Carolyn Pund, CMM, DES, developed revised policies and procedures, and a new health-and-safety advisory service, to lay the groundwork for the return to meetings.

To manage their 2020 meetings volume—106 live virtual symposia, 125 events with live and prerecorded programming, and 170 on-demand educational sessions—this Changemakers duo rewrote their standard operating procedures.

Just months into the huge change-management process for a merger, Truist’s Tina Fullard had to adapt her leadership style to the realities of telecommuting and virtual team meetings.

Here’s how two meeting owners, who planned separate meetings for their association, collaborated to give those conferences new life and meaning in a combined, cohesive virtual experience.

MeetingNet’s annual Changemakers list honors leaders of meeting innovation in a year like no other.

Edward Bagsic, CMP, earned a spot on the 2021 Changemakers list by creating two new ways for attendees to network during his association’s virtual events.

The virtual meeting platform just announced its sixth acquisition since December. Plus, we’ve got news from Shindig, Bizzabo, Intrado, MeetingPlay, and more.

The company will offer the Core Rewards platform for achievement tracking and merchandise rewards.

It’s been a hard year for on-site technology providers, but fielddrive is meeting the post-pandemic surge in face-to-face events with a cross-Atlantic expansion.

Planners are now able to create and distribute vouchers for Uber rides or food delivery as part of the event registration process.