Business of Events
A Few Tweaks Can Work Wonders for Meetings
More than 1,200 people participated in the 128th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) last year, which was held Nov. 13–16 at the La Quinta
The RSA Conference: Big and Getting Bigger
How the RSA Conference plans to expand Its impact In 2017
How Airbnb Open Is Changing the Attendee Experience
The peer-to-peer sharing platform has disrupted the hotel industry. Are meetings next?
Are Meetings, Conventions Our Best Hope for Creating Change in World?
Events over the last year might have you wondering if the world is coming apart. A writer who has committed himself to giving back asks: Can meetings and conventions help put it back together?
Designing Corporate Events With Sales Professionals in Mind
A well-designed event can shave months — or even years — from a sales cycle.
‘Your Reservation May Be in Jeopardy’
How one housing-pirate company is duping registrants out of their hotel rooms — as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars — by using fake websites.
8 Steps To Stop Room Block Predators from Poaching Your International Attendees
International attendees make a big impact on the success of medical congress. With that in mind, meeting planners must take extra steps to ensure these international attendees feel satisfied. And that starts with helping them navigate to their temporary home: the official housing block.
Poachers: Putting the ‘Arrr!’ in Room Block
When Lisa Mikita, CMP, CAE, started her new job at the American Foundry Society (AFS) this past fall, she had a new office, a new title — trade show and
How to Protect Your Room Block from Pirates
Pirates, poachers, room block bullies. These companies may be called different names, but every planner can agree that they represent big problems.