Nearly 300 people attended its Midyear Meeting this year, an increase of 20 percent from 2011, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) announced last week.
The meeting, which took place May 31-June 1 in Washington, D.C., exists to provide education and face-to-face networking in a more intimate environment. Topics at this year's meeting included social media, return on investment (ROI), marketing strategies and liability issues, among others.
"This meeting is all about intimate engagement," said IAEE President Steven Hacker. "As opposed to Expo! Expo! IAEE's Annual Meeting & Exhibition, this meeting is smaller by design to allow attendees to really connect in a way that you simply cannot do among 2,000+ attendees. It is a great building block not only in terms of networking, but also for the education opportunities available."
IAEE's Expo! Expo! Annual Meeting & Exhibition will take place Dec. 4-6 in Orlando. For more information, visit www.iaee.com.