April 14, 2016 was the first Global Meetings Industry Day, a day of advocacy to showcase the substantial value derived from business meetings, conferences, conventions, incentive travel, trade shows and exhibitions. In case you missed it, we've distilled five ways meetings contribute to the economic well-being of individuals, organizations and communities.

• High quality food & beverage with an emphasis on wellness
• Teambuilding activities and networking opportunities
• Seamless technology and Wi-Fi availability
• Creative venues and activities

"I would like to thank you personally for introducing me to the world of on-line event registration. We were mailing registration forms and inputting data manually which is both time consuming and subject to errors. Now, I simply turn it over to you to create a fantastic registration site. The 24/7 access to reports decreases my workload by half and I no longer have to enter data into a spreadsheet!"

- Manager of Corporate Meetings, Wholesale Distributor