There’s an alphabet soup of certification programs open to meeting planners. Here’s what those acronyms on your colleagues’ LinkedIn profiles mean—and how to get them yourself.

Did you know that April 14 is Equal Pay Day—the day that women have to work into the new year to earn what men earned last year? That’s three and a half months, people! While the exact size of the gender salary gap varies depending on a lot of di...

Financial & Insurance Conference Planners has been approved for Certified Meeting Professional Preferred Provider status from the Convention Industry Council, which administers the CMP designation...

Top tips on professional development from seasoned meeting managers. No surprise: At the top of the list is building relationships.

John Spence, Springtime speakerDuring the week of April 8, several high-level events will bring association and other meeting professionals to Washington, D.C., for education, networking, and celebration. Four events are being organized by the In...

I'm going to be moderating what I think will be a really cool free webinar this Thursday, March 19, at 2 p.m. ET on how you can use the six ways your attendees behave digitally to design activities that will help you get your key messages across...

Meetings, marketing, and technology maven Jessica L. Levin, MBA, CMP, CAE, has made a living out of networking and she’s written a book to let everyone else in on her secrets. It’s called Perfect Pairings: The Art of Connecting People. In an eas...

Steve Bova with his son, MikeI’m headed to a John Mellencamp concert tonight with my 17-year-old son, Mike. It was his idea for his birthday. I’m also taking him out for a big steak. I appreciate the opportunities we get to connect like this. Our...