In-person meetings are back in a big way. But technology advancement for hybrid and virtual meeting platforms have changed the decision-tree for how (or if) to plan and execute in-person events and whether they also include hybrid and virtual participants. How companies will determine their go, no-go policies and establish preferred partnerships and workflows is still a developing practice. In this issue, BTN explores next-generation practices of sourcing, managing and guiding organizations to the future.

Where People & Tech IntersectBy Elizabeth West

Editor's Letter... KEEP READING

Embracing a Hybrid and Virtual Meetings FutureBy Chris Davis

A wave of in-person events have returned, but tech needs endure... KEEP READING

Corbin Ball Assesses the Virtual Horizon

Meetings technology expert Corbin Ball offers his outlook for virtual and hybrid meetings... KEEP READING

BTN 4Sight

How have the rise in virtual and hybrid meetings changed the skill sets required for corporate meeting... KEEP READING

Innovate Champ Troop Readies Next Step

Troop CEO Denis Vilovic talks with BTN executive editor Michael B. Baker about what will drive future... KEEP READING

Forging a New Role: The Event Tech ExpertBy Mark Frary

Case Study: Global consulting firm powerhouse EY appointed a team of meetings tech experts to... KEEP READING

Guiding Meetings Decision-Making in a Changed WorldBy Angelique Platas & Elizabeth West

Changing technology needs for meetings create a new task for policy and compliance managers... KEEP READING

New Meetings Sourcing Demands Expanded Skill SetBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate buyers have new decisions to make in sourcing hybrid and virtual meetings tech. There are... KEEP READING

Venues Get in the Hybrid ZoneBy Elizabeth West

In-person meetings venues - think hotels, conference centers and event spaces - are getting equipped... KEEP READING

Can the Metaverse Dwell Between Zoom and In-Person?

There's a vision for a seamless hybrid meetings future with augmented and virtual reality - is your... KEEP READING

Survey Methodology

Business Travel News fielded the 2022 Future of Meetings survey from Oct. 7-24 on the SurveyMonkey platform. BTN via email solicited responses from subscribers to BTN, BTN Europe and BTN’s newsletters. BTN also solicited responses via the BTN Daily newsletter. A total of 185 qualified respondents answered the survey, 77 percent from North America and 23 percent from Europe. Not every respondent answered every survey question. BTN editors used the SurveyMonkey platform to collect and analyze results. In the charts in this issue, not all figures add up to 100 due to rounding. BTN editors followed up with interviews of travel and meetings executive to help create this 2022 Future of Meetings special report.