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San Jose’s Comic Con Boosts Local Economy

Late last month, Silicon Valley Comic Con (SVCC) not only drove roughly 100,000 people to the downtown area of San Jose, but, according to estimates, more than $12.5 million in direct revenue to local businesses resulting in a greater economic impact than Super Bowl 50 last year.

BY Kristin Luna May 22, 2017

Singapore’s Leading Edge Technologies Take Asia by Storm

Singapore’s thriving entrepreneurial culture is a fertile environment for innovative events, particularly in the media and technology sectors.

May 22, 2017

People On The Move

Your colleagues are on the move. Find out who is going where.

May 15, 2017

Business Event Professional Scholarships honoring Toronto’s John O. Maxwell

Toronto-based industry leaders want to honor the memory of John O. Maxwell by inspiring the next generation of events professionals with Toronto Business Event Professional Scholarships.

BY Michelle R. Davis May 12, 2017

Dining Around: Best Practices for Groups

With more than 400 restaurants citywide to choose from — 100 of which have opened in the past five years — it’s easy to see why dine arounds are popular in Indy.

BY Kristin Luna May 12, 2017

3 New Ways to Think About Learning

At the digitalNow conference, the focus was on how digital technology is changing everything associations do — especially how they approach delivering education.

BY Christopher Durso May 12, 2017

Serious About Business Innovation? So Is Orlando.

Orlando’s thriving life-sciences and health-care sector, advanced manufacturing industry, and tech start-up community lend themselves to forward-thinking event programs.

BY Kristin Luna May 11, 2017

Louisville’s Spirit Shines Through in Bourbon Heritage Month

Louisville has long been known for its bourbon, and its spirited offerings just keep growing. So it’s not surprising that the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau has used bourbon to leverage the city’s brand across its client base, from leisure traveler to group business.

BY Kristin Luna May 9, 2017

People On The Move

Your colleagues are on the move. Find out who is going where.

May 9, 2017

Unpacking the Trouble With Travel

At a recent forum sponsored by Meet Puerto Rico, a panel of meetings and travel heavyweights discussed the many challenges — and select opportunities — of ‘Traveling in These Times.’

BY Christopher Durso May 8, 2017

5 Tips on How to Control Your Message in a Crisis

When a crisis occurs, the press expects an explanation right away. Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary, shares his formula for staying cool under pressure.

BY Casey Gale May 8, 2017

How Will Europe’s New MedTech Guidelines Affect Your Meetings?

Medical conferences with international attendees should ‘brace themselves for an impact.’

BY Kristin Luna May 3, 2017

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