3 min read
Karin Roberts: Tue, Mar 22, 2022
The recovery of the exhibition industry is accelerating, with global show revenues expected to reach 71% of 2019 levels this year, according to the...
1 min read
Karin Roberts: Thu, Mar 17, 2022
If you are planning to attend or exhibit at a trade show event in Chicago you need to figure out what to do when you are not in a trade show booth....
2 min read
Karin Roberts: Tue, Feb 08, 2022
The old adage of “the more things change, the more things stay the same” applies to a handful of industries, and the meeting/event planning business...
2 min read
Karin Roberts: Tue, Dec 28, 2021
In 2019, the business meetings industry attracted more than 81 million individuals in the U.S., and employed more than 6,650,000 people (which is a...
3 min read
Karin Roberts: Tue, Dec 21, 2021
Since March, the world has wondered when we can return to normal, including the tradeshows and exhibitions we’ve attended in the past—the way we’ve...
3 min read
Karin Roberts: Tue, Dec 14, 2021
Attendees are finding their seats in seminars again, and now it’s not just virtually. In-person meetings are back — but pulling them off in...
2 min read
Karin Roberts: Tue, Oct 26, 2021
In my blog post Can Events Be Sustainable In a Post-Pandemic World?, I talked about the many ways event planners can continue to follow green...
3 min read
Karin Roberts: Thu, Oct 14, 2021
Officials throughout the tourism, exhibitions, conferences and events sectors overwhelmingly applauded the Biden Administration’s announcement this...
4 min read
Karin Roberts: Thu, Oct 07, 2021
Use these tips to eliminate one of the biggest pain points of hosting an in-person event during COVID-19. Registration and check-in can be one of the...
6 min read
Karin Roberts: Thu, Sep 02, 2021
From technical knowledge to crisis communications plans to a healthy dose of empathy, event professionals discuss the skills and traits most crucial...