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What Does Success Look Like? Meeting and event planners share their thoughts on the subject.

In this shakedown, Doug Chorpenning of the wet paint group draws on everything from intentional design to Dr. Seuss to indirectly define his company's creative ecosystem and how planners can use it to their advantage.

Recent studies have shown that approximately 65 percent of people are visual learners. There are lots of underutilized opportunities to engage attendees visually in between sessions, lunches and receptions, says Cynthia Hornketh, CMM, Experient’s VP, experience design.

Attrition and cancellation clauses aren't the only contract clauses that can cause a great deal of mischief if not paid attention to. See what else CMP Tyra Hilliard says should be on your radar.

Planners sound off on their biggest professional and personal inspirations.

In this Shakedown, we asked Adrian Segar, founder of Conferences That Work, about his new book as well as the evolution of knowledge itself as both relate to improving meeting outcomes.

As a meeting planner and the Senior Director of Global Accounts at HelmsBriscoe, Jill Stone shares tips on making the "flip" happen at your meetings.

In this "What I Know" meeting planner confession, planners share the biggest realization about what they perceive as their life roles, both personally and professionally.

Meeting and event planners share their biggest meeting nightmares in this "What I know" confession.

In this shakedown, we asked Millennial event mastermind Liz King, of Liz King Events, what's on the horizon—from tech trends to 'is this tech really necessary?'

Technology has transformed the events landscape to such an extent that most events are already hybrid, and soon all events will be as they turn into truly multi-sensory experience. 3D tech expert Martina Ori offers tips on what planners can do to make the most of this new frontier.

Community services activities at meetings are more popular now than ever. But not every meeting can accommodate a full-blown community service activity—there may just not be enough time in the program or the logistics may seem too daunting. Ira Alemas of impact4good shares some of his top CSR activity options for giving back under a time crunch.

As CEO and founder of wet paint group, Doug Chorpenning is tasked with helping organizations tell their story in creative ways. Here, he explains why meetings fail and how to spot these red flags before the game begins.

Marije Vogelzang designs food & beverage experiences from the verb “to eat,” tapping into the origin and cultural meanings of different types of food.