EIC's Global Awards Celebration is a fantastic opportunity to honour our esteemed winners whose significant contributions are shaping the business events industry in extraordinary ways. The celebration will take place on Monday 10 October 2022 at ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, in partnership with IMEX America. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=739372&issueID=90238 to view the full article online.
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Designated by the United Nations, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons raises awareness and educates others about the thousands of people who are trafficked each year. It's an especially important day for raising awareness of this issue as individuals, organisations, and governments around the world standing together against trafficking. On this day, we encourage everyone to take action to prevent exploitation. This year’s theme is “Use and Abuse of Technology.” Events Industry Council (EIC) is partnered with ECPAT-USA in the fight to end child exploitation and trafficking. For useful information and resources, visit ecpatusa.org. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=739188&issueID=90238 to view the full article online.
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In 2021, EIC became signatories of The Code – a multi-stakeholder initiative which provides awareness, tools and support to the travel and tourism industry to protect children against sexual exploitation. With Human Trafficking still a prominent and growing issue, we connected with Sandy Biback, Founder of Meeting Professionals Against Human Trafficking, to understand the signs of possible trafficking and what key questions we should be asking our suppliers and venues. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=738890&issueID=90238 to view the full article online.
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By Benoit Sauvage, CMP Fellow, DMCP, CITP, Industry Relations at Connect DMC Many may associate the Dominican Republic with its breath-taking white-sand beaches with crystal-clear waters, but located just 20 minutes away from the desirable town of Punta Cana is the rural and underprivileged community of Vista Alegre. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=738732&issueID=90238 to view the full article online.
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In 2016, Zakia Moulaoui launched her business Invisible Cities, a social enterprise that trains people affected by homelessness to become walking tour guides of their own city and offer alternative tours to tourists and locals. Zakia and her team provide high quality training to empower guides to create, craft and deliver tours that are their own which highlight monuments, people and places that they have chosen themselves. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=738733&issueID=90238 to view the full article online.
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By Roger Lehner, Senior Operations Executive at the IMEX Group and member of the Events Industry Council's Sustainability & Social Impact Committee As event professionals, we’re all aware of the potential of events to positively impact the people and communities that interact with them. Through year-round partnerships as well as on-site activity, event organisers can mobilise large numbers of people and create meaningful impacts on the community in a number of different ways. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=738891&issueID=90238 to view the full article online.
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Name & Company? AREMA Number of years as a CMP? 14 years Where did you grow up? Los Angeles, CA What did you want to (or think you’d) be when you grew up? I wanted to be an architect. My dream came to fruition through a different means by becoming a meetings architect. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=739050&issueID=90238 to view the full article online.
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Whether you are just beginning your path to the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Certification or you are ready to sit for your exam, attend the CMP candidate webinar on 18 August to make sure you are prepared. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=739190&issueID=90238 to view the full article online. |
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The Centre for Sustainability and Social Impact is a representation of EIC’s vision, mission and values. It provides globally relevant resources that champion the adoption of sustainable and socially impactful practices. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=738718&issueID=90238 to view the full article online. |
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The EIC Advance Collections, an exciting addition within EIC’s robust Knowledge Hub, are available in EIC’s Learning Management System (LMS). Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=738719&issueID=90238 to view the full article online. |
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EIC welcomed 20 professionals who earned their CMP designation in June. Welcome the newest CMPs to our community. |
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Have you joined the LinkedIn group for CMPs? Log in and connect with more than 7,800 fellow CMPs from around the world. Click here and request to join the group. |
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The EIC Sustainable Event Standards, a set of eight standards have been designed to assess events and industry suppliers in support of environmental and social responsibility. They provide specific guidance for event organisers and partners, including accommodations, audio visual and production, destinations, exhibition services, food & beverage, integrated properties, and venues. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=739194&issueID=90238 to view the full article online. |
According to the 2022 Q1 Barometer, 80% of global companies surveyed resumed domestic travel in 2022 Q1 (up 16% from 2021 Q4), and more than half (55%) had resumed international travel (up 77% from the previous quarter) following the easing of Covid travel restrictions across the world. However, recovery across the business events sector eased in 2022 Q1, in part due to the impact of the Omicron variant in key markets. The slight step back in the recovery was indicated by both RFPs (down 2% from 2021 Q4) and hotel group room nights (down 10% from previous quarter). Download the full report here. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=738735&issueID=90238 to view the full article online.
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Whether you are just starting out on your path to achieving the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification or are ready to sit for the CMP Examination, you will want to view the CMP candidate webinar to make sure you are prepared! What Why Who View the webinar here. |
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To date, this industry-wide task force has published seven accepted practices guides: B2B and B2C Exhibitions, Business Continuity, Meeting and Event Design, Health and Safety for Hotels, Workforce and Wellness, Travel and Transportation, and Resources for Destinations. Additional resources include a Code of Conduct, Principles for Recovery, Key Questions for Event Organisers, Know Before You Go, and a Crisis Communications worksheet. After the release of each guide, EIC hosted a webinar with task force members to review the resources. You can access all of this helpful aggregated content via EIC's website and YouTube channel. |
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The Events Industry Council's Digital and Hybrid Events book is now available to view, and CE points can be earned by answering quiz questions about the guide. An intro to the report The term digital is used to describe a set of tools and strategies that can be applied to multiple meeting and event (M&E) formats where technology is utilised to plan and deliver events. In-person, virtual and hybrid events may all make use of digital, although virtual and hybrid events tend to rely on digital tools to deliver and facilitate experiences. The pandemic accelerated innovation in digital event technologies, particularly interactive digital platforms that added to well-established pre-pandemic digital tools already in wide use such as content presentation and management, mobile apps, signage, overflow rooms, and content streaming. It is important to acknowledge that the planning process for digital follows essentially the same process for in-person M&E. It is just as critical to define the goals and objectives for a digital event as it is for in-person. However, when using digital technologies, the type of delivery method needs to be overlayed based on the defined goals and objectives, as some meeting types are better suited to the in-person experience (e.g., incentive meetings), while others are highly effective in a fully virtual environment (e.g., internal training meetings), with the spectrum of hybrid events in-between these two alternatives. Regardless of the delivery method and the extent digital technology is utilised, all meetings and events are driven by the need to share content and/or experiences. As such, we must start with a strategy that supports the overall event goals/objectives and solve for the question of how they are best delivered. Virtual meetings will continue to successfully address the restrictions of the pandemic as countries and regions remain in various stages of the return to in-person M&E. Moving forward, it is commonly accepted that hybrid events will continue play a key role in the M&E portfolio strategy because of multiple benefits: expanded reach and accessibility, broader diversity of participants, the inclusion of those who were not able to attend a F2F event, reduced environmental impact, and enhanced return on investment (ROI) metrics to prove the value of the M&E. To view the guide click here. |
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The Events Industry Council's APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force - Meeting and Event Design Version 2.0 is now available to view, and CE points can be earned by answering quiz questions about the guide. An introduction to the report COVID-19 has had an overwhelming impact on the hospitality, tourism and in-person meeting and event In this document, we share evolving resources as organisations establish their own baseline on risk To download your copy of the guide click here. |
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In conjunction with the release of the Resources for Workforce and Wellness Accepted Practices Guide, EIC launched a Career Centre on its website. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=738726&issueID=90238 to view the full article online. |
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In conjunction with the release of the Resources for Workforce and Wellness Accepted Practices Guide, EIC launched a Career Centre on its website. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/eic-today/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=739186&issueID=90238 to view the full article online. |
