How to Choose the Right PCO
Guidelines to assist an international association in the appointment of a Professional Congress Organiser (PCO) for their meeting. How to Choose the Right PCO
Sector: Business Events
MPI Reports and White Papers
Keep up with the latest trends, reports, surveys and more. MPI Reports and White Papers
The Strategic Value of Virtual Meetings and Events
The virtual event is still in its infancy; it’s a child of the new millennium. MPI is proud to introduce new resources that will help you break into the virtual space. The Strategic Value of Virtual Meetings and Events
MPI Thought Leadership: Strategic Meetings Management
MPI Foundation’s investment in Strategic Meetings Management accelerates the development of breakthrough approaches to enterprise-wide meeting and event management. Using effective meeting management principles, industry professionals can leverage meeting and event portfolios to drive business performance, design effective and efficient meetings and events, and measure strategic business outcomes to track goal achievement and more effectively…
Meeting Design Study and Tools
Increasingly meeting professionals are responsible for providing high quality meetings and events that deliver maximum value for minimum costs. As a result the meeting and event industry is undergoing a paradigm shift in how it defines, plans and executes meetings and events. Meeting Design represents a framework and bridge between the state of meetings today…
Hybrid Meetings Toolkit
Hybrid meetings and events are creating opportunities for meeting professionals. It’s easy to get started with these tools. Hybrid Meetings Toolkit
MPI Thought Leadership: Future of Meetings
Research that focuses on emerging issues, cutting-edge information and trends in meeting distribution channels. Industries thrive when their members have the most current business tools and intelligence at their disposal. The Future of Meetings initiative focuses on emerging issues facing our industry, cutting-edge information impacting our community and trends in meeting technology, meeting design, social media for…
MPI Thought Leadership: Corporate Social Responsibility
Meetings and events will be affected by new standards for sustainable and socially responsible programs. Every corporate decision impacts people, planet and profits, the so called “triple bottom line”. As organizations increasingly make CSR a business imperative, meetings and events are being affected by more and more demand for sustainable practices and “greening”. There are…
Business Value of Meetings Toolkit
Quantify the business return of live events and develop tools for accurate output measurement. Business Value of Meetings Toolkit
Meetings Outlook
A quarterly report offering a unique look through the eyes of your peers into the future of the meetings and events industry. Meetings Outlook
UFI Survey on Matchmaking (2012)
Matching the interests of visitors and exhibitors is a core task of each exhibition manager. Often the success of a show is measured by the extent to which the “right” persons could meet. The UFI Marketing Committee took this general principle into account and investigated the use of matchmaking tools and services within the exhibition…
The World Map of Exhibitions Venues 2011 (2012)
As a part of its strategy, UFI’s objective is to provide reliable data on the exhibition market to its members and to all those interested in exhibitions. This data covers 3 elements: the exhibition venues, the exhibitions held in those venues and the companies who organize those events. The World Map of Exhibitions Venues 2011…
UFI and Explori Global Visitor Insights (November 2016 Edition)
The purpose of this report is to provide organisers with insight into the perceptions of tradeshow visitors across all major exhibition markets. Insight of this kind is essential to help organisers properly understand their visitors – their behaviours, their level of loyalty and advocacy, their needs – and, the extent to which these needs are…
5 March 2017
MPI European Meetings and Events Conference Granada, Spain
EMEC 2017 is dedicated to creating an atmosphere of effective learning and collaboration, and this is reflected in its education design. From “a-ha” general sessions to labs and workshops, EMEC is an immersive learning experience that gives you new ideas, keeps you current on industry trends and creates new pathways and opportunities for your events…
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29 June 2017
ICCA Association Meetings Programme, Fukuoka, Japan
This global programme has been custom-designed for international association executives and for ICCA members who interact directly with associations and their meetings, to learn from and about each other, to explore how to design, organise, negotiate and host more effective and successful meetings, and to build lasting business relationships and friendships.
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18 September 2017
IAPCO EDGE Seminar, Kuala Lumpur, Asia
Meeting Professionals are invited to join us for a unique learning experience that is focused on a well-rounded look at conference management and the changing landscape of our industry. In order to maximize learning outcomes and networking opportunities, this seminar is strictly limited in size and allows for maximum interaction with faculty and industry experts.
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26 August 2017
ECM Summer School, Dresden, Germany
Summer School is an unmissable learning opportunity for all professionals working in Convention Bureaux, Tourist Offices, Congress Centres, Airlines, Hotels, DMCs, PCOs & Meeting Planners! The aim is to equip professionals with the latest marketing tools and to help them to develop the knowledge and skills required for a successful career in conference, meetings and event…
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5 Key Lessons from Convention Industry CEOs
From Convening Leaders 2017 in Austin, Texas, here are views on the correct way to approach the sector from three convention industry chiefs: Chris Cahill, CEO of Luxury Brands, Accor Hotels, Matt Sanderson, President & CEO of SmithBucklin and Joseph Popolo, CEO of Freeman. From PCMA… 5 Key Lessons from Convention Industry CEOs
BestCities Welcomes Madrid to Global Alliance
The Spanish capital is becoming the 12th member of BestCities Global Alliance. From Meetings & Incentive Travel… BestCities Welcomes Madrid to Global Alliance
G20 Finance Summit in Cairns – Following in Their Footsteps
Did any of the G20 financial ministers and central bank directors know they were sitting on an old gold-miners’ staging post when they met in the seaside city of Cairns? By Rob Spalding at Associated Meetings International… G20 Finance Summit in Cairns – Following in Their Footsteps
Conservation in Hawaii – Last Place on Earth?
You might think Hawaii was one of the last places on earth to need more conservation. Yet with one of the highest concentrations of endangered plants and animals in the world, the argument for hosting the World Conservation Congress there in 2016 was almost unanswerable. From Association Meetings International… Conservation in Hawaii – Last Place…
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