After more than a year without them, in-person events are starting to tentatively make their way onto our calendars once again. According to an April 15, 2021 survey of meeting planners, 80 percent plan to hold their next in-person event in 2021. And that means that those of us who sponsor events are thinking, and in many cases rethinking, what role event sponsorship will play in our marketing plans for 2021 and beyond.