Discover the Best Meetings & Events News and Resources in Wisconsin

Water energizes and soothes. That’s a part of the value of dining on a boat instead of a banquet room or boardroom. It’s therapeutic and often scenic.

There are a number of amazing restaurants located in the hotels near Wisconsin’s major convention centers, offering a place to meet and make an impression.

Conferences and meetings are expensive. There’s no getting around that. But in a challenging economy where company budgets are continually being scaled back, it behooves meeting planners to respond in kind.

We’ve counted all of the votes, and now it’s time to honor our readers’ choices for Wisconsin’s best meetings suppliers. We see a number of past winners return to the list, as well as a newcomer.

Most of Wisconsin’s 126 cheese factories are not equipped to welcome visitors or are too small for a crowd, but don’t let that discourage you from considering a cheese-themed workshop, tour or other group outing.

Ranging from high-tech theaters to intimate lakeside meeting spaces, many colleges and universities offer a variety of accommodations for your next event.

From historic hotels to art gallery space, Milwaukee’s downtown renaissance has opened the door to new and unique meeting spaces perfect for smaller groups and events.

More meetings & conventions are coming to Oshkosh. Hundreds of events a year attract about a million visitors, many of whom stay in the area’s 1,000 rooms.

Your next meeting or event needn’t only be held indoors. Many hotels offer unique, scenic outdoor spaces that can host your next social hour or networking event.

Golf has long been the sport of business. Lucky for meeting planners, Wisconsin has a wide variety of golf resorts from which to choose.

Milwaukee is Wisconsin’s biggest city with the state’s largest convention facility, but it takes an almost small-town approach when it comes to welcoming visitors – rolling out the red carpet with a friendly and helpful attitude.

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Museums do more than preserve the past: They add depth to the present. And many of Wisconsin’s unique museums offers event space for private tours and events, which turn business as usual into one-of-a-kind experiences.

Hunt clubs are one unique option for your group’s next event, offering corporate retreats, hunting trips, and a variety of amenities.

Don’t equate remoteness and the great outdoors strictly with vacationing. Everything that makes the Northwoods a perfect spot for your next vacation also makes it a wonderful, unique locale for business outings.