I love this shot of some of the cofounders, from the fund Web siteKudos to the meetings industry pros behind the launch of The Meetings Industry Fund, a 501(c)(3) foundation that will provide financial help to people who plan, execute, deliver, a...

The course graduates, looking pretty happy about their accomplishment.This must be the cool-meeting season, because I keep hearing about standout events that I would love to be a part of. The latest is the first Global Event Design Certificate pr...

At this year’s American Society for Association Executives Annual Conference and Exhibition in Detroit, I was again reminded of the incredibly cool people who hang out in the association space. They may not all be meetings professionals—in fact...

ICOMEX addition expands the ibtm global portfolio into Mexico and Latin America.

What do you think, will we be traveling to meetings via jet pack by 2040? (Image: Thinkstock by Getty Images)I recently read a Fast Company article about how the rise of the freelance economy, and the fall of traditional jobs and companies, will ...

KiKi L’Italien, Amplified Growth, and Scott Oser, Scott Oser Associates, outside their session room at ASAEMeeting planners tend to be busy people. Make that very busy—but are you busier than you need to be? If so, the American Societ...

Executives want you to make sense of the facts, not just deliver a data dump.Meeting professionals need to make recommendations to their organizations on a range of topics—from venues to technology to sponsorship sales to adult education strategi...

Sunrises and sunsets were pretty spectacular in Detroit. This one is over the river at the final evening celebration at Hart Plaza.In my experience, few good things start out with getting up at 4 a.m. and, sure enough, my trip to Detroit for the ...

How to be a great leader: Let go of control and trust the people around you.