For some time, I’d noodged [it

Usually this portion of the Friday With Joan

1. I am an event coordinator in a corporation. My work load has dropped dramatically (many events

“Pivot to virtual” has been the phrase most often used by groups considering a move of their meetings from physical (also called “face to face,” “f2f

It’s disappointed me for years that those in convention services—or event services as it is often now called—are not appreciated by owners and brands

Meetings Media, publisher of meetings and convention industry publications and educational products, launched a meetings industry discussion forum

With vaccinations in arms throughout the world, businesses and organizations are starting the process of at least contemplating a

BELLEVUE, Wash.The Emerging Sales Professionals Association (ESPA) will host its sixth professional development symposium for sales professionals of

1-Develop Your Own Contract The ideal starting point for contract negotiations is to write your own version of

We navigated the worst (to date) of COVID. Now, with staffing shortages at destinations and venues (hotels, convention centers, offsite spaces) and

Planning “life-cycle events,” such as end-of-life celebrations or memorials—events honoring and celebrating the life of someone who

In April 2023, Joan Eisenstodt guided us through a recalculation of site selection and how to determine what to consider rather than just “rates-

Meetings industry veteran Joan Eisenstodt, chief strategist of Washington, D.C.-based Eisenstodt Associates and moderator of Meetings Focus Forum

Recent news coverage of people of Asian descent suffering violent attacks in the U.S. have raised alarms, and a group of meetings and events

Hotel fees are on the rise. And they’re likely to keep going up. Rising occupancy rates have prompted hotels to collect more fees, primarily

Choice Hotels announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the franchise business, operations and intellectual property of

The Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) launched its “Project Access:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Sunday, Oct. 27, as multiple wildfires raged throughout the state.In Northern California

In the not-so-distant future, the world of meetings and events was transformed by the rise of artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT.

I’m proud to write that meetings industry education stalwart Joan Eisenstodt, chief strategist of Eisenstodt Associates and moderator of our