June 2016
Cover Story/Big Ideas
5 Next-Gen Technologies That Already Are Changing Meetings
Here's how wearables, 3D projection mapping, second-screen technology, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence are transforming the industry.
Illustration by Sam Island
Features
What Makes for Good Internships?
Designing internships that build competencies is key to securing tomorrow’s talent. Also: You need to pay them.
Jake Wood on Leadership
At PCMA’s 2016 Education Conference the author, entrepreneur, and combat veteran will share his surprising theories about organizational leadership.
Convene's 2016 Salary Survey
Few meeting professionals received raises over the last year — and those raises were smaller compared to the previous year.
Departments
Supported Article Social Media
#WhyIWearTheBadge
How the International Association of Chiefs of Police galvanized its law enforcement conference through a social media campaign.
4 Ways to Improve Your Online Education Programs
Award-winning leaders in association e-learning offer tips for creating great online education.
An App for the Visually Impaired Debuts at CES
What happened when a technology startup whose app can dramatically help the visually impaired scaled up its exposure at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Inside a 'Social Tech Cabana'
Event technology is good at recording logistical data. Now it’s evolving to capture the nuances of relationship building.
Supported Article F&B
3 Must-Follow Food Trails
Food and beverage trails aren’t just for leisure travelers anymore.
5 Key Requirements for Speakers
How to help your speakers engage with your audience on and off the stage — and before, during, and after your event.
Plenary
An RFP for Internet Access
A new tool from the Convention Industry Council is changing the way planners evaluate Internet offerings at venues.
AWP16 Conference & Bookfair
Twelve thousand authors, editors, publishers, students, and teachers booked it to Los Angeles for the Association of Writers and Writers’ Programs’ (AWP) annual show.
AAA 2016 Annual Meeting
More than 3,000 accountants, students, and professors are heading to the Big Apple this summer for 350-plus concurrent sessions and panels at the American Accounting Association’s (AAA) Annual Meeting and Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting.
The Evolution of Conference Space
How do meeting professionals see venues evolving over the next five years?
Revelry and Rebirth in San Antonio
A three-day jaunt to San Antonio highlights the city's rehabbed convention center and other venues for meetings and events.
A Door of Opportunity
An aviation meeting towed a plane into the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center through a custom door — and left an opening for more.
Supported Article Tips
5 Tips for On-Site Wellness
Here are some ways to take care of yourself during hectic meetings.
Germaine Schaefer
"You are stuck with the reputation you create — so make it one that you are proud of."
Also In This Issue
The Making of Tomorrow’s Leaders
We all share a responsibility to help prepare those who represent the future of our industry.