Guest column: Five steps to prepare your event for severe weather
September 8, 2021
The quickly changing climate affects us all, and planning for severe weather is becoming a basic requirement for the success of any business.
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Breakout Session: Tess Vismale, CMP, DES, chief event executioner, iSocialExecution, Inc.
September 8, 2021
Tess Vismale, an independent planner based in Atlanta, has been well established within the events industry for more than 30 years.
Guest column: Creative teambuilding ideas for a healthy workplace
August 30, 2021
Many challenges and changes have taken place within the workplace over the past year and a half. One of the key challenges is the ability to drive authentic connections in a new environment.
Guest column: Trouble on the tarmac
August 30, 2021
Regular fliers have all experienced the anger and frustration of being stuck on the tarmac. With people once again taking to the “friendly” skies in greater numbers, far more delays than usual are expected. The flight you expected to be 45 minutes turns into a fist-shaking multi-hour ordeal. …
Guest column: Leave a lighter carbon footprint with a smart event tech strategy
July 20, 2021
The event industry made strides toward greater sustainability pre-pandemic. With the return of live events, we have an opportunity to start fresh, and do more to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint.
Planners see value in steering groups to unique experiences in smaller markets
July 14, 2021
Meeting groups seeking out-of-the-ordinary experiences are looking to smaller markets for big-city amenities with a hometown feel.
Guest column: “Mix-Minus,” plus five more hybrid event production musts
July 13, 2021
As organizations transition to hybrid events from completely virtual events, planners are likely to run into new issues that may not have come up before. Take, for example, “mix-minus”: You don’t necessarily need to know what that is, but your AV vendor does, if you have any remote …
Survive or thrive? Taking the pulse of medical meetings
July 11, 2021
While medical meetings took a virtual turn just like everyone else in 2020, meeting planners found participants didn’t really mind.
Jewel of the Ozarks: Coordinated pandemic protocols, key amenities add sparkle to Branson, Missouri
July 10, 2021
In February 2021, Forbes ranked Branson, Mo. fourth in its top 10 places to travel right now and avoid the pandemic. But the city’s handling of COVID-19 isn’t the only draw to this midwestern tourist destination.
A new twist on teambuilding
July 8, 2021
Through teamwork and creativity, Orlando-based teambuilding company Wildly Different found success in the midst of the global COVID crisis.
