Industry News Cybersecurity Conference Delays U.S. Launch, Citing Uncertain Political Climate InCyber Forum’s postponement shows how political volatility is driving global conferences to rethink U.S. expansion plans. Andrea Doyle | 1 year ago
Industry News Canadians Won’t Come to Your Conference? Try Hosting Two Canadians balked at attending the NASSS’s conference in Seattle. The fix: add one in Vancouver as well as a virtual option. Andrea Doyle | 1 year ago
Event Management In a World of Uncertainty, Contracts Are Event Planners’ First Line of Defense Event organizers can’t control global crises, but they can control their contracts, which are now a critical first line of defense. Andrea Doyle | 1 year ago
Industry News The China Tariffs Were Crushing Global Events — 90-Day Truce Offers Relief The U.S.–China tariff rollback is welcome news for the industry, but it doesn’t erase uncertainty. Andrea Doyle | 1 year ago
Industry News Event Cancellations Surge, but Planners Want Hotels to Pay Up As cancellations mount and commissions disappear, planners are calling for hotels to share the burden and rethink outdated contracts. Andrea Doyle | 1 year ago
Diversity and Inclusion One of Nation’s Largest Trans Conferences Ends Annual Event, Latest LGBTQ Cancellation As anti-LGBTQ+ legislation escalates in the U.S, events serving these communities are shifting away from in-person conferences. Some feel more cancellations are to come. Andrea Doyle | 1 year ago