As we plunge headlong into summer, the season for some of the top meetings industry conferences and tradeshows starts to pick up steam. May featured the inaugural voyage of ASAE’s Xperience Design Project, XDP for short, which at press time I’m particularly looking forward to covering as it promises to really focus on the nuts and bolts of the meetings experience. Look for coverage on MeetingsToday.com and in the July print issue.
This month, MPI WEC will take place in Las Vegas, a location that always sparks good attendance numbers, and hot on its heals are DMAI and ASAE, with IMEX America serving as the crescendo in October. If there’s one thing we do well in this business, it’s meet!
We had our own successful kickoff of our annual Meetings Today Live! events, with the California edition held in San Diego in March. These hosted-buyer programs just keep getting better and better, so if you want to check out the upcoming shows, head over to www.MeetingsToday.com/Live to see for yourself.
In This Issue
Our June issue sings the praises of some great off-site options—opera houses—in our Special Venues section. From the most awe-inspiring classic theaters to ultramodern showpieces in the U.S. and beyond, these meetings are sure to hit a “high C” with attendees.
This issue also features the third sailing of our new In Balance section, which explores four top U.S. wellness retreats along with a “Pick 3” sidebar featuring speaker, author and coach Angela Gaffney, who provides some personal productivity techniques you can use to power up your day
