Meetings and Events Industry News

As event audiences have expanded, planners must make sure their gatherings are accessible for all. Unfortunately, deafness, an invisible disability, is often neglected when planning events, a mistake.

Event planners can learn a lot about organizing in-person, virtual, and hybrid meetings by studying how Cvent Connect, the annual event technology convention, uses various tools to plan, market, run and analyze its show.

Over the past two years, many event professionals have reskilled themselves to meet market needs. As a result, industry training has had to adapt by implementing new educational offerings. 

The return of in-person events has sparked a great deal of excitement, but not for all. New data suggests that virtual events have accessibility and inclusion benefits that cannot be ignored.

In wake of the Covid pandemic, the event industry is being challenged by higher costs, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages. A recession may also be up ahead.

The new Omicron subvariant BA.2 is on the radar of event planners as the number of worldwide cases ticks up. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , this new variant is even more contagious than the last strain of Omicron.

VSef, a not-for-profit developer of a universal data format for hybrid and virtual events, recently announced the release of version 2.0 of its data standards and introduced Stephen Knowles as the new CEO. It is hoping the update will go a long way to helping standardize data for events, which saw the rise of much siloed information during the pandemic.

From July, Microsoft, the third largest company in the world, will raise the internal price of carbon by 600 percent as part of its drive to uphold net zero commitments.…

The event industry was celebrated across the globe through events that focused on connection and collaboration. Advocacy, research and a new relief funding legislation were top of the agenda. Orange County Convention Center bathed in blue, MMBC’s signature color, in celebration of the power of face-to-face meetings and events. 

With corporate giants, financial regulators, and scientists all focusing on the carbon emitted from every sector, now is the time for the event industry to get ahead of the curve.