Inside Connect

As some associations face dwindling membership numbers, they have to figure out how to recruit the only people who can keep them afloat: Gen Y. [...] Read more

When an event spreads across an entire city, its success depends everyone working as one. [...] Read more

We’re an imaginative, can-do group. We make the most of what we have, and we have a lot. Here are reasons enough to love being a meeting planner. [...] Read more

Bigger, greener and better equipped, convention centers are taking their turn in the spotlight. [...] Read more

The all-out, no-holds-barred, straightforward, fundamental, carefully chosen, feverishly compiled, complete list of useful meeting planning advice. [...] Read more

Find out why events like the annual Harry Potter education conference are so important to attendees and how fans become planners. [...] Read more

The three “R”s of meetings — relationships, relevancy and ROI — were on display at 2010 Connect Marketplace in August. [...] Read more

Jugglers, tattoo artists, clowns and other unconventional groups have annual meetings and conferences, too. [...] Read more

Volunteers are often crucial to the success of a meeting. Find out the best way to find them and learn how to use and properly reward them too. [...] Read more

Sponsorship spending fell 6 percent last year, and organizations are finding they must prove value to sponsors more now than ever before. [...] Read more