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A Conversation with IAEE Leadership on 2025 Trends
As the exhibitions and events industry maintains its strong momentum in 2025, organizations face the dual challenge of preserving their success while innovating for the future. IAEE President and CEO Marsha Flanagan, M.Ed., CEM and IAEE Chairperson Chuck Grouzard,...
How to Deliver Negative Feedback
Sharing criticism of individual staffers or volunteer teams can be a challenge. But people want authentic guidance, and it can be given without hurt feelings. Nobody likes negative feedback. I have flashbacks to a college writing professor with a gravelly voice who...
Upcycling Event Banners: How an LA Brand Transforms Trash into Sustainable Style
VidCon using the Rewilder furniture to furnish a sustainability lounge. (Courtesy Freeman) Jenny Silbert cofounded Rewilder in Los Angeles 11 years ago with Lisa Siedlecki, an accessories designer, and Stephanie Choi, who grew up playing in mountains of waste fabric...
Why Business Events Are So Much Better at This Beachfront Convention Center
The 187-foot-tall SkyWheel Myrtle Beach stands over the 1.2-mile-long Myrtle Beach Boardwalk. Americans make around 3.4 billion visits to beaches each year, according to the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association. Since so many attendees are already...
Nashville Through CEMA’s Eyes: A Shared Experience
By Bridgette Birdie Senior Director, Global Events and Outreach – Moody’s Although I’ve been a CEMA member for a number of years now, I have never had the opportunity to attend a CEMA Study Tour. That all changed when the stars aligned, and I was able to make time to...
Reaching the Summit
Ski Industry Climate Summit Date: Dec. 2–3, 2024 Location: International Congress Center, München, Munich, Germany Website: ispo.com/en/sports-business/ski-industry-climate-summit-ispo-munich Illustration by Carmen Segovia The effects of climate change are...
