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.

Here are three companies that offer technology solutions to keep attendees and event staff safe, secure and confident of the protocols in place as in-person meetings resume.

Meeting and event planners will need to familiarize themselves with an online audiovisual world that has changed dramatically because of the pandemic. Mark Miller, president of the Rental & Staging Network, reached out to his colleagues to provide some overarching tips.

Melinda Burdette chats with Meetings Today about lessons learned from the 2020 event and the excitement of showcasing some of the newest properties and attractions in Vegas.

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.

As meetings and events prepare for an in-person reboot, event service professionals can provide crucial tools to meeting planners operating in a changed environment.

GrooveBoston/Mission Six (GBM6) built a 10-minute “dream sequence” called “Project Lucidity” that allows in-person attendees to safely explore, wonder, vent and heal in an onsite virtual environment.

Every year Kearney hosts more than 1,350 events. On average, that breaks down to at least one convention, trade show, meeting or sporting event per day. Kearney has the best meeting and event facilities between Denver and Omaha. Continued facility improvements and expansions ensure that Kearney is where the Heartland gathers.