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How Four Major Global Events Pivoted from In-Person to Virtual

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Jessica Lessin, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of The Information, agrees: “For comparison, last year’s WTF conference took place in New York with fewer than 200 people squeezed into a venue in Times Square. Want to learn how event planners are adjusting -- and even thriving -- in this “new normal”? SXSW (Austin, Texas - March 13-22).

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Smart Moves in South Carolina, Missouri and More

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Peckinpaugh spent the last 11 years as president of Maritz Global Events and will continue to hold this role in addition to his next. Foster has served as president of Border Art Residency’s board of directors and been advertising and communication manager for Destination El Paso in Texas. Bree DiBernardo.

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Tips from Event Pros: 5 Lessons Learned from Executing Safe Live Events

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In March, we held Part VI of our Pandemic Compliance & Safety at Live Eve nts virtual series, to bring together three very experienced event professionals and discuss tips and lessons learned along the way as they planned and executed large scale events across the country during a pandemic – Ryan Costello, ??Chief

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Killing It! Event-Related Companies on the Fast Track

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companies based on revenue growth, is led by a healthcare management company, but a close second is a group-transportation platform that meeting and event planners may want to know about if they don’t already: CharterUp. The Austin, Texas-based company, launched in 2018, allows users to procure buses, track payments, and manage riders.

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Smart Moves in Colorado, Utah and More

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Before joining Aspen Hospitality, Azevedo worked as vice president of acquisitions and development for Loews Hotels and vice president of development for the Americas for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Rachel Riggs, CMP, DES, SEPC Riggs is general manager of environmental strategy for Maritz Global Events.

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MPI WEC Inspired Action in San Francisco

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The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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The Biggest Virtual Event Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

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In February, Texas lawyer Rod Ponton went viral when he couldn’t turn off a cat filter during a virtual hearing. But with large-scale virtual events, the mistakes aren’t so funny, and they can have wide-ranging effects on your business. There’s often an assumption that online events are less formal and don’t require as much prep.