Smart Meetings 2020 Planners of the Year Announced

Sep 15, 2020



Sausalito, Sep 15, 2020 (Issuewire.com) - Smart Meetings, the leading event industry media company and most trusted resource for meeting professionals, is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Planner of the Year Awards.

The theme for 2020 was resiliency and these award-winners found innovative ways to motivate, educate, and inspire their communities. They learned new skills for delivering outcomes--and along the way, learned something about themselves, their teams and their audiences.

See the list of winners and read their definition of resiliency and their pandemic lessons in their own words in this story on SmartMeetings.com.

"These role models are inspirations in a world that needs change-makers and leaders now, more than ever. Their stories show that it is only a matter of time before we are all back meeting in person better than ever," said Marin Bright, founder and CEO of Bright Business Media, publisher of Smart Meetings. Planner of the Year Award winners are featured in the September issue of Smart Meetings Magazine and SmartMeetings.com.

 

About Smart Meetings: Smart Meetings is the leading meetings industry publisher and voice of inspiration for meeting professionals. We inspire our audience of meeting and event professionals to dream big--and create brilliant experiences that delight attendees, achieve desired results, and elevate the impact of the meetings industry. Smart Meetings publishes cutting-edge meetings content in print and digital magazines 12 times per year, hosts world-class networking events, produces CEU-accredited webinars, and offers a myriad of digital resources. The publication annually awards the prestigious Smart Stars and Platinum Choice Awards to hospitality companies that meet the publication's high standards.

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