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. 

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.

The Events Industry Council has just published the top five trends shaping the events industry based upon findings from their most recent Council meeting of CEOs of more than 30 of the leading industry associations. Security concerns continue to be a top priority but there is also a growing awareness that the political landscape within the U.S. can have a significant impact on meeting attendance from other countries.