Plastics are one of the most pressing environmental threats we face. And it is a threat that the events industry can do something about.

Fifteen years ago, she coached speakers for the first major TEDx event. Hayley Foster has since built that initial experience into a successful business.

Speaker coach Hayley Foster — the Short-Talk Expert — shares some ideas from her book for speakers, Don’t Tank Your TED Talk.

A recent Washington Post article pointed the finger at a nutrition conference as an outlet for misinformation that can contribute to the obesity epidemic.

How two CVBs — Visit Cincy and Visit Savannah — are managing group business during the transitionary period when their convention centers’ renovation projects are underway.

Here’s a simple project-management tool that can help streamline internal communications — and clarify accountability — for annual meetings. 

Convention attendees and exhibitors from some non-U.S. destinations have been contending with visitor visa processing times as long as 800 days, negatively impacting international participation at U.S.-based events. New legislation targeting the issue offers some hope.

More seats remain empty at keynote and main sessions. Here’s why featuring celebrities probably isn’t the answer to filling them — and what audiences care about instead, according to research from Freeman.

With meeting professionals making safety and security a top priority for their events, destinations are finding innovative solutions to augment public safety programs.

At a Convening Leaders 2023 session, three event leaders shared how their business model has evolved to include digital opportunities.

One group of planners shared their registration pickup data for their 2022 events vs. their pre-COVID events to identify trends that may continue in the short term.

In our latest Meetings and Your Brain column, we look at why the first and last 5 percent of a meeting “really matters,” as conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker says.