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Take away the classroom setup and create an open lab-like space for attendees to interact and engage with different tools.

Instructor-led and on-demand interactive strength and cardio classes as well as restorative yoga will be available for attendees looking to spend their layovers wisely.

If your meeting has any kind of flexibility in dates, it’s essential to include a list of dates in order of preference in your RFP.

Special event guru Michael Cerbelli wowed the audience at Meeting Professionals International's WEC in June with a hands-on extravaganza featuring his top picks for packing punch with your event. Here are 5 standouts from...

"Designing an effective channel incentive strategy needs to reinforce the sales processes, highlight product information and reinforce the sponsoring company’s value proposition. It’s about helping channel partners and their salespeople sell effectively, while answering, 'What's in it for me?'"

In 2014, nearly 50 million Americans lived in food insecure households, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Summer festival organizers know how to build a passionately loyal following. Here are some ideas from three top events.

Every month, ConventionPlanit.com holds an incentive-driven contest for meeting planners that results in valid tips for other planners.

Vegetable gardening, barefoot walking and even puppy cuddling will provide mood-boosting fun for attendees.

If incentive travel in general or a certain destination in particular did not have appeal, the channel incentive program is less likely to succeed.

Some meeting planners, mostly the CMPs in the group, spoke up for the professionalism of the role. Said one: "How about everyone just know you are a Meeting Professional? Why? Because you deserve that respect!"

Invitations and Save the Dates are part of marketing collateral and particularly important if you’re trying to generate interest, attract attention, increase attendance and affirm belief and investment for a complex event.

Experts include Gabe Jaramillo, who has trained tennis pros such as Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.

SITE, which is known for incentive industry education, now has a new offering of 12 online courses.