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Carina Bauer, CEO of the IMEX Group sat down with MeetingsNet at the show in Las Vegas for a conversation that touched on exhibitor trends, the show’s move to Mandalay Bay, and her support for #VegasStrong.

Exhibitors like to complain about a lack of return on their investment in your show—but are they doing all they can to maximize that ROI?

Whatever the reason people gather together, meetings will always be food for our souls.

What you need to do to get approval for your meeting-related expenses that aren’t immediate revenue drivers or, worse yet, are likely to be financial losers.

The American Society of Association Executives has had a busy year, with newly launched products and services across the spectrum of association needs.

Kevin Hacke, who served as executive director of the International Live Events Association and as chief staff officer of other non-profit organizations as an association executive at SmithBucklin for 13 years, has joined the sales team at The...

Frameworks can be extremely helpful to conference professionals who are shifting their focus from planning and programming to designing attendee experiences. Several years ago, our team developed the EPIC framework—experiential...