Christine Born

Editorial DirectorTrendworthy: News, innovations and culture influencing meetingscborn@collinsonmedia.com

Want your attendees to be excited about your upcoming event? Start by making sure your team is excited. [...] Read more

Jobs for meeting planning are expected to grow, along with business travel. Here are some stories to make sure your career is secure, and your skills continue to improve. [...] Read more

Inside Job

Laura Schwartz shares about building a life and business after whirlwind days and nights at the White House. [...] Read more

A Closer Look: Laura Schwartz

More on Laura Schwartz and her favorite books, movies and event planning tricks. [...] Read more

Creative lecture formats, sponsor tie-ins and food trucks stimulate attendees at a one-day conference. [...] Read more

Air Travel Suffers Another Setback

Congress not approving the 21st temporary spending plan for the FAA raises more questions for meeting planners. The agency furloughed 4,000 employees and stopped work on research projects for next-generation air traffic control systems. [...] Read more

Christine Born has a vendetta against email. [...] Read more

Rethinking Strategic Planning

Planning corporate events contradictory to the traditional top-down format might seem daunting or threatening, but they produce results. In addition to sharing the work load with the planner, attendees also share more passion, knowledge and insight about subjects on the agenda when they’re involved. [...] Read more

Regional conferences customizing the attendee experience may change the way planners choose destinations. [...] Read more

Job security and career development come from a job well done. [...] Read more