Strategies for inclusive meetings and events: What to look for on site visits
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Strategies for inclusive meetings and events: What to look for on site visits

Association
Inclusion, equity and belonging
Meeting planner toolkit
Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | America/Los_Angeles

Education session

Inspiration Hub, Mandalay Bay | People and Planet Theater, Stand F247
English
About

Join Rosemarie for an inside look at how she prioritized, planned and implemented accessibility for national conventions.

These real-world case studies take you behind the scenes of site visits to convention centers and hotels. They reveal accessibility gaps, address compliance blind spots, and design inclusive experiences for attendees with disabilities.
Through photos, planning insights and lessons learned, you'll see how cross-team collaboration transformed accessibility from a checklist item into a core event strategy. Come away with actionable strategies to elevate your meetings and events for all participants.

Learning outcomes:

Identify common accessibility compliance blind spots in convention centers and hotels

Apply practical strategies to improve accessibility in your meeting and event planning processes.

Collaborate with destination marketing organizations, venues and planners to ensure accessibility goals are met

This session is approved for the following certifications.

* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: Module 7: Building the Value and Impact of the Convention Industry, 0.75 credits

* CSEP Approved

Speakers

Rosemarie Rossetti

CEORossetti Enterprises LLC