A lot has changed as we’ve entered into the great meetings and events in-person rebirth, and contracts, as always, change right along with the times.

This most recent eHandbook collaboration between the content teams of Meetings Today and MPI takes a snapshot of where we’re at as an industry since exiting the dire times of the past few years. While issues such as DEI and sustainability have held firm through that tumultuous time, concerns such as inflation and labor shortages—and its impact on service levels—along with a seller’s market that has seen availability shrink and prices rise, warrants a fresh survey of this new landscape.

From the time-honored advice to foster and nurture industry relationships—even as a lot of fresh faces have entered the picture—to the increasing importance of ensuring inclusion and diversity are a foundation of meetings, and a final piece that is a Q&A with a planner-side negotiating wizard, we hope this eHandbook on contracts will give you a solid bearing while you navigate the contemporary contracts landscape.

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