"I've done everything I could do in meetings, but I didn't want to get out of the association business." When you're Jacy Hanson, a 17-year association veteran, with 10 of those years as national meetings services division director for the...

It's an 'Up-selling' World, So Get Creative "With this seller's market [in convention center space], there's been a spate of up-selling," says Douglas L. Ducate, president and CEO of Chicago-based Center for Exhibition Industry Research. "To quote...

The 7th edition of the Convention Industry Council Manual brings meeting planning into the new millennium...

The 7th edition of the Convention Industry Council Manual brings meeting planning into the new millennium...

When I mention customer relationship management systems, your internal knowledge and content management systems and practices, and your conferences and other events, I don't imagine that you immediately see these as an integrated, interlocking set...

It's an 'Up-selling' World, So Get Creative "With this seller's market [in convention center space], there's been a spate of up-selling," says Douglas L. Ducate, president and CEO of Chicago-based Center for Exhibition Industry Research. "To quote...

With 20 years' worth of stories to tell--and advice to share--ASTA's Liz Culkin says mastering a few basics is the best way to successfully manage overseas events...

Knowing the total value of your small meeting will enhance your negotiating position, as this expert details...

Dot-coms Align, Emerge, Even Give It Away The latest dot-com pairing will have b-there.com (www.b-there.com) offering its meeting planner users the opportunity to add a direct link to the travel booking capabilities of GetThere (www.getthere.com)...