More than 4,500 meeting and event professionals gathered in Las Vegas and elevated the ocnversation between MPI and its members, networked with colleagues and obtained first class education - all in all a value package for 4 days of their time.

MPI announced the RISE meeting industry awards, unveiled the One+ magazine and wowed delegates with a poolside closing party featuring Styx.

Coming up is the Asian Meetings and Events Conference in Singapore (24-25 October) and in 2009: MeetDifferent in Atlanta (7-10 February), European Meetings and Events Conference in Torino (1-3 March), Gulf Meetings and Events Conference in Abu Dhabi (28-29 March) and the World Education Congress in Salt Lake City (11-14 July).