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New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium is hosting the final match on July 19. While the event is taking place in East Rutherford, New Jersey, its placement near the New Jersey-New York border has led FIFA to name the venue “New York New Jersey Stadium” during the matches.

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) World Education Congress (WEC) welcomed nearly 1,800 meeting and event professionals to Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio for three days of education, immersion in Texas culture and a focus on the power of human connections.

When only the best will do, the Smart Meetings Community can always turn to their peers as a trusted source to learn the real deal on the grandest ballroom, who […]

MPI’s World Education Congress has long been known as the annual event for working event planners looking for education, hosted-buyer opportunities and a robust trade show to find news about […]

AI-powered personalization, immersive environments, predictive data tools—the list of possibilities keeps growing. And yet, the most impactful events don’t necessarily feel more high-tech. They feel easier. More intuitive. More human. As event tech evolves, the goal is no longer to impress attendees with what’s possible; it’s to create experiences so seamless they barely notice the technology at all.

Chefs, in luxury hotels especially, love meticulously tweezing blooms onto their plated presentations. And for more than prettiness: Edible flowers have been prized since ancient Rome, Greece and China. They’re surprisingly dense in nutrients, often containing higher concentrations than some fruits and vegetables. And they come with intriguing flavor profiles.