Meeting Planner Resources

Meeting Planner Resources

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Exclusive: Contracting for Sustainability

Tips from two pros on how to make your meeting more sustainable from the earliest RFP and contracting stages.
Every gift from Packed with Purpose has social impact.

Gift Giving with Social Impact

Every gift from Packed with Purpose counts for the community.
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What Makes an Event Gift Memorable

Event gifts can be a great way to express appreciation and create memories and connections that live on long after the event — but not all event gifts are equally effective.

New Coaching Program for Meeting and Event Professionals

MPI and Visit Fort Worth create new coaching program for meeting and event professionals of all levels to help define their careers trajectories.
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Are Your Incentives Gender-Specific?

Incentives aren’t gender neutral — women and men tend to respond differently to different types of incentives, recognition and rewards, according to a study by the IRF.

MPI Announces IMEX 2024 Keynote Speakers

MPI Announces Keynote Speakers for IMEX America 2024, coming up October 8-10 at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.
New Orleans & Company SVP Convention Sales Strategies, Stephanie Turner on new and notable developments.

Built to Host 2.0: New Orleans is On a Roll

The skinny on what's new and notable from Stephanie Turner, New Orleans & Company's SVP, Convention Sales Strategies.
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GBTA Launches Update to SMM Wheel

GBTA has updated its handy SMM Wheel to better encompass how strategic meetings management programs are evolving to meet today’s needs.

Tech Trends Fit Needs of Hybrid Meetings

When attendees, or even speakers, can't make the meeting in person, the right technology puts them in the center of the action.

Making Their Move: These Execs are Changing the Game

Moving up or moving on—these industry professionals are part of a talent pool testing new career waters.
Amex Trendex: Business Travel Edition

5 Trending U.S. Destinations for Business Travel

If Kalamazoo, Mich., isn’t yet on your host destination prospect list, you may want to reconsider. That’s just one of the top five trending U.S. destinations for business travel.
SITE offers many educational and networking opportunities for incentive planners

SITE News: Hosted Buyer Applications and IMEX Networking

Here's how incentive planners can attend SITE conferences and events in 2024 and 2025.

Exclusive: An Incentive Planner Looks Ahead

Incentive Planner Heidi Dillon reviews some recent trends in planning and looks ahead at what might be coming down the pike for planners.
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DNC 2024: Planning a More Sustainable Political Convention

The DNC did more than just talk trash at its 2024 convention in Chicago — organizers took action aimed at reducing the meeting’s carbon footprint and supporting sustainability locally.