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Getting Started in Meetings and Events

Are you just starting out as a meeting planner? Did you recently inherit the responsibility of planning events for your organization? Want to take your meetings career to the next level? We have a wealth of free resources to help.

Whether you're just getting started in the meetings industry or looking for ways to take your career to the next level, we have resources to help. Our free PDF downloads are full of expert ideas and intelligence to help you succeed.

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Where to Hold Your Meetings

Get expert insights on selecting sites for meetings and incentives in our free PDF download.

How to Grow Your Meetings

How to Grow Your Meetings

Get expert insights on increasing attendance at meetings and events in our free PDF download.

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A Third Meetings PDF Here

This is the text description for our third meetings ebook. It needs to be so compelling.

Our editors talk with rising stars in the meetings industry to find out how they are applying their talent and perspective to expand their impact and their careers.

We have been covering the meetings industry for more than 25 years. Our articles feature tons of basics for beginners, helpful how-to explainers and tons creative ideas for succeeding as a meeting planner.

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Our OnSite inspection tour program takes meeting planners like you to experience exciting destinations throughout the U.S. Check out our current trip opportunities and click the button below to join our trip announcement list.

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Whether you're just getting started in the meetings and events industry or looking for ways to take your career to the next level, we have resources to help. Our newsletter and magazine are full of expert ideas and intelligence to help you succeed.

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Meetings At A Glance

Our free e-newsletter brings you meeting planning tips, destination ideas and business insights once a week.

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Small Market Meetings

Our flagship print magazine brings you the best in meetings journalism 10 times per year.

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Discover weekly articles, ideas and the best event-planning intel in our free newsletter Meetings at a Glance.

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