Approximately 200 meeting sustainability gurus gathered in Montréal this week for the 2012 Sustainable Meetings Conference, organized by the Green Meeting Industry Council. The association used the conference to roll out its plans to organize and...

I’ve seen countless presentations and updates on the recently released APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards in the five years since they began taking shape. But until two weeks ago, I’d only heard them sliced and diced according...

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A new online service wants to become event organizers’ No. 1 source for finding experts—paid and unpaid—to deliver keynotes, fill panels, and lead breakout sessions...

Here's another guest blog from Josh Marx, director of marketing with American Meetings, Inc. Here are 10 things that will help you plan and run a successful conference: 1. Identify possible dates: When choosing the dates for a conference, have ...

With an $8 billion annual budget and a 70 percent failure rate detecting guns, knives, and bomb components in random tests, the effectiveness of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s airport screening procedures was the focus of a...

Whether your organization is just getting started on its green meeting initiatives or needs some inspiration to dive deeper into the process, the Sustainable Meetings Conference, April 22–25 in Montréal, offers something for everyone...