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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...

Five Tools for Difficult Conversations

Dr. Poornima Luthra is the author of Can I Say That? and The Art of Active Allyship. The world we live in today, characterized by complexity, uncertainty, and change, is also one where rising polarization has made it “really difficult to have conversations at work, at...

What Makes Orlando a Meetings Destination That Keeps Winning

A rendering of the Orange County Convention Center’s Grand Concourse Expansion at the North-South Building. For 11 years and counting, Orlando has been named the No. 1 meetings destination in the U.S. by Cvent — and 2026 makes the case for why. A $560-million...

Negotiation 101 for New Managers

By Mary Tucker | Senior Communications and Content Manager | IAEE Stepping into your first management role in exhibitions and events is exciting but it can involve a steep learning curve, especially when it comes to negotiation. Being the person responsible for...
People on the Move

People on the Move

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Megan Conway Travel Portland has named current chief strategy officer Megan Conway as the organization’s next president and CEO. She will begin her new role on Jan.1, succeeding Jeff Miller, who is retiring...

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An Event Prof’s Neuroscience Bookshelf

An Event Prof’s Neuroscience Bookshelf

Janet Sperstad Janet Sperstad, CMP Fellow, is Faculty Emerita at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, where, in 2002, she founded the first associate’s degree in meeting and event management in the U.S. Sperstad was inducted into the Events Industry Council’s Hall...

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Report: Meeting Planners Expanding AI Use in 2025

Report: Meeting Planners Expanding AI Use in 2025

Emboldened by larger budgets and optimistic about in-person meetings, planners are focused on bolstering attendee engagement. Meetings and events professionals are optimistic about the industry in the coming year, especially with the expanded use of AI technology,...

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7 Research-Backed Ways to Drive Event Engagement

7 Research-Backed Ways to Drive Event Engagement

This year, the event engagement experts at Swapcard conducted an anonymized study across 2,000 events with 2.5 million attendees in order to learn how attendees engage at trade shows, exhibitions, and conferences and to identify overlooked gaps and underutilized...

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