Industry Associations

Sherrif Karamat on stage at PCMA Convening Leaders 2023

PCMA Goes Big: Association Announces Major Acquisitions

PCMA announced major acquisitions and alliances at its 2023 Convening Leaders event, covering major issues such as climate change, DEI and education.

Destinations International panel releases DBA at IMEX America

Destinations International Announces New Destination Booking Agreement

Destinations International announced a new toolkit at IMEX America 2022, meant to establish mutually agreeable terms to protect both the destination and the business events strategist.

ESPA Launches Event Service Prof Award and Designation

The Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) is now accepting nominations for its Event Service Professional of the Year Award, and also launched the first-ever certification program for event service professionals.

SITE Taps MPI's Gregg as CEO

The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) named Annette Gregg its new CEO, effective November 14.

MPI Releases New Strategy Update, Educational Offerings and More at IMEX America 2022

MPI made a series of announcements about its strategic vision for the next five years, its educational offerings via MPI Academy and updated numbers from its impact at IMEX America 2022 in Las Vegas.

“Climate Cancer.” PCMA’s Sherrif Karamat Doesn’t Mince Words

PCMA's Sherrif Karamat on the dire need for the meetings and events industry to combat climate change, as well as his role as incoming chair of the Events Industry Council and happenings at is association leading up to Convening Leaders 2023 in Columbus, Ohio.

IMEX America Preview: What to Expect at the 2022 Show

From SITE NITE to educational sessions and the tradeshow floor, here's a rundown of what attendees can expect at IMEX America 2022, held October 10-14 at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Association Chat's KiKi L'Italien on ASAE's Annual and Current Association Trends

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson chats with KiKi L'Italien, host of Association Chat podcast and senior consultant with Tecker International, about ASAE's Annual Meeting & Exposition, including the successes and challenges of its stringent COVID-19 testing policy.

GBTA Trends Report Pushes Back Business Travel Recovery Hopes

A report from the Global Business Travel Association pours cold water on expectations that post-pandemic business travel will fully recover by 2024, pushing it to 2026.

Tahira Endean, Head or Programme, IMEX Group

IMEX America Preview: Tahira Endean on an Educational Program Reformatting

IMEX Group is embarking on a three-year strategy to consolidate and redesign its educational offering for its two industry-leading shows. Tyler Davidson talked with new IMEX Group Head or Programme Tahira Endean to get the details on that as well as some other new features of the 11th edition of the event.