Many properties spent their 2020 closures improving and renovating. Read about 10 properties throughout the U.S. that have completed or will complete noteworthy upgrades this year.

California is set to allow gatherings of up to 5,000 people indoors and 10,000 outdoors without significant health and safety precautions. Following is the situation on the ground in three major California meetings and conventions destinations, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento.

From various levels of highly immersive and customized virtual shows to full-blown stage spectaculars, The Magic of Rob Lake delivers the highest level of illusion entertainment for your meeting or event.

he Events Industry Council launched a Sustainable Event Professional Certificate program that is eligible for CMP CEU credits. The certificate provides instruction via 16 course modules regarding topics related to sustainability, social impact and event management.

After a thorough search, ASAE named Association Forum CEO Michelle Mason as its next leader, effective September 1.

Tampa Bay has more than Florida sunshine to offer your next meeting. With smart safety measures, cutting-edge upgrades to Tampa Convention Center, tech grants, new hotels and accolades by everyone from J.D. Power to USA Today, we’re writing Florida’s most meeting success stories. And we’ll do the same for you.

As planners continue to prioritize outside-the-box (and building) venues, destinations with a different point of view are being counted on to deliver safe and memorable environments for visiting groups. To that end, Phoenix delivers in spades.

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In this emerging era, interactive experiences are a crucial component of any successful convention, hospitality suite or meeting. Whether your goal is to drive attendance, break up the agenda or generate buzz, check out four immersive products to ensure a worthwhile attendee experience.