New York City’s newest neighborhood just made its debut within steps of the Javits Center.

Marriott unveiled its three-year growth plan yesterday, and it appears that plenty of groups are already confirmed to fuel the hotelier’s continued expansion. 

Participants’ experience at an event is shaped more by their emotions than you might think. Joyful author Ingrid Fetell Lee thinks planners have an opportunity to interject moments of joy into their event environments — and she shares easy ways to do just that.

The WELL certification, awarded by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) in New York City, is measured not in water-saving “flushometers” or kilowatts of electricity, but in such human responses as comfort and calm.

WeWork designs shared workspaces around the world to meet an emotional as well as professional need among members.

The restorative properties of biophilia — the idea that human beings have an innate desire to connect with nature — can be used to make people-friendly workspaces, including meetings venues.

Steelcase Event Experiences planned a Braindate Lounge environment at Convening Leaders 2019 that would maximize collaboration and create a sense of ease and well-being.

All Convening Leaders participants were automatically registered for the Braindates platform for peer-to-peer networking. As the conference got underway Jan. 7, approximately 68 one-on-one and 51 group meetings had been scheduled, and more than 138 topics had been offered.

Facilities that cater to medical meetings requiring cadavers and demonstrations of cutting-edge procedures are cropping up — offering a remedy for some of the headaches associated with planning hands-on health-care events.

How the meetings industry is responding to homelessness.

Everyone was invited as Oklahoma City residents broke ground on a brand-new convention center, part of a building boom that’s remaking the city as a meeting destination.