A new white paper based on input from more than 80 association professionals provides guidance. One hint: It’s probably not through community-refurbishment projects.
Goldman Sachs is behind a networking platform called Louisa, which finds connections between professional-community members that otherwise might never be discovered.
For one association’s planning team that uses cameras to watch over event spaces during its annual meeting, an on-site incident suddenly changed the mission of the surveillance from quality control to crisis management.
The Audubon Aquarium is getting several new elements that will debut in June, while a new entertainment complex next to the convention center will be anchored by a TopGolf facility.
Karin Soyster Fitzgerald, AMC Institute’s new chief operating officer, came up through the meetings department to arrive in the C-suite. Here’s what she sees happening with association meetings right now.
A new research report lays out exhibit-cost trends in top convention destinations and offers suggestions for show managers on how to aid exhibitors with their ROI.
A recent survey on speakers’ asking prices, lead times, added-value activities, and other elements finds common ground—but also some disconnect—between speakers and the planners seeking to hire them.
