Industry Leaders Deliver Inspirational Advice at MPI WEC 2020

To say the meetings and hospitality industry has suffered a catastrophic 2020 is not an understatement, with hotels closing, convention and

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MPI WEC 2020 Kicks Off Hybrid Event With Over 600 In-Person Attendees

MPI World Education Congress (WEC) 2020 is up and running at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center after navigating a perilous pandemic

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Take a ‘Dram’ Good Virtual Tour of Scotland

A few years ago Visit Scotland and ILEA (International Live

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The Dram Good Laddies transport their audience on a virtual, interactive tour of Scotland

Tucson Powers Through the Pandemic with Major Convention Core Projects

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has put the brakes on many ambitious destination development projects, Tucson, Arizona, is forging ahead with a

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Downtown Tucson

5 Hot Savannah Restaurants For Group Dining

Savannah, Georgia, is well known for its historic attractions and refined yet laid-back Southern flair, turning the heads of both business and

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Olde Pink House in Savannah

25 Ways to Future-Proof Your Meetings and Events Firm

Over the past 25 years, AKeynoteSpeaker.com has worked with dozens of event planning companies, hundreds of Fortune 500 brands and thousands of

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Futurist Scott Steinberg.

Through Certifications and Safety Training, Raleigh Is Poised to Welcome Back Groups

As in-person meetings begin to return, destination selection will be paramount. Planners will be on the lookout for cities that have put forth an

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Enhanced cleaning procedures at Raleigh Convention Center

Convention Centers Filling Unlikely Role As Election Hubs

Convention centers have been some of the venues hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many sitting empty since March due to government

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The EVS team at the MCC mailed out more than 114,000 vote-by-mail ballots to voters in Minneapolis on the first day of early voting, September 18.

8 Historic Venues for Meetings in North Carolina

From a WWII battleship and a regal mansion once owned by James Buchanan Duke to a beautifully restored barn, historic venues run the gamut in the

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The Duke Mansion in Charlotte is a nonprofit bed and breakfast that also serves as an event space

A Look Inside the New CAESARS FORUM and Its First Event

In this Meetings Today podcast, Danielle LeBreck sits down with Caesars Entertainment and ConferenceDirect, who collaborated together to design

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CAESARS FORUM

A Leader Worth Following: Burnout, Boundaries, and COVID-19

How can we ensure that we fill our own cup before attempting to fill another’s? Angie Ahrens, Vice President of Program & Event Operations at

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Dare to Interrupt

Australia Next: New Properties and Incentive News From Australia’s Crystalbrook Collection

To celebrate the launch of Australia Next, Business Events Australia's new incentive magazine for North America, Meetings Today catches up with Kylie

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On Demand Webinar: 5 Tips for Taking Your Internal Events Virtual

Aired October 14, 2020 Presented by Brian Ludwig  

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How COVID-19 Is Changing Meeting Space Design

Event space design is crucial to the return to live meetings in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode of the Meetings Today podcast,

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Phoenix and Scottsdale Are Blazing a Development Pace That Bodes Well for Meetings

Phoenix and its resort-rich neighbor Scottsdale are in the midst of a development boom that has hardly been slowed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Canopy by Hilton Scottsdale Old Town

On Demand Webinar - Sustainability and Beyond: How to Create a Greener Meeting and Foster Positive Social Impact

Aired September 30, 2020 Presented by Nancy Zavada

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How a Disney World Hotel Handled the MLS COVID-19 Bubble

In summer 2020, Major League Soccer decided to play its 2020 MLS Is Back tournament in a “bubble” to dramatically decrease the chances that COVID-19

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4 Pre-Event Communication Strategies for Meeting Planners in the Pandemic Era

Communication with attendees has always been key. In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, clear communication prior to an event is critical to

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Fairmont Orchid on the Island of Hawai`i

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