Conferences that Work
JANUARY 22, 2024
My January 15, 2024 article “ Concerns about using facial analysis at events ” generated much discussion. (See, e.g., this thread on LinkedIn which has, at the time of writing, four thousand impressions.) Five days later, Panos Moutafis , co-founder & CEO of Zenus , the “ethical facial analysis” company, responded. I find his response inadequate, and this post explains why.
EventMB
JANUARY 22, 2024
Skift Take: The upcoming debut of the Loews Hotel Arlington features 888 guest rooms and 266,000 sq. ft. of meeting space centrally located between Dallas and Fort Worth.
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PCMA Convene
JANUARY 22, 2024
Organizations have been shifting away from boycotting, banning, or canceling their events in controversial destinations, and shining a spotlight on the issues. In 2023, proposed and enacted laws targeting the rights of minority populations swept the U.S. in record-breaking numbers. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, more anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced in state houses last year than in
Eventsforce
JANUARY 22, 2024
With the buzz of December already a distant memory, the arrival of January comes as an anticlimax. It’s back to work, back to normality and for many event planners, a time that can seem challenging and even a little overwhelming. While it can be difficult to muster enthusiasm for anything right now, data management (yep, that’s right) is something that’s always worthy of your consideration and — as this blog sets out — a concept that’s never more relevant than at the very start of the year, when
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MeetingsNet
JANUARY 22, 2024
Freeman’s annual gauge of event participants reveals a few differences between attendees of different generations—but many important similarities too. Released in early January, the 2024 Trends Report: Attendee Intent and Behavior from trade-show, exhibit, and event-production agency Freeman addresses the key factors that influence people’s decisions to attend in-person events and their satisfaction with those events.
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Smart Meetings
JANUARY 22, 2024
Allseated Rebrands as Prismm to Launch New 3D Virtual Design Platform Just as a light prism offers infinite possibilities of colors, the Prismm unified SaaS platform being announced today will offer dynamic virtual digital twins of event spaces to enable collaborative sourcing, designing and planning from any computer screen. Formerly known as Allseated , the company started in 2014 as a tool for wedding planners to model seating charts and, after being used for some 500,000 events and significa
Event Marketer
JANUARY 22, 2024
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Quitter’s Day, Gen Z situationships and cafés run by banks. KIND SNACKS WANTS CONSUMERS TO QUIT About two weeks into January, all of those lofty New Year’s resolutions we made start to feel daunting. The sentiment, it seems, is mutual, as the second Friday in January is an annual “holiday” referred to as Quitter’s Day.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 22, 2024
The Barbican is delighted to announce that Philippa Simpson has been appointed its new Director for Buildings and Renewal, and Beau Vigushin its new Director for Audiences. Both will take up their new role in the spring this year.
Event Marketer
JANUARY 22, 2024
Most event marketers know how difficult it can be to get budget dollars when their peers in other marketing disciplines have better data. Ratings, streams, clicks, opens and impressions can seem like daunting metrics to compete with. But there are countless ways to measure the impact of events and collect compelling data that proves how live experiences ladder up to real business goals.
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In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret
PCMA Convene
JANUARY 22, 2024
The colorful artwork appeared in IAS conference logos, on the website, in emails, videos, and on site in signage and presentation slides. At the start of the 12th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science last July at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, conference organizers acknowledged the Yuggera and the Turrbal people as the traditional custodians of Meanjin, or Brisbane, Australia.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 22, 2024
Event Tech Live Las Vegas has announced the highly anticipated return of the Launchpad Programme. Dedicated to showcasing the innovation and creativity of event tech startups, this competition offers a unique platform for emerging companies to catapult their products into the limelight and connect with industry professionals.
Prestige Events Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2024
The Barbican is delighted to announce that Philippa Simpson has been appointed its new Director for Buildings and Renewal, and Beau Vigushin its new Director for Audiences. Both will take up their new role in the spring this year. The appointments follow an extensive international recruitment campaign launched in autumn 2023 to identify exceptional individuals who will complement the Barbican’s current team and who possess the skills and vision to lead the Centre into its next chapter.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 22, 2024
After more than a decade of recognising and celebrating groundbreaking achievements in event technology, the prestigious Event Technology Awards (ETA) is thrilled to announce its expansion to the United States and Canada.
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Prestige Events Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2024
The deadline has been extended for applications to the 2024 Tomorrow’s Talent programme, The Meetings Show initiative designed to champion up-and-coming meeting and event planners. UK-based talented event planners or buyers who are aged 30 and under, or who have up to three years’ experience in the meetings and events industry, now have until Wednesday 31 January 2024 to take part in the career-changing scheme.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 22, 2024
The company rebrands and bolsters its first-of-its-kind portfolio of 3D spatial design and event planning under the all-new Prismm Platform Allseated, a SaaS (Software as a Service) spatial design technology, has announced its new company identity, Prismm, and its newly unified Prismm Platform.
Special Events
JANUARY 22, 2024
Part 1 in our annual State of the Industry report
Event Industry News
JANUARY 22, 2024
Female participants have emerged as one of the driving forces behind the return to pre-pandemic levels of participation in mass events. The latest Mass Participation Pulse report has shed light on the shift in participation patterns, with female participants leading the revival of the mass events market.
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Caterease
JANUARY 22, 2024
If you are a catering company, you understand the challenges of high-volume fine dining catering. It requires more than good food and excellent service to cater to a large crowd. You need to have suitable systems to ensure your operations run smoothly. In this post, we’ll look at the top 5 traits of high-volume fine-dining catering companies.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 22, 2024
Eventcombo announces its acceptance into the esteemed Alberta Accelerator by 500 Global Program. This recognition underscores Eventcombo’s dedication to innovation and growth in Event Tech. This unique program, tailored for global growth, serves as a gateway to the burgeoning tech innovation ecosystem spanning the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor in Alberta, Canada.
Smart Meetings
JANUARY 22, 2024
Quiet luxury is personalized and healthy Luxury hospitality is no longer limited to gold-plated toilets and diamond-crusted watches. A recent 24-hour visit to Dana Point , California, a half hour from number one-rated John Wayne Airport (SNA) and a model arbiter of quiet sophistication was a demonstration of the new, soft-spoken approach to pampering meeting attendees in body and soul and a fresh understanding of why the area is so popular with incentive travel, financial and medial meeting grou
Ins'Tent
JANUARY 22, 2024
Back to Inflatables Hub If you are getting ready to set up for a trade show, festival, or other entertainment or sales event, it’s important to understand the difference between commercial inflatables and consumer inflatables. Based on the needs of your business and the kinds of events that you are staffing, you might use commercial inflatables or consumer inflatables.
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For associations, the hybrid model is the future of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry. Hybrid events provide increased reach and scalability, improved engagement with association members, and insights from real-time analytics, making them an absolute necessity. This ready-to-use playbook presents a framework for event organizers embarking on the hybrid events journey.
MPI
JANUARY 22, 2024
“Achieving diversity and inclusion in leadership is an ongoing process that requires commitment at all levels of the organization.
Skiddle
JANUARY 22, 2024
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Event Guru
JANUARY 22, 2024
Tickets are on sale now for the annual Catersource and The Special Event conference. This year, it will be hosted in Austin, Texas at the Austin Convention Center. The conference begins on February 12 and continues until February 15. This conference combines the catering and events industries all under one roof. It provides a great opportunity to attend various workshops and presentations.
Exhibitor Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2024
Following the acquisition of etc.venues in February of 2023, the newly-combined Convene portfolio of brands created the largest single provider of ded.
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Event Marketer
JANUARY 22, 2024
Sweethearts Candies is leaning into dating trends with a limited-edition release of Situationship Boxes just in time for Valentine’s Day. (Photo: Spangler Candy Company) Valentine’s Day is less than a month away, and brand love is in the air. Case in point: Sweethearts, known for its iconic conversation hears, dropped Situationship Boxes just in time for the holiday.
Exhibitor Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2024
SIOUX CITY, IA � The City of Sioux City Council today announced the expansion of its contract with Oak View Group, the global sports and entertainment.
Exhibitor Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2024
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. � InteleTravel, an integrated travel distribution group built on the longtime mega-host travel agency, announced today it has acqui.
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