Greeted by sunny skies and a majestic backdrop of harbor and mountains, more than 2,700 attendees gathered at the Vancouver Convention Centre for MPI’s annual World Education Congress (WEC,) held July 24-27.
While falling short of the record 4,000 who attended the 2008 WEC in Las Vegas, the numbers were an encouraging increase over the total of 2,200 attendees at last year’s gathering in Salt Lake City.
WEC proved to be a launching pad for several new initiatives, including an online tool to measure sustainability at events as well as an update on its Value of Meetings initiative. Working with Association Insights, MPI will present results from a comprehensive research study on the business value of meetings that will presented next March at AIBTM in Baltimore.
Speaking about new features on MPI’s recently revamped website, MPI president and CEO Bruce McMillan said an important feature is a "whole new career center" that includes job postings.
"It’s designed to serve not only those out of work, but for those seeking to make a transition in their careers," he said.