The Meetings Industry Will Be More Sophisticated When the Next Backlash Comes
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That response came in the form of an initiative known as Meetings Mean Business, an industry-wide coalition to showcase the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences and conventions bring to people, businesses and communities.
The new co chair of Meetings Mean Business is Paul Van Deventer, the president & CEO of Meetings Professionals International (MPI). You may recall that Minnneapolis hosted MPI's World Education Congress in 2014. Paul was interviewed recently by Skift regarding his plans for expanding Meetings Mean Business. Skift was founded by Rafat Ali in 2012 as a travel industry business intelligence platform.
As a resource for your business planning, check out Skift's article featuring Paul Van Deventer, which is entitled "The Meetings Industry Will Be More Sophisticated When the Next Backlash Comes."
That response came in the form of an initiative known as Meetings Mean Business, an industry-wide coalition to showcase the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences and conventions bring to people, businesses and communities.
The new co chair of Meetings Mean Business is Paul Van Deventer, the president & CEO of Meetings Professionals International (MPI). You may recall that Minnneapolis hosted MPI's World Education Congress in 2014. Paul was interviewed recently by Skift regarding his plans for expanding Meetings Mean Business. Skift was founded by Rafat Ali in 2012 as a travel industry business intelligence platform.
As a resource for your business planning, check out Skift's article featuring Paul Van Deventer, which is entitled "The Meetings Industry Will Be More Sophisticated When the Next Backlash Comes."