Choose Chicago selected Shakara Shelton as vice president of sales to help grow meetings business in the city’s signature venues.

Meeting and event planners may want to think of St. Louis’ convention center as a springboard to experience the city’s many vibrant neighborhoods and expansive public spaces for offsite activities.

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown tagged Daryl Rhead, a hospitality professional with more than two decades of experience, as its newest general manager. 

CES 2026 in Las Vegas showcased robotic humanoids designed to do complex physical work—and others designed specifically to interact with, educate and entertain humans. 

The Las Vegas Convention Center completed a $600 million renovation to its legacy campus; renovations to the 4.6 million-square-foot facility began prior to 2021. 

Easy and accessible techniques for regaining and reestablishing a confident sense of control are readily at hand.

Events like the IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum prove that there are many eager, young meetings industry professionals willing to put in the work. But to find them, we need to take off our blinders and look beyond LinkedIn’s search bar.

Meetings Today created a “family tree” breaking down four of the top meetings-focused hotel companies—Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Hyatt—and their various brands. 

A four-step plan for choosing the right venue to build a comfortable, memorable attendee experience.

Gabriella “Bella” DiSilvestro was promoted to director of event services at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. DiSilvestro discusses how she works effectively to maintain partnerships, internally and externally.