Jan 20, 2015

I love our story, “Millennials Make Meetings Better for All,” written and edited by Alison Hall and Contributing Editor Rob Carey. Why? While we offer 12 ways to create meetings Millennials will love, we also have come to the realization that att...

Aim for New Year's Goals, Not Resolutions

Jan 19, 2015

By now, many New Year’s resolutions have faded along with their good intentions. The spirit of resolving to make a meaningful change often goes awry if the new behavior is not repeated consistently for two to three weeks. Here’s how to...

Meetings Industry Advocacy: It’s Our Duty

Jan 12, 2015

Advocacy. It’s a term we throw around in conversation, but how many of you really know the value and extent of it? Recent data from CEIR, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, notes that in 2014 the exhibitions and events industry contribu...

Six Resolutions for Success

Jan 06, 2015

To kick off 2015 in the right direction, I talked with several friends about the secrets to their success. What a gold mine of positive energy! The result is my six New Year’s resolutions below. Perhaps one or two of them will help you out in the...

Love in the Time of Social Media

Dec 24, 2014

I may have already said this, but social media—and, the Internet—have changed my life. My husband and I met online in 2000, and after that it became the doorway through which many blessings have entered. One of those blessings arrived this month...

Christine Duffy Takes Over World’s Largest Cruise Line

Dec 22, 2014

Her journey from travel agent to meeting pro to president of a cruise line

Coming In 2015: North American Meetings Industry Day

Dec 22, 2014

Meetings industry professionals from three North American countries are dedicating April 16, 2015, as a day to showcase the value of meetings, conferences, conventions, incentive travel, tradeshows, and exhibitions. Meetings professionals in Cana...

People Leaders Enable Others

Dec 22, 2014

Incoming Financial & Insurance Conference Planners board member Joe Scully, senior director with John Hancock Financial Services in Boston, Mass., made an immediate impact on the board of directors when he referred to the senior-most planner...

A Look Back: 2014's Most Refreshing Meeting Ideas and Insights

Dec 19, 2014

Here’s a look back at some of the revealing, refreshing, and just plain interesting items brought to you in 2014 in MeetingsNet's "On the Fly" report, our monthly selection of intel and ideas on meetings, business travel, and...

Would You Get Hired as a Pharma Planner Today?

Dec 10, 2014

Members of the â€œLuminaries of Pharma Meetings Panel,â€ from left to right: Kimberly Meyer, founder, Meetings Analytics; Martin Hess-Janorschke, senior global event manager, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Lisa Meehan, director, N...