Where you need to be if you organize meetings or events for associations

We offer a wealth of opportunities to connect with events industry suppliers and your association peers, explore the latest event tech, dive into the hottest event trends, and benefit from education tailored for association leaders, executives and event planners.

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Association Focus: Monday, October 12

Whether you’re an association leader or an association events professional looking for a way to navigate the unprecedented challenges facing associations in our uncertain world today, this is the event for you. Attendance is by invitation only.

Created by ASAE.

For more information contact laura.lewis@imexevents.com

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Education at IMEX America

We offer 300-plus education sessions over four days at IMEX covering a broad range of topics across different learning formats to give you the knowledge and skills you need to plan successful meetings and events.

Our education tracks include:

Community builders
Event logistics
Experiential event design
Impact
Leadership and culture
Marketing and engagement
Tech innovation and AI
Trends and research
Wellbeing

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Hosted buyer program

If you regularly plan or commission international events, apply to join our hosted buyer program. You'll enjoy free flights and accommodations and our acclaimed VIP treatment. Uniquely flexible, tailored to each group or individual, defined by mutual commitment and supported by our team of dedicated (and devoted) relationship managers, the IMEX hosted buyer program stands apart. Dare we say it? (Yes, we do.) It's simply better!

Find out more about the hosted buyer program

Attend IMEX America

If you’re an association event professional, this is where you need to be. You’ll find all the suppliers you need in our 3,700 exhibitor-strong destination, venue and everything in between line-up from 80-plus countries.

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What's on at IMEX America

Beyond a trade show, we offer brilliant speakers, fresh ideas and inspiration at 300-plus educational and networking events over four days.

What's on

Head to our Knowledge Hub for articles on current trends, issues and opportunities for the global meetings industry, including these three:

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Carbon measurement for the events industry: where to start

We spoke to Anna Abdelnoor, isla CEO and Founder, about isla’s purpose and the progress the UK events industry is making on sustainability, set out in their inaugural Temperature Check Report.

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How can we create impact in the events industry? The IMEX Talking Point 2025

Explore our Talking Point, Impact, and how you can create an impact.

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Five sustainability actions for association event planners

To engage new generations of planners your events should be executed with sustainability at their center. So, what does a sustainable event look like for an association event planner?

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