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Jen Squeglia, CMP, FICP Board Chair, brings together our Meetings Professionals members and Hospitality Partners to moderate a discussion about the future of meetings. Topics include: - What is the status of your live events? What does the rest of 2022 look like? - Are you actively booking for 2023/2024? - How has your meeting strategy been impacted by balance of return of in-person, virtual, and hybrid? - How are your company’s travel restrictions impacting your work? - What is happening with your 2022 budgets? How are you communicating budget changes with your partners? - How have COVID protocols impacted your programs? - What is the tipping point for your meeting cancellations (i.e. is it based on government restrictions, case counts, vaccination statuses, etc.)?

In this series, Jen Squeglia, CMP, FICP Board Member, brings together our meetings professionals members and hospitality partners to moderate a discussion about the future of meetings. To close out the year, we'll look forward to 2022 events and beyond. Discussion topics: - What is the status of your live events? What does Q1 2022 look like? - How has your meeting strategy been impacted by balance of return of in-person, virtual, and hybrid? - How are your company’s travel restrictions impacting your work? - What is happening with your 2022 budgets? How are you communicating budget changes with your partners? - How have COVID protocols impacted your programs? - What is the tipping point for your meeting cancellations (i.e. is it based on gonvernment restrictions, case counts, vaccination statuses, etc.)?

Change is a global force that has brought with it unpredictability and uncertainty that has challenged many organizations. It is how organizations respond to change, how they control risk and they build capacity that determines their agility and ability to succeed. Resilient organizations are based on an environment of continuous learning and vibrant cultures where teamwork thrives. Dr. Dave Williams will discuss how controlling risk is critical for success in the aerospace and healthcare sectors where he learned lessons from data-driven decision making, speaking up, and working collaboratively benefits many other sectors. The best way to predict the future is to shape it though knowledge and embrace it with agility. Learn from the experiences of award-winning CEO, Dr. Dave Williams, who has experienced first-hand and successfully led large organizations to thrive in high-stakes environments.

Ensuring the safety and wellness of attendees is paramount to the return of meetings – this has not changed. However, what has changed since we last met in June to connect on our industry? Tune into this panel conversation to hear from those working on business recovery plans and standards for the hospitality and events industry, as well as legal and medical perspectives.

It can be hard to keep up with the different state and federal regulations that have been put in place over the past few months. With each state taking their own approach on re-opening, and various individual comfort levels, this can make things even more difficult to plan and prepare for. In this webinar we will discuss: - How to mentally prepare ourselves to host meetings again - Conversations to have with stakeholders to support moving forward with meetings - Defining your own guidelines and best practices and pushing back on venues to ensure theirs line up with yours - How to instill confidence in participants, while understanding their concerned perspectives, when we are able to meet in person again