How is the global meetings industry reacting to President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending for 90 days entry to the US of foreign nationals from seven mainly Muslim countries and halting for 120 days the entire US refugee programme? Including comment from Meetings Professional International (MPI) / Meetings Mean Business, Destination DC, Kenes Group, EventMobi.com and ICCA. From Association Meetings International…
This study is based on a global survey, concluded in January 2017. It represents up to date information on the development and the outlook of the global exhibition industry as well as on 14 specific countries and zones. Global Exhibition Barometer 18th Edition (February 2017)
Guidelines to assist an international association in the appointment of a Professional Congress Organiser (PCO) for their meeting. How to Choose the Right PCO
Keep up with the latest trends, reports, surveys and more. MPI Reports and White Papers
The virtual event is still in its infancy; it’s a child of the new millennium. MPI is proud to introduce new resources that will help you break into the virtual space. The Strategic Value of Virtual Meetings and Events
MPI Foundation’s investment in Strategic Meetings Management accelerates the development of breakthrough approaches to enterprise-wide meeting and event management. Using effective meeting management principles, industry professionals can leverage meeting and event portfolios to drive business performance, design effective and efficient meetings and events, and measure strategic business outcomes to track goal achievement and more effectively…
Increasingly meeting professionals are responsible for providing high quality meetings and events that deliver maximum value for minimum costs. As a result the meeting and event industry is undergoing a paradigm shift in how it defines, plans and executes meetings and events. Meeting Design represents a framework and bridge between the state of meetings today…
Hybrid meetings and events are creating opportunities for meeting professionals. It’s easy to get started with these tools. Hybrid Meetings Toolkit
Research that focuses on emerging issues, cutting-edge information and trends in meeting distribution channels. Industries thrive when their members have the most current business tools and intelligence at their disposal. The Future of Meetings initiative focuses on emerging issues facing our industry, cutting-edge information impacting our community and trends in meeting technology, meeting design, social media for…
Meetings and events will be affected by new standards for sustainable and socially responsible programs. Every corporate decision impacts people, planet and profits, the so called “triple bottom line”. As organizations increasingly make CSR a business imperative, meetings and events are being affected by more and more demand for sustainable practices and “greening”. There are…
Quantify the business return of live events and develop tools for accurate output measurement. Business Value of Meetings Toolkit
A quarterly report offering a unique look through the eyes of your peers into the future of the meetings and events industry. Meetings Outlook
UFI has consolidated the results of three of its recent focus meetings and combined this with the presentations of entrants in UFI award competitions to create a series of UFI Insight documents. The aim of these reports is to provide UFI members with “insight” into challenges currently facing the exhibition industry in the areas of…
UFI has consolidated the results of three of its recent focus meetings and combined this with the presentations of entrants in UFI award competitions to create a series of UFI Insight documents. The aim of these reports is to provide UFI members with “insight” into challenges currently facing the exhibition industry in the areas of…
The International Exhibition Industry and its Future. Long Term Effects of the Global Economic Crisis on the Exhibition Industry. The Delphi Study (2011) – Executive Summary
Matching the interests of visitors and exhibitors is a core task of each exhibition manager. Often the success of a show is measured by the extent to which the “right” persons could meet. The UFI Marketing Committee took this general principle into account and investigated the use of matchmaking tools and services within the exhibition…
As a part of its strategy, UFI’s objective is to provide reliable data on the exhibition market to its members and to all those interested in exhibitions. This data covers 3 elements: the exhibition venues, the exhibitions held in those venues and the companies who organize those events. The World Map of Exhibitions Venues 2011…
“Core competencies in a competitive environment”… UFI Education Survey
Results of the UFI Research program designed to provide reliable data on the global exhibition market at both venue and organizer levels. The Global Exhibition Industry Statistics (2014)
This study is based on a global survey conducted in June 2016. It represents up to date information on the development and the outlook of the global exhibition industry as well as on 16 specific countries and zones. Global Exhibition Barometer 17th Edition (July 2016)
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