Special Reports

Op-Ed: Can the Meetings Industry Save America?

By their very nature, meetings provide a platform for meaningful dialogue about issues of great importance. Meetings industry leader Gary Murakami makes his case why meeting professionals can harness the power of their role as facilitators to create a more perfect union, especially in the wake of the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade leak.

Hospitality School Professors Share What Skills Future Planners Will Need

The skills needed for success as a meeting planner are quickly becoming core elements in the colleges and universities that are building the next generation of meeting professionals. Here is what meeting planners in the future will need to know, from the perspective of five leading professors of meetings and hospitality programs.