Have you heard the word “innovation” just a few too many times? Yeah, me too, especially when it comes to meetings. Let’s throw “engagement” in there too as a word that’s been used so often—and so often in reference to things that really don’t ma...

Meeting professionals want to use social media to foment more participant engagement around meetings and events, but getting started can be daunting. In a recent MeetingsNet webinar, Luann Edwards, CMP, CMM, social media strategist, FM Global, of...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Grass Shack Events and Media's Mike McAllen welcomes Sam McNeill to the show. Sam is creative director of Song Division. He also is one of Australia’s most in-demand e...

Pharma Forum day chairs got into the spirit of the MadLib icebreaker at the newcomers reception.It’s always nice to kick off a newcomer’s orientation with an icebreaker, but coming up with one that isn’t hokey is a challenge. For the 2016 Pharma...

The Pharma Forum’s 2016 Advisory Committee—13 corporate and third-party planners and suppliers—held several brainstorming sessions with CBI and MeetingsNet over the months leading up to the conference. Its mission: content innovations that would ...

Photo by Frank VeronskyMeeting planners have always worked to top their previous events, add something new, and deliver more value to attendees. With today’s universe of possible program add-ons, technology tools, engagement strategies, learning ...

The primary goal of the Pharma Forum hasn’t changed much since its debut 12 years ago—to provide an engaging and invigorating environment where meeting managers in the life sciences can learn and network. But the creative elements that...

So interesting that a stock photo search for "introvert" came up with all images of people acting shy—these are two totally different, yet related, characteristics. On the Meetings Community (MeCo) listserv today, someone asked what p...

I have to admit I haven’t felt compelled to play around much with image messaging app Snapchat as a social channel for meetings and events—why use something that is designed to disappear, rather than the sturdier Twitter? Snaps are only available...

Today's guest post is by speaker, author, and one of my favorite Aussies Neen James. As a business motivational keynote speaker, I have the privilege of speaking at some of the coolest events around the globe. These conferences can be a large ...