Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2023

Osborne III Convention Center in Jacksonville, Florida is an impressive historical building now undergoing renovations to elevate its convention and meeting spaces. The renovations introduce new lighting systems, fresh carpet and acoustic panels to many of the venue’s 78,000 sq. The main concourse area sees new digital display systems.

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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

Have you heard about the Sustainable Event Awards? It’s probably old news to you that sustainability is a topic we love discussing. It’s not just about how to plan sustainable events. And that’s exactly where the Sustainable Event Awards come in. The Road To The Sustainable Event Awards.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

In addition, the report details the lasting impacts of the Covid pandemic for planners, with 41% per cent of respondents stating that they are continuing to look for venues with larger spaces to allow their delegates to spread out and 33% per cent saying that access to outdoor spaces is key.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Recovery Continues on a Positive Trajectory According To IACC’s 2022 Meeting Room of the Future Barometer. The meetings and events industry’s recovery continues on a positive trajectory, with venues reporting continued growth in event volume levels, according to IACC’s latest Meeting Room of the Future Barometer (MRoTF) 2022.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The meetings and events industry’s recovery continues on a positive trajectory, with venues reporting continued growth in event volume levels, according to IACC’s latest Meeting Room of the Future Barometer (MRoTF) 2022 , which was released today.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We’re very much looking forward to being on the show floor in Barcelona feeling the buzz of business meetings and networking taking place again.”. Themes include: the future of the meetings experience, re-starting events and evaluating their success, and peer-to-peer learning and insights.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. We work with planners to find the right venue and team-building activity to connect them with the destination.”

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Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2023

IACC’s Meeting Rooms of the Future Trends Report Shows Rising Desire for Meaningful Experiences Meeting professionals are increasingly turning to unique venues to help design meaningful experiences, according to the 7th annual International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) Meeting Rooms of the Future Trends Report released in June.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2022

As small- to mid-size meetings are coming back fast, how are meeting professionals really managing the challenges of sustainability, supply chain issues and staffing? Meetings of the Future has always been about getting the smartest people on stage along with the opinions of our members and working it out,” he said.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 7, 2018

EEF Venue’s Woodland Grange property has achieved IACC certification and become a member of the globally respected meetings and events association, representing the top 1% of meeting venues globally. The post EEF Venues joins IACC elite appeared first on Event Industry News.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2019

In a Smart Meetings exclusive webinar , Catherine Chaulet, president of Global DMC Partners, shared eight safety tips for your next intercontinental meeting. Whether you are planning a domestic or international meeting, attendee security is the top priority. is not the warm season in Australia. Put Safety First.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Over 1,000 buyers are committed to attending the show with new intermediaries bringing buyer groups from across the world including Australia and the US. It is the MICE meeting point and we would like everyone to know that Catalonia is ready for the new challenges.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. And almost a third were new since 2021.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2021

As the city of Austin has worked toward carbon neutrality, the Austin Convention Center has been leading the charge by buying carbon offsets, converting to renewable energy, and focusing on ways to be one of the greenest places to meet in the U.S. The events industry is helping to grow that market. Picking the Right Project.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

Catastrophic wildfires in Australia, heat waves in Alaska, and frequent floods on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. Ke wrote: “It has now become clear that meeting the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift.”. Nine other bureaus have signed on since then. Laura Kate Bender.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

These top-tier cities are meetings hotspots, with enough convention space and hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of attendees at any given time, plus the cultural amenities and intangible cachet to keep them around. Convene recently spoke with representatives from three such cities that recently have hosted renowned international meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

From its unique meetings and events offering to its status as a thriving hub for high-value manufacturing, technology and life sciences, Wales is an excellent destination for business events. It’s some of the best that I’ve tasted and the fact it’s seen on shelves as far as Australia is a real testament to how great our product is.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. And almost a third were new since 2021.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. More than seven percent had produced more than 10 face-to-face meetings during that time.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. A premier B2B event in the Baltic Sea Region for the meetings industry that will accelerate the interest in, and demand for, holding meetings, incentives, and conferences in the area. Melbourne, Australia.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 17, 2019

Peter Haycroft, MCEC’s executive chef, wanted to show off the multicultural foods available in Melbourne, so he and his staff came up with new menu planning guides that focus on bold, exotic flavors, and ingredients native to Australia and the Melbourne area. They align with MCEC’s sustainability initiatives.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

In March, the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism pumped the brakes on a new convention center that was proposed to be built in Australia’s capital city. Australia Forum was first pitched in 2015. of meeting space. making it the largest in Australia. What’s your ideal convention center personality type?

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 1, 2016

This year, 44 venues from the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, China and India participated in the 142-question Green Venue Report survey, providing the most comprehensive collection of results yet on topics ranging from food waste to energy efficiency and sustainability.

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Event Birdie

JANUARY 26, 2021

How could anyone in early January have predicted that by mid-March all live events around the entire world would grind to a halt and that Zoom meetings, virtual, and eventually, hybrid events would be all the rage in 2020? As 2020 came to a close in Australia the situation seemed to be improving. 2/ Company Retreats in regional areas.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 4, 2019

Sessions scheduled in eight countries including Australia, China, India, Japan and Indonesia. Business travel in Asia-Pacific continues to grow and PCMA is uniquely positioned to help the region’s meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibition industry meet demand.”. 2019 PCMA APAC Annual Conference.

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The Planner's Lounge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

I catch up on all the overnight correspondence from our clients in the USA and Australia before reviewing my to-do list for the day – then the real work begins! I like to meet business colleagues or friends a few times a week for lunch. My day begins at 6:30am with a visit to the gym and I am usually in the office by 8am.

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 22, 2019

In VG 2019, the partner countries included Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Japan, Morocco, Norway, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, The Netherlands, UAE, and Uzbekistan. Hubilo provided the following services which made attendee engagement effortless and also helped in sustainable event planning.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Popular destinations throughout the world have been busy adding new properties and attractions—from a spectacular entertainment venue in Montreal to a stunning convention center in San Jose, Costa Rica—that have enhanced their offerings to meeting groups and tourists. Related : Cvent Reveals Top Meeting Destinations for 2018.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

A version of this post first appeared on Meetings & Conventions online: Urgent Wakeup Call: Mass Shootings and the Meetings Industry . Insurance for venues, hosts and vendors would increase. . See Can We Keep Guns Out Of Meetings? ). The same can be said of incorporating sustainability and inclusiveness practices.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2018

C2 MTL — now known as C2 Montréal — was launched seven years ago, sparked by the desire of two friends, Jean-Francois Bouchard, co-founder of the Montréal-based Sid Lee creative agency, and Daniel Lamarre, CEO of the Cirque du Soleil entertainment company, to reimagine business meetings. And it’s happening faster than we can realize it.”.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

DGI has military, civilian and industry geospatial intelligence leaders at this year's meeting in London to discuss new policy developments and the latest in technology. East Meets West. Sydney, Australia. Sydney, Australia. Digital Geospatial Intelligence (DGI). San Francisco, CA. Upfront Summit. Malibu, CA. back to top.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For example, we learned that digital events democratize reach, but we also learned that to reach a wider swath and number of your audiences, you have to meet them where they are at. That means some will come to your “digital venue” or platform, but some will stay on their platform of choice, be it LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok or Twitch.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Meeting Planner, Association of American Medical Colleges. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? Heading home from our annual meeting a few years ago. It was so much fun just relaxing and visiting with everyone, knowing that the meeting had been such a success. Melbourne, Australia.

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QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In reality, there’s a LOT more to professional wedding planning than what meets the eye. You can be the best there is putting together a wedding – but if you don’t know how to conduct yourself, build your brand, develop contracts, and attract clients, your skill-set alone won’t be enough to build a sustainable business. ABSOLUTELY!

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 22, 2018

The Ultimate Design Handbook: The conference planner’s guide to creating an impeccably designed event, from design principles and spatial design to digital and sustainable design. The Event Venue eBook : learn keys to finding inspirational venues that don't break the bank. The Event Venue eBook. 10 Best practices.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The architects sketched out more than 80 different concepts for the center, said Richard Breslin, a senior principal who oversees Populous projects in Australia and New Zealand. “We Meeting the critical functional needs of a convention center isn’t easy. We pushed the boundaries,” Breslin said. “We

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

This month, the Aloha State will host World Conservation Congress (WCC) 2016 and its estimated 10,000 attendees — representing not only the first time the group meets in the United States in its 68-year history, but the largest conservation event ever to be hosted by a U.S. WCC will meet for the first time on U.S. destination.

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