The Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival unites DIY haunted-house builders, entertainment-world horror pros, and ghost-story enthusiasts in Long Beach for some late-summer spooking. Who said October had to have all the fun?

‘We live in a world where it’s becoming harder and harder to rise above the noise.’

People who develop the skill of storytelling and use it to deliver their messages will see results, says author and champion storyteller Kindra Hall.

How experimentation, embracing errors, and other jazz tenets can be applied in business settings.

Not everyone feels welcome at your meeting. And some of that could be your fault — because of your speaker lineup, marketing collateral, or something else that’s making them feel like they don’t belong there. Here’s how to open your program to your entire community.

See how your own preferences as an attendee stack up to your colleagues’ in real time.

Design strategist and hybrid thinker Natalie Nixon on combining qualitative and quantitative research methods and how borrowing from jazz can help you escape a ‘permission-slip culture.’

Most meeting professionals who responded to our latest survey are worried about the negative effect that new policies will have on the perception of travel to the U.S.

To provide attendees with top drinking and dining options in San Diego, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization partnered with Yelp.

And where should you spend it? Velvet Chainsaw’s Dave Lutz on what works and what doesn’t.

In order for your business or conference to achieve worldwide “word of mouth” on the web, it is crucial to add a human touch to social media.

Every summer, the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) brings together thousands of kids — mostly middle- and high-school students — for education, networking, and of course, performing.