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Major Events Firm Pushes Hard on Sustainability Certification

MeetingsNet

After one big effort in August, nearly six times as many Maritz Global Events employees are certified in event sustainability. Over the past year, a handful of employees at Maritz Global Events, Fenton, Mo., had earned their SEPC.

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Three Trends Shaping 2024 Events

TicketBud

“As AI leaps forwards, it has the potential to transform the meetings and events sector through its capacity to instantly crunch data,” states Accor’s Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events report. “ These efforts may also help companies demonstrate their economic and social sustainability.

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Meet Two Visionaries

PCMA Convene

Convene has the backstory on two of the award winners — Jeff Chase, vice president of sustainability, Freeman Company, named Community Advocate of the Year; and Phelps R. Hope, CMP, senior vice president, meetings and expositions, Kellen Company, named Event Designer of the Year. Event Designer of the Year.

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How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist

Smart Meetings

The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Operational and reputational concerns now include sustainability and diversity. Technology Risks.

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Events Industry Council releases Accepted Practices Guide for Hotel Health and Safety

Event Industry News

Understanding the essential element of rebuilding and regaining trust, other elements of this guide, available as stand-alone documents, include: Events Industry Council Principles for Recovery , which correspond with U.N. In July, EIC released the Meeting and Event Design Accepted Practices Guide.

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The Road to IMEX: 3 Months to Go, and an Outpouring of Interest

Smart Meetings

Meetings can still happen. Instructors include Janet Sperstad, faculty director at Madison College, and Guy Bigwood, managing director of the Global Destination Sustainability Movement , who together will discuss the regenerative revolution. One element that will be enhanced is the sustainability village that debuted in 2019.

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PlanetIMEX: The wraps come off IMEX’s imaginative new online experience

Event Industry News

PlanetIMEX launches today with an invitation to everyone in the global meetings, events and incentive travel industry to register free of charge for EduMonday Live on 11 May. . Also taking place on EduMonday Live is She Means Business, a joint event by IMEX and TW Magazine supported by MPI.