Drones—also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—are one of the hottest topics in our industry at the moment. How do we use them? Why would we want to? What can we use them for? Convene magazine decided to take on that last question, specifically for the meetings industry, in a fe

Curious about what a meetings industry mover-and-shaker thinks about the future of conferences? Skift has you covered. In a thorough interview, Skift reporter Dennis Schaal sits down with Cvent founder and CEO Reggie Aggarwal to talk about travel, trends, and technology. Here’s

ConventionCalendar.com is the first official Convention Center Calendar of Events. It was announced “Live” in Vancouver, British Columbia, during the International Convention Center Conference (ICCC) in October. The beta program is now online and features several notable launch partne

The holidays are full of cheer, joy, family, and trash. Yes, tons of trash. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday period than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 2

Getting lost is a thing of the past for visitors in Nashville’s Music City Center (MCC) thanks to its new wayfinding app. “This new technology will change the way visitors experience this building,” Nashville Mayor Karl Dean said. “It’s a big building, and getting turn-by-turn d