Edward Harris, chief marketing officer of the Philadelphia area’s Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB), has left the tourism promotion organization to accept the job of president and CEO of Discover Lancaster, located in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

Sarah Kloepple is the new Content Developer, Destinations and Features for Meetings Today, a familiar face officially joins its content team.

Meetings industry veterans provide ways to keep knowledge and history in organizations and in the industry. They discuss how to retain talent as well as to identify new talent to mentor and nurture.

Joan Eisenstodt interviews meetings career placement specialist Dawn Penfold on how planners can get more respect from stakeholders and executives.

Joan Eisenstodt asks meeting and event planners why the profession doesn't get respect, and what they can do to change that.

Meetings Today's Joan Eisenstodt interviews authors of books that have made an impact in the meetings world and beyond.

Meetings Today's Joan Eisenstodt interviews event planners, other hospitality industry professionals and authors about what books they find are relevant to their lives and professions.

For all meeting and event planners—and owners of an independent meeting planning company, especially—developing and leveraging a business network is critical to success.

Storytelling is at the heart of CAPTURE, a new professional development program unveiled by Sarah Soliman Daudin, president of Soliman Productions, and Courtney Stanley, owner of CS Consulting, as part of their newly announced partnership and brand, SarahxCourtney, which will also include one-on-one mentorship, speaking engagements and other initiatives.

As a female who has worked in the corporate world for more than two decades and been athletic since childhood, I’ve recently been inspired by a Nike ad narrated by tennis icon Serena Williams that aims to encourage women and girls to “Dream Crazier” and reach for the stars. In the spirit of following dreams in an environment that provides the opportunities to do so, here are six great ways to empower women in the workplace.