Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It didn’t always go by the name Leaders Conference. Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is hosting its annual 2023 conference at Nashville’s Music City Center with a change in how it approaches the in-person event. What about that line staff who are no longer in the Leaders Conference?

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Eventscase Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

By embracing diversity in speakers, panellists, and attendees, organisations create an inclusive environment that promotes equal opportunities and representation. Avoiding misleading or deceptive advertising tactics and providing clear information about event objectives, speakers, and content fosters credibility.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 8, 2020

In March, like many other event organizers, Bonnie Stetz, director of conference content design for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), found herself in the position of having to convert a live event to virtual in a very short period of time — five-and-a-half weeks, to be exact. Speaker Contracts. Choosing the Right Platform.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 3, 2020

Speakers for a Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin conference film their presentations at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. In just a week, more than 1,200 attendees were expected to attend PDPW’s annual two-day PDPW Business Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Scalable events – With their vast experience and resources, medical communications agencies can help you create dynamic events that grow as your business does. Partnering with top medical communications companies is an important step toward ensuring that your next medical conference or event is a success. Get our ultimate list.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 15, 2017

You scrutinize hundreds, if not thousands of speaker proposals. After all, isn’t the program the reason people paid to come to your conference? Would it not be great if you could put this resource to work? “Only 15 to 20 percent of possible attendees participate in your conferences and events. A CASE STUDY.

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GEVME

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

It enables attendees and speakers to choose how they wish to participate in the event – by visiting the physical venue or simply checking in through their devices. Engaging content such as presentations, videos, case studies to guides can help you take your hybrid event to the next level. What is a hybrid event?

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Eventmobi

JULY 27, 2022

Simultaneous live hybrid conference and trade show. For our first hybrid event, we streamed conference sessions live to a virtual audience and hosted a virtual expo where attendees could book 1:1 video meetings with exhibitors. We repackaged content from our past conferences, webinars, and podcasts. In-Person Niche Conference.

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

That means venues that have strong WiFi, video conference abilities, and parking. Bring all the information from your event platform to your event registration page, such as the agenda, speakers, and sponsors. Make sure you invite a speaker who is an expert in their field but also charismatic and inspiring.

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GEVME

MARCH 26, 2019

With so many ways to learn these days—blogs, podcasts, webinars, conferences, workshops, exhibitions, concert activities, corporate events, promotions, etc.—why It may, for example, be a brief talk about the positive work of your organisation, your case study discussion, etc. MECHANICAL ELEMENTS. PERSONAL ELEMENTS.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) has announced further details of the agenda for this year’s conference on 9, 10 and 11 November. Speakers from a number of environmental organisations will discuss solutions on how we can help conserve the world’s natural resources and adopt renewable energy resources into our events.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 11, 2019

From the Conference & Creativity Stage at Event Tech Live 2018. Speaker: William Thomson, Events Consultant, Gallus Events. Boasting a packed educational programme across five sector-specific stages, here you can catch up with content that you may have missed from 2018’s event. William live streamed his first event ten years ago.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Logistics management: From booking the venue to arranging travel and accommodation for attendees and speakers, experienced pharma event planners handle all the logistical details. Things like target audience, messaging, venue selection, and budget are all part of the planning process. They can often negotiate better deals and availability.

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Marketo Events

DECEMBER 21, 2017

User Conferences. Before investing the time and resources required to pull off an event , regardless of the size, it’s important to set the right expectations with all major internal stakeholders (sales, customer success, marketing, etc.) How much budget and internal resources are required to execute on this event? Tradeshows.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

It was my responsibility to make sure attendees had the event app and that all of their questions were answered as they headed into the conference. Attendees and speakers knew what the event app was for and how to interact with it. The first day I sat at the registration desk. In Conclusion.

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Eventory

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2019 will offer lots of events of all kinds but it will be especially rich in advertising conferences and marketing related events. Therefore, dig in this article, which highlights 50 ad events and best marketing conferences to attend in 2019, to make your planning process much easier. . Check it out and plan your calendar.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 13, 2019

An event host might have access to resources you don’t, such as A/V equipment. Ask a customer if they can provide a venue or an extra piece of swag for that conference goody bag. Say there’s an international event speaker that will guarantee those registrations come rolling in. Co-host the event. The only problem?

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Attendease

MAY 27, 2021

We know digital attendees register later, maybe the week of or day of a conference. We’re also doing a couple of idea books , where we’re going to take all the information that these different groups have shared, and then create something that’s kind of like case studies and a little bit more interactive.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 6, 2020

Encore Global Production Group’s senior producer, Chani Mintz (from left), and vice president creative strategy, Jamey Gallagher, us the 2019 SALT Conference as a case study in doing an experiential virtual event. Prep your speakers in training sessions and your team with practice run-throughs. Barbara Palmer.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

This is a great resources if you're looking to dive deep into topics like event community, personalization, and event ROI. King and Waffles pick the brains of event professionals across the industry, looking for insights and case studies that captivate their audience. Techsytalk Unscripted. Meetings Podcast.

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Socio Events

MARCH 20, 2020

Instead of cancelling or postponing, many organizers are planning virtual events and conferences. All attendees, sponsors, and speakers use event technology to join the online environment, instead of being in a central, physical location. The Benefits of Virtual Events & Conferences. And that’s ok.

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GEVME

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action by Adrian Segar. This is a good book on how to design and execute remarkable conferences. Before preparing the event speaker, use the techniques from the book to motivate the speaker first. Conclusion.

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ePly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Gathering and confirming your speakers, etc. Those include tradeshows, conferences, expos, workshops, webinars, and corporate and networking events. For example, a conference might give you the ability to showcase many speakers and topics, but that format will also cost you more money, time, and logistics.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 23, 2020

We will be posting regularly so check out our online events resource page. From their website: “#SMWNYC (May 5-7) & #SMWLA (June 17-18) Merge to Become #SMWONE: A Virtual Conference Series for 2020” The made the announcement that has (and should be) a template for other events. And how the revenue model works!!!!!!

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Quickmobile

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Got famous speakers for your keynote? Use the conference swag samples as a promotional item. Use some of your low-cost conference swag as scavenger hunt items. Write a business case letter about the benefits of going to the conference. Ask them to do a quick interview/podcast/case study.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2022

Megan Urwin, Account Executive at First Event, who completed the course in 2021, said: “As we know, events can generate an extraordinary amount of waste, leave a large footprint, and use finite resources that, put simply, the earth cannot afford to spare.

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Quickmobile

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Got famous speakers for your keynote? Use the conference swag samples as a promotional item. Use some of your low-cost conference swag as scavenger hunt items. Write a business case letter about the benefits of going to the conference. Ask them to do a quick interview/podcast/case study.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Smart Meetings sat down with Tahira Endean , head of programme for IMEX Group, to discuss how the talking point of Human Nature will be woven through the experience during the three days of the conference and during Smart Monday immediately preceding the trade show and hosted buyer experience. That will give humans more time to be creative.”

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 7, 2020

Why Attend: The event featured big-name speakers, including U.S. Disability:IN Virtual Conference. The conference even featured a virtual exhibit hall where vendors could showcase products and services that could help companies make their workplaces more inclusive. Unidos US Annual Conference and Virtual Marketplace.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 22, 2020

My annual [meeting] is in October,” Robin Hayes , CMP, director of conferences and exhibits for the Association of School Business Officials, wrote on the PCMA Catalyst forum. Subject matter experts — your speakers, interviewers, moderators, etc. Hosts (and Speaker Prep). You may have several speakers lined up after each other.

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Stova

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the 2014 event, Stova provided a comprehensive iPad app for the conference, which was held in Berlin. The conference that year brought together 300+ attendees in a highly interactive setting, where the event app played a strategic role. During a speaker session or workshop, the app aided in increasing attendee engagement.

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Marketo Events

DECEMBER 21, 2017

User Conferences. Before investing the time and resources required to pull off an event , regardless of the size, it’s important to set the right expectations with all major internal stakeholders (sales, customer success, marketing, etc.) How much budget and internal resources are required to execute on this event? Tradeshows.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 12, 2021

A year after converting their annual business conference to an online event, the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) returned to an in-person event in March, 2021. Strupp spoke with Convene about PDPW’s conference and how it fits into its overall education program. Cassandra Strupp. Face-to-Face + On-Demand.

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Endless Events

MAY 27, 2020

No, this is a full-scale virtual event, with incredible speakers, talented entertainers, valuable resources, Q&A sessions, exhibitions, and more. The notion that virtual conferences simply can’t be engaging is wrong. This isn’t just a Zoom meeting where ten people will be discussing the Geneva Conventions.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 1, 2020

Hopin has “been moving even quicker since the coronavirus,” Boufarhat added, to help conferences and events move online, instead of being canceled outright. The way the platform parallels a live event is what got former meeting planner and current event speaker Diane Darling interested. Cristi Kempf is executive editor of Convene.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

Organizing a conference takes months — and sometimes years — of planning, points out Tammy Jackson, vice president of marketing and communications at Sonic Foundry, parent company for the Mediasite video platform. “To You can send a link out in a newsletter, saying ‘Here’s a piece of content from our user conference.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

In between all the clapping, there was a lot of learning going on in the sessions and behind the scenes as MPI leadership tried new things and made adjustments when a keynote speaker backed out at the last minute and temperatures soared to 117 degrees. Always be ready to jump in with a Plan B. Be transparent. Have a safety plan.

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