Tag: diversity
Inclusive Meetings: One Perspective From the Hotel Side
By embracing inclusivity, planners create environments where diversity thrives, innovation flourishes, and everyone can participate fully by bringing their whole self to the event.
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:
Toronto: Thriving in Diversity & Innovation
Toronto, Canada's largest and most-visited city is an ideal place for your next meeting, thanks to stellar facilities, dining and diversity.
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.
Accessibility at Events: 5 Top Tips
Carolyn Browning CMP, CMM, HMCC, shares takeaways from the Event Accessibility Strategist course.
New Diversity and Inclusion Dictionary
Tourism Diversity Matters has a number of downloadable resources on its website, including a Diversity and Inclusion Vocabulary Guide.
Designing Diverse Meetings: 6 Strategies
A panel of experts shares tactics and tips on how to design a truly diverse and inclusive meeting.
LGBT Meeting Professionals Association Thrives
The LGBT Meeting Professionals Association has grown in the almost four years since it was founded to 2,000 members from 43 countries.
5 Tips for More Inclusive Meetings
Meetings pro Leslie Zeck shares easy-to-implement practices to help ensure inclusive, equitable and diverse meetings.
The Meetings Industry Caters to Males & Extroverts, Says New MPI Report
A new MPI report and a certificate program aim to help planners make meetings more inclusive.
