Welcome to MeetingsNet’s 2024 CMI 25 list, a select directory of the biggest independent meeting-planning companies working with the U.S. corporate market. To compile the list, MeetingsNet compares ...

A new Registration Insights Report from Maritz analyzes just how long conference participants are taking to commit, and suggests strategies to mitigate the effects of last-minute—and ...

MeetingsNet – September/October 2023Cover Story — Top Planning Companies: CMI 25 2023 Stats, news, and more in our profiles of the top independent meeting-planning companies doing business with the ...

With its topping-out ceremony set for mid-July, the newest hospitality addition to the Shreveport-Bossier City area is on track to debut in Q1 2025. Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana will be a 545-room ...

The annual salary survey from the Professional Convention Management Association shows an upward trend for wages—but that nasty gender pay gap remains.

As the growing interest in workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion expands, meeting professionals are considering how events can be more inclusive for neurodiverse attendees, including those with ...

Changemaker Heidi Henning did just that for the National Association of Realtors—and during the pandemic, no less.

On Houston’s south side, a life-sciences research complex for Texas Medical Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas A&M Health, and UT Health Houston is set to open in Q4 2023 under the name TMC ...

Among the many things that are different about coordinating in-person meetings now compared to before the Covid pandemic is the frequent sticker shock among planners when it comes to audiovisual, ...

Any step toward more sustainable meetings and events is a step in the right direction, and new resources created by talent buyer and booking agent Stefan Lohmann, based in Hamburg, Germany, provide ...

The newest Speaking Industry Benchmark Report is out with details on this year’s hot topics, what speakers are charging (and what planners are paying), and more.

Every organization’s plans and priorities for the return to meetings and travel are unique, but, in aggregate, pharmaceutical and life-sciences companies are leaning toward meeting again in the second ...