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.

From a conference center in Springfield, an exciting public transportation update in Kansas City to a forthcoming food hall in St. Louis, Missouri is ready to welcome back groups in a big way.

Attracting mainly drive-in regional corporate groups of up to 150 attendees, Wind Creek Bethlehem integrates flexible meeting, event and live entertainment space with AAA Four-Diamond hotel accommodations, world-class dining, gaming and shopping under one roof, and is primed to welcome back groups.