Meeting planners (and the journalists who cover their industry, present company most definitely included) have been on the tech-wagon for a while now, Facebooking and Linking In and blogging to generate excitement about their events. Which is goo...

Maybe the best event app is like the highest-end service—so good it’s nearly invisible

One of the many things I love about going to events like this week's Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress is running into people I like and admire, and hearing some of what they've been up to. Sometimes, what they have to ...

Expert tips on how to promote your mobile meeting app before, during, and after an event, provided courtesy of session leaders at the recent 2014 Cvent Corporate and Association Meetings Summits in Las Vegas.

Planners share their favorite productivity-boosting, hassle-reducing, smile-inducing apps.

Deborah Brice, CMP Senior Meetings ManagerThe Optical Society, Washington, D.C. My Job: Responsible for two annual conferences: the 14,000-attendee OFC (Optical Fiber Communications conference and exposition) and the 5,000-person CLEO (Confere...

Robert SiegerSenior Vice President, Technology ServicesCreative Group My Job: “I am responsible for meeting the technology needs and demands of Creative Group’s internal as well as external customers.” Robert Sieger, Creative GroupMy Device...

Stormi Boyd, CMP, CMMDirector, Professional ServicesRed Velvet EventsAustin, Texas My Device: iPad My Job: “95 percent of my job is meeting planning. I support a team of planners doing big events.” Must-Have Accessory: Stylus Stormi Boyd, CMP...

Charlene DeCesare Vice President of Marketing and Sales Boardroom Events Marathon, Fla.   My Device: iPadMy Job: Marketing strategy and business development, plus “whatever else is needed to make our three annual events incredibly succes...