Meeting Planner Resources

Meeting Planner Resources

5 Places to Look For a Job

Search these websites for meeting and event planner positions. After the pandemic ground meetings to a halt and caused unprecedented industry layoffs, the meetings and incentive industry is finally on the rebound. But many planners...
carbon calculator

New Digital Event Carbon Calculator

The new digital event carbon calculator created by MeetGreen and Clear Current Consulting can calculate an estimate of your digital event’s carbon footprint in 5 minutes. The carbon calculator tool forces planners to take a...
diversity

A Discussion About Diversity

After all this time—and endless discussion—why is diversity still not a given in this industry? Why is it that so many associations and supplier organizations in our industry—where women are overwhelmingly the majority—have male leaders?...
diversity equity inclusion

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: How Event Industry Associations Are Supporting DEI Initiatives

MPI, PCMA and ASAE are taking diversity, equity and inclusion seriously — and have a plethora of resources meeting professionals can take advantage of in drafting and implementing DEI initiatives of their own. More than...
covid-19 contracts

5 Top Tips for Contracts in the COVID-19 Era

Force majeure clauses just got trickier: Attorney Kimberly Pendo provided some contract tips to help meeting planners manage risk in today’s uncertain COVID-19 environment. Contracts, including Force majeure clauses, must be top of mind, even...
Incentive Industry Pro Heals On The Road

Incentive Pro Shares Life Lessons in New Memoir

A love letter from incentive and cruise industry pro Shari Wallack of Buy the Sea Back in July 2020, when Shari Wallack’s incentive cruise and all-inclusive resort brokerage business had been devastated by COVID, she...
collaboration

Collaboration, Haute Dokimazo Style

The brilliant minds at Haute Dokimazo—creators of the Spontaneous Think Tank—will share their values around collaboration and much more during our webinar next week: The Secret to Innovative Events.  We spoke with Haute Dokimazo President...
Immunity

Immunity Essentials for Busy Planners

How are your plans for in-person events going? Are you feeling more confident about your immunity? During the last 15 months there has been a vast amount of information out there surrounding COVID-19—much of it...
event mask policies

Event Mask Policies: 3 Strategies

Event mask policies got a little trickier this spring when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fully vaccinated people can resume normal activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing in...
incentive

Incentive Buyers: Safety is Critical

A new Incentive Research Foundation white paper finds that safety is a top priority for post-pandemic programs. Results of a research study published last month by the Incentive Research Foundation suggests that planners are mindfully...
incentive travel

New SITE Research Finds Overwhelming Commitment to Incentive Travel Post-Pandemic

Incentive travel is poised for a comeback — new research from the SITE Foundation found that almost 94% of the 50 companies surveyed in April 2021 said their leadership was 100% committed to incentive travel as...
hybrid

Hybrid Meetings: 7 Mistakes to Avoid

7 top tips on the most common mistakes planners should avoid when going hybrid Will Curran, Founder & Chief Event Einstein, Endless Events; Brad Langley, VP-Enterprise & Channel Markets, Aventri; and Steph Pfeilsticker, Senior Meeting...
IACC MultiPOD Meetings

MultiPOD Meetings from IACC Offer a New Twist for Hybrid Events

The International Association of Conference Centers MultiPOD meetings format is designed to offer groups a way to stage live, cross-venue meetings for small groups of participants in two or more locations, or PODs. It’s not...
Wearable

Wearable Tech for Safer Events

Meeting planners are improving the safety of events with innovative wearable tech that assists social distancing and contact tracing.