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When the meetings industry meets in Las Vegas, news is in the air. Destinations and hotels took the opportunity to talk with event professionals to make numerous announcements. The Smart Meetings team walked the floors and brought back these reports.… Continue Reading >>

Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, was home to the 2019 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exhibition last week, Aug. 10-13. More than 5,400 association professionals and industry partners convened to participate in 110 education sessions,… Continue Reading >>

The Center for Association Leadership (ASAE) started its 100th-year celebration by bringing 5,476 people to Greater Columbus Convention Center for the organization’s Annual Meeting and Exposition—28 percent as first-time attendees. That number… Continue Reading >>

The annual meeting of the American Society of Association Executives took place in mid-August in the 1.8-million-square-foot Greater Columbus Convention Center in Ohio, bringing more than 2,600 association executives together for education and… Continue Reading >>

The doctor is in and he’s ordered a trip to North Market in the heart of downtown Columbus to cure all of our food and beverage needs. Nick Dekker, a food blogger, author and tour guide (aka Dr. Breakfast), still makes frequent house calls to North… Continue Reading >>

With 1.8 million sq. ft. of meeting space and 75 meeting rooms, Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) completed a $140 million renovation in 2017 that brought nine new meeting rooms with outside windows, a dedicated room for nursing mothers and… Continue Reading >>

Today, Columbus is a magnet for talent throughout the region, and has become the nation's 14th largest city, with a population of about 1 million and 2 million in the metro area. Recent graduates and budding entrepreneurs are drawn to the city from… Continue Reading >>

There’s something happening in Columbus. Columbus is on the move, with young entrepreneurs opening up artisanal businesses and restaurants in its Short North convention district. A formerly forgotten flood plain is also set to explode as a haven for… Continue Reading >>

In a new series, our IMEX team report back on global conferences, events and summits throughout the year. First-up, senior sales manager Richard Allchild attends the Destinations International 2019 CEO Summit, in the stunning city of Asheville, North… Continue Reading >>

Still haven’t booked your ticket for American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting & Exposition in Columbus, Ohio, August 10-13? Experience Columbus is sweetening the pot by throwing in even more only-in the “indie arts capital of the… Continue Reading >>