he Events Industry Council launched a Sustainable Event Professional Certificate program that is eligible for CMP CEU credits. The certificate provides instruction via 16 course modules regarding topics related to sustainability, social impact and event management.

As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes in the U.S., meetings and events organizers are faced with the hot-button issue of requiring proof of vaccination, or “vaccine passports,” for admittance to events. Here’s what experts convened by the Event Leadership Institute think.

The pandemic statistics look good in the U.S., so the meetings and events industry is gearing up for the return of in-person gatherings. Here are the perspectives of five industry experts on where we’re at in the ramp-up back to in-person meetings.

Visit Phoenix named Ron Price, who previously led the Arlington Texas CVB and was the assistant executrive director of Visit San Antonio, as its new president and CEO.

Sacramento is poised to capture meetings and conventions business in the post-pandemic era with a major convention center expansion, new entertainment district and hotel openings.

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Meetings Today reached out to executives at the largest convention centers on each coast of the U.S., Southern California’s Anaheim Convention Center and Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center, to gauge their progress on the road to recovery back to large in-person meetings, tradeshows and events.

Las Vegas is primed for the resumption of large in-person meetings and conventions while also maintaining the highest standards of health protocols. Large tradeshows such as World of Concrete have secured dates in the destination, which is eager to open to full capacity following a reopening timeline announced by Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak.

The conference center segment is well positioned to capture business from organizations that want to get their teams and members back together—or onboard new employees following major staffing disruptions—following more than a year of remote operation.