Meeting Professionals International's Gulf States Chapter shows its meeting spirit.

The SmithBucklin staff in Chicago give a cheer for Global Meetings Industry Day.

SmithBucklin colleagues in D.C. share their GMID messages. Our favorites: #hugyourplanner and "Meetings Make the World Turn"

Vornado Realty Trust’s Times Square billboard, the largest digital billboard in the city located on Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets outside the New York Marriott Marquis, displayed NYC & Company’s Make It NYC meetings campaign and GMID logos.

On April 5, in advance of GMID, several spires across New York City’s skyline were lit up in blue, the color of the Meetings Mean Business Coalition, to send a message about the importance of the meetings industry to New York City. Pictured: One Bryant Park (left) and Four Times Square 

Other buildings that lit their spires blue for Global Meetings Industry Day included the Empire State Building (shown) and One World Trade Center.

At the Atlantic City Convention Center, the Meet AC staff gets into the spirit of GMID: (from left) Karina Anthony, marketing director; Jim Wood, president & CEO; and Jessica Merrill, communications manager.

Among the experts on an Atlantic City GMID panel were (from left) Larry Luteran, executive vice president/chief sales officer at Freeman Company; Michael Massari, chief sales officer at Caesars Entertainment, and Michael Dominguez, chief sales officer at MGM Resorts International.

In honor of Global Meetings Industry Day, Fiona Pelham, founder of Positive Impact Events, (pictured) hosted a webinar on meeting sustainability with a panel of experts.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority joined leaders from across the Las Vegas meeting and convention industry, which supports 85,000 jobs in the local economy, to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day. Some participants took a ride on the city's High Roller Observation Wheel: (bottom left) Bessy Le-Oh, Three Square Food Bank; Michelle Dillard, Las Vegas Limousines & Airline Shuttle; Yentl Lieuw, Wynn Las Vegas; Jim McMichael, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. (top left) Peter Seagrave, Pink Jeep Tours; Mychael Powell, Wynn Las Vegas

MPI and PCMA hosted a GMID networking and educational event at New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. The event included a panel discussion on how controversial legislation is affecting groups and what planners can do about it. Read the full story.

Coinciding with GMID, the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau and Madison Area Sports Commission hosted a reception celebrating 43 locals who helped bring meetings and events to the Madison area. Their efforts contributed more than $20 million in economic impact. Pictured are Deb Archer, president and CEO, GMCVB and MASC, with Dane County Executive Joe Parisi (left) and Madison City Council Alder Mark Clear.

The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and WOW Air celebrated Global Meetings Industry Day by welcoming the airline’s first direct flight from Reykjavik, Iceland, to Miami. (From left) GMCVB executive vice president Rolando Aedo; WOW Air Founder and CEO Skuli Mogensen; and the Chief of Staff at Miami International Airport Joe Napoli came together to mark the occasion.

Vancouver’s united hospitality industry came together to host an incredible GMID event featuring a Disney Institute keynote speaker organized through the MPI Foundation grant program. The event was hosted by the BC Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, the Professional Convention Management Association Canada West chapter, and the Vancouver chapter of the International Live Events Association.