Conferences + Conventions

Conferences + Conventions

Conference Call: Add Value to Your Event With These 3 Sustainability Conferences

If you are looking for new ways to integrate the principles of responsible meetings into your event, these three sustainability conferences could be a good place to start.
Rick Still, La Cita de las Americas, Visit St.Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida, meeting events, hospitality events

La Cita de las Americas Brings Latin American Professionals to St. Pete

La Cita de las Americas, a "hybrid tourism fair,” is coming to St. Petersburg, Fla., for its first time ever from Aug. 29 to 31.
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ICCA’s Association Meetings

Close to 150 association planners from 32 countries gathered in Fukuoka, Japan, this past month for the International Congress and Convention (ICCA) Association's Association Meetings Program (AMP).
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IMEX America Releases Welcome Video Ahead of October Conference

It's that time again. In a couple of months we will all be holding hands and singing around IMEX America's campfire sessions.
GBTA, meetings

Duty of Care Tops the Agenda at Global Business Travel Association Convention

Keynote speakers at the Global Business Travel Association Convention, including former General David Petraeus, Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and Expedia Barry Diller and Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian, all touched on current political uncertainties.

3 Takeaways from the Incentive Research Foundation’s Education Invitational

Last month, the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) held its 24th Annual Education Invitational conference in Maui, Hawaii, and wowed over 200 incentive planners.
MPI, WEC, B-52's

Meeting Professionals International WEC: Engaging Experiences & Real-Time Learning

The theme of this year's Meeting Professionals International WEC was, "Stop planning meetings, start designing experiences."
MEET on Bowery, meeting

Safety & Security Top of Mind at Prevue’s Global Meeting Summit

"A name badge with Microsoft on it screams kidnapping in cerrtain parts of the world."
Saudi Arabia, IMEX, IMEX in Frankfurt, Saudi Exhibition and Convention Bureau, Middle East

Saudi Arabia to Launch International Meetings Campaign at IMEX in Frankfurt

“As the worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events, IMEX in Frankfurt is the perfect place for us to meet thousands of influential event and meetings buyers face-to-face."

Meetings Mean Business: GMID Takeaways for Planners

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) showcases the positive impact that meetings, conferences, conventions and incentive travel have on local economies.

Record-high Convention Business Gives Vegas a New Reason to Twinkle

The fall of the iconic Riviera Hotel and Casino, the first high-rise and one of the only remaining casinos from the city’s infamous mob days, marks the steady rise of Las Vegas as a formidable meetings destination.
IMEX, meetings

5 Meetings Industry Events You Shouldn’t Miss This Year

The meetings industry's major convention, IMEX 2016 attracted 3,250 exhibiting companies and 3,216 hosted buyers from 60 countries.
Meet Well, meeting

Sneaky Wellness: New Term from the Prevue-IRF Meet Well Conference

The Meet Well attendees referred to practicing "sneaky wellness," in other words, finding ways to sneak in healthy elements regardless.
PCMA, meeting

Giving Good at PCMA

"Imagine being able to take this information right into the Mayor's office and say, 'Here's what trade shows bring us in addition to tax dollars."