Association Conventions and Expos

Changemaker Shameka Jennings, MTA, CMP, DES, is a born community-maker.

Why a meeting planner for the NFL, Janice Jackson, CMP, DES, CTA, decided to participate in a vaccine trial.

It was summer 2020 in Minneapolis and Mike Gamble had a brainstorm.

Michelle Dunnick earned a spot on the 2021 Changemakers list for creating programs to provide hospitality workers with free legal services and low-cost mental wellness services during the pandemic.

Here’s how two meeting owners, who planned separate meetings for their association, collaborated to give those conferences new life and meaning in a combined, cohesive virtual experience.

MeetingNet’s annual Changemakers list honors leaders of meeting innovation in a year like no other.

Meet a dynamic meeting duo from Boston whose pandemic year involved helping to run a hospital, advocating for the struggling event industry, starting a podcast, and more.

Edward Bagsic, CMP, earned a spot on the 2021 Changemakers list by creating two new ways for attendees to network during his association’s virtual events.

Carrie Abernathy is a woman on a mission to empower meeting professionals to make the world more equitable and inclusive.

The government has allocated $10 million for rebates to groups meeting in the state over the next year and a half.