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Lessons learned from online meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Conferences that Work

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has published some useful lessons learned from organizing six online scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online meetings improve access and attendance. Conferences are an important learning and support resource for early career scientists.

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How to implement hybrid event strategies for your meetings and conferences

Eventinterface

She founded Minneapolis-based Hybrid Events Authority to share her hybrid meeting expertise with organizations and companies that would like to extend their content to audiences beyond the meeting room. We are speaking with Step on how companies and organization can implement hybrid strategies for their conferences and events.

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26 Minneapolis Event Venues Your Attendees Will Love

Bizzabo

Among these Minneapolis' spaces you'll find microbreweries, caves, orchestra halls, and historic mansions. Minneapolis, the larger of the two Twin Cities, is a natural wonderland. Today, Minneapolis is the proud host of many cultural and artistic landmarks. They describe their style as old world elegance meets new world chic.

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How to save 60 hours planning your conference

Eventinterface

Meeting and conference planners spend on average 60 hours per conference sourcing, reviewing, negotiating and finalizing venue contracts. We are speaking with Jasmine Eldeen, Director of Global Accounts with HelmsBriscoe, we chat about best practices for meeting planners in working with a hotel sourcing company.

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How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022

Smart Meetings

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person. Advocating Voices.

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Polar Vortex Can't Freeze Midwestern Meetings

MeetingsNet

Well, here's something you can't say often: For a few days this week, Chicago and Minneapolis were colder than the North Pole. One attendee told MeetingsNet that "just about all of us had our travel to the meeting impacted by weather delays into Chicago; I didn't get to the hotel until 2 a.m.

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What are some of the most effective and creative ways you’ve seen or implemented yourself to ramp up attendee engagement in virtual & hybrid events?

Eventmobi

It was a unique and unexpected twist to what would have been a pretty typical meeting and it’s also a great way to get some social media buzz going. We are offering customized and curated conference packages delivered to each person (via contactless delivery) before the event. Heather Herrig, Every Last Detail , Atlanta, GA.

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