Meeting Planning Toolbox

HIMSS executives walk through how attendees verified their vaccine status and the show’s on-site registration process.

Planners can require attendees to be vaccinated, but vendors are another story.

BCD M&E releases its annual trends report, assessing the meetings scene in North America and abroad.

Supply-chain bottlenecks are causing shortages and delays for promotional products and attendee gifts. A supplier in this niche offers four ideas for making sure your giveaways show up on time.

When it's time for gifting decisions, this chart offers guidance on production, packaging, shipping, and other sustainability issues.

Sometime in November, air travelers from dozens of countries will be allowed into America with proof of vaccination. But “sometime” brings great uncertainty to the November 9-11 IMEX America show.

Specially trained dogs are the next line of defense to keep events Covid-free.

With some effort, planners of online meetings can replicate a major benefit of in-person meetings: “happy coincidences.”

While domestic vaccine mandates are not supported by the umbrella group U.S. Travel, its leader and those from other associations stand behind the idea that vaccines are “the fastest path to normalcy” along with a “layered approach” to safety.