Articles tagged “MPI”

Planners are presented with more opportunities for free education than ever before. So why pay to attend an industry conference?

Your 2025 guide to the meetings industry’s top events. Stay ahead of industry trends, connect with peers, and discover opportunities at the year’s must-attend events and conferences.

When Anh Nguyen realized the events industry's "do-it-all-yourself" culture wasn't compatible with motherhood, she built a solution: a collaborative network of senior planners. But that's just one of her many innovative approaches to working in the meetings industry.

Independent planners are looking beyond their industry associations for the resources and connections they need to build their small businesses.

Long-time partners in business and in life chose IMEX America as the site of their wedding and MPI Rendezvous as their reception. 

Anna Marie Presutti is finding new ways to increase funds for the San Francisco Travel Association, which is crucial to revitalizing its meetings and events business.

Dive into the world of event planning with Melinda Burdette, the senior director of events for MPI. Discover how this "head chef of chefs" manages the chaos, surprises attendees, and navigates the evolving trends in the industry with a calm and collected demeanor.

Industry associations have been busy developing research, launching events, forming partnerships and recognizing current and future industry leaders.

More than half of the 700 planners attending MPI’s World Education Congress in Louisville were first-timers, which coincides with the industry's trend of being flooded by newbies.

Between the PCMA-led Business Events Industry Week and the U.S. Travel-led Global Meetings Industry Day, there is plenty of opportunity to celebrate the industry in April.