For those who are new to the profession or have less than five years experience in the field, Association Management Week is composed of five one-day programs designed to build a strong understanding of the fundamentals and core functions of association management: Essential Practices in Association Management; Membership Development; Effectively Managing Volunteer Committees & Task Forces; Communication and Public…
ASAE’s Technology Conference & Expo is tailored to the needs of an ever-increasingly technology driven community. CIOs, CEOs, technology professionals, and other professionals with roles or interest in digital and mobile solutions can all find the education, solutions, and connections they’re looking for.
With the majority of all U.S. businesses (84%) now using non-cash awards and the majority of top performing businesses (those with the highest revenue growth, customer satisfaction, and employee satisfaction) saying their executives support their non-cash recognition and reward programs as a competitive advantage, the eminent need to understand how to create effective programs becomes…
After the New York City terror attack in which eight people died and eleven were injured, NYC & Company President and CEO Fred Dixon expressed the tourism organisation’s deepest sympathy for the victims. He said it was “thankful and reassured by the swift actions of the NYPD and first responders”. Photo: Gh9449. From Meetings & Conventions…
The Puerto Rico Convention Center will resume its event schedule in the New Year, according to the island’s convention bureau. The US territory’s hotels, port and airport are now fully operational after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in September. The conference centre has been relief effort command centre since the storm. Photo: Mtmelendez. From Meetpie.com…
How has trade-show security changed over recent years, and what now goes operationally into keeping exhibitors and visitors at an event safe under the current threat landscape? One of the top five global car exhibitions, the LA Auto Show, lifts the bonnet and reveals just how safety is currently engineered. From PCMA…
Organizations and individuals miss critical opportunities to connect with their elusive audiences in powerful and profitable ways because they lack the ability to tell compelling stories. Former sales VP and award-winning storyteller Kindra Hall will share her wisdom on how to harness and sharpen this essential skill for success in a connected economy. Using Kindra’s…
It’s not proving third time lucky for Trump’s Travel Ban III. As with his previous attempts to bar people from certain mainly Muslim nations from entering the United States, 3.0 has run into immediate challenges. Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland blocked it just before it was due to take effect. From Meetings & Conventions…
Over $80 million of public benefits, including affordable housing, cycling, pedestrian and road projects, have been agreed by the Washington State Convention Center as part of its planned $1.6 billion expansion in downtown Seattle. The agreement with a group called the Community Package Coalition will include $29 million of funding for affordable housing. From The Seattle Times…
IMEX chairman Ray Bloom hailed this year’s IMEX America a positive, unifying week for the industry at its closing. More than 12,000 exhibitors, hosted buyers and attendees came to Las Vegas, with the Tuesday and Wednesday of the show the busiest days ever in its history. More than 70,000 appointments were made. From Meetpie.com…
The seventh IMEX America opened at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas with a strong show of support for the city after the tragic mass shooting there. Attendees in the Sands Showroom heard meetings industry and city leaders discussing #VegasStrong, the campaign the city created after the tragedy. From Meetings & Conventions…
Kevin Hinton, CEO of the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence, has announced he will be leaving the role in January. He said it was time “to step away and close out my work over the past four and a half years so that I can explore my next professional chapter”. From Meetings & Conventions…
Chantal Sturk-Nadeau is the new head of Business Events Canada, the organisation responsible for meetings industry promotion in the country. During a recent trip to Europe, she shared her vision. BEC has identified seven priority business sectors where Canada holds a competitive advantage and is internationally recognized as a centre of excellence. From Boardroom…
Marriott has recently taken flak for hosting a convention of ACT America, which calls itself a ‘grassroots national security organisation’ but which has also been dubbed America’s ‘largest anti-Muslim hate group’. Marriott lists diversity and inclusion among its core values. ACT America has its own anti-violence, anti-discrimination policy. From the editor’s blog at Association Meetings International…
The Bellagio fountains continue to spray. Showgirls again take money off visitors. Music and magic spectaculars have reopened their doors. Amid makeshift memorials and a large police presence, Tim Dahlberg describes a struggle for normality after the unthinkable, in a city built on both business and leisure tourism. Photo: C. Mendoza. From Meetings & Conventions…
As America reels from the grim mass shooting in Las Vegas – the deadliest in US history – the country’s meetings and events industry has been reaching out to a destination at its very heart. 58 people were killed and 489 injured by a gunman firing on an outdoor music event. Photo: S. Dizayee. From PCMA……
Adjacent to Disneyland resort in California, the Anaheim Convention Center has just unveiled its expansion wing AAC North. The $190 million build creates an additional 200,000 square feet of exhibition and meeting space, enlarging what was already the biggest convention venue on the West Coast to more than one million square feet. From Meetings & Conventions…
The White House has made the US seem “closed for business”, according to the Global Business Travel Association. After Trump Travel Bans I and II, 45 percent of GBTA’s European members said they were “less likely” to bring meetings to the US. Every one percent of business travel supports 74,000 jobs. From Meetings & Conventions…
Connect with the top international hotels, CVBs, DMCs, and venues in pre-scheduled one-on-one appointments and unique experiential networking events, while enjoying a fully hosted, two-night stay at The 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn from February 25-27, 2018.
ibtm latin america, now ibtm AMERICAS, is the event for event organizers, the meeting point for the America Latina’s leaders and bridge with the major community of global business. When the business connects at ibtm latin america, great things happens. Connections mean everything.
ibtm america is a 3 day event in North America focused on uniting US and international travel industry suppliers with highly qualified meeting and event planners. The turn-key pod format offers 1-to-1 meetings between suppliers and buyers, with appointments mutually matched to ensure all meetings are highly relevant.
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