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New Meeting Planning Book Aims to Instruct and Inspire
Gather, a new meeting planning book by Doug Binder, provides both inspiration and tactics designed to make business events more engaging and effective.
Carina Bauer on IMEX Frankfurt
After two years in hiatus due to COVID, IMEX Frankfurt is coming back in style to Messe Frankfurt, Germany, May 31–June 2.
EIC Welcomes First Online Sustainable Event Professional Certificate Graduates
The Event Industry Council (EIC) has announced the inaugural cohort of its Online Sustainable Event Professional Certificate (SEPC) program.
Cybersecurity: How Cyber-safe Is Your Event?
What are the cybersecurity threats facing planners today — and what they can do to keep their event, and their attendees, safe from attack?
Travel Industry on Board with Eliminating Inbound International Travel COVID Testing
The travel industry is hailing an effort to eliminate the requirement that international air travelers provide a negative COVID test result prior to entering the U.S.
And the 2022 SITE Crystal Award Goes to…
Meet the 2022 SITE Crystal Award winners who were recognized at this year's SITE Global Conference in Dublin, Ireland.
Do You Know Your Attendees’ Biggest Pet Peeves?
Liz Lathan, CMP, CMO and Cofounder of Haute Companies, has crowdsourced some of the worst of the worst attendee pet peeves through LinkedIn. The result is a sad/hilarious booklet, The Attendee Bill of Rights.
Alation: A Case Study in COVID Preparedness
How one company handled COVID preparedness for a recent event with international attendees.
How to Plan Events in an Uncertain World
With a world that continues to be in state of constant uncertainty, how is a planner supposed to do what they do best?
Top Incentive Trends: Budgets on the Rise in 2022
Incentive trends research shows budgets and spending are on the rise, but is it enough to motivate today’s increasingly remote workforce?
EIC Welcomes First CMP Fellows Class
The Events Industry Council (EIC) has announced the inaugural class of Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP) Fellows, a new program the EIC just launched last year.
Survey Finds Business Travelers Eager to Get Back to Meeting Face to Face
Survey finds 84% of business travelers plan to attend at least one business meeting over the next six months.
CDC Eases Health Restrictions on Cruising
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lifted COVID-related health warning on cruise travel the agency put in place at the start of the pandemic.
Inaugural Business Events Industry Week Draws 2,000 to D.C.
The inaugural Business Events Industry Week attracted more than 2,000 meeting and hospitality event professionals to learn and network.
