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How to Score Those Sweet Paid Speaking Gigs Like a Boss

Are you tired of talking to your cat about your passion for public speaking? Do you dream of standing in front of a crowd, captivating them with your words, and getting paid big bucks for it? Well, my friend, you're in luck. In this article, I'm going to show you how...

Show Season Starts Here

Show season can feel like it arrives all at once with packed schedules, high stakes and little room for technology that gets in the way instead of helping. That’s exactly the challenge that IAEE Event Tech Demo Days on 29 September is built to solve. This live...

What If Your Host Destination Could Do More for Your Members?

If your host city feels like an interchangeable backdrop, your attendees will treat your conference like an interchangeable event.   Members don’t travel just for content they could catch in a webinar; they travel for context, community, and energy.   That’s where the...

People on the Move

Dennis Edwards Dennis Edwards has announced that he will retire as President and CEO of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau at the end of the year. He joined Visit Raleigh in April 2007 after holding leadership roles at various destination management...

Is Your Event Security Playbook Up to Date?

The landscape of exhibitions and events management has shifted in recent years, with disruptions becoming more frequent, unpredictable, and potentially damaging to both attendee safety and event success. Paul Turner, General Manager of Venue Administration at the San...

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How to Bounce Back After a Layoff

How to Bounce Back After a Layoff

Lost your job? Give yourself permission to feel bad for a day, then apply some of these expert tips. Between anxiety about new governmental policies that affect meetings-related travel, economic concerns, and news like Hyatt’s recent layoff of 30 percent of its...

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Toronto is All-In, 100% of the Time

Toronto is All-In, 100% of the Time

Plan your meeting in a city that’s 100% all in, all the time. As Canada’s largest city, Toronto is an accessible, vibrant destination that thrives on innovation. And there’s no better place to meet than at the gem of Canada’s events community—the Metro Toronto...

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