Everything required to put on a conference including destination selection, food and beverage, speakers, audio visual technology and space requirements for meetings and discussions.
Crisis Management: Justifying Face-to-face By Joalien Johnson - 07/06/2009
Changing the outside perception of the value of face-to-face meetings has not been an easy feat for industry organizations in recent months, given the onslaught of negative publicity by the media, but, slowly and surely, with a coalition at work to address the negativity, progress is being made. More
Meetings Industry Sees Tough Times Ahead By Rachel Wimberly - 07/06/2009
There are few sectors of the economy that haven't been impacted by the global recession, but the meetings industry has been hit particularly hard, grappling with not only inevitable drops in attendance and cancellations, but also falling hotel rates, clients' reduced budgets and nagging perception issues.
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Small Meetings Get Helping Hands 05/04/2009
Life just got a little easier for meeting planners in charge of smaller events, with two companies, MeetingMetrics and American Express Business Travel, developing programs specifically geared toward them.
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Gordon Hughes II: Riding Out the Storm Rachel Wimberly - 05/04/2009
The days when print ads were a reliable, growing source of revenue for magazines had ended, and the shift online was as fast and furious as publishers could take, forcing many business-to-business media companies to play catch-up. Most still are playing catch-up.As the head of American Business Media, an organization that represents B-to-B media companies, Gordon T. Hughes II has had to help his members adjust to the ever-changing environment.
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Happy Days? Not Quite, Not Yet By Michael Hart - 04/13/2009
As participants streamed into the March 30 opening session of this year’s Society of Independent Show Organizers CEO Summit in San Diego, their small talk and chatter was drowned out by speakers blaring the tune to “Happy Days Are Here Again.”
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Boston Faces Med Show Cancellations By Michael Hart - 02/09/2009
Patrick Moscaritolo said he is “on standby, waiting for the smoke signal to come from the Massachusetts State Capitol.” Moscaritolo, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, has been in that mode since Jan. 19, when he told the Massachusetts Public Health Council it was liable to jeopardize the entire state's lucrative health care meetings and tradeshow business.
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Education: Smorgasbord of Choices By Rachel Wimberly - 01/12/2009
It's no secret how Deborah Sexton, president and CEO of the Professional Convention Management Assn., feels about education: “Our goal is always to deliver the best possible education – and in multiple formats.”
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Economy Impacts Shows Abroad 12/15/2008
The economic climate continues to cause cancellations and changes in some shows' dates, frequency and scope worldwide. However, new shows still are being launched as well, which can be seen in the latest global exhibition news from such places as China, Singapore, India and Iran.
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BEHIND THE STORY Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week June 12, 2009 Shock and Awe Is So 2008ish
The good news out of the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum is that most lead... More
Tradeshow Tales Rachel Wimberly, Senior Editor, Tradeshow Week June 10, 2009 Italian Economy Thrives
If there’s a global recession going on that’s supposedly touching every s... More
Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week June 5, 2009 E³ Mission Accomplished
My colleagues Joalien Johnson and Rachel Wimberly came back Wednesday from E³ Ex... More
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