Las Vegas hotels and venues came together with a united message up and down the Strip and beyond: Meetings Matter to Us

Another angle on the Meetings Matter messaging that took over Las Vegas on Global Meetings Industry Day.

To celebrate the power of meetings, Meeting Professionals International each year draws the world together online with a 12-hour virtual event. Here, Rachel Andrews, head of global events for Cvent, spoke on developing an institutional event-program process. She explained how her division categorizes meetings by objectives, types, and tiers, and then assigns them to event teams for marketing, build-out, and results/KPI measurement. To read about a few lessons presented during the virtual GMID education, click here.

One of GMID’s goals is to raise the profile of meetings and events in the minds of lawmakers. For Congressman Andre Carson from Illinois, however, that message is already clear. He posted: “Indianapolis is home to one of the best convention centers in the nation and a welcoming community to host great meetings and events. On this Global Meetings Industry Day, I am proud of the impact meetings have made in boosting our economy and creating over 13,900 jobs in our city. #GMID2024”

New York City is a strong supporter of the GMID message, with buildings around the city displaying blue lighting to recognize the power of meetings. Here’s how the city’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center showed off its support for the cause.

On Facebook and other social-media platforms, short videos tagged with #GMID2024 were the order of the day. Here’s a shot from Caesars Entertainment’s reel, with messages from leaders throughout the company, including Kelly Gleeson Smith, vice president of sales (shown).

The Professional Convention Management Association’s Philadelphia chapter held an educational event for GMID that included students from the School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management at Temple University. Christine Cleaver, program director, posted her enthusiasm around student participation.

GMID is a global phenomenon, with social-media posts streaming in from around the world. Here’s the MICE team from Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras.

From the opposite side of the world, Anukam Tiwary, general manager at the Courtyard by Marriott Raipur, in Raipur, India, took the occasion to share his pride in his hotel’s meeting team.

Quebec City’s creative social-media reel showed off the destination for GMID.

MPI St. Louis gathered members at America’s Center for GMID. The day featured educational panel discussions and a hard-hat tour of the AC Next Gen Expansion.

The U.S. Travel Association organizes GMID, providing messaging, graphics (sample above), and other resources for participants.