A new network aimed at young professionals in the meetings and events industry called Meetings + Millennials announced its official launch. The network aims to be a place where young professionals from the meeting, incentive travel, conference, event and exhibition sectors can gather to learn, connect and advocate. The network will operate as an online community and also host meet-ups.
The Meetings & Millennials network was founded by Gráinne Ní Ghiollagáin, business development manager at Croke Park Meetings and Events, Anne Berrevoets, events coordinator, European Association for International Education, and Aoife McCrum, social media & digital marketing manager at SoolNua, who met at the ICCA Forum for Young Professionals in Barcelona in 2015.
“The [ICCA] forum was excellent. It brought us all together but, once it was over, there was no formal setting to meet again and develop the connections,” said Ní Ghiollagáin. “Meetings + Millennials provides us with that important place … and helps dispel the cliche that we’re an ‘entitled generation.’”
“We’ve created an online hub to learn from each other, share our experiences but also to advocate for our sector and to highlight the unique perspective we bring to the work that we do in meetings, incentives, conferences and events,” added McCrum. “Since we presented at ICCA we have been asked to conduct sessions at conferences in Paris and Frankfurt. These platforms allow us to educate corporations, agencies and associations on how to get the best from their millennial team members.”
To learn more about Meetings + Millennials and how to join, visit the official website.
