Welcome to MESA - The Meetings and events support association
MESA (Meetings & Events Support Association) is a community of companies united by a ‘people-first’ ethos, collaboration, and a shared commitment to fresh ideas. Behind the member companies are people who connect and share their ideas and challenges with trusted colleagues. MESA is the go-to community for event professionals with questions about event supply and technology "One of our members can always help point you towards a solution for your challenge".
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MESA aims to create a connected, supportive, and forward-thinking community for suppliers in the meetings and events industry, providing the relationships, knowledge, and opportunities that help our members, their teams and their businesses thrive.
C Community of members collaborating and sharing
MESA is a community of like-minded companies united by a ‘people-first’ ethos, collaboration, and a shared commitment to new ideas. Our vision and purpose are to grow a close-knit community where members can face challenges and opportunities together in an ever-changing events industry. We provide support from within the community to energise, champion each other and empathise for members' needs.
E Education for leaders and teams is core
We share industry knowledge through our forums and network influencers. We run educational campfires at tradeshows as well as regular online panels and speaking sessions throughout the year, based on a MESA perspective and group knowledge, about trends and what is happening in the industry.
O Opportunities to network with colleagues and for new business
We reach new audiences and connections with industry professionals and create business opportunities, building personal relationships within the community, as well as collaborating on different projects with new contacts, increasing our network and opportunities with introductions for each other.
OUR VISION / PURPOSE
“To grow a close-knit community where members feel safe to contribute, share ideas, questions and inspirations with others, and face the challenges and opportunities together in an ever-changing events industry”.
We want to:
- Create business opportunities and build personal relationships within the community
- Reach new audiences and connections with industry professionals
- Share industry knowledge through our education and network influencers
- Provide support from within the community to energise, champion each other and empathise for members' needs
OUR CORE VALUES
We are an open, reliable and approachable group of entrepreneurs and their teams, sharing the same values:
- Guidance: We provide help, support, and advice to each other
- Collaboration: We build trustworthy connections working together
- Respect: We show transparency with each other
- Innovation: We love events and aim for innovation together within our industry
- Networking: We increase our network with introductions for each other
