M & E Outlook 2024
According to the Global Meetings & Events 2024 Trends, responsible business equates with sustainability. Sustainability includes environmental, economical and:
What is Societal?
This organization provides online solutions for events and surveys as well as a software platform that disrupts the traditional processes for the event planners who organize events and the venues that host them, creating more value for the entire events and meetings ecosystem.
What is Cvent
Measuring event performance through engagement and emotional gratification.
What ROE?
These "types" of meetings have a variety of needs that can be satisfied by scheduling a gathering. Examples are: Board Meetings, Stockholder Meetings, Training Meetings, and Incentive Trips. In general, this type of meeting has required attendance and the meeting attendees do not pay for their own registration or amenities.
What is Corporate
This organization is about serving destination marketing professionals first and foremost. Together with our members and partners, it represents a powerful forward-thinking, collaborative association; exchanging bold ideas, connecting innovative people, and elevating tourism to its highest potential.
What is Destination International (DI)
Prior Communication and Prep
Privacy accommodations
Buddy system for lone travelers
Explain code of conduct before event starts.
What are Safety Factors?
Founded in 1972, this association believes that meeting and event planners serve a critical role in the success of business, and is committed to giving its members the very best in professional development, business opportunities and a vibrant industry community. The primary goal of this professional association is to provide its members, chapters and the global meeting and event community with innovative and relevant education, networking opportunities and business exchanges, and to act as a prominent voice for the promotion and growth of the industry.
What is Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
When matching a meeting group with a venue, two important factors a planner needs to understand and consider are:
What are the physical characteristics and financial structure?
This "type" of meeting is generally a gathering of common purpose whether for professional, educational, social, etc. Generally, the attendees pay for their own registration and amenities for the meeting as well as membership dues. For this reason, the planning for this meeting type poses more marketing effort.
What is Association
The primary purpose of these organizations is to promote tourism, increase tourism, and attract more tourists to an area. When that purpose is achieved a community will benefit from more tourists, more tax revenues and the return on the investment (of tax dollars) will be greater than what was initially distributed.
What is DMOs (CVBs)
Noted as being an important trend in 2024, meeting planners and suppliers need effective communication as the foundation. Both sides must have confidence in one another and build trust.
What is Building strong relationships?
The vision of this organization is to be the global champion for event professionals and event industry excellence. It promotes high standards, best practices and professionalism in the events industry with the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) program and signature program initiatives.
What is Events Industry Council (EIC)
A gathering of 10 or more participants for a minimum of four hours in a contracted venue. Meeting types include conventions, conferences, trade shows and exhibitions, incentive events, and corporate/business meetings.
What is UNWTO definition "Meeting"
These are small associations of people attending specific types of meetings and the attendees tend to pay their own expenses and are very price-sensitive. They are usually less sensitive to seasonal dates and are good to book during "shoulder" seasons.
What are SMERFs?
This tool is used to determine a client and/or attendees needs and expectations of a meeting
What is a needs analysis?
Looking outside the "big hotel" box, expanding meetings out of the city and into nature, and adding a wellness component.
What are Simple Meetings?
EIC initiative to develop and implement industry-wide accepted practices to create and enhance efficiencies throughout the meetings, conventions, and exhibitions industry.
What is APEX
This all-inclusive pricing strategy adopted by many conference centers is a price per attendee which includes rooming, food & beverage, refreshment breaks, meeting space, and audiovisual services.
What is a Complete Meeting Package (CMP)
These "types" of meetings are subject to many rules which include per-diem rates and accommodation restrictions. There is usually a short turnaround time for planned for these types of gatherings, they require a disproportionately large amount of meeting space relevant to hotel rooms and can require high security.
What is Government
This is a dedicated website that helps a meeting planner leverage the resources and expertise of a DMO sales professionals throughout the life of an event, including the initial stage of search or finishing up with the post-event analysis.
What is Mint+?
Asking the audience to participate.
Stop the "introductions" as a means of connecting attendees.
Make a lunch a real break!
Get the attendees moving!
What are immersive experiences?
Claiming to be the world's largest community for Business Event Strategists, this organization provides senior-level education, networking, and market intelligence for the global events industry.
What is a PCMA?
The primary goals of these organizations are:
1. Create awareness of their destinations
2. Feed the local economy by booking meetings and group business
3. Ensure that their destination remains competitive
A management tool for rewarding and motivating sales representatives, dealers, distributors, production workers, support staff, and in some cases, customers. The company rewards sales representatives who reach sales targets by sending them on trips.
What is Incentive Trip (Meeting)?
Provided by the EIC, this valuable report provides the details and activities of an event. A collection of these reports, over time, will provide the complete history of a recurring event. It is compelled by the primary event organizer of an event, in conjunction with the suppliers for that event, and filed with each venue and facility that was utilized.
What is Post-event Reports