SOURCE: CDS
Combining their trusted event registration, business intelligence and lead capture partner solutions with award-winning digital marketing and analytical software, Convention Data Services and Feathr announce a technical partnership that promises easy integration of both platforms and a exclusive rate for their joint clients.

SOURCE: Las Vegas MARKET
A proposal by the City of Las Vegas and International Market Centers, to develop a new 350,000 sq. ft. Expo Center adjacent to the existing World Market Center Las Vegas, will be voted upon by the Las Vegas City Council on April 4.

SOURCE: Forbes
Innovation is as much about developing new ideas as it is about managing and developing strategies that make clear what ideas the company will invest in, and how those ideas will be tracked and measured.

SOURCE: MeetingsNet
Considering it takes more than 20 minutes to refocus your attention after a distraction, a recent study found that such interruptions cost U.S. companies more than $588 billion in lost productivity. Worse still, the study found that most distractions are self-induced. But a few simple steps toward mindfulness can alleviate the hassle and cost of these time killers.

SOURCE: FreemanXP
Despite more than 300 million users monthly, Snapchat has often been overlooked by marketers and event planners as a way of engaging attendees. But as an experience-sharing platform--it's 10-second shelf life can be extended for up to 24 hours--a second look at the opportunities it affords may be useful.

SOURCE: Harvard Business Review
Have you ever found yourself struggling with your work, or worse, find yourself on the receiving end of some not-so-stellar feedback from your boss? You want to be more conscientious in your work habits, but how? Considering how you interpret your work and, perhaps more importantly, how you react to your work are good places to start.

SOURCE: CMO.com
While technology is often the most touted aspect of the digital transformation, it's only half the equation. Your workforce--the talent--is the other half of the formula, and getting your workforce in position to capitalize on future technologies is critical for industry leaders.

SOURCE: Fast Company
Finding the sweet spot between mental boredom and anxiety is the locus of what psychology calls "flow." Adjusting your daily routine can turn down the volume on self-criticism and stress and help you remain in the zone.

SOURCE: CEIRblog
Despite the ongoing technological evolution, with its artificial intelligence, augmented reality and digital everything, it is still the face-to-face conversation that lies at the heart of the in-person experience.