January 2016
Cover Story/Budgets + Revenue
Putting the ‘Arrr!’ in Room Block
With all of the pressures on the traditional room block — including pirates, Airbnb, and budget-conscious attendees — is it time to rethink the booking model?
Cover illustration by Tomasz Walenta
Features
PCMA's 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2016
Presenting PCMA’s third annual class of 20 in Their Twenties honorees — young meeting professionals who are already leaving their mark on the industry.
ASM Microbe Counts Down to Its New Blended Conference
The American Society for Microbiology’s hard work is paying off, as the petri dish in which it’s combining its two annual conferences shows signs of new life.
Departments
Major Arcana
The U.K., Germany, Australia, Singapore, Brazil, and the United States each host an annual TarotCon meeting.
The Doctor Is @In
Telemedicine is opening a new frontier for health care — and creating new opportunities for medical meetings.
Supported Article Innovative Meetings
How One Conference Grew Its Footprint Through Co-Location
To grow its conference footprint, the Biomimicry Institute situated itself within the bigger, higher-profile environment of SXSW Eco.
The Best Conference You've Probably Never Heard Of
The 10-year-old e.g. Conference has succeeded by always taking chances and never going after predictable trends.
Plenary
How Can You Educate for Uncertainty?
It seems like being sure of something is always better than not, but for Jamie Holmes, a fellow at the New America think tank, ambiguity and uncertainty are underrated commodities — especially in the continuously disrupted new economy
Two Wide-Open Spaces in Texas
Last November I left behind a spell of cold, rainy weather in New York City for four days in Plano and Irving, Texas, with several other journalists, all of us hosted by Visit Plano and the Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau.
24 Hours in Minneapolis
A new #mpls24 program offers planners a one-day site visit organized around their personal tastes, and Editor in Chief Michelle Russell was in Minneapolis to give it a test run.
Radish
My new favorite app is Radish! Currently available in Chicago, Radish delivers healthy, chef-cooked meals to your door in minutes.
33rd World Congress of Endourology and SWL
This past fall, two meetings became one when the endourology and oncology sections of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) co-hosted the first-ever World Congress of Endourology and SWL
Kelly Ricker: 'Say Yes'
Kelly Ricker, CMP, senior vice president of events and education for the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), on how to build a satisfying, successful career
The Upside of Disobedience
We're taught from birth to obey -- but a new book makes the case for more disobedience in the workplace.
Paris After the Attacks
Clément Laloux, marketing manager for the Paris Convention & Visitors Bureau, on Paris after the terrorist attacks.
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