Connecting With Diverse Local Suppliers
Some CVBs and chambers of commerce maintain databases or listings that can directly connect planners with local, diverse event suppliers.
Black Speakers Collection Keeps Growing
The Black Speakers Collection is a community dedicated to ensuring that Black speakers are no longer an afterthought.
2024 DEI Report Card
The meetings and events industry has doubled down on its DEI efforts in recent years. The question is, are meetings actually getting more diverse, equitable and inclusive?
How to Find Diverse Speakers
Meeting and event planners are looking to diversify their speaker lineup to more closely represent the diversity of their audience. But where to start? Here are some tips and resources.
Asian Inclusivity at Events
Some tips for Jolene Jang, inclusivity educator and speaker, for making events more exclusive to Asian audiences:
Marriott International Implements Neuroinclusive Practices for Meetings
Marriott hotels hosting groups of 250 or more welcome neurodivergent attendees with an action plan for inclusivity.
The Collective Experience: Making Progress in DEI
The Collective Experience, Tourism Diversity Matters’ 2023 conference, amplified how promoting diversity, equity and inclusion benefits everyone — and that we still have a lot of work to do to realize those benefits.
Florida Travel Advisories: What Planners Need to Know
Proactive risk management is key to dealing with the Florida travel advisories, says industry expert Joan Eisenstodt
June is Pride Month: 5 Best Practices for LGBTQ-Inclusive Events
June is Pride Month! Take action to ensure that every aspect of your event is inclusive to your LGBTQ attendees.
Create Connections With Diverse Local Suppliers
Did you know your local CVB can connect you with diverse event suppliers? These four cities pride themselves on their ability to do just that.
Speaker Diversity: The Meetings Industry Still Falls Short
There are signs that our industry associations are focusing more on speaker diversity than used to be the case—but we still have a long way to go.
Asian Inclusivity at Meetings and Events
Jolene Jang is on a mission to foster Asian inclusivity at meetings and events.
SocialOffset: An Alternative to Meeting Boycotts
Boycotting or cancelling an event for political reasons can actually hurt the very people an organization intends to support.
Accessibility at Events: 5 Top Tips
Carolyn Browning CMP, CMM, HMCC, shares takeaways from the Event Accessibility Strategist course.
