After decades of event marketing leadership roles in technology and producing corporate meetings and events around the world from her home base in San Francisco, Laurie Sharp has decided to temporarily relocate to Chamonix, France, just outside of Geneva, for three months.

Following Business Events Australia’s Dreamtime 2023 incentive showcase, Meetings Today’s Taylor Smith traveled to tropical Far North Queensland to experience the city of Cairns, the only city in the world “where the rainforest meets the reef.”

Choose Chicago, the official sales and marketing organization promoting tourism for Chicago, announced that its President and CEO Lynn Osmond will leave the organization effective January 31.

PCMA Convening Leaders was a resounding success. Here are 10 photos that perfectly encapsulate this year's event. 

Here are some select snaps we took to help document the event for posterity!

From virtual meeting etiquette to leveraging innovative technologies, here are some tips from award-winning communications expert Luke Goetting that can help you make the most of the coming year with Gen Z at events.

MPI Academy launched a new AI-focused certification course to help equip meeting and event professionals with the knowledge of how to best utilize AI to help design meaningful and immersive experiences for attendees. 
 

PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 has broken the attendance record for the event, and the association launched two new major events, among other news from the January 7-10 convention in San Diego.

For event professionals, the advent of AI tools like PCMA’s SPARK—"a free education and development initiative to shed light on the evolving place of AI in the business events industry”—isn't just about embracing new technology; it's about revolutionizing how we approach productivity.