To determine the right questions to measure meeting effectiveness, we did a deep dive into our meeting survey response databases containing thousands of different post-meeting evaluation surveys. Our ...

As the growing interest in workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion expands, meeting professionals are considering how events can be more inclusive for neurodiverse attendees, including those with ...

In Boston’s booming Seaport District, the 1,054-room Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport held a ribbon cutting September 8. Located across the street from the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, the ...

The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance, an advocacy group for the face-to-face business events industry, was launched during the Covid pandemic to advocate for policies that could speed the industry’s ...

The CMI 25, MeetingsNet’s list of the top independent meeting planning companies, is a resource for organizations looking for an experienced partner for conferences, incentives, trainings, and other ...

In Kauai, Hawaii, the Coco Palms Resort, once host to celebrity guests such as Elvis Presley, Rita Hayworth, and Frank Sinatra, never reopened after Hurricane Iniki struck the island in 1992. Now, ...

Here’s some good news: Fully 45 percent of responding healthcare professionals said they registered for a medical congress in 2020 specifically because it was offered online and they would not have ...

If you’re a business-events professional battling rising costs and staffing challenges, but feeling generally optimistic about the future of the industry, Amex GBT Meetings & Events sees you. The ...

As the association community comes out of the Covid pandemic with a desire—and a financial need—to have their annual meetings be essential to their members, things will have to be different than ...

The Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center is playing the long game. While the facility is newly expanded, its reopening in December was just an interim step toward the full vision ...

The prospects for corporate attendees at fall 2021 in-person conferences is looking relatively strong. In its first survey of the new year, the Global Business Travel Association heard from 733 ...

In the face of coronavirus stay-at-home orders, organizations are pivoting their live meetings to virtual platforms at breakneck speed. While the flexibility to quickly re-imagine these events has ...