Needless to say, the pandemic has given business events professionals time to think. It is so easy and justified to throw ourselves a pity-party. We are grieving as our industry has [...]
As we approach the end of February: the month to celebrate love, passion, caring and kindness, we honour all things related to ‘our heart’. That etherial set of emotions that our [...]
Where were you when you began to get the initial subconscious warnings that ‘this was going to be bad’? In January 2020, I was in Vancouver at the SITE conference. The [...]
The second wave is here. Whether it be a partial lockdown or full lockdown is irrelevant to us meetings and events folks. We are still shut down! What are some of the things that we can do [...]
What music concert was your first, you ever attended, live and in person? Mine was Queen, 1977, Vancouver. It was the summer before high school. That year I was chosen to be a student ambassador [...]
The Meeting Architect Podcasts It is the perfect time to catch up on listening to your favourite podcasts. On the Meeting Architect Podcast we discuss the challenges, lessons learned, successes [...]
During these very difficult times where we are faced with the fear of the unknown, and economic uncertainty is keeping us awake at night, it can be difficult to see how we are going to get [...]
This is being written on Day 53 of the 2020 Great Pandemic quarantine. A lot has taken place in each of our lives and livelihoods these last few weeks and as of this moment, we are still in a [...]
By: Brenda Howes, Founder & CEO When we are onsite for a meeting, the smallest of details can make us very grateful. Here are the Top 5 that come to mind: 1. During the contract [...]
Written by: Desmond Lomas, CMP. Holding events in a community should leave a positive economic impact. But let’s consider looking beyond this. We have all witnessed or heard about countless [...]
