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March 2026
Now more than 1,000 women strong, we're celebrating the 11th edition of Smart Women in Meetings. These wonderful women were chosen among a record number of nominations, each one a testament to how deeply these awards resonate. We can’t wait to applaud the 2026 winners in person along with the rest of the leadership community at Smart Woman Summit and Smart Women in Meetings Awards Gala Aug. 19–20 at JW Marriott Las Vegas. While you're in there, learn how DMOs can help you create the best event yet, take a look at how Minneapolis has dealt with the actions of ICE and what planners can do to break through it all, see how exercise, tech and wellness combine to create the ultimate health journey and more.
Features
March 23, 2026
Brilliant ExperiencesSmall by Design
Small meetings are no longer scaled-down versions of larger events. They are purpose-built experiences, shaped by space, environment and flow, where every detail carries weight. With fewer attendees, everything from…
March 16, 2026
StrategyDestination Marketing Organizations: Where and When
The IRF 2025 Trends Report found that 70% of incentive travel buyers are scoping out previously unvisited locations as they fulfill attendee requests for discovering new experiences. Alternatives in what…
March 9, 2026
Health and WellnessThe New Era of Joyful, Inclusive Fitness
The latest fitness trends tell a refreshing story. According to reports from the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the future of fitness…
March 3, 2026
Industry AwardsPresenting the 2026 Smart Women in Meetings Award Winners
This year’s Smart Women in Meetings Award nominations were nothing short of inspiring: stories of resilience, creativity, mentorship and vision that reminded us just how much brilliance fuels the production…
In Every Issue
March 30, 2026
CareerThe List: The Opening Act
Five ways to wow with event registration Registration can sometimes be treated as a box to check; something functional, transactional and, frankly, forgettable. But for attendees, registration is the first…
March 30, 2026
Brilliant ExperiencesSerendipity In Situ
Surprise can be a very good thing when it comes to convention centers, even the most modern and advanced of the genre. That’s why the totally unexpected at these workhorse…
March 25, 2026
StrategyDelete Your Spreadsheets
When budgets are framed as storytelling tools rather than static spreadsheets, they become easier to defend, easier to evolve and far more potent in shaping meaningful experiences.
March 24, 2026
Contracts & NegotiationsSmart Reads: Negotiate without the Armor
In Bring Yourself: How to Negotiate Fearlessly, negotiation expert Mori Taheripour reframes the entire concept. Negotiation, she argues, is not a high-stakes showdown or a battle of leverage. It is…
March 20, 2026
Health and WellnessGlobal Wellness Institute’s Top 10 Trends
What they mean for meetings If you want to know what attendees will expect from meetings in 2026, stop asking, “Should we add a wellness moment?” and start asking, “Did…
March 12, 2026
SustainabilityEssential F&B: Waste Not!
The day to end food waste is here Immersive experiences. Gamification. In your line of work, the shiny new objects keep flashing across the horizon, fiery comets demanding your attention.…
March 12, 2026
CareerAsk the Negotiator: The Multiyear Strategy
Multiyear contracts can increase the attractiveness of your business and booking in advance can get you discounts in the current year while locking in certainty in future years.Rob McCulloch, executive…
March 9, 2026
SustainabilityPlanning Around FIFA World Cup 2026?
This year's FIFA World Cup will be the biggest, but more significantly for a healthy planet, the most sprawling FIFA competition ever. That’s why this massive sporting spectacle is being…
March 5, 2026
StrategyThe Net-New Attendee Problem
Event marketers are living through a shift: The audience changed.Decision timelines are later. Attention is split across a dozen platforms. And the old playbook mostly recycles the same people and…
March 2, 2026
Food and BeverageSecrets from Behind the Bar
We asked The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay Director of Beverage Jonathan Moran for insights on how to win at the bar from his decade of experience working across three continents.
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