Back Issue Magazine Archive

December 2015

Cover Story/Knowledge Hubs

Globalizing Knowledge

From Raleigh to Glasgow and Melbourne to London, meetings and trade shows increasingly play a key role in the transfer of knowledge fueling the global economy — and can make a difference that lasts.

Barbara Palmer

Cover illustration by Peter and Maria Hoey

Features

 Event Design

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.

Regina McGee


 Books

Look and Feel

Influential graphic designer Chip Kidd on clarity, mystery, and why you shouldn’t want attendees to go away completely satisfied at the end of your event.

Christopher Durso


 CMP Series

The New Guide to Outsourcing

Outsourcing can save time and money, and help you add specialized talent to your team — but where do you start?

Kate Mulcrone

Departments

 There's A Meeting for That

The NotMom Summit

Inside a meeting inspired by women who, for whatever reason, have decided not to have children.

Michelle Russell


 Online

How to Identify and Grow an Online Community

BIF Summit watched an online community grow up around its program — and now sees it as an integral part of ‘the conversation.’

Christopher Durso


 Meeting Management

Why Developing Your Strengths Pays Off

Are one meeting planner’s innate talents applicable to the entire profession?

Michelle Russell


 Forward Thinking

Do You Need a Conference Experience Officer?

To achieve market differentiation in the 21st century, progressive conference owners will organize around their customers, not their internal functions.

Dave Lutz, CMP


Supported Article  F&B

How Planners Can Offset Rising F&B Costs in 2016

In 2016, food costs will continue to rise — but many planners’ budgets won’t. How do chefs and caterers suggest bridging the gap?

Corin Hirsch


 Giving Back

How One Meeting Incorporated a Blood Drive

AACC’s blood drive was a historic undertaking, a learn-as-you-go project — and a research initiative that would advance the profession’s role in cardiac care.

Michelle Russell


Supported Article  Innovative Meetings

‘All Things Endoscopy’

With EndoFest, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has created an intimate, interactive program that serves its entire specialty.

Regina McGee

Plenary

 Unconventional

Are You Invisible at Work?

What are Invisibles? Skilled professionals who, the better they do their jobs, the more they fade into the background.

Convene Editors


 Event Venues

6 Great Miami Meeting Spaces

A jaunt to Miami highlights some of the city's coolest meeting spaces.

Christopher Durso


 My New Favorite App

Paperless App Simplifies Lists and Checklists

This app makes digital lists as easy as pen-and-paper ones.

Convene Editors


 The Intersection

The Importance of Continuing Education for Meeting Planners

For decades, no single certification existed for meeting professionals — until the Convention Industry Council (CIC) created the Certified Meeting Professional in 1985. Since then, more than 10,000 meeting professionals in 55 countries have earned their CMP.

Corin Hirsch


 Room Set

Newsroom, Meeting Room

A Portland, Maine, 110-room boutique property has a one-of-a-kind space for meetings.

Convene Editors


 Pre Con

American Meteorological Society 96th Annual Meeting

3,500 educators, scientists, researchers, and other professionals in the fields of weather, water, and climate will gather in New Orleans next month for a five-day meeting.

Kate Mulcrone


 Post Con

Independent Electrical Contractors Con 2015

Nearly 1,600 electricians from all over the United States met in Tampa for IEC (Independent Electrical Contractors) Con 2015, whose 35,000-square-foot Expo featured more than 100 exhibitors.

Kate Mulcrone


 Logistics

What Does Cheap Oil Mean for Meetings?

Last month the average price for a gallon of gas in the United States dropped to just over $1. What does this mean for meetings?

David McMillin

Also In This Issue

 Behind the Scenes

What Drives Us?

Meeting planners and magazine editors — we have a pretty noble shared goal.

Michelle Russell


 To the Point

Charting a New Course for Meetings

Picture this: Your team is under the gun to meet your quarterly sales goals or finish a huge project. The pressure is mounting, higher-ups are asking questions, and competitors are looming.

Deborah Sexton