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Meet NY is the largest hosted buyer hospitality event in the northeast. It is a one-of-a-kind gathering of association and not-for-profit leaders, convention, corporate and meetings professionals and their hospitality and vendor partners. It is an afternoon and evening of networking and cocktails, capped off with a trip to Broadway for all attendees. The day kicks off with industry education followed by networking, mini trade show and a cocktail reception.
More than 500 association executives, meeting planners and other influencers and decision makers joined us for Meet NY 2024.
Sponsored by NYC Tourism + Conventions, NYSAE's leadership met for their Board of Directors Meeting just prior to the event kick off at 2 p.m.. Immediately following was MeetNY's Education program in the Westside Ballroom, sponsored this year by Glue Up. NYSAE Board member and Chair of the MeetNY Education committee, Betsy Totten, Global Account Executive, Marriott Global Sales, introduced Glue Up's Senior Sales Leader, Mervin Whea. Whea then welcomed and introduce NYSAE Chairman and Asst. Executive Director of the NJ State Bar Association, Dr. Robert Spangler. Spangler provided introductory remarks and transitioned into moderating the program, "AI Unleashed: Transforming Association Meetings and Conferences for the Future." In addition to Spangler, who also serves on the New Jersey State Supreme Court Committee on AI, other subject matter experts on the panel included Matt Murnane, DES, Co-Founder of SLATE Event Management and Janette Roush, EVP, Marketing & Digital, NYC Tourism + Conventions.
After the education program concludes, the MeetNY trade show, including networking, food and drinks, opened at 4 p.m. in the Marquis Ballroom and The Terrace on the 9th floor. Eighty-one (81) exhibitor hosts from across US and Canada were in attendance. This number is up approximately 20% from 2023. See the list here. In addition, there are 11 MeetNY sponsors and in-kind contributors listed here.
Guests then attended the post-event Broadway show Monty Python's Spamalot at the St. James Theatre. After the show, thanks to a sponsorship by Broadway Plus, all NYSAE attendees were invited to move up to the front Orchestra for an exclusive "VIP Talkback with the Cast."
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to MeetNY 2024 exhibitor hosts and sponsors whose generous support has helped us achieve and exceed our goals today in helping to make a difference in our association community. MeetNY is produced by Kellen, NYSAE's Association Management Company.