Tag: conventions

Three-year project is first for the center in 20 years. [...] Read more

CEOs from five convention associations have formed a committee to discuss issues and resolutions related to the convention and exhibiton industry. [...] Read more

James Spellos is the founder of Meeting U., a tech education and consulting business for meeting professionals. Read seven essential tech tips for successful planning before, during and after the event. [...] Read more

DMAI and IAVM create study to focus on best practices, performance benchmarking guidelines and guidance for addressing new business models. [...] Read more

Six months after a devastating flood, the Gaylord Opryland Resort is open again for meetings. [...] 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

Editorial Director Christine Born talks about Team San Jose’s effort to bridge art and tourism while hosting the 2010 01SJ Biennial event. [...] Read more

Two new bus projects aimed at expediting travel throughout downtown Chicago will soon be underway thanks to federal grants totaling about $35 million. The projects will aid meeting attendees traveling to and from Navy Pier and McCormick Place to off-site venues, hotels and other parts of downtown.

An express bus service will operate as a downtown circular in designated bus-priority lanes connecting Union Station and Navy Pier with selected stops in between and will eventually expand [...] Read more

The revamped website from Virginia Tourism Corporation aims to make planning a meeting in the state easier. The new meeting website offers resources, key local contacts and information on the state’s full range of meeting venues in one place.

Researching a destination is easier on the site. It allows meeting planners to find large convention centers, smaller meeting venues, extracurricular activities and other aspects that create a total visitor experience. Planners can research venues in nine [...] Read more

The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAPPI) is headed to Orlando for its annual expo, but not just next year or for the next two years. The expo, which brings about 25,000 attendees to its annual show, will be held in Orlando for the next 10 years at the Orange County Convention Center. Attendees will add an estimated $27.8 million a year in direct spending to the city, while the total annual economic [...] Read more