SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Attendees can go to an actual venue for the event, but can also opt to participate online if they are unable to be there in person. The tricky part about hybrid conferences and events is making them equally as engaging and fulfilling for people who are attending remotely as it is to those who are physically present. .”

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Check out the top 20 venues the city has to offer. What started as a small outpost for Spanish colonists in the 1700s has blossomed into Texas' fourth most populous city and the fastest growing city in all of America. In this article, we'll take a look at the top 20 Austin event venues. Planning an event in Austin?

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

For the first time since the pandemic started, South by Southwest® Conference and Festivals (SXSW®) is going back to in-person events, selecting Grip, the AI-powered event, networking and matchmaking platform as its event technology partner. All this will lead to an intensity of connections and meetings never seen before at the conference.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Check out this list of 20 amazing Houston event venues. Thanks to brothers Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen, Houston was founded in 1836 on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou, the same body of water that gives us the Texas city’s nickname. Nouveau Antique Art Venue. Asia Society Texas Center. Table of Contents.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 4, 2018

From aerial performance spaces to the world famous AT&T Stadium, there are plenty of Dallas event venues to choose from. Take a look at this list of 20 Dallas event venues for some great ideas. The venue is a critical component of a successful event. You could use one of the numerous tools for sourcing event venues.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For Tina Wehmeir, president and CEO of AMC Institute at Bauder College in Arlington, Texas, the solution to rapidly changing restrictions across the country was to adhere to all CDC guidelines strictly. The venue was being commandeered as a temporary Emergency Intake Site and was not going to be available for groups.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. In this post, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the most important event industry conferences that every event professional should attend this year. The conference where events professionals can extend their reach.

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2017

To most, the idea of putting together a set of dates, a venue, a program, a speaker lineup, an education schedule, food and beverage orders, audiovisual packages, marketing materials and more is overwhelming, to say the least. 35 • Marketing and Conference Administrator. 31 • Member Services and Conference Planner. Jamie Blick.

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Plan Your Meetings

MAY 30, 2017

There remains a litany of conferences for meeting and event professionals to receive education and valuable networking throughout the duration of 2017. This list does not contain every single conference for event planners, but we feel that these are the main ones you should have on your radar. PCMA Education Conference.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

With Best in Show, we invite our readers to nominate outstanding meeting and event professionals working behind the scenes, in the shadows, and on the front lines of the industry. Nominated by Debbie DesRoches, Director of Trade Show, SnowSports Industries America — “Working with Annie is a pleasure. Debbie Welsh, CMP.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The industry is now highlighting the importance of meetings in some very visible ways, including Live Events Coalition ’s #EmptyEvent demonstrations, where empty banquet setups, a stage and trailers are arrayed in public spaces like Capitol Mall in the nation’s capital, Long Center lawn in Austin, Texas, and Tom Lee Park in Memphis.

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Social Tables

APRIL 15, 2019

Corporate meetings such as conferences, trade shows, and other professional networking events are far from stuffy these days. Realistically, the whole world isn’t at your disposal, and you already have an idea of where the limits lie when it comes to venues. So what’s going to work in your venue? to pull off?

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 25, 2017

Gusty winds and rain are blowing through parts of Texas as Hurricane Harvey prepares to make landfall. Usually when a storm like this hits, you have cancellations too,” Steve Cunningham, complex general manager of Wyndham’s Hotel Galvez & Spa, The Tremont House and Harbor House in Galveston, Texas explains. Guestroom Inventory.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Almost three decades later, SXSW is a household name among trade shows, conferences, and events. “You don’t have to travel to an in-person venue or invest money in lodging. Just with a couple of weeks left in production, Texas got hit by this crazy winter storm that knocked out all the power.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

And so most venues have firm stipulations about sample sizes, cost, and other parameters , usually provided at the start of the planning process. Since then, Herlitz has encountered directives that differ from venue to venue — but has also laid down his own rules in response to misadventures with food on the show floor.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Virtual conferences aren’t a groundbreaking idea anymore, but event planners are continually learning how to use them in groundbreaking ways. Learn how virtual conferences work, which key components you need to include to really stand out in your field, and how going hybrid may be the trick in a post-pandemic world. Trade shows.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. How negative would that be to the convention and trade-show business?”. RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES . Barbara Dunn O’Neal.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

So when we decided to do something different for the fifth year of our Best in Show awards, it didn’t take long to figure out what. Whereas we originally created Best in Show to honor some of the most innovative and acclaimed things in the meetings and conventions industry — venues, technology platforms, CSR programs, destination videos, etc.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. How negative would that be to the convention and trade-show business?”. RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES . Barbara Dunn O’Neal.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Trade Show & Events Coordinator | B&R | Roswell, GA. Venue Logistics Manager | FIRST | New York, NY. Conference Producer | UBM | Remote, OR. Event Venue Coordinator | Westphal Staffing, Inc. Connecticut. Atlanta, GA. Jersey, GA.

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