Meeting Planning Trends and Solutions

Join Jennifer Squeglia, CMP, Past Chair of FICP, as she brings together our meetings professional members and hospitality patterns to moderate a discussion about the future of meetings. 2022 was a year of recovery for meetings, events, and destinations. With budget cuts, supply chain issues, inflation, and staff shortages, the industry is continuing to recover. Let’s get together for a pulse check of the industry and how everyone is doing, and most importantly – chat! Topics include: 1. Industry trends you are seeing for 2023 2. How are you overcoming budget restraints with inflation? 3. How are you working with your partners on any potential staffing shortages? 4. And much more!

Attendee experience is at the top of mind for all meetings professionals as they embark on their events in 2023 and beyond. What new and unique experiences are being offered? What new trends are you looking to incorporate into your events this year? How are meetings professionals approaching the attendee experience design more holistically? Join the FICP community as we discuss designing attendee experiences and trends. This webinar is sponsored by Destination Canada.

Finding a special and unique destination for an event or an incentive trip is always at the top of mind for meeting professionals. Have you considered taking your next event at sea? Join FICP and Royal Caribbean Group to learn about new trends and destinations with cruising, best practices for cruising, the uniqueness and value of cruising for your event, and much more! This webinar is sponsored by Royal Caribbean Group.

Planning an in-person meeting in 2022 is much different than it was before. By finding creative ways to utilize outdoor space to navigating venue availability, and much more, planners have been given new challenges to work through when designing the event. Join the FICP Community as we discuss booking trends and best practices, leveraging your meeting space, finding the right venue, and much more. This webinar is brought to you by our 2022 Strategic Partners.

After hosting countless virtual events, many lessons were learned along the way. From content consumption to attendee engagement and how your audience learns best; many of these lessons will help transform and re-invent your upcoming meetings and events. During this webinar, we discuss the valuable lessons learned from the past few years and how to apply them for your future in-person meetings.