We spoke with Peggy Andersen, president elect of MPI's Atlantic Canada Chapter, about what's trending and what's to come for meetings events in her region. Here's what she had to say.
For the first time in history, the United States Poet Laureate, an accolade given to a single American poet since the Great Depression Era, is Native American.
Discussions about culture during the event planning process are important because you may not share the same culture as the key stakeholders you work for or the attendees for whom you design and program the event.
One of my takeaways from WEC19 in Toronto was the Kielburger brothers (WEconomy) saying: When purpose and profit unite, the economy, the individual and the community thrive!
At events, the case can be made that the most effective learning happens when peers share their experiences. The problem is, peers usually aren't on the 'big stage.
A wave of global socioeconomic and political uncertainty has international meetings growth balancing on a hinge. But one simple shift in the status quo could change everything.