A Big Push for Tax Changes and Direct Relief for Meetings-Focused Businesses Check out how 600+ industry organizations signed a letter to Congress urging specific actions to help maintain event-industry suppliers until business travel resumes sufficiently. Read More Back to Library

The Future of Work - More Companies Using Freelancers According to the 2021 Future of Work Report from Upwork, the rapid growth and adoption of remote work has more and more businesses shifting towards the use of freelancers. Freelance meeting & event professionals are no exception. Click here to read the full report. Back to Library

Some HCP Meetings Going Dry in 2022 Starting January 1, 2022 meeting professionals organizing speaker programs with HCPs will have to follow new standards to stay in line with the PhRMA Code. See what MeetingsNet has to say about this updated rule. Back to Library

2022 Forecast: What's Next in Event Lighting and Audiovisual Production? BizBash publishes what the top audiovisual producers share their biggest predictions and favorite trends are for the year ahead. Click here to read more! Back to Library

Independent Workers Are Here To Stay According to a report from MBO Partners, the number of Independent Workers has surged in the wake of the Pandemic, making it clear independent work is not only popular, but here to stay. Click here to read MBO's State of the Independence Report Back to Library

New Multi-Day Features Make Zoom a Viable Option for Event Professionals New features flaunted at Zoom User Conference, Zoomtopia, point to Zoom becoming a serious contender for multi-day multi-session events. Although most features will only be released in the fourth quarter or later, the opportunity to explore first-hand some features as part of Zoomtopia made it clear that the company is serious about investing in the B2B events space. ‘Conference’ is a new event type that Zoom plans to make available this fall on Zoom Events. It allows hosts to organize multi-track multi-day events in a more [...]

MICE Industry Anticipated to Grow $ 1546.69 Billion by 2025 at a CAGR of 12.46% | Capita Travel and Events, CWT Meetings & Events, IBTM Events, Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), ATPI The meeting and events industry continues to show significant promising growth over the next five years – and as businesses look to embrace more talent to supplement their growth, Suppliers are uniquely positioned to grow their businesses significantly too. Click here for more information Back to Library

Knowland: 25.5% U.S. meetings and events volume growth in August The industry continues to see growth despite the Delta Variant. Check out what Knowland has to say about the trending growth in our industry. Click here to read more Back to Library

Tales from Hurricane-Affected New Orleans Meetings Cancellation, switching locations, and a 36-hour pivot to virtual were among the actions taken by various event hosts in response to Hurricane Ida. Read more about the quick decisions made by several meeting groups. Click Here to Read More! Back to Library

Pharma Forum Returns LIVE in September According to MeetingsNet, after more than a year of planning and executing virtual events—and doing it mostly from home—life-sciences event professionals will have an opportunity to participate in an in-person gathering of their own next month. Pharma Forum is returning to the live format during late September’s Biotech Week Boston for two days of face-to-face learning and networking. What’s more, there will be two additional days of Pharma Forum sessions online right after the in-person event concludes. Learn More Back to Library

Freelance Labor on the Rise! Freelance workforce growth has been rapidly accelerating for years, so, it's no surprise a recent research study by Small Business Labs identified that 1/3rd of the firms surveyed plan to increase their use of freelancers over the next 18-24 months. Click Here to read more! Back to Library

Resurgence of Travel Catching Some Airlines Short-Handed With labor shortages and summer weather disturbances, Plannernet is using this opportunity to market our local model and your businesses to current and potential clients. Let's minimize the impact of canceled flights by leveraging Plannernet's global network of on-demand, local meeting professionals who are ready to support, no matter the location! Click Here to read more! Back to Library

MPI Draws Big Crowd at WEC Event in Las Vegas Over 1,200 people were in attendance. 550+ Virtual attendees! Read More Back to Library