Association Conventions and Expos

From double-sided carpet tape to door stoppers to adhesive dots, a new curated shopping site has launched with the necessities of on-site event execution.

Meeting-industry and city leaders alike make the case for vaccinations. With the Pfizer vaccine fully approved, are more mandates coming to salvage in-person events?

The latest proposal delivers an enormous amount of new event space, connects two exhibit halls via an over-the-street structure, and doubles the capacity of the headquarters hotel.

Vaccinations will be mandatory for attendees, clients, and employees entering the company’s venues starting in mid-September.

As in-person events return, approaches to on-site safety and virtual-attendee engagement can vary widely. I saw this first-hand at two recent meetings industry events.

One association recently ran its annual meeting using three in-person locations along with a virtual platform. Its executive director evaluates the event’s format, logistical details, energy and flow, costs, and attendee feedback.

Within a half-day’s drive of eight cities, the Terre Haute Convention Center will overlook two hotels as well as Indiana State University.

The general contractor is doing its part to support the return to in-person events by enforcing updated safety rules.

One-fourth of respondents to a MeetingsNet snapshot survey will require all attendees, vaccinated or not, to wear a mask at events in Q3 and Q4.

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses is scrambling to convert its Global Surgical Conference & Expo to fully virtual because of rapidly rising case rates in the host destination.