The Flashpoint (May 6 Edition)
President Obama announced Penny Pritzker as his nomination to head the Commerce Department. Pritzker, the billionaire heiress to the Hyatt hotel...
In the Works: SLS Las Vegas
Nearly two years after closing the Sahara on the north end of the Las Vegas strip, SBE Entertainment Group has...
Portfolio: Paul Mandell, Consero
Paul Mandell's first blush with events was as a lawyer attending big trade shows and small events. Later, he joined...
In the Works: Drury Lane
Phase one of an extensive renovation at Drury Lane Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., has been completed and includes the update...
Tough Decisions After Boston Bombings
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings last week, event planners with meetings or conferences scheduled in the city immediately after...
Learning to Delegate
In a recent issue of Collaborate, one of the 40 Under 40 honorees, Kolleen Whitley, wrote about job burnout, describing...
Tech Tools Planners Need Now
Developing a technology guide for meetings is like trying to wrap your arms around the Internet. Even defining "event technology"...
Post Con: Collaborate Marketplace
More than 900 corporate meeting planners and industry suppliers traveled to Las Vegas for the Collaborate Marketplace conference and trade show at...
GMIC conference focuses on education
The Green Meeting Industry Council held the 2012 Sustainable Meetings Conference in Montreal, where GMIC announced its plans for programming...
Choosing the Best Speaker
Hiring speakers is a tricky business. Will they engage audience members or have them struggling to keep their eyes open?...