazz Clubs That Will Take Groups Back in Time

"Everybody will pretty much agree that jazz was born in New Orleans,” said jazz trumpet player and entertainer Lonnie McFadden, “but we must also

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A man plays the trumpet at The Blue Room in Kansas City

VISIT Milwaukee Adds Four New Team Members and Promotes Internally

VISIT Milwaukee has hired four new individuals and promoted four in a variety of roles. Among the promoted are Christina Fox as senior convention

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Milwaukee Hires and Promotions