#eventprofs Celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day

Global Meetings Industry Day kicked off in North America with iconic buildings being lit up in blue for the day, including the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center in New York and the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada.

Exciting news! The CN tower in Toronto is going blue in support of #GMID2019

On April 4th, 2019, the @TourCNTower in Toronto, Canada will light up in blue to celebrate the fourth annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID). https://t.co/8HeGLDiumZ
— Emilia J. Kim (@_emiliakim) March 29, 2019

GMID originated in Canada in 1997, where the meetings industry now contributes $33 billion in direct spending and 229,000 jobs, but the day is now marked in 40 countries around the world, from London, Ontario to London, U.K., and also virtually.

@Loripughjax and I are broadcasting live for 12 hours on Global Meetings Industry Day with feeds from six continents and this @PSAV setup is no joke. Join us all day: https://t.co/8kV2jdMzXZ #GMID19 #eventprofs #allday pic.twitter.com/oqplYTmOzp
— Jessie States, CMP, CMM (@Jessie_States) April 3, 2019

While GMID is primarily a day of advocacy for the industry that contributes $2.53 trillion to the global economy every year, it is also a day to celebrate the accomplishments of event professionals. Twitter user Jen Kay, who is participating in Meeting Professionals International’s 12-hour broadcast remotely, applauded Jessie States, CMP, for using the term “event strategist” saying, “Many don’t understand or appreciate there is more to events than planning.”

Love that @Jessie_States is saying "event strategist" in her BVOM presentation. Many don't understand or appreciate there's more to events than "planning." #GMID19 #GMID2019 #eventprofs pic.twitter.com/vCG9mbu2cV
— Jen Kay (@jenamafur) April 4, 2019

The Four Seasons Mumbai posted a photo of some mouthwatering GMID-themed desserts.

For #GMID2019, our team made sure that @TheRaymondLtd's residential conference at @fsmumbai began on a sweet note! Here's a peak at one of the amenities our team of craftsmen curated for their arrival.#FSMumbai pic.twitter.com/JR53BRDDJG
— Four Seasons Mumbai (@FSMumbai) April 4, 2019

Based on an unscientific survey of GMID images a lot of event professionals are eating a lot of cakes today. Check out this trick shot video posted by Christy Lamagna, president of SME Events.

Just couldn’t help ourselves – we still ate the cake.
Happy Global Meetings Industry Day everyone! #GMID fun. #GMID2019 #GMID19 @MeetingsMeanBiz pic.twitter.com/YvGUTKT982
— Christy Lamagna (@SMEChristy) April 4, 2019

One Danish event professional was even inspired to write poetry:

Sharing our minds /
for more than the fun of it /
makes a good #meeting //#haiku #GMID #GMID2019 #mpidk pic.twitter.com/P5fWQFuEaQ
— Hans Ravnkjær Larsen (@hrlarsen_dk) April 4, 2019

We celebrated #GMID19, by joining leaders in the MICE industry for a panel discussion about the power & legacy (& imagination!) of events. Thank you to Julia Gallagher @Love_Brighton Lucy Ward @BA_i360 & Laura Hogbin @BrightonMet -Watch it here: https://t.co/VXhHVnxZXQ pic.twitter.com/1E5M2Ydhsm
— IMEX (@IMEX_Group) April 4, 2019

How are you celebrating?

How are you celebrating #GMID19?
— Events Industry Council (@Events_Council) April 4, 2019

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