Regina McGee
SITE Fights for Women Speakers
Annamaria Ruffini, past president of SITE, is fighting for women speakers and calling for a boycott of meetings where the faculty is exclusively male.
HIMSS Lessons on Risk
Though planners of the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition announced less than a week out that they were canceling their annual meeting for the first time in 58 years, there's a lot to learn about managing risk from their experience.
Force Majeure and Coronavirus
Did the coronavirus make it impossible to hold the world’s largest phone conference thus qualifying as a force majeure situation for event organizers?
Coronavirus and Cruises
Coronavirus and cruises have proven to be a difficult combination as several ships are under quarantine.
Hotel Seller’s Market Softens
New supply in some major U.S. markets may give planners more leverage, but for the most part 2020 and 2021 will be a continuation of the strong sellers market.
Brexit is Here. Now What?
The United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union on January 31. What do U.S. meeting and incentive organizers with international programs on the horizon need to know about Brexit?
Why Hotel Ownership Matters
MGM Resorts International last week announced the sale of the MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay resorts and casinos to a joint hotel ownership venture for about $2.5 billion.
Adding Ground to the SMMP
Increasingly, strategic meetings management programs are incorporating elements not traditionally in the mix—for example, adding ground to the SMMP.
Report Finds Nearly Two-Thirds of Event Speakers are Male
Despite blowback in recent years around the phenomenon of all-male speaker panels (“manels”), not much progress is being made when it comes to event...
Oracle’s OpenWorld Moves to Vegas
After two decades in San Francisco, Oracle’s OpenWorld, which attracts over 60,000 customers and partners every year, is relocating to Las Vegas.
Haute Dokimazo’s Secret Family Reunion
Eighty event and marketing pros signed up for HD’s “Secret Family Reunion” with no idea where they were headed until two hours before their chartered flight took off.
More Plant-Based Menus in 2020
Kimpton's 2020 F&B Trends forecast once again predicts the next big thing in flavors and ingredients, including black garlic, s’chug and nutritional yeast.
Using Haka for Teambuilding
Looking for a new way to energize your meeting or breath new life into teambuilding programs? Tapping the ancient Māori ritual called haka may be just the thing, says Karl Burrows, director of Haka Works.
Uber for Meetings?
Is Uber for meetings? We look at the services the ride-share company offers planners organizing meetings and events.
