Help our industry succeed!
The Meetings Mean Results site is a resource and information hub designed to protect
and provide knowledge to the 2.4 million workers who rely on the meetings and events
industry during the current economic shift. This dynamic center of activity and
developments will act as a uniform recovery headquarters for meetings and events
professionals seeking helpful tips, forward thinking and opportunities for involvement.
Here we begin the shift to a fresh, healthy and evolving industry focused on the
value of meetings and tangible returns on investment.
We have come together with a sole message in support of meetings and the business
value it provides for this economy in order to empower individuals to speak boldly
in defense of an industry under attack. We stand against meeting critics because
we know events are far more than boondoggles and junkets. Meetings are critical,
invaluable business tools to revive a deflated economy. On this site you will find
beneficial statistics, talking points and training in order to shift seamlessly
into a new era of meetings. Welcome to the shift.
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TARP - What is it and why you should care?
The U.S. government’s decision to limit the use of Troubled Asset Relief Program
(TARP) funds for meetings and events has had a far-reaching effect on our industry.
Whether TARP recipients or not, businesses in all sectors are cancelling meetings,
events and incentive programs – despite justifiable business purposes.
It is essential you understand the current environment and how our industry is responding.
You’ll find the information and resources you need to get up to speed below.
About TARP
TARP Overview
As meetings industry professionals you would have, in the past months, received
messages from publications and industry leaders regarding the U.S. Treasury Department’s
announcement of new regulations for recipients of funds from the Troubled Asset
Relief Program (TARP). Those companies who have received government lending from
the U.S. Government will be required - through their CEO’s and in compliance with
board policy - to approve corporate meetings, events and incentive program budgets
ensuring that they cannot be viewed as “excessive or luxury items.”
TARP Timeline (PDF)
Learn more about TARP