Conferences + Conventions

Rotating roundtables—a trademark of the Prevue Visionary Summits—will allow attendees a chance to benchmark with their peers.

Simon Suarez, president of Asonashores, the Dominican Republic’s hotel and tourism association, says that the private sector continues to encourage the development of a convention center in Santo Domingo.

Attendees at Prevue's upcoming Summit on Global Meeting Planning will have a chance to sample the Scenterprises Perfume Bar.

The lovely and legendary Eden Roc Miami Beach Resort pulled out all the stops for the group of 30 meeting planners, creating vibrant revolving room sets and offering a sneak hardhat preview of the new Nobu Tower rooms, which will be opening later this year.

Thousands attended Meetings Africa 16, a high-energy trade show held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg this past February. Exhibitors came from South Africa and 15 other countries, all under the banner, “Advancing Africa Together.” Here’s a sample of what had meeting and event planners buzzing.

The merging of traditional medicine and wellness has sparked some pretty interesting medical meetings as of late.

“I genuinely feel that this place is an inspiration and spectacular space to have your imagination stimulated."

It’s not hard to see why this Australian city, nicknamed the “Athens of the South” for its Mediterranean-like climate and laid back lifestyle, is a dream both for meetings and incentives, and one of the best cities for incentives overall.

The Miami Beach Summit will focus on the 5 factors that our readers say are having the most impact on their meetings.

"At the end of the day, it's not about the money, it's about facilitating conversation and building community."

India is firmly planted in the incentive spotlight with the Site Global Conference having just visited in October.

Find out who won our 2015 Visionary Awards, recognizing forward-thinking venues, destinations and suppliers whose vision advances the interests of the meeting and incentive industry.

Another part the digital conversation was the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s (RAMW) push to encourage attendees to combine their love for books and food.

Meeting in art-centric Santa Fe, N.M., might seem out of character for a group of neurotrauma scientists, but the city offered the perfect balance of right- and left-brain activities for attendees.