Thousands of meetings industry professionals mingled with foreign attendees at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center ASAE’s Springtime Expo, an annual destination showcase, featured a larger than usual international exhibitor section, as the occasion came on the heels of the group’s Association International Conference. ASAE representatives expected final attendance figures for the May 3 event to be roughly equal to last year’s 3,545. “It’s a mature product,” said ASAE CEO John Graham, explaining that the audience of meeting planners and destination exhibitors is fairly stable. This year’s Expo was the first to feature an international exhibitor pavilion, which… Read More