Meetings Today blogger Joan Eisenstodt and other meetings industry veterans remember their close friend, Patti Shock, a leader in meetings industry education who passed away November 22, 2019.
Besides benefiting those in need, volunteering can be instrumental in building one’s career, whether it be in the meetings, events and hospitality industries or not. Learn more about how volunteering has helped these four industry experts.
Joan Eisenstodt and others lend insight on why people—and the meetings industry, our industry—may be silent on issues that impact them directly or indirectly and actions they can take.
We need to better understand all that those who cater events go through in order to make our events memorable, affordable and safe. So in that spirit, I reached out to meetings professionals on both sides of equation—planners and suppliers—to gauge their thoughts about the high cost of F&B at meetings and events.
Joan Eisenstodt sat down for lunch with Tom Sietsema, food critic for The Washington Post, where they talked about ethics, and their relationship to the meetings and events industry.
Joan Eisenstodt interviews two meetings industry food and beverage veterans about how planners can understand the complexities of F&B operations and secure the best prices for their groups.
