Opinion

I went to IMEX without a smartphone - and what I found surprised me

June 2, 2026I went to IMEX without a smartphone - and what I found surprised meNo Google Maps. No social media. No camera roll. Armed with a disposable camera, a notebook and some questionable navigation skills, M&IT editor Paul Harvey set out to attend IMEX in Frankfurt without a smartphone. The result was equal parts liberating, inconvenient - and unexpectedly revealing.Read More

Goats: the next big meeting trend? You have to be kidding!

February 2, 2021Goats: the next big meeting trend? You have to be kidding!Go on, hands up. Who had goats as the next big meeting trend? Any of you? Didn’t think so.

Hybrid theory: sticking plaster or long-term solution?

January 29, 2021Hybrid theory: sticking plaster or long-term solution?Hoping for September. That's the mantra among event professionals at the moment, when faced with the question of when we can get back to holding events.

Why eventprofs need to remember the good times

January 25, 2021Why eventprofs need to remember the good timesI moved house last week. As I was packing, I came across a calendar from 2014. It was a National Trust calendar that had hung in the kitchen, and we had marked all our plans underneath grand views of stately homes and gardens.

Curing Blue Monday with kindness - it costs nothing but means everything

January 18, 2021Curing Blue Monday with kindness - it costs nothing but means everythingPeter Pan creator J.M. Barrie once said, “Always be a little kinder than necessary.” An extension of that extra kindness has never been needed more than now, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the globe and grinding the events industry to a halt.

ABPCO reveals details of its new member-focused business plan

January 15, 2021ABPCO reveals details of its new member-focused business planThe Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) has released its 2021/2022 business plan with a focus on elevating its members.

Our secret supplier is back - and boasting about their powers of prediction

January 11, 2021Our secret supplier is back - and boasting about their powers of predictionI’m back! Even with the new ownership, I have somehow made it through my unpaid furlough for my 73rd Supplier Sounds Off!

Forget Blue Monday, all eventprofs want is to Get Covid Done

January 11, 2021Forget Blue Monday, all eventprofs want is to Get Covid DoneMonday 18 January is Blue Monday. The third Monday of January is recognised as a day when we’ll all be feeling down, whether that’s due to the bad weather, long nights, lack of finances, or the post Christmas blues.

In 2021, you'll need to plan for the Covid rulebreakers

January 4, 2021In 2021, you'll need to plan for the Covid rulebreakersHappy new year! Here’s hoping you had a restful Christmas and a peaceful start to 2021. I know I didn’t.

2020 has been dreadful - let's look to the future

December 21, 20202020 has been dreadful - let's look to the futureHere’s something that barely needs saying: 2020 has been dreadful.

What just happened?

December 21, 2020What just happened?Paul Harvey looks at a much-changed corporate event landscape...Show More

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