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Planner Profile: Samantha Vogel, CMP

Q&A with Samantha Vogel, CMP
Manager, Meetings and Travel, GameStop

While teaching 11th grade English, Samantha Vogel came to the realization that the type of work she most loved was to design and create unique experiences. Ultimately, this realization led to a career in the meetings and events …

Crazy Costumes, Interactive Exhibits & Games, Oh My!

 

By Adrianne Bowen

With the soaring popularity of comic cons and other fun role-playing events, costumes and interactive adventures are becoming a major part of today’s trade shows. And it’s not just anime extravaganzas getting in on the fun.

Dazzling Mardi Gras costumes have …

How Southern Expos Are Becoming Trendy & Fun

By Adrianne Bowen

The digital age has touched every business, including the large-events market. But that’s not the only thing that has transformed the trade show experience and what attendees can expect. Even though the most important factor is always going to be showcasing the services and products …

Thinking Of Our Friends In Texas

The staff of ConventionSouth wishes to offer our sympathy and concern for all of the people in Texas suffering the effects of Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent flooding that continues to impact the area. Our hearts go out to all those experiencing loss, shock, displacement and uncertainty.

We are pleased …

July Planner Profile: Sue Walton

MeCo Co-Founder, Co-Owner of May and Williams, LTD., Independent Meeting Planners, Evanston, Illinois

Sue Walton’s experience as a planner began during a 1980’s political event that included a keg of beer. “On the 4th of July, in 1987,” she recently related, “my husband and I …

The South’s Top Small Markets with BIG Music

“The South’s Top 10 Small Markets with BIG Music”

Based On Reader & Fan Votes

This September, ConventionSouth magazine, a national multimedia resource for those who plan events held within the South, asked readers and Facebook fans to vote for the cities they felt were the best places …

Spotlight On Meeting Professionals — 2016

Meeting professionals spend much of their time working behind the scenes, tending to details large and small, in order to keep meetings running smoothly. They also put a great deal of energy into designing events that are fun, engaging and memorable. So it is an honor and a privilege …

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