The Tradeshow Network Marketing group's listing of more than 3500 tradeshows.

Finally, Apple has announced plans to open up its mobile iOS operating system to near field communications (NFC) with the introduction of IOS 11 scheduled for this fall.

Apple may have an awkward history of avoiding and then embracing NFC in the past, but new developments at this week's Worldwide Developer's Conference indicate those days are long gone. 

More and more organizations are ditching their printed event publications and turning to mobile event applications to handle their attendees information needs.

Imagine living your life without technology. Seems impossible, doesn’t it? After all, technology plays a role in how we communicate, collaborate, learn, and remember—and new technologies continually reinvent how we approach our work.

Travel hitches for attendees are one potential contingency for which more meeting professionals are planning, given the on-again, off-again U.S. travel bans. Two federal judges recently blocked the most recent version of the ban, issued on March 6, which affects travelers from six Muslim-majority countries.

Worth considering if you're involved in the events industry...

The 2017 NFC Forum European Member Meeting will be held in Berlin from October 30 to November 3.

More and more organizations are ditching their printed event publications and turning to mobile event applications to handle their attendees information needs.

One thing I’ve observed over the years is that those associations that are most successful with their data management are those where all the staff, from the CEO or executive director on down, is highly engaged with the data. 

Don’t overlook your website as a valuable tool for increasing your overall member engagement. Also: Why rewarding top contributors in your communities could backfire.

Your attendees have professional skills and specialized knowledge that can make a difference when they’re put to work in a conference-related community service project. Here are a few creative ways that associations have given back to their host cities.