Starting Friday, traveling by car to business meetings and conferences will get a bit more affordable.

With the Supreme Court’s decision to expand gun rights, the likelihood that attendees will be armed could increase.

A new MeetingsNet survey finds nearly 70 percent of planners expect fewer attendees on site due to high airfares, while nearly 60 percent have narrowed their destination options due to potential air delays and cancellations.

A shortened agenda plus sessions listed by level of interactivity were designed to deliver more value and set an example for other meetings, says MPI President & CEO Paul Van Deventer.

The roster of business leaders and creative thinkers who have spoken at TED events over the years has become a formal network that meeting planners can tap into.

A meeting designer used a carbon-dioxide meter in all the spaces he moved through while attending a recent conference. What he learned could help other planners as they make sure they are fulfilling their duty-of-care obligations.