Beverage functions serve an important purpose: They give guests a way to socialize and network. They offer a chance to visit in a relaxed, leisurely setting. New acquaintances are made and old ones rekindled. Job openings are circulated. Hot tips...

Planners Talk about the logistical challenges of planning meetings in third-tier cities, but what about third-world countries...

Association Meetings asked Catherine Chaulet, CMP, senior vice president, events, with Boston-based BostonCoach for some tips on how meeting planners can make the most of their ground transportation dollars. Here's what she had to say...

On any Given Day, up to 70 percent of all stories in U.S. newspapers were either released or pitched by public relations and communications firms...

Randal Savage, corporate director, rooms, at Starwood Hotels and Resorts, White Plains, N.Y., has seen and heard it all. Empty hotel rooms with the lights on, the television blaring, and on some occasions, the shower running...

Concern about the environment and a realization that going green makes good business sense are driving a robust trend toward green meetings. These points resonated at Financial & Insurance Conference Planners webinar — “Green Meetings: Call to...