Beth Surmont, senior manager, strategic programs with IEEE, a professional association for the advancement of technology, is a big believer in the power of meeting planners to change the world. As she said in a session at the American Society of ...

I went to a fantastic, interactive, and tips-filled session at the American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting in Detroit this summer on the topic of planning meetings outside the U.S. The august panel—Cameron Curtis, Courtesy Assoc...

When you’re happy and you know it clap your hands—why not? You deserve some applause for being more productive. Unlike attitudes, which can be adjusted, moods can be hard to control. And feeling perky and enthusiastic can result in a pretty produ...

Director Roth with actress Lorenza Izzo on 'The Green Inferno' set in Peru (Photo: The Green Inferno) I was reading these five "bloody good lessons on creating intensity” that Fast Company writer Joe Berkowitz divined from the musings of horror f...

What do you think travel will look like in the near future? That’s what Marriott Rewards Credit Card from Chase asked a nationally representative sample of 1,002 Americans, ages 18-67, who stay in a hotel at least five nights per year for busines...

One of the many reasons I wish I could have gone to the Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress last month was to go to a session called, “Powering Up: Women and Leadership in the Meeting and Event Industry.” The panel featur...

I love this shot of some of the cofounders, from the fund Web siteKudos to the meetings industry pros behind the launch of The Meetings Industry Fund, a 501(c)(3) foundation that will provide financial help to people who plan, execute, deliver, a...

The course graduates, looking pretty happy about their accomplishment.This must be the cool-meeting season, because I keep hearing about standout events that I would love to be a part of. The latest is the first Global Event Design Certificate pr...