Meetings planners converge to share their experiences
April 11th, 2024, marks the annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) where meeting professionals all over the world will be able to share and learn from each other about the importance of the meetings industry on a global scale.
Smart Meetings chatted with Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of U.S. Travel Association, to explore the importance of explaining the role of meeting professionals to a wide audience. “Travel is essential to the success of the U.S. economy, but it also plays a critical role in convening people to solve challenges, boost business and advance important ideas. There is simply no substitute for the power of in-person, face-to-face meetings and event travel—which generated nearly $120 billion in spending last year—and the value that results across practically every industry sector when people come together.”
Learn More: GMID Looks Forward to Stronger Meeting Future
Freeman continues, “It’s not hard to imagine the many advancements that occur in fields such as healthcare, science, finance, manufacturing, defense and many others when people convene. Relationships are built that help people succeed and thrive in their respective fields. The common thread is that the travel industry brought them all together. That’s a story we can never tell enough.”
Below are scheduled events happening with MPI, PCMA and SITE in North America and Canada.
MPI
Oregon Education Summit Global Meetings Industry Day – Oregon Chapter
Global Meetings Industry Day – Celebrate San Diego – San Diego Chapter
Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) 2024 – Arizona Sunbelt Chapter
Global Meetings Industry Day – Dallas / Forth Worth Chapter
GMID Global Meetings Industry Day – Houston Area Watch Party
Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) – New Mexico Chapter
Global Meetings Industry Day – Virtual – Heartland Chapter
Global Meetings Industry Day GMID – Michigan Chapter
2024 Global Meetings Industry Day – Ohio Chapter
Global Meetings Industry Day 2024 – St. Louis Chapter
Global Industry Day GMID 2024– Carolinas Chapter
Global Meeting Industry Day – Georgia Chapter
MPI Orlando GMID Event – Greater Orlando Chapter
Global Meeting Industry Day – Kentucky Bluegrass Chapter
GMID MPI South Florida April Education Event – South Florida Chapter
Global Meetings Industry 2024 – Virginia Chapter
Inclusion Reimagined: Global Meetings Industry Day Education Event – Greater New York
Global Meetings Industry Day in Philadelphia – Philadelphia Chapter
GMID 2024: Elevating Your Career in the Digital AI Era – Pittsburgh Chapter
MPIUNY Annual Gala – Upstate New York Chapter
GMID – Mastering the Game: Unveiling the Tactics of Sport Tourism. – British Columbia Chapter
GMID – OneTalks 2024 – Greater Calgary Club
Global Meetings Industry Day 2024 – Greater Edmonton Chapter
Global Meetings Industry Day 2024 – Ottawa Chapter
GMID (Cross Association) Tackling Industry in a Hybrid World – Toronto Chapter
PCMA Chapter Events
East Coast Member: 2024 Global Meetings Industry Day with MPI Atlantic Canada – Canada East Chapter
GMID: Tackling Events in a Hybrid World – Canada East Chapter
2024 Global Meeting Industry Day – Canada East Chapter
GMID 2024 – Southeast Chapter
Global Meeting Industry Day – Greater Philadelphia Chapter
April GMID Panel – New England Chapter
Global Meeting Industry Day – Pillar Award
SITE Events
Worth Noting
The Amelia Island Convention Center & Visitors Bureau (Amelia Island CVB) is partnering with Nassau Animal County Services for three Paw-sitive Impact Unleashed celebrations where tourism and hospitality workers will be treated to ice cream and dogs who are up for adoption. The event is aimed to show how local non-profits and meeting planners can work together to build Corporate Social Reasonability.
Learn more about #GMID2024 and access the U.S. Travel Association toolkit here. Meetings Matter.
