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JANUARY 10, 2022

Most of the event industry and our clients continue to assume that if you can make the meeting bigger it’s a good thing. Online and hybrid meetings have seen less drastic reductions. One bright spot has been the normalization of online meetings for routine connection and collaboration. It ain’t necessarily so.

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APRIL 18, 2022

I’ve been writing about hybrid meetings for a long time; my first post was in February 2010. The COVID19 pandemic created an explosion of interest in hybrid meetings, and the marketplace and event professionals are still defining what “hybrid” means. (No, Want to read my other posts on hybrid meetings?

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Skift Take: The Skift Meetings Awards have been designed to celebrate the business events industry’s most respected and innovative suppliers. Discover the final results and meet the 2023 winners! Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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MARCH 5, 2024

Skift Take: Entries are now open for the 2024 edition of the Skift Meetings Awards, celebrating the business events industry’s most respected and innovative suppliers. Adam Stacey Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Apply by April 30, 2024 to secure the best entry rate.

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JULY 31, 2023

Skift Take: The Skift Meetings Awards have been designed to celebrate the business events industry’s most respected and innovative suppliers. Meet the 2023 shortlist now. Adam Stacey Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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JULY 19, 2021

Ever since my first encounter with the hybrid hub and spoke meeting topology at Event Camp Twin Cities in 2011, I’ve been a big fan of the format. Yesterday [see below], I realized that hub and spoke is a great format for purely online meetings too. What’s a hub and spoke meeting? But first…. A terminology reminder.

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JUNE 27, 2022

Want a simple way to improve meeting session learning? Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Improve meeting session learning with this simple tip! Provide a shared Google doc where all participants can take notes, ask questions, and get answers! appeared first on Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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APRIL 18, 2024

Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: It's time to reevaluate the best destinations and properties for your events. Knowing what's new around the world is sure to give you plenty of new ideas.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Skift Take: The number of potential dates to host meetings and conferences has shrunk making it difficult for budget-conscious groups to compete for peak days. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings In addition, there are compression issues for space that groups must contend with.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Skift Take: The "Skift Meetings Megatrends 2024" report serves as an indispensable roadmap for meeting professionals seeking to craft strategic, impactful events that resonate with the demands of a rapidly changing global landscape. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Skift Take: As costs continue to rise, meeting professionals are shifting their gatherings to less-expensive secondary cities, according to meetings industry data company Knowland. — Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Many event professionals are hoping and waiting for a meeting industry new normal. We want to believe that, at some point, in-person meetings like the ones we’ve held for decades will return. Such areas are already holding local in-person events, but safe inter-regional meetings are not possible.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Skift Meetings met with several forward-thinking industry leaders to discuss innovation in events and share insights into making their visions a reality. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: The best way to create the future of events is to create it.

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

But what does it mean in the context of meetings? Surely we sometimes become attached to people we meet? Isn’t creating and strengthening attachments one of the desirable functions of meetings? So what is the relationship between connection and attachment when people come together?

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Though I don’t teach college anymore, I’m interested in educational class design because a class is a meeting. And much of what we can do to design great meetings is applicable to college classes too. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post A class is a meeting appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: California, a leader in the United States regarding sustainability, offers a wide variety of initiatives and properties focused on sustainability.

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MARCH 26, 2024

One emerging speakers bureau is crafting bespoke sessions to meet client objectives. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: Keynote speakers with expertise in artificial intelligence are in high demand as organizations embrace the new technology.

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MAY 15, 2023

It’s time for a “sound of silence” roundup of meetings industry pet peeves.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Skift Take: Receive an exclusive $20-off discount for your first Skift Meetings Awards 2024 entry if you pre-register before Monday, March 4. Adam Stacey Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Skift Take: If your meetings are not inclusive and attendees don't feel respected, valued, or emotionally safe, they may disengage. Bea Boccalandro Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Diversity, for diversity's sake, is not enough. —

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

Skift Take: In this video from the Skift Meetings Forum 2023, we hear from senior vice president of convention sales and strategies at New Orleans & Company, Stephanie Turner, and chief commercial officer of the New Orleans Ernest N. New Orleans & Company Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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MARCH 12, 2024

Skift Take: This members-only social club has built a thriving business catering to top-tier meetings and events. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Skift Take: A proliferation of internal meetings and customer advisory boards will help the meetings industry continue to grow next year. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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JANUARY 3, 2024

Skift Take: Were the meeting trends we forecasted for 2023 on the mark? Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings What did we get right? What did we miss?

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Skift Take: Discover your essential guide to 2024's top meetings industry events aimed at event professionals seeking the best learning and networking opportunities. Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

However, including remote speakers does not make a meeting less successful. Paul Cook Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings. Skift Take: To assume a virtual speaking experience is the same as in-person is a mistake.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: Already the largest events operator in Macau, Sands is extending its offering with an upgraded 15,000-seat arena.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Skift Take: America’s Playground is moving beyond leisure tourism to become a modern home for meetings and events based on the values of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Olivia Squire Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Expert meeting designers lead the call for rethinking conference agendas. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: The results are in. Keep keynotes short and dedicate more time to face-to-face interaction.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Skift Take: Here’s a look at meeting planning trends that have passed and those that are being embraced with the arrival of a new year. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

New wellness trends like forest bathing, sound healing, and equine experiences are becoming part of today’s meeting agendas. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: Move over yoga.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Skift Take: Having designed meetings since 1992, Eric de Groot is uniquely experienced in creating human gatherings. He believes that a collaborative approach is needed to create meetings that change behaviors and drive businesses forward. Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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APRIL 5, 2024

Meetings planners converge to share their experiences April 11th, 2024, marks the annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) where meeting professionals all over the world will be able to share and learn from each other about the importance of the meetings industry on a global scale.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Skift Take: Keeping attendees safe and secure is the focus of all meetings and conventions, but a rise in gun violence is making that more difficult. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Avoiding wellness washing and incorporating holistic well-being into meetings Wellness is on every planner’s mind these days—with it, come concerns of “wellness washing.” A group of professionals with expertise in wellness—its nuances, scope and impact—gathered for a recent Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Avoid Wellness Washing.”

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

To explore this further, Smart Meetings sat down with Michelle Mason, president and CEO of ASAE , to learn how meeting professionals can bring members together in more meaningful ways and what the next generation of convention attendees want in their experience. Meeting Professionals and AI Is AI coming for our jobs?

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