Smart Meetings

Other than running out of coffee, trying to sign contracts years out and arranging travel in a world where costs are the only thing rising faster than attrition rates is the definition of "stressful."

Discover immersive spaces that create lasting memories at these New and Renovated spaces, from an artist's paradise to western adventure.

Plus: Other GMID celebrations from around the U.S. This year’s Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) was one to remember. Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) teamed up for a lively, eight-hour livestream packed with fresh insights, emerging trends and meaningful discussions around the future of meetings and events. Couldn’t […]

In this episode of Smart Start Radio, co-hosts Eming Piansay and Sara Robertson announce exciting news and are later joined by Yaron Lipshitz, CEO of Prismm, and Katie Moser, director of marketing and business development at GoGather.

As event organizers, we’ve all faced last-minute scrambles. When you have a speaker panel hiccup, here's how to meet the problem.

Four years into an experiment to replace an annual spring event in Washington, D.C., with a collaborative concentration of events organizations all gathering in the same place, Business Events Industry Week (BEIW) has built some popular must-attend features and announced that other pieces will shake off, either going away altogether or moving.  The concept, originally […]

Visit California brought representatives from around the world to Los Angeles for Outlook Forum last week to hear what the prospects for travel to the Golden State are from all corners of the globe.