Meeting Planner Appreciation Month
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Celebrating the people who bring us together.

For the first time ever, September will become a month dedicated to celebrating the professionals behind every successful meeting, conference, convention and incentive travel program.

An annual industry initiative created by Prevue Meetings + Incentives.

Now live

Sweepstakes

Open August 13

The celebration

All September

Meeting Planner Appreciation Month

Launching

September 2026

The industry's first annual celebration for planners.

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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Prevue Meetings + Incentives

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.

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Now · August

The celebration is announced

  • Website is live
  • Founding sponsors revealed
  • Subscribe opens
  • Planner of the Year nominations
02
August 13

Sweepstakes open

  • Luxury prizes go live
  • Hosted stays and curated experiences
  • New giveaways added through September
03
September

The month of appreciation

  • Digital Yearbook releases
  • Thank You Videos launch
  • Planner of the Year voting
  • Planner spotlights
  • Industry-wide celebration
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
Opens August 13

Sweepstakes

Win incredible experiences

Sweepstakes open August 13 and run through September, with luxury prizes, hosted stays and exclusive gifts from our sponsors for the planners who move our industry forward.

Enter sweepstakes
Printed Appreciation Yearbook copies
Unlocks in September

Digital Yearbook

The Appreciation Yearbook

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

Preview the yearbook
Planner standing in a spotlight
Voting opens in September

Planner of the Year

Honoring extraordinary leadership

Presented by Caesars Entertainment. Celebrating the planner making the greatest impact on our industry — nominees announced soon.

See the program
Someone thanking a meeting planner
Launching in September

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
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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

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
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