Meeting Planner Resources

Meeting Planner Resources

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New Policy Aims to Deter Surgeons from Behaving Badly

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons aims to rein in disrespectful behavior at its meetings with a new Policy for Respectful Scholarly Discourse.
Visit Lauderdale President/CEO Stacy Ritter proudly supports DEI.

The DEI Imperative: CVB’s Speak Out, Part 2

Visit Lauderdale President/CEO Stacy Ritter proudly supports diversity, equity and inclusion.

Bringing Nature into Meetings & Events

Meeting planners are turning to biophilic design—integrating nature into event spaces—to foster engagement and enhance overall experiences.
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Exclusive: Can Force Majeure Weather a Changing Climate?

Prevue talks with industry attorney Joshua Grimes about the status of force majeure clauses in an environment full of stormy weather — climatological and otherwise.
DEI remains an important imperative, says Elliott Ferguson, President and CEO, Destination DC

The DEI Imperative: CVBs Speak Out, Part 1

Destination DC President and CEO Elliott Ferguson on why DEI remains a priority.
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Top 2025 Incentive Travel Trends

What’s hot in incentive travel trends for 2025, from new destinations to cruises to AI.
Destinations International and Visit Detroit have launched the first-ever Destination Professionals Day

Feb. 19 is Now Officially Destination Professionals Day

Destinations International and Visit Detroit have launched the first-ever Destination Professionals Day — February 19 — to celebrate CVBs and their destination-related sister organizations and people.
IRF survey says personalized rewards are key to motivation.

IRF Study: What Keeps Employees Motivated?

Personalized rewards can make all the difference, say incentive program qualifiers.
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Exclusive: Duty of Care in a Dangerous World

Industry attorney Joshua Grimes tackles how planners need to think about duty of care in an increasingly perilous environment.

Exclusive: Why Supporting Inclusivity Is More Important than Ever

LGBT MPA CEO Cameron Curtis explains why now is not the time to back away from advocating for equality and inclusivity in the meetings and events industry.
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5 Meeting Planning Takeaways from the 2025 Grammys

The 2025 Grammy award ceremony did a lot of things that meeting professionals might want to think about scaling for their own award gala.
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Time to Reboot Your Session Formatting

Attendees are done with traditional, hour-long sessions — it’s time for session formatting to meet attendees where their attention spans are.
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Freeman Publishes New Live Events Playbook

Freeman’s Bob Priest-Heck and Carrie Freeman Parsons have published a new live events playbook that details how to create a successful event.

PCMA is ‘Brand’ New for 2025

Announced at Covening Leaders 25, PCMA's rebranding and new platforms offer a new take on sustainability and technology.