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What AI Leadership Looks Like
CEOs—and association pros generally—have kept AI at arm’s length. This should be the year execs commit to understanding it, even if they don’t use it. What does it mean to lead on artificial intelligence in 2025? For the overwhelming majority of associations, that...
10 Best vFairs Alternatives and Competitors for 2025
10 Best vFairs Alternatives and Competitors for 2025 If you’re searching for the best vFairs alternatives or top vFairs competitors, you’re not alone. While vFairs remains a popular name in the world of event management software, planners today are looking for...
Why Event Planner Jobs Are Climate Jobs
Beth Surmont, CMP-Fellow, FASAE, CAE “No matter where we work,” said Jamie Alexander, “every job is a climate job.” Since global warming has such widespread consequences, Alexander, the founder of Project Drawdown, a science-based nonprofit for climate action, is...
CEM Spotlight on Alana Beare, CEM
With more than 16 years of experience managing trade shows and 25 years in client-facing event management, Alana Beare, CEM specializes in creating impactful brand experiences across diverse industries including technology, education, government and travel. As the...
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Frank Santos Rosen Hotels & Resorts has named Frank Santos as its new CEO. Santos succeeds Harris Rosen, founder and president, who recently passed away at the age of 85. Santos was first recruited by...
Report: Associations Plan to Invest More in Marketing Tech
Marketing General Incorporated’s new survey shows association professionals optimistic about their prospects, but eager to make changes. According to a new report, association professionals are entering 2025 feeling optimistic about membership and revenue, but are...




