Discover the Best Meetings & Events News and Resources in Wisconsin

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.

With data comes cyber insecurity. Any time you have data that might be attractive to cyber criminals you must take steps to protect it.

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.

Not that long ago Milwaukee was criticized by convention and meeting experts for not having enough hotel rooms downtown. That’s changing now.

When it comes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), many of us understand its purpose — of providing accessibility to people with disabilities — but do we fully understand its implementation requirements when it comes to our events?

Just like a chic new haircut or the perfect pocket square, an updated look for a hotel and conference venue can give it new appeal. Such updates also seem to pay off.

From service groups to churches to city- or statewide events, planners face the daunting task of recruiting volunteers to efficiently and safely pull off front-and-center events and behind the scenes activities.

The white granite Capitol sits solemnly on a neatly trimmed grassy quadrant on Madison’s isthmus, visible for several miles. A few blocks to its north and south, the twin gems that are lakes Mendota and Monona sparkle in the sunlight.

In a world where driverless vehicles take to the roads and planes can fly themselves, it’s no surprise that when it comes to meetings it’s a mad, mad high-tech world.

By Kevin Shanley It can be easy to rely on the same popular entrees when planning your association or company conference. Doesn’t everyone love chicken for dinner or donuts for breakfast? It’s important to remember conference meals are going to be consumed by hundreds, if not thousands, of attendees who have various dietary wants and […]

The first thing any meeting planner must do when looking for a keynote speaker is to decide the takeaway they want the audience to have. What is the purpose of hiring this person?

Too many meeting planners face it. Too many meetings to plan, not enough time to plan them and no budget to enlist the extra hands, feet and expertise to get it all done.