Planner Confidence Index - Barometer for Future Face to Face (F2F) Events

Week 38 - December 14, 2020 -- Survey Open until December 31, 2020

i-Meet's Planner Confidence Index is a forward-looking barometer as to when planners believe they'll be ready to resume operating F2F events. The process involves weekly polls (2-minutes to participate), which give a unique view into how these sentiments are changing.

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* 1. Do you currently have any F2F events booked/contracted, including those that may have been previously canceled, postponed or re-scheduled?

Yes - events booked for 2020

Yes - events booked for 2021

Yes - events booked for BOTH 2020 and 2021

No - nothing booked presently

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* 2. Are you currently working on new RFPs for future live events? If so, please indicate for which periods - check all that apply:

Yes, new RFPs in progress for Q4 2020

Yes, new RFPs in progress for Q1 2021

Yes, new RFPs in progress for Q2 2021

Yes, new RFPs in progress for Q3 2021

Yes, new RFPs in progress for Q4 2021

No new RFPs currently in progress

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* 3. When do you expect to resume operating F2F events? Please indicate when you believe your "NEXT" F2F event will occur?

2020 Oct-Dec

2021 Apr-Jun

2021 Jan-Mar

2021 Jul-Sep

2021 Oct-Dec

Uncertain

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* 4. With respect to industry readiness, when do you believe these segments will be ready to "begin" operating F2F events?

	Q4 2020	Q1 2021	Q2 2021 or later
Hotels	Hotels Q4 2020	Hotels Q1 2021	Hotels Q2 2021 or later
Airlines	Airlines Q4 2020	Airlines Q1 2021	Airlines Q2 2021 or later
Convention Centers	Convention Centers Q4 2020	Convention Centers Q1 2021	Convention Centers Q2 2021 or later
Non-Hotel Venues (no accommodations)	Non-Hotel Venues (no accommodations) Q4 2020	Non-Hotel Venues (no accommodations) Q1 2021	Non-Hotel Venues (no accommodations) Q2 2021 or later
Ground Transportation (non-public)	Ground Transportation (non-public) Q4 2020	Ground Transportation (non-public) Q1 2021	Ground Transportation (non-public) Q2 2021 or later
Cruise Ships (Meetings/Incentives at Sea)	Cruise Ships (Meetings/Incentives at Sea) Q4 2020	Cruise Ships (Meetings/Incentives at Sea) Q1 2021	Cruise Ships (Meetings/Incentives at Sea) Q2 2021 or later

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* 5. With respect to event types, please indicate the F2F event types you expect to operate initially:

	Yes	No	Uncertain
Small (under 25) with air and hotel	Small (under 25) with air and hotel Yes	Small (under 25) with air and hotel No	Small (under 25) with air and hotel Uncertain
Small (under 25) driving, no air	Small (under 25) driving, no air Yes	Small (under 25) driving, no air No	Small (under 25) driving, no air Uncertain
Larger (over 25) with air and hotel	Larger (over 25) with air and hotel Yes	Larger (over 25) with air and hotel No	Larger (over 25) with air and hotel Uncertain
Larger (over 25) driving, no air	Larger (over 25) driving, no air Yes	Larger (over 25) driving, no air No	Larger (over 25) driving, no air Uncertain
International - any size, requiring air and hotel accommodations (outside home country)	International - any size, requiring air and hotel accommodations (outside home country) Yes	International - any size, requiring air and hotel accommodations (outside home country) No	International - any size, requiring air and hotel accommodations (outside home country) Uncertain
Trade Shows & Industry Gatherings - sessions, networking and exhibits	Trade Shows & Industry Gatherings - sessions, networking and exhibits Yes	Trade Shows & Industry Gatherings - sessions, networking and exhibits No	Trade Shows & Industry Gatherings - sessions, networking and exhibits Uncertain
Hybrids - involving both physical and virtual components	Hybrids - involving both physical and virtual components Yes	Hybrids - involving both physical and virtual components No	Hybrids - involving both physical and virtual components Uncertain
Cruises - for meetings/incentives at sea	Cruises - for meetings/incentives at sea Yes	Cruises - for meetings/incentives at sea No	Cruises - for meetings/incentives at sea Uncertain

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* 6. What factors would influence you to begin planning future F2F events?

	Yes	No
Favorable/flexible cancellation/attrition terms	Favorable/flexible cancellation/attrition terms Yes	Favorable/flexible cancellation/attrition terms No
Favorable Rates and Reduced Fees	Favorable Rates and Reduced Fees Yes	Favorable Rates and Reduced Fees No
Confidence in Duty of Care components focused on attendee health and safety	Confidence in Duty of Care components focused on attendee health and safety Yes	Confidence in Duty of Care components focused on attendee health and safety No
Availability of Vaccine and Other Therapeutics for Covid-19	Availability of Vaccine and Other Therapeutics for Covid-19 Yes	Availability of Vaccine and Other Therapeutics for Covid-19 No

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Hybrid Events - Will your future F2F meetings have a virtual component for attendees who do not travel to your meetings?

Yes - some or all future F2F events will have a virtual component

No - future F2F events will be planned for in-person attendees only

Undecided

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Please tell us your event planning sector

Corporate

Association

Third Party Meeting & Travel Mgmt

Government, Education, or Non-Profit

Independent Meeting Professional

Sports

Social Group Planner

Industry Supplier

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Please tell us more about your geographic location. Sharing your email address will give early access to survey results and you will receive additional information specifically for meeting professionals (i-Meet and EproDirect).

Name

City/Town

State/Province

Country

Email Address