Event Industry News

JUNE 1, 2020

The event strategists at mdg have been providing ongoing guidance to producers of trade shows, conferences, meetings and corporate events about how to approach the necessary shift in planning, marketing and communications. Here are a few highlights. Start the strategic planning process anew.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 13, 2021

At the time I am writing this article in early April, in Washington, D.C. If you are restricted to hosting your event in a particular city, the answer may already be decided for you. events are limited to 50 people for outdoor events and 10 people for indoor events. and in the countries from which your attendees will be traveling.

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Contracts Travel Trade Shows Sponsorships 119

Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2019

A quick Google search for pot-related conventions and expos easily turns up plenty of results, from freewheeling festivals to serious medical conferences. Legalized marijuana also has its own advocacy group, the National Cannabis Industry Association, with more than 2,000 members, a full-time lobbying team in Washington, D.C.,

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Trade Show Operations Manager | Urban Expositions | Trumbull, CT. Conference & Technical Event Producer | Precon Events | Rockville, MD. Event Manager – B2B Conferences | GreenPearl Events | New York City, NY. New York City, NY.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

That was the key takeaway from a broad coalition spanning the business and travel community at a virtual media conference broadcast today from the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Doing so, it was asserted, will accelerate America’s economic and jobs recovery. Representatives of the Let’s Meet There Coalition , the U.S.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

One of the best ways to network and learn about the latest trends in education is to attend an educational conference. Conferences - Conferences are large events that bring together education professionals in the field. However, some summits function just like conferences. 2018 Education Conferences. Start Date.

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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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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

There are private clubs and boxes available for rent, conference rooms, lounges, fan zones, and MORE!

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Trade Show Operations Manager | Urban Expositions | Trumbull, CT. Senior Shows Administrator | National Marine Manufacturer’s Association | New York, NY. Conference and Events Manager | McKinsey & Company | New York City, NY.

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EventMB

JUNE 7, 2022

The TechNet Cyber 2022 conference, for example, not only capitalized on Baltimore’s status as a tech hub, but also benefited from its proximity to Washington D.C. Being strategic about an event’s destination also means taking nearby cities into account. Giving Attendees Access to New Centers for Creative Talent.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 13, 2020

From her vantage point in Washington, D.C., Meetings support many other parts of the economy through business trade shows, scientific conferences and medical meetings. Title : Executive Vice President for Public Affairs and Policy, U.S. Travel Association.

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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. Conference Producer | UBM | Remote, OR. Washington D.C. Event Coordinator | AARP | Washington D.C. Senior Events Coordinator | EAB | Washington D.C.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

As we were putting the final touches on this issue, I received a press release about how the North American Veterinary Community’s (NAVC) annual continuing-education conference, which serves 17,000 veterinary professionals around the globe, has grown 30 percent over the past few years.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 26, 2016

It offers the very latest in meeting, conference and event amenities, technology, and visitor experience. Its convenience to metropolitan areas such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., The post Experience the Extraordinary Lancaster County Convention Center appeared first on Connect Association.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Martin was previously Benchmark’s general manager for The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Prior to this role, Bueno has overseen culinary teams at renowned restaurants in Washington D.C., VisitPITTSBURGH David Bueno The Jefferson Hotel appointed David Bueno general manager.

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Ins'Tent

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Automobile trade shows dominate America’s expos. New York International Auto Show. Washington Auto Show. expo happens just a couple of weeks before the New York International Auto Show in Washington, D.C. Washington Convention Center. California Cannabis Business Conference.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Kellie Shevlin, CEM, co-founder and executive director of the Craft Beverage Expo, Washington, D.C. I’m the founder of the show and visionary [for the Craft Beverage Expo, founded in 2014], but really, I’m the show director. Throughout the years I worked for her, she demystified the process of launching a show.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

” ASAE partnered with 360 Live Media, a marketing and experience design agency based in Washington, D.C., Guests will discuss proven best practices and co-create new solutions they can take back to their offices and implement immediately.” to create the XDP pilot and upcoming event in May.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

and a specialist in the future of medicine, Bertalan Meskó has attended hundreds of conferences and events devoted to medicine and health care. But if medical conferences have tended to stay the same, the ground around them is beginning to shake. Bertelan Meskó. Don Neal agrees. HLTH AND WELLNESS.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 2, 2018

The Washington, D.C.-based These mirrors make a great trade show or conference floor installation, especially if your event or booth is sponsored by a cosmetic brand. The Pocket Palette eliminates the need to schlep cumbersome cosmetic bags on the go and enables you to avoid placing your bag on a germy countertop.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 7, 2018

Even if you travel often for meetings and conferences, you may still not have perfected the art of packing. Rent the Runway also has retail stores in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., Am I taking too much? Did I forget something? How am I going to make it fit?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. First job: Front desk/registration at JW Marriott Washington, D.C.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. First job: Front desk/registration at JW Marriott Washington, D.C.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Nominated by Tina Squillante, CMP, for a completely revamped American Society of Transplantation conference in 2013 “I brought in a lot of new ideas, and I was doing things in a new way in a very short period of time. Nominated by Cori Dossett, CEM, CMP, Conferences Designed “I have worked with Brittany several times in the past year.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Business Events Sydney (BESydney) has just published Conferences: Catalysts for Thriving Economies , its latest research report tracking the knowledge creation, social impact, and other long-term benefits of the meetings and conferences that Sydney hosts.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Early on the CVB realized that, even after pumping up traditional efforts — investing in a larger trade-show booth and a new ad campaign — it needed to try something different to catch the attention of event organizers who typically skim over its name. But it’s safe to assume there will be some overlap with leisure. and Chicago.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

We no longer attend a conference, we participate. I see more event, trade-show, and meeting professionals embracing their roles as business-event strategists, and I see more people in those roles working closely with other key stakeholders in their organizations to the benefit of everyone. Productions. “We Dana Freker Doody.

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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. Two years later, the client wanted to hold a private event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — James Schultze.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Winners received complimentary PCMA membership along with registration to both PCMA Convening Leaders 2018 this month and the 2018 PCMA Education Conference in June. Washington, D.C., I’ve had many great moments, but if I have to mention one in particular, that would be the last day of our conference in Japan this year.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 9, 2019

Not Miami, or Atlanta, or Washington D.C. Take a look at any one of these spectacular spaces for your upcoming conference, anniversary party, or brand launch! But the space is also versatile and can be rearranged to host festivals or trade shows instead of concerts. but Jacksonville. 20 Jacksonville Event Venues.

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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. Two years later, the client wanted to hold a private event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — James Schultze.

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Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Since March, Connie has been answering questions about the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, in McLean, Virginia, as well as about where to eat and what to do in the Washington, D.C., You’ve probably seen 3D projection mapping in action at a conference or trade show before. It completely immerses you in an experience.”.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

Two and a half months after Britain’s stunning vote to leave the European Union, the Washington, D.C.–based based Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) held its annual European conference. And conferences may be our best hope for creating change. The same thing happens at conferences. People talk.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

One of Scalzi’s co-signers commented: “This ought to apply not just to fandom Cons, but conferences in general, said as [a] female engineering faculty [member] who thinks that, frankly, some engineering technical conferences could step up and make a statement by having a policy.”. Marvel agrees. They aren’t.”

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

According to the airwaves, Heitkamp “hosted parties with a convicted North Dakota activist in her swanky Washington, D.C., His new idea of convening— which we previewed in our November issue — does not involve collecting education credits for professional certifications, touring trade-show booths, or attending cocktail receptions.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Representatives from all eight cities traveled to Washington, D.C., Then we went into AME [the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference, on July 6–13], which was 20,000 people. that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. There’s a lot of pain in that process.

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