Education at the IRF UNvitational is open to all members of the industry. The recently announced fresh new virtual experience is replacing the Incentive Research Foundation’s 2020 Invitational, which was slated to take place December 1-4, 2020.

Running December 1-2, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, the IRF UNvitational will also offer exclusive programming for qualified buyers.

The general education program will deliver several sessions on topics critical to the recovery of the industry. The slate includes:

• Industry Legends Panel
• Using Incentives to Accelerate Recovery
• Delivering with Impact: Incentives in a Virtual World
• Findings from the Incentive Travel Industry Index
• New Legal Considerations in a Post-COVID World
• Changing the Conversation About Your Program’s Value

The exclusive program for qualified planners will include interactive, small group sessions and activities:

• Fun team-building activities and competitions, with prizes for the winners.
• Insightful conversations with industry experts.
• Valuable roundtable discussions.

Registration for the event will open soon.

The IRF has also announced that the 2021 Invitational will take place June 2-5, 2021, at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida.

About the Incentive Research Foundation

The IRF is a private, not-for-profit foundation that funds research studies and develops products serving all segments of the global incentive and recognition industry. The Foundation’s initiatives are focused on pragmatic research highlighting the premise and the power of incentive and motivational programs. Over its 26 years of operation, it has underwritten over 90 projects and committed more than $2 million to research and education. Each year it executes 12-17 studies on industry trends. It also provides hundreds of hours of education each year to all aspects of the incentives and meetings industry. Its major annual event, The IRF Invitational, brings together 400 of the industry’s top executives (buyers and suppliers) for four days of high-quality education and networking. It is not an association and does not maintain membership, but it does have an active constituency of more than 5,000 individuals in its database.