3 Indiana Cities Offering Imaginative Venues

The Hoosier State has long been known for basketball, the Indy 500—“the greatest spectacle in racing”—and having a plethora of corn, but Indiana’s

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Green Meetings

Even as talk of financial green dominates headlines, environmental green continues to take on a crucial role in the meetings industry. In a time of

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What to Expect at the 2024 MPI World Education Congress in Louisville

The 2024 MPI World Education Congress (WEC), the association’s signature

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MPI President & CEO Paul Van Deventer at the 2023 WEC in Mexico

Attractions

Ever want to build a solar system, crawl through a tactile dome or explore your own mind? Science centers and interactive museums across the country

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Attractions

Ever want to build a solar system, crawl through a tactile dome or explore your own mind? Science centers and interactive museums across the country

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Green Meetings

Even as talk of financial green dominates headlines, environmental green continues to take on a crucial role in the meetings industry. In a time of

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10 Tips to Make In-Person Meetings Safe Amidst COVID-19 Variants

[Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version from 2022.] The CDC has recently begun tracking two mutated strains

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Give Your Tired Old Photo Booth an Underwater Upgrade

There are so many creative ways to capture images. Technology has literally given us the chance to share with the world—in seconds—the

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Technomic Reveals 10 F&B Trends for 2016

The U.S. restaurant industry is evolving in profound ways, according to Technomic, a U.S. food research and consulting firm. The company recently

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PCMA Unveils 2016 Lifetime Honorees

CHICAGOJohnnie C. White Jr., CMP, MBA, Janet L. Jakobsen, CMP, MBA, and James E. Rooney, will be honored at the

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On the Scene: Marriott's Texas Hill Country Properties

The thoroughbred of Marriott’s convention hotel and resort offering, the chain’s Convention & Resort Network (CRN) sets the brand

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3 Earthquake Safety Precautions for Meeting Pros With SoCal Events

On July 5, 2019, the Kern County city of Ridgecrest, California—near the Mojave Desert—was rocked by an earthquake at a 7.1 magnitude.

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How to Avert a Networking Trainwreck

Mention networking these days on your live event agenda and you may be met with eye rolls—or total rejection—from delegates.Younger

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New and Renovated Properties That Meet the Demand for Outdoor Space

Outdoor events are by no means a new development. Nearly 500,000 people attended the three-day Woodstock Music Festival more than 50 years ago, and

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Dazzling Resort Debuts Along Riviera Maya

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MexicoHyatt Hotels Corporation opened the Grand

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Luxury Redefined: How and Why Luxury Meetings and Events Experiences Are Shifting

Nothing demonstrates the current shift in what defines luxury more than hotel brands and property experiences.When I started in this industry, luxury

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Luxury Redefined, a new column by Laurie Sharp

Atlantic City Rises

As announced at the 2015 New Jersey Conference on Tourism, held in Atlantic City in March, overall tourism-related demand generated a record-breaking

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New and Renovated Eastern Hotels and Maryland's Newest Resort

MassachusettsThe iconic

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Historic Venues in Iowa for Hosting Showstopping Events

Creating and hosting showstopping events should be easier following the sharp increase in trends and technologies that came after the pandemic’s lull

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The Brucemore, Cedar Rapids

2019 Meetings Today Trendsetters: 20 Event Pros Shake Up the Industry

Planning and facilitating meetings requires more than just handling logistics and onsite management. Meetings and events have and will continue to

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