Event Planning
Prevent Lobby Renovations from Ruining Your Meeting or Event
This is a post by our regular contributor, Trish Rafferty, CMP. Trish is the Senior Meeting Manager with Meetings in Medicine in NYC. Follow her
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Event Planning
Beyond the TED Model: Challenging Conformity in Event Planning
One of the people I admire most in the Meetings Industry is Mitchell Beer of The Conference Publishers. I think you will not find a
Event Planning
Beware of Hotel Poachers: The Deceptive Tactics of ‘Convention Housing’ Unveiled
I got a call from an association planner friend the other day asking if I had ever heard of a company called Convention Housing. I
Event Planning
How Meeting and Event Planners Can Fight Those Sky-High Internet Costs
This is a guest post by Devon Stiles, CMP. Devon is a Partner at Bright Meetings & Events, a San Francisco-based meeting and event planning
Event Planning
One Reason Exhibitors Hate Your Conference or Tradeshow
Every exhibitor in the world loves exhibiting but hates to exhibit…HUH?? You ask, what the hell does that mean? What I mean is that they
Event Planning
Unpredictable Weather and Event Planning: Lessons from the Indiana State Fair Tragedy
Event planners are always looking to the sky hoping that the weather will be perfect, it will not rain, and that the skies will be
Lessons from My Passport: The Importance of Meeting Your Own Standards in Event Planning
Planners forget the basics One thing that always makes me laugh is planners. We will work 24/7/365 ensuring that everyone involved in an event has
Event Industry
When Your Meetings and Events Cause Harm By Doing Good
This is a post that I have been working on for about a month and I will be honest and say that I have been
Event Marketing
Flying 101 – What Meeting and Event Planners Can Learn From Kulula Airlines
Ever heard of Kulula Airlines?……? I didn’t think so, and that is OK; they fly the friendly skies of South Africa. Here is a snip
Event Planning
Why Aren’t Your Attendees Smiling – Just Ask
It never fails to amaze me, that an attendee will be walking the corridors of an event hall or conference center with a look of
Event Planning
9 Non-Planning Things Every Event and Meeting Planner Should Know How to Do
OK, so when I say “know” how to do, I am not saying become an expert and teach courses on these things at the University
Event Planning
Have a Megical Day!
Have a Megical Day! This title is from an actual sign posted in a Disney hotel several years ago –a sign that haunts me to