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ESPA, Visit Indy Leader: 6 Priorities Redefining Successful Meetings
What makes a meeting successful?
For years, the industry has measured success through attendance, room nights, economic impact and whether an event delivered what planners and attendees expected. Those measures still matter.
But Roberta Tisdul, CMP, Senior Director of Destination Experience, Conventions at Visit Indy, sees another priority gaining importance: what a meeting leaves behind for the community that hosts it.
It’s a philosophy known as destination stewardship. …
What Event Leaders Are Watching for the Rest of the Year
As the meetings and events industry moves into the busy fall conference season, planners are navigating a familiar challenge in a changing environment: attendees expect more meaningful experiences even as budgets remain tight, schedules face greater scrutiny and expectations continue to rise. …
Convention-Services Leaders Discuss Better Planner Partnerships
On the heels of Destination International’s Convention Sales and Services Summit in Dallas in late April, 18 senior convention-services directors from DMOs nationwide spent a day discussing how they can be better partners to planners of citywide conventions as well as single-hotel meetings. All are members of Event Services Professionals Association. …
Why Your Dietary Planning May Be Falling Short—and How to Fix It
At first glance, your carefully planned welcome reception looks like a big hit.
All the tables are lined with neatly labeled dishes: vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free. Everything appears thoughtful. Inclusive. Covered.
You checked all the boxes.
But then you start getting feedback. And it’s not what you expected. …
How to Lead Events Through Weather Disruption
Winter weather doesn’t ask for permission. It does what it wants when it wants: disrupts flights, reroutes attendees and tests even the most seasoned planning teams. …
Arlington Industry Conference Donates 150 Pounds of Food
Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) Turns Storm-Related Surplus Food into Community Donation for 400+ ARLINGTON, Texas — More than 150 pounds of prepared food…
Building the Future of Event Services: How Student Engagement and Internships Are Shaping Tomorrow’s Workforce
As the event services industry faces workforce shortages, rapid technological change and a shifting talent landscape, cultivating the next generation of professionals has never…
Turning Challenges into Wins: How Event Services Can Support Budget and Attendance Goals
By Michelle Moon, Visit San Antonio, Board Member, Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) Event planning is equal parts art and strategy. Even…
Wellness by Design: 8 Proven Ways to Create Health-Conscious Events
By Denise Reid, Past President, Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) The numbers don’t lie: Life expectancy is higher than ever. But so,…
9 Ways Planners can Collaborate With Event Service Profs
Coordinate schedules, confirm site visits, manage budgets, review every layout—it’s a lot. Every detail, every choice, makes an impact. Now, pull it…