Sue Pelletier

Sue Pelletier is a long-time business events journalist who is known for her work at several of the meeting industry’s leading publications for the corporate, incentive, association, and medical/pharma meetings and events markets.

Her passion for all things meetings, events, and business travel has driven her to explore every avenue of this complex business. She takes pride in providing coverage that enables meetings professionals to do their work faster, better, and more strategically. In addition to news and feature writing, she also specializes in providing commentary in print, online, and on social media, as well as on the first blog launched for this industry.

Pelletier’s articles have garnered her multiple journalism awards, including several regional and national awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, and recognition as a Jesse H. Neal Award finalist for best news coverage.

Event Management

How to Deal With Conference Scams

As in-person meetings and events come roaring back, so do the bad actors looking to rip off your attendees, your sponsors, and your organization. Be on the lookout for these common conference scams so you can stop the scammers before they do any lasting damage.
Event Management

Event Idea Theft

How the request for proposal became a vehicle for the misappropriation of someone else's work. 
Diversity and Inclusion

How Meetings Are Confronting the Troubling Rise in Anti-Asian Bigotry

While anti-Asian bigotry in the U.S. is nothing new, it has become increasingly frequent, violent, and visible since the pandemic began. It’s up to meeting and event organizers to ensure that their Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander attendees, staff, exhibitors, vendors, and hospitality partners are, at a minimum, safe from the rising wave of hate, bigotry, and violence while at events.