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Welcome to our Faculty Community here at IAEE. We have hundreds of faculty and student members as part of our IAEE membership.

As a faculty or educational institutional member, you have many benefits with your membership:

  • Access to many different communities, such as Higher Ed Faculty, Women in leadership, Young Professionals, and many more. Communities – IAEE
  • Access to content and teaching tools as well as network with other IAEE faculty members through LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and IAEE’s Higher Ed Faculty Community on IAEE’s MemberLink platform.
  • Access to IAEE knowledge, learning and networking through our events: EXPO! EXPO! IAEE’s Annual Meeting and Exhibition, IAEE Leadership Institute, and Women’s Leadership Forum; educational webinars and Access Knowledge Hub; and IAEE Certification Journey (Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM) Professional Designation), Education – International Association of Exhibitions and Events
    • Access to IMEX-IAEE Faculty Engagement Programs, IMEX Frankfurt and IMEX America.
    • Access to Faculty Insights, a free, informal forum to connect and engage with your faculty peers.
    • Engage with other faculty and students at our College and Student Meet-Up at Expo! Expo!
    • Member pricing on the 6th Edition of The Art of the Textbook, Skills Matrix and Job Descriptions Template and other publications. Opportunity to receive a PDF version of the Art of the Show textbook, sent upon request. IAEE – Publications
  • Access for your students at your institution to receive many benefits, such IAEE’s Career Center, webinars, mentor programs, scholarships, networking, and connections to help with their education and experience to enter the industry. Students – IAEE
  • Access to CEIR data and reports that supports the value of participating in face-to-face exhibitions and events. Home – Center for Exhibition Industry Research
  • Review of academic research papers and faculty poster sessions dealing with innovation in meetings, exhibitions, events, hospitality, and convention industry.
  • Connect with fellow professors throughout the U.S. and around the world.
  • Receive tips and trends on the challenges of exhibitions and events to share with your students.
  • Volunteer to speak at events, author articles, volunteer for a committee and much more. IAEE offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities: Governance – International Association of Exhibitions and Events

Should you have any questions, please contact Beverly Benbow, M.Sc.,CEM, Director of Governance

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IAEE Faculty Engagement Experience at IMEX America – October 2025

Partner: ALHI

A huge thank you goes out to those who provided their poster sessions, our presenters as well as best papers and their presenters. 

A special thank you goes to our Faculty Engagement Experience Co-Chairs: M.T. Hickman, MS, CMP, CED, CPECP, Senior Lecturer, Hospitality & Tourism Management, University of North Texas (UNT) and Thomas C. Padron, Ph.D., CMP, CHE, CWP, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Hospitality and Tourism, Cal State East Bay or their time and work in planning and facilitating this experience.

 

 

The 2025 IMEX – IAEE Frankfurt Virtual Faculty Engagement Programme (FEP) on “Talking All Things Gamification – Gamifying Our Work, Our Classes & Our Life” that was held on 13 May, with a worldwide attendance, was a huge success!

Thank you to the speakers: Paul Bulencea, Nils Roemen, Rob Tesh, Frances Vieras Blanc; Program Committee members Julia Calver, M.T. Hickman, Gerrit Jessen, Kristin Malek, Kaija Meriläinen; UNL student Abby Cantrell; IMEX Knowlege and Events Senior Executive Hannah Lee; and everyone involved!

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Art of the Show Textbook – 6th Edition

The sixth edition focuses on the requirements for planning and holding a successful exhibition, both B2B and B2C events; what must be done leading up and during the exhibition and post-event, to create a marketplace for buyers and sellers that fosters engagement and offers a synergistic environment. Written by a broad spectrum of industry experts, this body of knowledge is a standard resource in university and college classrooms around the world and provides an up-to-date resource for the experienced professional.

ISBN 978-0-9895833-0-5 | LCCN 2019936968 (print)

Available as an e-publication at Barnes & Noble bookstore!

DIGITAL EDITION

Members: $79.95
Nonmembers: $79.95
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PRINT EDITION

Members: $79.95
Nonmembers: $109.95
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*Opportunity to receive a PDF version of the Art of the Show textbook, sent upon request.

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U.S. Dept. of Labor Recognizes Meeting, Exhibition and Events Profession

March 6, 2015 – On this day, the meeting, exhibition and events profession took a giant step forward in defining a foundation of competencies that are based on the business roles and responsibilities event professionals provide to organizations. For the first time ever, our profession is being recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor as a standalone business sector, distinct and separate from lodging and tourism sectors,

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook: Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

The HTE model has been published on the Clearinghouse website.

Faculty Presentations & Poster Sessions

IMEX America in partnership with IAEE, invite academics and industry experts to submit Academic Papers that explore a broad range of topics dealing with innovation in the meetings, exhibitions, events and convention industry.  Both empirical and conceptual works are encouraged.

2025 Faculty Engagement Experience at IMEX America 

 

 

 

 

Faculty Best Papers

Barriers Why Students Do Not Attend Conferences

Dr. Gina Causin, Dr. Amber Chelette, Dr. Sharon Rice – Stephen F. Austin State University

Beyond the Classroom: Experiential Learning Models that Drive Career Readiness in Event Management Education

Christine Cleaver, M. Ed. – New York University

Immersive Learning for a Sustainable Future: The Role of Virtual Reality

Dr. Sandy Shen, Sydney Korbey, and Dr. Kevin Lin – California Polytechnic State University

Dr. Jinah Park – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

Faculty Poster Sessions
Exploring Experiential Learning in Events Management Education: Developing  Industry-Ready Graduates 

Dr. Gina Causin, Carrie Wright-Davis, Ellie Marsh, Kayce Ford, Lora Poskey

Stephen F. Austin State University

Holistic Hospitality Education: Preparing Students for Wellness Technology, Tourism, and Event Destinations

Dr. Sherrie Tennessee – Virginia State University

Dr. Hyelin Kim – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Inclusive Networking with Social Assistive Robots (SAR): The Role of Proactiveness and Neurodiversity

Dr. Pei Zhang – California Polytechnic State University

Dr. Jijun Chen – Purdue University

Dr. Xingyi Zhang – University of North Texas

Integrating Artificial Intelligence as an Event Planning Tool

Dr. Ann D. Summerall-Jarbo – Robert Morris University

Learning AI by Doing: A Pilot Study of Human-AI Collaboration and Employee Stress in Guest Services

Dr. Pei Zhang, Dr. Keri Schwab, Amelia Iseley, Ellie Rupert – Cal Poly State University

Mega-event Management During U.S Formula One World Championships: Educating the Next Generation of Event Managers to be Future Ready  

Dr. Lisa Young – DePaul University

 

Presentations
Industry Trends and Updates

Michael Dominguez, President and CEO, ALHI

Inside SPARK AI: A Practical Overview for Hospitality and Events

Paula Rowntree, Director, The Business Events Network 

Preparing Gen Z for the Workplace:GenZ Report_Our Latest Research Reveals What Younger Audiences Want from Your Event

GenZ Report_The Value of Live Events in a Digital World

Ken Holsinger, SVP, Industry Research & Insights, Freeman

Samantha Vogel, Director, Events & Brand Experiences, Freeman

The Anabelle Project

Sharon Mills, Mentor and National Sales Manager, Shepard

2024 IMEX America Presentations and Faculty Poster Sessions

 

 

 

 

AI Era-Embracing Project-Based Learning for Effective Meeting and Event Education 

Godwin-Charles Ogbeide, Metropolitan University of Denver

Amazon Web Services DeepRacer Event Challenges Competencies.

Ann D. Summerall-Jabro, Robert Morris University

Event Trends for the Next Year

Marsha Flanagan, M.Ed., CEM, President and CEO – IAEE

Incentive Industry

Annette Gregg, MBA, CMM, CEO – Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) and Allan Schweyer, Principal Researcher, The Conference Board and Chief Academic Advisor, Incentive Research Foundation (IRF)

Neuroscience and You 

Kristin Malek, University of Nebraska Lincoln

The Stressful Nature of Event Management: A Scoping Review to Uncover Underlying Causes, Impacts & Mitigation Strategies. Angelika Bazarnik, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Using AI to Improve Your Career and Work 

Kristin Malek, University of Nebraska Lincoln