Event Marketer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As trade show properties move to prioritize community and connection and create more opportunities for exhibitors—Outdoor Retailer’s acquisition of an adventure lifestyle festival as one example—consumer-style experiential is infusing booths with new energy. Smaller blooms bearing QR codes led to “niche” content and unique subreddits.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

AHLI’s chief executive will be the recipient of MeetingsNet’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award at an event-industry show in March. You can’t make a list of meetings industry thought leaders without including Michael Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 26, 2021

Three independent show organizers collaborated for the first time — Informa Markets’ MAGIC Pop Up Orlando, Clarion Events’ WWIN, and Tarsus Group’s OFFPRICE — on an in-person trade show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Event: MAGIC, WWIN, and OFFPRICE Co-Located Trade Show.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 23, 2020

The push by meeting and event facilities to be known for implementing “the industry’s highest standards for cleaning and disinfecting” is in full swing. The program is open not only to convention centers but also stadiums and arenas, hotels, airports, and other facilities that are part of meeting and trade-show experiences.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2016

Las Vegas is not only the entertainment capital of the world; it is also one of the top destinations for trade shows. 1 trade show destination for the 22nd consecutive year in the Trade Show News Network’s (TSNN) “2015 TSNN Top 250 Trade Shows in the United States” list. Supports 66,500 jobs.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 25, 2023

You might meet a new friend, business contact, or something in between. Catersource + the Special Event also offers the option to earn continuing education (CE) credits and receive the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credential. In this feel-good space, it’s easy to relax, be yourself, and get to know cool people!

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Event Marketer

MARCH 22, 2024

Across the footprint, Philips Live presentations were led by experts, and when not in use for programming, the space doubled as a photo op, with the screens displaying a HIMSS 2024 Orlando postcard reading, “Greetings from…” On a tablet, participants entered their name to appear on screen. A waiting room also served as meeting space.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In addition to the expo and education portion of the meeting, this event will include a socially distanced concert Thursday night. By joining forces, Together Again Expo and the Texas Live Events Coalition will be further demonstrating how both trade shows and any live event can be done safely and responsibly. .

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Attendees could interact with Freedom account executives on one screen via Zoom while another monitor showed pre-loaded video content. For the past 60 years, the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals (FAMP) has hosted a State Annual Convention and Trade Show for its members who are mortgage brokers and lenders from across Florida.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Cvent’s annual hospitality conference brings together professionals from the hospitality, meeting, and event industries that are interested in engaging with the latest in hospitality technology. Exchanges focus around meeting face-to-face with a wide array of vendors, buyers, and mountain tourism suppliers from around the world.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Cartotto is complex director of security and risk management for Caribe Royal Orlando in Florida. Smart Meetings spoke with Cartotto about what new security trends next year may have in store. With more and more virtual events, the importance of meetings professionals being proactive against cyber threats has only increased.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Watch Live: 2024 Hospitality Predictions from Mike Dominguez President Clinton ventured that meetings could be the antidote for bad decisions being made by divided, angry people. Orlando brought the citrus vibe with swing slices. The post PCMA’s Big Bet on Presidential Visit Paid Off appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In early March, the team made the difficult decision to cancel the live show, which had been scheduled for March 15-17 in Orlando, FL, at the Orange County Convention Center. Rather than lose all the work that went into planning this event, the team hosted Grainger Show 2020 virtually in July. Developing the Event Plan .

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

You’ve got a friend in meetings! This announcement got us thinking outside of the toy box with creative ways to incorporate the toys featured in the films and park into meetings. Or, spring into action by getting customized Slinkys branded with your company, organization or event’s logo to hand out in swag bags or trade-show booths.

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Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Sarah Soliman Daudin, DES, 31, works in Orlando as p resident and CEO of Soliman Productions, Inc. What I do: As a visual storyteller, I educate meeting professionals on how they can best communicate their organization’s value year-round through powerful video content. Connect with Daudin on Instagram. .

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

With over 3,000 global buyers and 3,000+ exhibiting companies already confirmed, IMEX America 2022 is set to be one of its largest editions since its launch in 2011, suggesting a confidence-boosting bounce-back for the global meetings, incentive travel and business events industry.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 9, 2019

PGA Merchandise Show, Marc Simon draws a parallel between the show and professional golf’s four signature major events. From the marketing to the exhibits, lodging, food and exhibitor support, Simon is dedicated to making sure the show is “major” in every way.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. More than seven percent had produced more than 10 face-to-face meetings during that time.

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Food and Beverage Contracts Hotels Meetings 111

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Craighead has won several accolades, including the Planner of the Year Award by Smart Meetings in 2020 and the Show Manager of the Year Award in 2015 from the Expo Group and Trade Show News Network. The post Smart Moves in Albuquerque, Maui and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Patrick Lacassagne.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Meet the “In-Crowd,” our 2019 Connect Association 40 Under 40. 31 • Associate Manager of Meetings. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. 37 • Director of Education and Meetings. 35 • Director, Meetings & Conventions. 34 • Meeting Planner. Alena Frey.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Previously, she was director of sales and revenue at The Joule in Dallas as well as reservations and revenue manager at The Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida, and The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. Brandy Hudgins Hudgins has been named sales manager of small meetings for Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB).

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Hotels Site Selections Airlines 2015 72

Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2016

But her perspective on the Central Florida destination is completely different after making the short jump from Visit Orlando, where she was previously destination services senior manager. The meetings profile was incentives, but there was not a proactive strategy. What’s your top task? There was definitely a need for it.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 14, 2017

Rocha, who has worked with a variety of organizations, currently is the CEO and owner of Space67 Productions, as well as trade show director of The Sabor Latino Food Industry Trade Show, the only Latin food trade show in Los Angeles. The show also occurs annually in Dallas, New York and Orlando.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 19, 2016

When 19,000 attendees descended on Orlando this week for SAPPHIRE NOW and the ASUG Annual Conference — hosted by SAP and ASUG (America’s SAP Users’ Group) and billed as the largest global business technology event — they weren’t dreading long registration and check-in lines at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). .

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Fork in the Road

JANUARY 22, 2013

We connect (meet), download (inform our colleagues about a project) and kvetch about bandwidth (time required to accomplish tasks). I left last week’s PCMA Convening Leaders conference in Orlando thinking about a number of statements, but one in particular has stayed with me. I think the meetings industry has been laying.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 1, 2016

Bloom founded IMEX Group, which organizes international trade shows for meetings, events and incentive industry. His very popular shows are held annually in Las Vegas and Frankfurt, Germany. Gary Sain is former president and CEO of Visit Orlando. He also is heavily involved in numerous industry associations.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Feeling overwhelmed by technology is a common sentiment expressed by meeting-professional respondents to Convene surveys, who say that they struggle with the fast pace of change, the latest tech tools and up-to-the-minute applications, and the shiniest new things. What about meeting organizers themselves? Artificial Intelligence.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Donna Hunt, CEO and managing director for HMS Meeting Services (left), and Yashema Mack. During an offsite dinner at Disney Springs , I asked Yashema Mack, who works for Connecticut-based HMS Meeting Services, how she described her job. Then she said she was really an independent meeting planner. Hotels do it all the time.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 29, 2017

1 trade show destination in the country by the Trade Show News Network. It hosted 57 of the 250 largest trade shows, more than the next two—Orlando and Chicago—combined. Altogether, Las Vegas hosted nearly 22,000 meetings, conventions and trade shows, drawing a record-breaking 6.3

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 26, 2016

Overall meeting spending in North America is set to increase by 1.9% The top three most popular destinations for meetings are: Orlando, FL, Las Vegas, NV, and Chicago, IL. Attendance growth for both live and virtual attendance for meetings is expected to remain at a “steady” 2.7%. A large new supply for meeting planners.

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Plan Your Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Every new safety and security incident is a wake-up call for meeting and event professionals. Given the current trajectory, metal detectors, bag searches, security dogs and frisking represent the shape of things to come for large business meetings, conferences and trade shows.

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Fork in the Road

JANUARY 22, 2013

We connect (meet), download (inform our colleagues about a project) and kvetch about bandwidth (time required to accomplish tasks). I left last week’s PCMA Convening Leaders conference in Orlando thinking about a number of statements, but one in particular has stayed with me. I think the meetings industry has been laying.

Meetings 40

Meetings 2013 Social Media Wireless 40

Fork in the Road

JANUARY 22, 2013

We connect (meet), download (inform our colleagues about a project) and kvetch about bandwidth (time required to accomplish tasks). I left last week’s PCMA Convening Leaders conference in Orlando thinking about a number of statements, but one in particular has stayed with me. I think the meetings industry has been laying.

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Meetings 2013 Social Media Wireless 40

Plan Your Meetings

MARCH 24, 2017

An attendee who refuses to leave his firearm at home or check it, when it is prohibited from bringing the weapon to the meeting, should be banned from attending.”. The Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting took place while I was at a conference. Armed security on site may help, but would likely be an over-reaction for most meetings.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 8, 2016

By this stage of the game, almost all meeting professionals are using social media in some fashion and degree in conjunction with events. 2 at Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate , social media guru Alex Plaxen shared his insights to help planners kick their social media games up a few notches. But do you have a strategy?

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

Summits - Summits are often meetings with high level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field. International Conference Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. Orlando, FL. That is why AMLE has created a multifaceted conference to meet the needs of every educator—no matter how they learn. Orlando, FL.

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