Meeting Planner Appreciation Month
The celebration continues

Celebrating the people who bring us together.

Thank you for an unforgettable inaugural Meeting Planner Appreciation Month! The celebration continues at IMEX America 2026, where we're giving planners even more reasons to celebrate.

Stop by Prevue Meetings + Incentives Booth D2558 to Spin & Win exciting prizes, join us on October 14 at 3 PM for the live announcement of our 2026 Planner of the Year, and check out our newest initiative, Confessions of a Planner, where you can anonymously share the things planners don't usually say out loud.

An annual industry initiative created by Prevue Meetings + Incentives.

Up next: IMEX America

Planner of the Year

October 14 · 3 PM

Prevue booth

D2558

Meeting Planner Appreciation Month

UP NEXT

IMEX America

Planner of the Year announced October 14 · 3 PM · Booth D2558.

About the initiative

What is Meeting Planner Appreciation Month?

An annual celebration recognizing the creativity, leadership, dedication and impact of meeting and incentive planners worldwide. Every September, planners are honored through awards, editorial features, giveaways, community participation, industry partnerships and special recognition.

100%

Dedicated to meeting planners

Every September

Annual industry celebration

Industry-wide

Hotels · Destinations · CVBs · Associations · Suppliers

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The roadmap

A month-long celebration, unlocking week by week.

The website evolves alongside the initiative. Watch new sections light up as we move from announcement to sweepstakes to a full month of celebration.

01
August

The celebration is announced

  • Website is live
  • Founding sponsors revealed
  • Subscribe opens
  • Planner of the Year nominations
02
August 12 – September 30

Sweepstakes

  • Three luxury giveaways
  • Entries closed September 30
03
September

The month of appreciation

  • Digital Yearbook releases
  • Thank You Videos launch
  • Planner of the Year voting
  • Planner spotlights
  • Industry-wide celebration
04
Up next · October 14

The celebration continues at IMEX America

  • Planner of the Year announced at 3 PM
  • Prevue Meetings + Incentives Booth D2558
  • Three runners-up recognized
Featured experiences

Four ways we'll celebrate together.

Each experience unlocks as we move through the campaign. Bookmark the page — you won't want to miss a moment.

Luxury hotel suite giveaway
Closed

Sweepstakes

Win incredible experiences

Our 2026 sweepstakes have closed. Thank you to every planner who entered, and to the sponsors who made these luxury prizes possible.

View giveaways
Printed Appreciation Yearbook copies
Always open

Digital Yearbook

The Appreciation Yearbook

An interactive publication celebrating planners, industry milestones, sponsor stories and the unforgettable moments that shape our year.

Meet the planners
Planner standing in a spotlight
Finalists announced

Planner of the Year

Honoring extraordinary leadership

Presented by Caesars Entertainment. Voting has closed. Meet our four finalists. The winner will be announced October 14 at IMEX America.

Meet the finalists
Someone thanking a meeting planner
Watch anytime

Thank You Videos

Thank you, planners.

Watch destinations, hotels, suppliers and industry partners share personal messages of gratitude to the people who make it all happen.

Watch the wall
A meeting planner with a headset and tablet preparing a ballroom before an event
Why we're doing this

Behind every unforgettable moment, there is a planner.

They shape the rooms we walk into, the connections we make, and the moments we remember for years. And yet, the work rarely gets a spotlight of its own. Meeting Planner Appreciation Month exists to change that — a full month, every year, devoted to the people who bring our industry to life.

"Planners are the quiet architects of our industry. It's time the industry stood up and said thank you — together, and out loud."
— Prevue Meetings + Incentives

Planners

Recognition

Community

Copies of Prevue Meetings + Incentives magazine
Stay in the loop

Be the first to know.

Subscribe to Prevue Meetings + Incentives to receive launch announcements, sweepstakes, planner stories, industry news and educational resources.

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Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors.

The industry partners standing beside us to make this celebration possible. Our founding sponsors, standing beside us from the very beginning.

Presenting Sponsor

Caesars Entertainment logo

Gold Sponsors

Visit Orlando logo
Hilton Incentive Collaborative logo
New Orleans & Company logo

Silver Sponsors

Riverside Luxury Cruises logo
Meliá Hotels International logo
Destination DC logo

Partners

SITE Florida & Caribbean logo
TUMI logo
SEIKO logo

See all sponsors →Interested in becoming a sponsor? Get in touch

Join the celebration

Share the love.

Tag @prevuemeetings and use our hashtags to celebrate the planners who inspire you all month long.

#MeetingPlannerAppreciationMonth#ThankAPlanner

Sign the yearbook

Leave your mark in the inaugural Appreciation Yearbook and join planners across the industry in celebrating the people who bring us together.

Sign the yearbook
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