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The Survey Says: Meetings and Events are Thriving and Evolving

Smart Meetings

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. Sophie Hulgard, Chief Sales Officer at Accor, says, “The total global meetings industry worldwide is forecast to be worth $1.78

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First virtual Event Tech Live wows whole wide world

Event Industry News

Designed, refined and built in 30-days amid a chaos of instruction from Westminster, organisers worked with sponsors and suppliers to deliver a virtual Event Tech Live (vETL) in November. At the same time though, there’s no ego or tradition at Event Tech Live. This year we put that tech, that talk, into practice.

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Event Tech Live wows US & Canada

Event Industry News

The first Event Tech Live (ETL) US & Canada wrapped on Thursday 10th June, content keeping to the high mark set on days one and two, Top Tech to Embrace to Achieve Effective Gamification and Back to the Future, Perhaps among the sessions and Canapii winning gold in the coveted Start-Up Competition. Event Tech Live was a blast!

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Sustainable Development Goals Popping Up in Meeting Agendas, More

PCMA Convene

“Data Science for the SDGs” was the theme of the 2019 Data for Good Exchange hosted by Bloomberg in New York City, which looked at how data science projects can help make progress toward achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Bloomberg).

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Is This the Future of Medical Meetings?

PCMA Convene

While the majority of PCMA Education Conference participants were at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland on June 11, a collection of medical meeting professionals made a quick trip to explore the future of patient care at the Cleveland Clinic. Check out “This Is What Medical Meetings Will Look Like in the Future.”.

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Lime Venue Portfolio Turns 15

Prestige Events Magazine

Currently the largest portfolio of meeting venues in the UK it offers support for both event planners and venues alike. million day delegate lunches and c45 million cups of tea and coffee, in some of the most successful and respected venues in the world of meetings and events.

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Bedload Experts Meet in Interlaken for an International Symposium

The MICE

Wasser-Agenda 21 provides a platform for the stakeholders to meet and exchange about current and future water management challenges, aiming to provide solutions. In 2011, the Swiss Water Act was updated and under the new revision, all hydropower operators are obligated to refurbish their installations until 2030. Event objectives.