Gary Diedrichs

Gary Diedrichs is senior content editor at Smart Meetings. He has degrees in history from Princeton and New York University. His journalism career has spanned staff positions in radio, newspapers, magazines and websites. Other writing includes a novel set in Sausalito, California, in the 1950s. In his spare time, he publishes an award-winning website devoted to eco-friendly travel.
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The Diversity Among Us

Events Industry Council (EIC) has released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study. What the survey reveals is widespread DEI dissatisfaction, among event professionals, minority groups and women.

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Sustainability Trends

You Can Go Net Zero

By Gary Diedrichs
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Strategy

Healthy You: Coping with Uncertainty

By Gary Diedrichs
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Trends

Future Zoom

By Gary Diedrichs
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Food and Beverage Trends

Essential F&B: F&B for 2023

By Gary Diedrichs
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Strategy

Healthy World: The Emptying Seas

By Gary Diedrichs
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Trends

Hotel Topsy-Turvy

By Gary Diedrichs
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Hotels & Destinations

Tennessee Backstage

By Gary Diedrichs
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Sustainability Trends

Healthy World: Add ‘EV Charging’ to Your Checklist

By Gary Diedrichs
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Essential F&B: RFP Wish List

As a meeting professional, you wield enormous power. In ways often overlooked, you help create a demand that eventually topples the dominoes toward purchasing upgrades. Use it wisely.