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Careers & Personal Development

What is the CMP for Meeting Planners?

As of 2024, more than 13,000 meeting professionals in 55 countries around the globe have gotten the CMP designation. How can you?
Industry News

Choose Chicago Finally Has a New CEO

After more than a year without a permanent CEO, Chicago’s DMO has a new leader. The former CEO of Discover Long Island will now head up one of the biggest convention cities in the U.S. 
Logistics & Operations

What is a Site Selection Company?

Many event planning companies offer site selection among their suite of services, but some companies specialize in finding the right venue for your meeting or incentive trip — at no cost to you.
Event Design

Meetings Innovator: Tahira Endean

IMEX Head of Programming Tahira Endean lives and breathes creativity. So it makes perfect sense that she would dream up the idea of categorizing ‘joy’ as a KPI — and then write an entire book about it.
Logistics & Operations

6 Tips to Make Registration a Breeze

Registration is attendees’ first impression of an event — and involves much more than just filling out a form and printing a badge.
Logistics & Operations

20 (Much-Needed) Tips for Making Panels Work

Panels can be a great way to include different points of view on the stage, if done well. But when they fall flat, they can be painful. Here are 20 tips that will help.