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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

But our industry still faces ongoing challenges, such as: high travel, F&B, and production costs; staffing shortages; tight client budgets; and the rise of last-minute event registrations. For this trip, the first time I’d been back to Europe since an Estonian meeting design conference in 2020, I decided to spend a week in Rome. .”

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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. In my case, the demand for the meeting design and facilitation services I provide has been exploding. (In