AstraZeneca’s Valli Chapjian is pushing her global events team to build effective meetings for internal clients and attendees alike, while moving closer to a zero-carbon footprint with each meeting. The target date: 2030.
Many of the most-read articles from the past year will remain relevant in the year to come, with information on contract clauses and planning stress to EU entry regulation changes and, yes, shoes. The top 10: Did you read them all?
Whether “Viva Magenta” is red with hints of pink and purple or pink with overtones of red is up for debate. But one thing is certain: Pantone’s just-announced Color of the Year for 2023 is bold, and it would make a dramatic choice for an event’s...
With its contract with Sodexo expired, a major foodservice workers union has voted to strike in those cities if negotiations stall. What would that mean for big January shows coming to two of the country’s top event destinations?
November’s total domestic meetings exceeded the November 2019 figure, a first in the post-pandemic environment. But even with that demand, the biggest rise in domestic airfares might already have happened.
Smart negotiating can ensure a meeting maintains its quality and that the host is made whole—and then some—if the meeting is relocated by a host venue.
One large group-focused hotel operator sees more requests for different spaces, different furniture sets, and more bonding opportunities for attendees.