Changemaker Heidi Henning did just that for the National Association of Realtors—and during the pandemic, no less.

The determined Keneisha Williams continues to build a community for Black event professionals, with plans for the group’s first hybrid event this fall.

The Live Events Coalition has exceeded expectations as a lobbying organization, speaking up for the meetings and events industry through the pandemic. Meet Changemakers Nancy Shaffer and Dwayne Thomas, the duo behind its success.

The vice president of the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance is focused on lobbying Congress on issues that will benefit the meetings industry. Here are his priorities.

Changemaker Leslie Jones, American Occupational Therapy Association, met the uncertainty of the pandemic with improvements to the group’s biggest events. Here’s how she did it.

ALHI’s Mike Dominguez turned his pandemic-communications pivot into a community.

Two ideas for stronger contract clauses for groups concerned that social or political issues might upend their destination selection.

For long-term mental health, get in the habit of naming and taming your emotions.

A planner who had experienced tough times before guided his team through the pandemic by relying on interpersonal skills more than technological expertise.

A veteran conference director was a lifeline to her staff as technology know-how became, for a while, the most valuable quality in a planner.