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At FICP's Annual Conference, three industry veterans—Prudential's Debbie Moran, Bank of America's Sara Parker and FM Global's Wayne Robinson—shared meeting planning advice on everything from work-life balance to site inspections.

New research by Prevue Meetings & Incentives and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) found that working mothers in the meetings industry are finding a fairly supportive environment.

We turned to the experts for the best advice on how to dress for a meeting.

In our soon-to-be-released joint survey of 708 women by Prevue Meetings & Incentives and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), we asked respondents to share meeting planning career advice with others who were just starting out in the industry.

422 women responded to our latest survey with work-life balance advice for a woman starting out in the meetings industry. Here are some of our favorite answers.

About half of respondents to the soon-to-be-released joint survey of 708 women by Prevue Meetings & Incentives and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) reported a glass ceiling—being in jobs where they believed that being a woman had prohibited them from advancing any further.

Who better to provide advice on sexual harassment in scenarios common to meeting planners than their fellow meeting planners? Here are some of our favorite responses from the nearly 400 women who wrote to us:

Establishing code of conduct at events is now a top priority as nearly 60 percent of women event planners report having endured #MeToo moments.

For Type A meeting planners who are choking under pressure or are afraid to make mistakes, you might be interested to know that there’s a name for that.

A majority of women meeting planners—56.4 percent—reported having been sexually harassed at some point in their careers, according to a soon-to-be-released joint survey of 708 women by Prevue and the Society of Incentive Travel Excellence. #MeToo

The first challenge that an introvert faces during networking events is a feeling of dread to even get out the door and attend an event with a lot of people.

It’s a controversial move to call a meeting planner a "business event strategist" as some organizers focus on strategy; others on logistics.

Here are five quotes from some of the famous female celebrities who have faced challenges and found success in their careers.

Bob Nelson, Ph.D, the author of 1,501 Ways to Reward Employees, has a new book filled with 1,001 ways to engage employees. Prevue got a sneak peek.