Meeting planner veteran Laura Gieseking has the unique opportunity of helping organize a major event that will attract industry members to the Twin Cities from around the world. Gieseking, who ...

In event planning, orchestrating unforgettable experiences consists of more than just organizational skills; it demands ...

Using your organization and event planning skills will enable you to start a corporate-meeting planner service. Long gone are the days of boring boardroom meetings for middle managers, executives, ...

Building on her more humble beginnings as a sales agent and flight attendant at Northwest Airlines, Dana Ellis launched her own event-planning business, for which she serves as president and CEO and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Sands covers travel and the hospitality industry. Conventions and meetings are big business for the hospitality industry.

Most planners still have a hard time sourcing and booking the right venue for an event. High costs and rude salespeople are only a couple of the obstacles they face despite new technology aimed to ...

You may not see the sideways glances or hear the hushed remarks, but rest assured, they're there. Few endeavors can trigger trepidation and sarcasm among employees quite like the announcement of an ...

From audience polling options to ice-breaking games, there are a number of ways to engage a meeting audience and transform them from attendees to participants. “Attendees sit and watch and listen, but ...