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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.
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.
People On The Move
Your colleagues are on the move. Find out who is going where.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
People On The Move
Your colleagues are on the move. Find out who is going where.
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.’
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.
How Will Europe’s New MedTech Guidelines Affect Your Meetings?
Medical conferences with international attendees should ‘brace themselves for an impact.’