FORBES // In honor of the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, I spoke with Lori L. Cohen, Executive Director of ECPAT-USA, a leading anti-trafficking policy organization in the United States, about what corporate institutions should be aware of right now so that they might contribute to the fight against human trafficking. Here is our conversation.

EIC APEX // In July 2020, EIC released the Meeting and Event Design Accepted Practices Guide. It is intended to serve as a resource and educational tool for industry professionals to utilize as they put the aggregated resources and materials into practice. 

EVENT SKIFT // Business events are making a timid come-back with a whole new set of rules and recommendations from international and local health organizations. The first events will look very different. These telling images shed light on the first in-person events.

ASSOCIATIONS NOW // Although associations may be able to hold smaller, in-person events that follow social-distancing mandates, a lot of people may still not feel comfortable traveling or attending. To navigate this, more associations will implement a hybrid strategy for all of their meetings.

MEETING MINDS // In – person events are coming back and when they do, how do we create a safe and healthy environment? Proxfinity has a solution to help ease us into live events while maintaining social distancing and Lisa Carrol tells us about it!

HIP NETWORK // In this episode we'll touch on the top stories in group business travel, live events and sports for July 14, 2020. In addition, Tracy's will expand on her vision for the future of freelance marketplace in the live events industry, the process of how freelancers find work, education opportunities, the effects of COVID 19 on our industry and the types of talent are organizations looking for now.