eHandbooks for Meeting and Event Planners
Delve into these Meetings Today eHandbooks to access critical information on a variety of specific meetings and events topics, from hybrid meetings to essential tools to thrive in the “New Normal” in-person meetings environment.
Featuring input from industry experts and real-world examples to guide your strategy and execution, Meetings Today eHandbooks give you the intelligence and resources you need in a convenient format.
DEI Essentials
The Essence of Our Industry is Inclusion
October 2024
We’ve selected some of our most-recent stories we hope will inspire that moment of reflection and striving for empathy, for the attendees at our meetings, the people who plan them, the suppliers who facilitate them, the destinations that host them and the leaders that shape our industry.
Critical Contract Clauses
* Produced in collaboration with MPI.
Essential Legal Considerations for Meetings and Events
August 2024
An essential eHandbook collaboration between the editorial teams of MPI and Meetings Today covering some of the most-current issues impacting contracts in the meeting and event industry.
Site Selection Strategies
Checklists for ensuring your meeting will pass muster.
June 2024
One thing we’ve learned over the years covering the meetings and events industry is that planners love checklists, with our monthly Best Practices stories being some of our most-popular content. Brevity is king. So, in this eHandbook about site selection, we cut to the chase to deliver you checklist-style content from the experts on topics like sustainability, F&B and accessibility.
Trends for 2024
The Latest Meetings and Events Research to Help You Navidgate the Next Year
February 2024
This eHandbook taps the minds of meeting planners and leading organizations like MPI and Global DMC Partners to deliver key observations, predictions and the latest survey results to help you parse out the most important trends in the meetings and events world.
Critical Contract Clauses
* Produced in collaboration with MPI.
Legal Strategies to Save Money and Limit Liability
July 2023
Rising like the proverbial phoenix from the pandemic-era shutdown, in-person meetings are back big time and venue availability is tight in this seller's market. This new era of meetings also brings with it heightened awareness around issues such as sustainability, DEI and labor shortages impacting service levels. Our eHandbook on contracts helps you navigate this new landscape while keeping the interests of your organization firmly in the fore.
DEI
Meetings Industry DEI Experts Share Their Knowledge on How to Ensure Your Events Are Inclusive for All
June 2023
DEI is one of the preeminent trends in the meetings and tourism industries, impacting not only travelers and meeting and event attendees, but also suppliers in destinations and DMOs.
Our DEI eHandbook checks in with DEI leaders to provide you with the knowledge you need to ensure your events are inclusive for all.
Trends For 2023
* Produced in collaboration with MPI.
Trends for 2023
January 2023
As we jump into 2023 after a tumultuous three years for the meetings and events industry, a tailwind seems to be at our backs.This eHandbook collaboration between the content teams of Meetings Today and MPI delivers key observations, predictions and the latest survey results from both teams to light the way in the post-pandemic era.
Budget-Saving Strategies
Checklists and tips to save costs in an iffy economy, from AV and hybrid to in-person
September 2022
Our collaboration with meetings and events education leader Event Leadership Institute resulted in a wealth of information to help meeting and event planners guard the bottom line as we get back to meeting in-person in an economy that is teetering on recession. From a top-level perspective on the current economic environment to how to save on hybrid and AV costs--and general cost-savings tips for in-person meetings--this eHandbook will help ensure the financial health of your programs.
A Fresh Start
* Produced in collaboration with MPI.
Why We Must Have In-Person Events and How to Get Them Right
May 2022
The meetings world is awaking from its more than two-year hibernation, and lots has changed since your last in-person event! Tap this resource for re-entry to discover how logistics have changed, why attendees and stakeholders are hard-wired to meet face-to-face, and how to begin your journey of offering hybrid meetings. The content teams of Meetings Today and MPI collaborated on this eHandbook, which is informed by some of the top experts in the meetings and events industry.
Meetings Tech Update
What You Need to Know About Tech as Meetings and Events Reboot
April 2022
Everything has changed since the pandemic rocked the meetings and events world. After the initial rapid ramp-up to virtual meetings technology, and then to hybrid formats that paired digital with in-person elements, planners are starting to more clearly see the new landscape. Our Meetings Tech Update eHandbook doles out solid tips and winning strategies for leveraging the most-relevant new technology tools to thrive in the future.
Future Skills
* Produced in collaboration with MPI.
What Critical Skills Will Define a Successful Meeting Professional Going Forward?
November 2021
Planning meetings and events has become infinitely more complex in recent years, even before the global pandemic is factored in. Here are the essential skills meeting professionals need to master to stay relevant, from technology and hybrid meetings to analytics and cross-discipline communication and strategy.
Contracts in the "New Normal"
"Be Prepared"
October 2021
The Boy Scout motto certainly applies to the current environment in the meetings industry, as organizations prepare to return to in-person events as the pandemic lingers. Preparation is especially essential when it comes to navigating a new contract and negotiation landscape, with critical considerations we never could’ve imagined two years ago.
Key Industry Trends Roundtable
Expert opinions on the meetings and events industry in-person reboot.
September 2021
While the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus has caused infection rates among the unvaccinated to rise in several states, the meetings and events industry is still on a path to recovery. This panel of experts convened in late May to provide their take on the road back.
Back to Business
In-Person Meetings Are About to Reboot. Are You Ready?
June 2021
Get expert insights and actionable advice on how to bring your groups back to the in-person meeting environment, from health screening to facility choices.