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| Meetings & Conventions (magazine) | |
|---|---|
| Title | Meetings & Conventions |
| Category | Trade magazine |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Meetings & Conventions (magazine) was a U.S.-based trade periodical covering the meetings, conventions, and events industry. The magazine reported on venue selection, event planning, and convention center developments while profiling major organizations, associations, and hospitality companies. It served as a news and analysis source connecting planners, suppliers, and venue managers across North America and internationally.
Founded amid the expansion of postwar convention activity, the magazine chronicled developments affecting McCormick Place, Moscone Center, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Las Vegas Convention Center, and other major venues. Coverage intersected with stories about organizations such as the American Hotel and Lodging Association, Meeting Professionals International, Professional Convention Management Association, U.S. Travel Association, and International Congress and Convention Association. Editorial timelines reflected industry responses to events like the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, the 2001 United States aviation security changes, the 2008 financial crisis in the United States, and later public health responses similar to those during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Published on a regular schedule, the magazine circulated among buying influencers at companies including General Electric Company, IBM, Microsoft Corporation, ExxonMobil, and Procter & Gamble. Distribution lists often mirrored membership rolls of associations such as Society for Human Resource Management and American Institute of Architects. Advertisers ranged from major hospitality groups like Hilton Worldwide, Marriott International, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, and InterContinental Hotels Group to convention center operators tied to municipalities like City of Chicago and City of San Francisco. Readership metrics were used by media buyers from firms like GroupM, WPP plc, and Omnicom Group to evaluate reach.
Editorial departments produced content on site selection, risk management, audiovisual technology, and sustainability as practiced by entities such as Center for Exhibition Industry Research and U.S. Green Building Council. Feature packages compared convention centers such as Jacob K. Javits Convention Center with international venues like ExCeL London, Palais des congrès de Montréal, and Tokyo Big Sight. Regular columns addressed procurement trends seen at corporations like Coca-Cola Company and Johnson & Johnson and event technology advances from vendors tied to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The magazine also profiled keynote speakers who appeared at events organized by TED Conferences, SXSW, Gartner, and Forbes summits.
Primary readers included corporate meeting planners from firms like AT&T, Cisco Systems, and Bank of America, association executives from organizations such as American Bar Association and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and destination marketing professionals at Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and New York City Tourism + Conventions. The magazine influenced procurement decisions, venue RFPs, and sustainability practices echoed by planners affiliated with Convention Industry Council and multinational buyers working with agencies like BCD Meetings & Events and CWT Meetings & Events. Its reporting on security protocols informed collaboration among venue security teams and federal entities such as Transportation Security Administration.
Over its lifespan, ownership shifted among publishing groups and media conglomerates that included names like Reed Elsevier, Gannett, Emmis Communications, Meredith Corporation, and private equity firms managing B2B portfolios. Corporate transactions often involved integration with business-to-business networks and trade show organizers such as Reed Exhibitions, Informa plc, and Emerald Expositions as the events industry consolidated. Changes in ownership impacted editorial strategy, advertising sales, and syndication partnerships with content aggregators like PR Newswire and Business Wire.
Contributors and editors included veteran trade journalists and industry analysts who had reported on hospitality and events at outlets like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg News, and The Washington Post. Columnists often came from backgrounds with leadership in Meeting Professionals International, Professional Convention Management Association, and academic centers focusing on tourism and hospitality at institutions such as Cornell University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Guest essays were sometimes written by executives from Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, and event technology firms associated with Cvent and Eventbrite.
The publication received trade journalism awards from organizations including Society of Professional Journalists, American Society of Business Publication Editors, and industry-specific honors conferred by Meeting Professionals International and Trade Show News Network. Its editorial series on sustainable meetings paralleled recognition programs such as the Global Sustainable Tourism Council benchmarks and sustainability certifications promoted by U.S. Green Building Council.
Category:Business magazines published in the United States