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How to Make Hybrid Events More Sustainable

Meeting Tomorrow

As many planners found over the last two years, there are dozens of hybrid events benefits, including sustainability. A study by researchers at Cornell found that events and conferences with 50% in-person participation (and 50% virtual) have the potential to slash overall carbon footprint and energy use by two-thirds.

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New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals

Smart Meetings

IMEX America Moves Toward a Sustainable Events Future IMEX America 2022 was the greenest one yet. A detailed report prepared by MeetGreen explained how the largest industry event made progress toward its Net Zero Carbon Events goal while pointing to even more improvements IMEX and other event organizers can make in the future.

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Mike Dominguez: Hotel, F&B Prices Aren’t Going Down, and Other Predictions for 2023

Smart Meetings

Dominguez noted that even though mega-conferences were absent last year, borders are now largely open and travel is back with a vengeance. Travel is back, in Dominguez’s eyes. Travel is back, in Dominguez’s eyes. For those who did some ‘revenge travel’ last year, Dominguez says ‘revenge meetings’ is the next thing.

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Events Industry Council releases Accepted Practices Guide for Hotel Health and Safety

Event Industry News

The task force’s hotel work group used the various guides issued by hotel companies as well as resources such as the AHLA Stay Safe program, and other global resources, as a starting point to develop a baseline.

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Results from a Healthy IMEX Challenge

Smart Meetings

Maritz Global Events Wellbeing Leader Rachael Riggs reported that the sustainability challenge executed in partnership with Heka Health from IMEX Frankfurt was back on and very popular. Participants tracked steps and earned points for eating plant-based food or taking a walking tour using an app. Plan Ahead.

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Smart Moves in Frisco, San Jose and More

Smart Meetings

Freeman EMEA , the London-based global events leader, welcomed Megson as managing director of the company. Megson has spent more than two decades leading independent and global agencies throughout the U.K. SF Travel promoted Patrick to vice president of convention sales. Leonie Patrick. Katharine Degoma and Anna Jaszczyk.

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10 Can’t-Miss Education Sessions at IMEX America

MeetingsNet

She says that while IMEX is the mothership, she and her team are fed ideas for speakers, hot topics, and activations year-round from dozens of partner associations and exhibitors, as well as by IMEX staff who travel the world to bring home ideas from innovative conferences and events. Sessions cover generative A.I.,