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“When in Doubt, Do Something”
Kevin Kirby
Industry News
Optimism is in the Air
Rich Luna
The MPI Diversity & Inclusion Committee: Sparking Change
Rich Luna
From the WEC Digital Experience Front Line
Michael Pinchera
Walk the Road to Recovery at WEC
Rich Luna
MPI EMEC, now a hybrid event, to align with IMEX in Frankfurt 2021
Rich Luna
Industry News
In the Midst of a Recovery?
Industry professionals express growing optimism for 2021, along with acceptance of virtual/hybrid technology and its permanent place in the meeting landscape.​
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Lessons Learned: The WEC Planning Journey
MPI staff members offered journal entries along the way as they planned a very different World Education Congress.
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CAESARS FORUM Debut a Great Opportunity to Showcase Safe Events
ConferenceDirect’s Annual Partner Meeting opened the doors this week to the first conference held at the $375 million, 550,000-square-foot CAESARS FORUM.
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Planning Solutions Through Community
Q&A with Angie DeKleine, CMM, CMP, CAE, CEM, a member of MPI’s Safety and Security Special Interest Group.
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Saving the Game at WEC
The "Saving the Game" panel will explore what destinations have done to keep such large events alive, how to ensure confidence and safety among stakeholders and more.
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Inclusion: “We Cannot Solve Problems We Cannot See”
“The most inclusive companies/leaders recognize the business advantage associated with being inclusive.”
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Creating Safe F&B Experiences Right Now
How the pandemic is changing F&B practices and seeing progress with safe in-person gatherings.
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Take it Step by Step at WEC
“I am a true believer in a growth mindset. It is about learning and failing and moving on. Step by step.”
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Coronavirus-Response Satisfaction Among Meeting Pros
In comparing the opinions of regional responses to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S., Canadian and European respondents reveal some notable differences.
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Trusted Resources Only
Contradictory science, divisive social media and information overload has made it difficult for meeting professionals to learn the best ways to create and executive safe gatherings.
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Learning to Meet Safely
Alan Kleinfeld, CMP, LEO, director, Arrive Conference Solutions, talks about safety and security in the current landscape, in advance of his WEC session.
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Unwavering Support on Display During SITE Week
SITE Week was created as a response to member surveys that said they wanted to talk to and with each other.
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Meeting Pros Say Biden is the Best Option
With the U.S. presidential election just weeks away, we included some questions in the latest Meetings Outlook survey to ascertain meeting professionals’ post-election expectations.
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Navigating Uncharted Waters to Keep Event Attendees Safe
Convening people safely during a global pandemic adds a layer of complexity to the already complex work of meeting and event design.
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