Worried that all that tweeting to off-site followers is making your attendees antisocial with the people in the room? Jeff De Cagna says instead of worrying, we should embrace interactions happening outside the meeting.
Government officials in Portland, Ore., have scrapped plans to build a publicly financed, 600-room Westin headquarters hotel adjacent to the Oregon Convention Center. The project, which was first proposed 20 years ago, is the victim of the...
When future historians look back on the early days of social media—the days we’re living through right now—they might find that some of the earliest “killer apps” for interactive technologies depended on the power of face-to-face meetings...
Working with the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events has published a guide to help event organizers—particularly not-for-profit associations—handle today’s H1N1 flu...
With thousands of protesters expected in Pittsburgh for the G-20 Summit on September 24-25, the city has been working to create protest zones near the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. However, some groups are not happy with the effort and have...
The expansion of the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) kicked off this summer after an additional $25 million investment by the project’s partners. A joint venture between the German exhibition companies Messe Dusseldorf, Messe...
With renewed focus on virtual meetings, organizations are looking for ways to use technology to turn large, costly national meetings into more cost-effective regional meetings. But how can they do so successfully without losing the messaging or...
The Convention Industry Council has launched a public messaging task force to improve the image of meetings, the latest industry effort to battle the negative public perception of events and business travel. CIC has hired Y Partnership Inc., a...
