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The outlook for meetings in Georgia and the Carolinas is strong, with the new Raleigh (N.C.) Convention Center and Marriott Hotel, a new Gateway Center Marriott beside the Georgia International Convention Center, the new Carolina Hall at Pinehurst...

The State of Social Technologies Adoption Survey” is an in-depth look at how 280 associations are using social technology.

Reinvention is nowhere near as sexy a word as, say, innovation or creation, is it? Yet I would argue that reinvention is going to be the thing that will pull associations—and everyone—out of our recessionary rut.

Saving money is important, but without quality, excitement, networking, and a memorable impact,you might not enjoy a successful food event! So what are the elements of a successful event...

Planning an accessible event requires more than ramps and wheelchair washrooms. The key is to be sensitive to every aspect of the event and to what barriers a person with a disability — mobility, hearing, sight, or cognitive — might face, and how...

With an expanded convention center, a new 1,000-room hotel, and the grand opening of a light-rail system connecting the convention center to downtown, the suburbs, and the airport, Phoenix begins a new era as a convention destination...

Pending legislation in Massachusetts that would ban gifts and giveaways at medical conventions and restrict pharmaceutical and medical device company marketing practices has caused at least one medical society to cancel a meeting in Boston and...