There is no doubt that sustainability and social impact are critical issues and decision-making factors addressing not only our industry, but our society as a whole. To support our industry’s transformation, the Events Industry Council (EIC) this week launched an enhanced framework for collaboration in the form of the EIC Sustainable Event Standards. This milestone represents a continued commitment from EIC to deliver educational opportunities, support, and guidance to organisations across the spectrum on their journey towards sustainability and social impact.

By Gérard Réus, Head of MSc, Strategic Event Management & Tourism Management, SKEMA Business School

Which trends do you see in university educational programmes that could be applied to event design? University programmes prepare professional managers to understand the challenges of globalisation, the importance of the customer experience, and give them the technical skills and knowledge required to be effective leaders in the Meeting Industry.

Name & Company?

7 Pointe Planning, Inc.

Number of years as a CMP?

4.5

The Centre for Sustainability and Social Impact is a representation of EIC’s vision, mission and values. It provides globally relevant resources that champion the adoption of sustainable and socially impactful practices.

The EIC Advance Collections, an exciting addition within EIC’s robust Knowledge Hub, are available in EIC’s Learning Management System (LMS).

Accor, Hospitalitynet.org

Jennifer Erney has returned to Accor as executive director, global sales, meetings & incentives and industry relations. The announcement was made by Chris Ruane, vice president, global sales, meetings & incentives.

"We are proud to share that Jennifer Erney, CMP, CMM, an industry leader, is returning to Accor as executive director, global sales, meetings & incentives and industry relations. She will oversee Washington, D.C., and Southeastern states."

EIC welcomed 22 professionals who earned their CMP designation in May. Welcome the newest CMPs to our community.

Have you joined the LinkedIn group for CMPs? Log in and connect with more than 7,800 fellow CMPs from around the world. Click here and request to join the group.

EIC is pleased to have launched its 2022 Q1 Global Business Events Barometer which monitors the changes within the market relative to pre-pandemic (2019) levels and explores two key areas, hotel group room nights and request for proposal (RFP) activity.

According to the Barometer, 80% of global companies surveyed resumed domestic travel in 2022 Q1 (up 16% from 2021 Q4), and more than half (55%) had resumed international travel (up 77% from the previous quarter) following the easing of Covid travel restrictions across the world.

In conjunction with the release of the Resources for Workforce and Wellness Accepted Practices Guide, EIC launched a Career Centre on its website.