Best Practices

7 Actionable Tips on Diversity and Inclusion From MPI

Creating welcoming experiences that not only accommodate participants’ differences, but celebrate them, isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s good for business. MPI Academy Director Jessie States shares seven high-level diversity and inclusion best practices for better event design.

5 Tips for Planning a Successful Hosted Buyer Event

When planning a one-on-one hosted buyer event, finding the right match of vendor and buyer can make or break the event. It streamlines the process to connect buyers and vendors, make meaningful connections and create opportunities. Get tips on how to plan an event that benefits both sides.

An Essential Contract Checklist for Meeting Planners

Contracts are important to meetings and events in that they ensure both parties understand the terms of an agreement and have apportioned risk in an acceptable way between them. Following are my “top 10” essential contract tips that you can implement into contract negotiations and execution.

A Risk Management Checklist to Help Avoid Disaster

Risk management should be at the top of every planning list for meetings. Potential hazards include manmade threats such as terrorism, shootings, protests and cybercrime. “Natural” occurrences like earthquakes, hurricanes and wildfires are also included. The following are my top 10 tips to help with risk management preparations.