When meeting and event planners are forced to cancel their in-person events due to COVID19, much more is lost than just education and networking. Many planners use these in-person events to celebrate the successes and accomplishments of their members! Without…
Have you considered what the impact of COVID19 will have on our sustainable events? When COVID19 hit, hotels and venues quickly reversed course on many of their green initiatives, and reverted back to the use of single-use plastics and other…
So here's a word we've now added to our English language in the past week.... Zoom Bombing! YIKES! In the era of virtual meetings and bringing people together when they can't physically be together, we have Zoom Bomb Hackers infiltrating…
Being the rockstar #eventprofs we are (in both planning our events and attending conferences), we are all in the best position to help our delegates connect with one another! With LinkedIn becoming the fastest growing B2B social media network (at…
January is by far one of my favourite times of the year! Setting goals, intentions and resolutions for the upcoming year gives me direction, focus and energy like no other activity, and January is a GREAT time for all of…
Social media has changed the conference landscape in how we market our events, and how we listen to delegates during the event itself. Delegates and planners can now promote your event, share updates and give those who are not attending…
Every meeting planner has been there (and if you haven’t, count your lucky stars!) – a speaker has to cancel at the last minute! Freak snow-storms, delayed flights, illness or other calamities can keep your speakers away. When your speaker…
(originally posted February 20, 2018 - this is an update to that post!) The best way for a meeting planner to determine if a destination is a good fit for their meetings and conferences is by attending a familiarization trip,…
“Hey are you going to this year’s conference? You really should consider going, I went last year and it was fantastic!” Is this the message your association members are communicating to one another about your association meeting? Word of mouth…
Meeting planners, often when considering destinations for your next meeting or conference, the options can seem overwhelming! There are so many great places to choose from, and knowing where to go and when can be an exhausting exercise in decision-making and…