Tag: MPI
MPI Announces 2025 Int’l Board of Directors
MPI just announced its 2025 International Board of Directors, the governing body responsible for reviewing and approving strategic plans.
MPI’s EMEC 2025 Heads to Istanbul
MPI has announced that its 2025 European Meetings & Events Conference will be heading to Istanbul, Turkey, for the first time in a decade.
GMID Exclusive: Tracing the History of the Meetings Industry
Here’s a quick scan of the past and present generations of meeting and event planning, and the associations they brought to life.
What’s on for Global Meetings Industry Day 2024
Meetings industry organizations around the world are celebrating the power of events as part of the Global Meeting Industry Day on April 11. Here are a few of the many activities on the agenda.Â
MPI Launches New Event Planning AI Certificate Program
Meeting Professionals International has officially joined the AI educational fray with a new certificate course to launch in January 2024.
MPI Meetings Outlook: Optimism Is Up — But So Are Costs
While the majority of respondents to the Spring 2023 MPI Meetings Outlook said they expect favorable business conditions to continue throughout 2023, rising prices will likely continue to provide headwinds through 2024.
MPI WEC 2023: What You Missed
MPI WEC 2023  headed to Mexico last week—the first time the association took its signature event south of the border and used an all-inclusive resort.Â
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.
Is Your Event Certifiably Sustainable?
As sustainability continues to gain ground in the meetings industry, several organizations now offer sustainable meeting certificate programs. Here are just a few you may want to check out.
After 3 Years in the Making, EMEC Comes Full Circle
This single event represented everything that everyone in the room had been through in the past three years—coinciding almost exactly with the date of the 2020 lockdown.
GMID 2023: How We Got Here
Caesar Entertainment's Mike Massari explains the origins of the Global Meetings Industry Day, and why all meeting and hospitality professionals need to get involved in GMID 2023.
New Free eBook on Event Trends for 2023
A new free ebook from MPI explores trends from on-site logistics to event technology, as well as some of the key areas affecting events now.
Mark Your Calendar for These 2023 Meeting Industry Events
There's a robust lineup of 2023 meeting industry events in the year ahead.
Mike Dominguez on How to Combat Human Trafficking
President and CEO of ALHI Michael Dominguez and MPI were recently recognized for their efforts to fight child exploitation. Here's how you can help.
