Meeting Planning Toolbox

The alarming rise in the percentages for service charges around catering and other meeting elements requires proactive responses from planners.

The “quick guide” and roadmap, available now from the Net-Zero Carbon Events campaign, are must-reads for organizations thinking about reducing event carbon emissions. Best-practices reports are coming soon, too.

Along with CEO Geoff Freeman, Hilton’s Chris Nassetta is now the face of the U.S. Travel Association, which lobbies Congress on travel and hospitality issues—including the hotel and restaurant labor shortages affecting meeting groups.

The CEO of M-Plus Global Events joins the educational lineup for the Catersource + The Special Event show in March, where he’ll discuss a topic that many planners might not enjoy but need to know: negotiating AV and internet services.

Focus on your people and the fundamentals to keep business thriving in uncertain times.

The Professional Convention Management Association is now supporting ECA’s work speaking out on the importance of business events for economic growth and job creation.

According to a new report, planners feel their events deliver noticeably more value through attendee networking than through learning sessions. One takeaway: Create more breakout sessions featuring interactive formats.

The AV industry’s staffing situation is tight and can affect your meeting if you don’t plan ahead, says the president of Animatic Media.

In March, join MeetingsNet at the Catersource + The Special Event show in Orlando for a strong educational lineup that includes Canonica’s session on the “undeniable shift toward event marketing.”