Planning a company conference can boost your career and visibility. It can strengthen company sales and morale, depending on its purpose. Conferences are complex, though, and can be tricky to plan. A ...

Budget cuts and tightened regulations in the wake of high-profile cases of excessive conference spending have combined to put the squeeze on federal off-site gatherings this year. However, the U.S.

Brainstorming creates an environment where involvement, commitment, loyalty, and enthusiasm can flourish. When you work as a team to brainstorm, you are not only coming up with great ideas but ...

Expectations for corporate events shift over time. Twin Cities-based event planners and hosts share out-of-the-box ideas to ...

Planning a business conference can be a difficult job, but it can also be an important career opportunity. Pulling off a successful business conference can raise your visibility at the company and get ...

Hosting a major conference or event can be a significant undertaking for a business. Between finding sponsors, securing a venue and developing marketing materials to entice people to attend, ...

A significant part of my job is planning our conferences, and we have four of these a year. Some people might consider me a party planner, but when you work for a network like ours, conference ...

This year was a bust for conferences, but hopeful event planners still have an opportunity to make the most of the time we have now in preparation for a wildly successful event next year (or when it’s ...

Identify a clear purpose for the event. First, establish who your audience is and then plan accordingly. Secondly, hold a planning meeting to outline with your team the core objectives and outcomes of ...

Planning a conference can be overwhelming for many people. If this is your first conference, it helps to use a conference checklist to remember all of the details that go into planning a conference.