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"Meetings Mean Business" Launches Aggressive Education Campaign

A coalition of industry leaders is developing a grassroots effort to promote the benefits of meetings, conferences, incentive travel, and trade shows.

'Meetings Mean Business' panel members at A.I.B.T.M. were (left to right) Paul Van Deventer of Meeting Professionals International; Deborah Sexton of Professional Convention Management Association; Kevin Hinton of Site Global; John Graham of the American Society of Association Executives; David DuBois of the International Association of Events and Exhibitions; and Roger Dow of the U.S. Travel Association.

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How to Adapt a Conference to Meet Attendees' Needs

See how Sapphire Now is accommodating requests for more space and time for networking and meetings.

Blue and gold lighting illuminated fiber curtains around the perimeter of Sapphire Now's new networking area to create a subtle division from the rest of the event floor.

Venues & Destinations

10 New Orlando Venues for Spring Meetings and Events

1. Universal Orlando's Cabana Bay Beach Resort

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April 9, 2014: Universal Studios Hollywood Takes on Disney, Google Glass Helps Sick Kids Visit Zoo, MPI Adjusts Certificate in Meetings Management Plan

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See Guests Dine at an Oversize Artist's Palette

Guests dined at a table shaped like an artist's palette—complete with a giant prop paintbrush and flowers as paint—at Habitat for Humanity's "Blueprint" benefit in Florida.

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How a Three-Person Staff Produces an Event for 60,000 People

Here's the story behind the largest comic book event in the southeastern United States.

Attendance at MegaCon has been growing steadily every year since Beth Widera bought the show in 2003. This year she expects to sell 75,000 tickets for the three-day event and has moved the show into the Orange County Convention Center's South Hall to accommodate the crowd that may be about 20 percent larger than last year.

40 Cool Event Ideas You May Have Missed From YouTube, Backstreet Boys, and More

Meet the BizBash Most Influential Event Profs of the Past 25 Years

Comic-Con 2025: How Brands Turned Downtown San Diego Into a Fandom Playground

MLB All-Star Week 2025: See the Pitch-Perfect Experiences Brands Created for Baseball Fans

Top Trending Stories on BizBash: July 2025

This Fashion Retailer Brought Rodeo-Ready Style to the Calgary Stampede

Event Production & Fabrication

12 Engaging Designs for Trade Show Booths

See how exhibitors integrated iPads, dancers, artists, and materials such as glass and bamboo to stand out at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference.

Venues & Destinations

10 New Orlando Venues for Meetings and Events

4. Castle Hotel

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How One Simple Change Upped Attendance at This Trade Show

The P.G.A. Show created a new pricing plan and offered single-session tickets to address the needs of busy attendees.

Donald Trump, who has developed several golf courses, joined several golf industry executives for a panel discussion the first day of the show. The presentation took place in a large studio built on the trade show floor.

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Hot Issues for Incentive and Meeting Planners in 2014

Crucial topics for the coming year include the rising costs of hotels and air travel and the need for strategies to address future political controversies.

The Epicurean Hotel opens in Tampa December 18 and will include a culinary classroom that can be used by groups. The 2014 forecast predicts demand for hotel space for groups will outpace supply in North America.

Venues & Destinations

Best of 2013: 10 Most Notable Orlando Openings of 2013

8. Plaza Penthouse

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December 4, 2013: WWE Plans Tech Event for C.E.S., Museum Planned for Walt Disney’s Birthplace, See David Stark’s Event Planning Pinterest Board for Target

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