Welcome to Northstar Meetings Group, the premier online platform for business and sports event organizers, planners and incentive program professionals across all sectors – corporate, association, third-party organizations/agencies, SMERF (social, military, education, religious and fraternal meetings) -- providing critical news analysis and research, practical strategies, creative solutions and sourcing services.

Complementing its industry-leading events and must-read brands in the meetings industry — Meetings & Conventions, Successful Meetings, Incentive, SportsTravel, M&C Asia, M&C China and Meeting News — Northstar Meetings Group offers essential planning solutions to ensure your meetings, events and incentive programs succeed.

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Northstar Meetings Group's Editorial Policy

Northstar Meetings Group's mission is to provide meeting planners and suppliers with the best information and services they need to excel in their careers.

To that end, we are committed to creating and distributing original content in the form of articles, magazines, podcasts, and videos which are relevant to the audience we serve and adhere to strict quality guidelines. Working with trusted industry partners, we also create relevant sponsored content for distribution on our websites and magazines; where such content appears, it is labeled as such.

We are proud of our content and hope you find it useful and informative. Should you have any questions, or see something in need of correction, please contact us.

Editorial Guidelines for Contributed Columns

Northstar Meetings Group reviews contributed content from events industry experts for potential publication. Please note the following requirements for consideration.

Articles must be:

• Informative and interesting to an audience of experienced meeting professionals
• Completely non-promotional
• Not previously published by a competing brand
• Approximately 350-600 words in length
• Include a headline and brief author bio

Submissions may be sent to Michael Shapiro for consideration.