Professional Development

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Amilie Parent, vice president of finance and administration at Showcare Event Solutions, has been promoted to serve as president of the Montréal-based company. She is only the second female president in the 37-year history of the registration...

Industry ethics expert Joan Eisenstodt on gifts, commissions, and other supplier-planner gray areas.

The strong economy means higher turnover rates and fewer qualified people available for openings, so there's opportunity for meeting and event planners to move.

Lisa Block, formerly the vice president of events at the Society for Human Resource Management, has moved into the meeting consulting space. As of April 2019, she is the executive vice president of conference strategy and...

A new company focused on strategic meetings management has launched, with an executive team boasting a high-profile pedigree.