Date: Dec. 12
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. CST
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago

Date: Jan. 16, 2019
Time: 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CST
City Location: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago
Suburb Location: OLC Conference & Education Center, Rosemont, Illinois

Date: March 6, 2019*
Time: 7:45 a.m. - 4 p.m. CST*
Location: Loyola University Chicago, Lake Shore Campus

*Times are subject to change

Date: April 4, 2019
Time: TBD
Location: TBD

Date: May 9, 2019
Time: 4 p.m.- 7 p.m. CST*
Location: Delta Hotels by Marriott, Glenview, Illinois

*Times are subject to change

Date: May 20, 2019
Time: 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. CST*
Location: The Grove Country Club, Long Grove, Illinois

*Times are subject to change

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Source: Successful Meetings
Major disruptors were the norm in 2018 — natural disasters, political and economic shifts, and so on. See what some of the event industry's savviest insiders predict for the year ahead.

Source: Trade Show News Network
A UK-based meetings and events company has put together a "Green White Paper" in an effort to address what sustainability means for this industry. Based on survey data, the paper includes differences between "green meetings," corporate social responsibility initiatives and sustainability systems.

Due: Jan. 15, 2019