MEETING PLANNER RESOURCES
Time for Events to Get Real
Check out these live-experience trends that are resetting and reshaping events in 2026.
Top Event Trends for 2026
How to design intentional events in a year of challenges and change? A new Cvent report offers guidance.
Talma Travel Solutions Reveals Trends Shaping Corporate Travel in 2026
Talma Travel Solutions has identified five major trends that are shaping the future of business travel in 2026.
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Black History at the National Parks
Black history is American history through National Park Service programs at more than 400 national parks and communities across the country.
Black History Month in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., is marking Black History Month with a significant investment in preservation, public programming and cultural storytelling.
Westward Events & February Dates Honor Black History
Westbound groups will find major events and team activities, entertainment, DEI programming and group outings during Black History Month.
SITES
Punta Gorda Celebrates Destination Professionals Day
Set on Florida's southwest coast, the Punta Gorda/Englewood VCB stays committed to planners on Destination Professionals Day.
EXPERT ADVICE
The Hidden Cost of Hyper-Responsibility in Event Leadership
If you feel everything depends on you and every misstep is your fault, an expert says you may be suffering from a sense of hyper-responsibility.
Women in Meetings & Incentives
What do women want? Sigmund Freud famously asked that question nearly a hundred years ago. And though the now-debunked psychologist never found an answer for himself, we have some answers about what women in the meeting and incentive planning industries want—to be paid equally.
Sustainable Meetings Guide (2025)Anyone who’s been watching the industry for the past 10 years knows that sustainable practices at events have gone from being a secondary concern to a top priority for meetings and the venues they use.
Meetings: The Next GenerationThis year, members of Generation Z—born between 1997-2012—are expected to outnumber Baby Boomers in the workforce for the first time. They bring with them different expectations, different attitudes toward upper management and different views on the importance of work in their daily lives.
What Keeps You Up at Night: Planner Stressors and SolutionsDiscover key insights in our Planner Stressors & Solutions Report—highlighting the biggest challenges facing today’s event planners and the innovative strategies they’re using to overcome them.
Florida: The Sunny Side of MeetingsLeisure travelers flock to Florida for its beaches, attractions, great dining and general fun in the sun, but savvy planners know that everything making the Sunshine State a hit with vacationers also takes meetings and events to the next level, and the level after that.
