Cost justification.Meetings spend reduction. Issues with travel costs. Scrutiny on number of meetings. Making external clients or other internal departments see the value a meetings and events planner can contribute during difficult economic times......these are the things that a cross section of meeting planners recently voiced to Medical Meetings Magazine in a recent video interview.

Medical Meetings Magaazine Economy and Meetings Video
Tracking cost effectiveness and cost savings is something that events management technology can help meeting and event planners to address already. Meeting planning automation, reduction of labor, streamlining of conference marketing materials and communications, online registration, abstract management, comprehensive reporting and budgeting - these are all things event management software and other meetings technologies can do to prove return on investment as invaluable tools and in turn help meeting planners reinforce their value.