Meetings and Climate Change
On the heels of the U.N.’s historic climate conference in Paris in December, will there be increased pressure to reduce the carbon emissions of meetings, conventions, and trade shows?
Carbon Offsets 101
Are carbon offsets the best way to shrink your meeting's environmental footprint?
Yes, SMERF Is Still a Thing
The decades-old acronym for social, military, education, religious, and fraternal groups might need some updating, but it’s still a vital market for certain destinations and hotels.
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‘All Things Endoscopy’
With EndoFest, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has created an intimate, interactive program that serves its entire specialty.
How Meetings Can Effect Social Change
Meetings and events increasingly are being invoked as part of the debate over same-sex marriage, race relations, and other hot-button issues.
The Internet Society's Hybrid Meeting
The global membership meeting of the Internet Society was a landmark event in more ways than one.
Measuring the Effect of Meeting Boycotts
Unlike slow-moving consumer boycotts, the negative economic effect of convention boycotts is immediate and can have long-lasting damaging effects to a destination.
Around the World in 5 Meetings
Want to grow your international presence, but not sure how to get there from here? Unfold our map of five different routes to expanding your global reach through meetings and events.
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BIO's Everyday Superhero Program Powers Up
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s Everyday Superheroes, who are working to ‘heal, feed, and fuel the world’!
How the Exhibitions Industry Is Using Big Data
A new CEIR study crunches the numbers on how the exhibitions industry is using big data.
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Reinventing the Conference Panel
A new ‘Idea Generator’ format at ACPA — College Student Educators International’s annual meeting put attendees onstage with the experts.
How Mergers and Acquisitions Are Shaking Up the Industry
Media companies are buying up shows in every sector. Suppliers are going after new business units. Even associations are building out their event portfolios. Welcome to the multibillion-dollar boom in mergers and acquisitions.
