Scope of Membership

Respondents who worked for associations were more likely to work for one that is international (44 percent) than national (41 percent).

NO ANSWER 5% 9%

INTERNATIONAL 44%

FEWER THAN 1,000

NATIONAL 41%

25%

TO 4,999 24%

1,000

TO 9,999 13%

Average: 13,400 members

Number of Meetings Planned

The largest group of respondents (37 percent) plans more than 20 meetings per year.

NO ANSWER 1%

Type (Scope) of Client(s)

Independent meeting professionals responding to the survey were most likely (74 percent) to have a majority of national clients.

1 TO 5 28%

2%

MORE THAN 20 37%

6 TO 10 19%

NO ANSWER 5% 7%

11 TO 20 16%

NATIONAL 74%

Average for association professionals: 11 Independent planners: 12 Corporate planners: 15

Association Professionals

Independent Meeting Professionals

Operating Ratios

Corporate Professionals

STATE 12%

INTERNATIONAL PROVINCIAL

5,000

PROVINCIAL 1%

PROVINCIAL STATE/

Size of Membership

Association professionals responding to the survey were employed at associations that vary greatly in size, from under 1,000 members to 50,000 members; nearly half (49 percent) worked for associations with fewer than 5,000 members.

NO ANSWER 1%

OR MORE 13%

10%

TO 24,999 15%

10,000 50,000

25,000 TO 49,999

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