Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

You’ve probably seen the headlines “PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies” but don’t know how it affects you. If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. October 2017.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

Amid the rush of appointments at Sands Expo in Las Vegas during IMEX America , a group of more than 100 women—along with a contingent of supportive men—gathered to celebrate Women in Events. The oasis of community was the Event Tech Tribe booth. The goal was inspiring a better future together.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

This is the first time Cvent has generated the list since the pandemic halted events. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. after being named No.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Smart Meetings regularly offers free webinars that cover a range of valuable topics, from contract negotiation to sourcing strategies. Some event contract clauses that are popular among planners are actually more trouble than they’re worth, according to contracts expert Lisa Sommer Devlin, JD. 2017 Hospitality Trends.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

But what is the best way to designing events that make use of the venue’s indoor and outdoor space to enhance, rather than detract from the business goals ? More : Tech Companies Flee Cubicles, Meet Outdoors. Meet in earshot of nature. And when stress is low, focus is possible, which fosters more productive meetings.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Event professionals have a multitude of host cities to select from, but more and more are making San Jose, California , their top pick. From June 5 to 9, Apple triumphantly returned its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to San Jose, where it hosted the inaugural event in 2002.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

When Specialty Food Association checks in 1,400 exhibitors and more than 80,000 products for the Fancy Food Show at the expanded Moscone Center in San Francisco the third week of January, it will be the realization of the dreams of generations of mayors, a decade of planning and creative logistics, and lots of input from event professionals.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2016

According to a survey conducted by Meetings Mean Business (MMB), 91 percent of small business owners plan to spend as much or more on travel for meetings in 2017 compared to 2016. “Meetings have helped Social Tables expand our customer base, enhance our software and ultimately grow our business,” Berger says.

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Planner WIre

JUNE 6, 2019

Look, we all know that meeting and event planning is hard work and anything that can help us relax is good in my book. I tend to be more of a nose to the grindstone, plow through type of person and I think that most of us in the event industry fall into this category. As a tech dude, the words “A.I.

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Planner WIre

JUNE 6, 2019

Look, we all know that meeting and event planning is hard work and anything that can help us relax is good in my book. I tend to be more of a nose to the grindstone, plow through type of person and I think that most of us in the event industry fall into this category. As a tech dude, the words “A.I.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The reaction from attendees was so positive that the tourism group anticipates using this technology at future events to showcase their destination. The line is catered toward the millennial generation, offering the newest tech such as mobile check-ins and keyless entry, and design elements that reflect music, art and fashion.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas. IMEX America also features the TECHknowledge Area, powered by The Meeting Pool.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Event software. This week, 23 Stories, the brand’s event agency, launched their guest management platform, Concierge.com. And what strategies can event planners adopt? The new software is an expansion of concierge platform Ribyt, which was bought by Conde Nast in March 2017. So what’s currently on the horizon?

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 10, 2018

Five days later, The Golden Globe Awards followed in Beverly Hills, California, and the ceremonies will keep on coming, leaving event planners and hotels mighty busy straight out of the gate. Staging an awards gala requires substantial planning, and in many ways it is similar to planning a meeting or an event.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 15, 2017

Mirror mirror on the wall who is the fairest of them all @wackybooth #magicmirror #photobooth #photoboothfun #events #party #funtimes. A post shared by Wackybooth (@wackybooth) on Aug 15, 2017 at 6:14am PDT. A post shared by The Slow Motion Booth (@theslowmotionbooth) on Feb 10, 2017 at 12:09pm PST. Magic Mirror.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Since then, the event has steadily built its legacy and sometimes is referred to as “the Super Bowl” of meetings industry events. How does IMEX America differ from other meetings industry events? How have IMEX America events changed over the years? Key Planning Insights from IMEX America.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

It will be an event people will be buzzing about for years to come, which means it surely offers some important lessons that meeting planners will appreciate. These are a few of the pointers you can take from the 2017 presidential inauguration. Technology is often touted as a tool to make events instantly better.

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