Career & Leadership
Leading Sonoma County Tourism After the Fires
People first, according to Claudia Vecchio, the newly hired CEO of Sonoma County Tourism, who has moved from one crisis to the next over the last weeks, balancing immediate and longer-term needs.
What Do You Like Best About Your Job?
There are a lot of different ways to like your work if you are a meeting planner — here is what you told us about what you like best.
People On The Move
Your colleagues are on the move. Find out who is going where.
Chris Trimmer on Building Relationships
‘The relationships that you have built are the thing that will get you out of trouble.’
3 Techniques for Connecting With Clients
For an event organizer, remaining in step with a client’s personality can pave the way to a successful meeting.
The Future of Business Events
It’s all about balancing technology with the power of human touch.
Thirty-Six Strategies for Negotiation
Strategy #30: Turn yourself into a host from being a guest.
What You Need to Know About GDPR
A European Union–based privacy attorney outlines how event organizers can prepare for the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect in May 2018.
Using Images To Spark Group Interaction and Creativity
How an exercise with a collection of images of ‘nothing in particular’ helped participants generate fresh ideas about their work at a publishers’ conference.
What’s Trending for F&B?
Caesars Entertainment’s Michele Polci dishes on the event catering trends she is loving — and those that she could do without.
A Guide To Doing Business in China
As event organizers look to capitalize on opportunities in China, successful business negotiations there — and elsewhere in the world — rely on understanding a set of 36 strategies from more than 2,000 years ago.
People On The Move
Your colleagues are on the move. Find out who is going where.