Wisconsin Meeting Resources By Category

Follow these best practices to help reduce opportunities for virus spread during your next in-person event.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new set of guidelines to take into consideration for those planning events. They identify risk level by group characteristics.

More meeting planners are signing contracts for events, as compared to a month ago, according to a June 15 survey by Northstar Meeting Group.

The 2020 Democratic National Convention, scheduled to take place Aug. 17-20 in Milwaukee, will now be conducted in a mostly virtual capacity, according to plans announced last week by the Democratic National Convention Committee.

Wisconsin venues share their new protocols to help keep guests safe during this unprecedented time.

The Concourse Restaurant & Lounge officially opened last week at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, taking over the space that was previously Lola’s on the Lake.

Dana Crosson is the new Group Sales Manager for Visit Eau Claire. Her return brings new excitement to the organization. 

The term “Zoomed out” describes the fatigue and zoning out attendees experience after endless virtual meetings, chats and quizzes.

North Central Group’s latest hotel project in Madison has cleared another hurdle, as the city of Madison Urban Design Commission approved plans for the Moxy Hotel.

World Dairy Expo 2020 and Summerfest are the latest large-scale events to announce cancellations for September in Wisconsin.

Tifani Jones has been appointed the new Director of Global Development & Sales Operations for Fox World Travel’s Business Travel division.

Eighteen staff members at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison will be placed on temporary furlough until the campus is once again able to safely host events, according to a press release.

Oneida Casino and Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison are the latest casinos in Wisconsin to begin phases of re-opening this week.

Hertz Global Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, though the car rental company says it will continue operations while it undergoes a restructure.    

A recent survey suggests the majority of Americans who attended conventions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic are eager to return to face-to-face events.