Conferences that Work

AUGUST 5, 2019

I have switched my personal finance software from Quicken 2007 to SEE Finance. For twelve years, I used the venerable Quicken 2007 to manage my personal finances; a lifetime for software these days. Later Quicken versions never matched the functionality of the 2007 version, which has consequently remained extremely popular. If you don’t upgrade macOS (or keep a machine to run Mohave or an older version) Quicken 2007 can still be used.

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BizBash

JUNE 12, 2018

Principal Roland Rom Colthoff founded RAW (@rawdesignto) in late 2007 “to have a working culture that matched my personal and

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EventMB

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

I started EventMB in 2007 from a desk in my apartment in Southern Italy. Today is a great day. I am very happy to announce that EventMB has been acquired by Skift. I was very excited from day one, but I would be lying if I said that I always knew it was going […]. The post EventMB is now part of Skift! by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link]. Event Management eventplanning #eventprof eventmanagement

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BizBash

DECEMBER 27, 2017

In one of his incredibly valuable articles, Gary Vaynerchuk recently said, “My biggest problem right now, in general, is that I feel that the far majority of people in business organizations and media companies all across the board are storytelling in 2017 like it’s 2007.”

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InCharged

AUGUST 23, 2019

Not long after the late Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in June 2007, analysts started to ponder how advanced mobile devices would change business meetings. At one point, futurists believed that the convention and trade show industry would take a hit because of increased connectivity; the crux of this. The post Top 3 Charging Stations for Convention Centers appeared first on InCharged.

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Planner WIre

DECEMBER 19, 2017

When Jeff Kear and Steven Feingertz decided in 2007 to leave the marketing and ad agency they started in 2000, they felt burned out and wanted to create their own product to… Continue. Event Technology Software

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Event Industry News

JUNE 11, 2020

Starting her event career in 2007 with Reed Exhibitions, my guest this week, Katie Morhen, has helped some of the largest exhibition organisations drive attendance and increase sales. Founder of 52eight3, a specialist marketing agency, the company recently announced the launch of a new free-to-attend training event aimed to support marketers and connect the wider exhibition community. The need for effective liaison between sales and marketing teams is more important than ever.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The new space will replace The Deck, a temporary structure originally built in 2007, and will be developed to cater for the growing demand […]. Image: Belinda Lawley The National Theatre has been granted planning permission by Lambeth Council to build a new rooftop entertainment venue, opening in Summer 2018 for an initial 25 year period.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Last week, Manchester Central celebrated its 10th anniversary since rebranding in 2007. Around 150 clients and partners from across the UK and overseas travelled to Manchester to celebrate with the team. Upon arrival, an electric string quartet played classic Manchester anthems while guests mingled with Manchester bee-themed cocktails in hand. Guests were then treated to an […]. The post Celebrating 10 years of Manchester Central appeared first on Event Industry News.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

PWR Events, which was acquired by global sports, fashion, events and media leader IMG in 2015, has been promoting and managing the UK’s leading Christmas-themed destination since its launch in Hyde Park in 2007. IMG-owned PWR Events has been awarded the contract to continue to manage and produce Hyde Park Winter Wonderland for the next six years, through to 2023/24, by The Royal Parks.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2019

Offering his audience some context, William described his first online event back in 2007, which cost viewers the same amount as it did to physically attend. Many companies today still experience these concerns just as he did in 2007. Starting with one event in 2007, William now runs several online events. This footage has been kindly captured by our friends at First Sight Media – firstsight.media.

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Event Industry News

MAY 4, 2017

Held aboard the Jewel of London, the river boat which hosted the inaugural ESSA AGM in 2007, the meeting enjoyed unprecedented attendance, with […]. The assembled delegates on board the Jewel of London Members old and new took to the River Thames on April 27th, for the Event Supplier and Services Association’s (ESSA) 10th anniversary AGM.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The Fortress Resort and Spa has sold only two of its Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence desserts since 2007. But don’t worry if you can’t meet the price; the resort has sold just two of them since introducing the Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence in 2007, Ruwanthika said. If you’re traveling to Sri Lanka and want a dessert with a little sparkle, we have just the treat. But it may be too rich for the average sweet tooth.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The band, which formed in Llandudno, Wales in 2007, first had success with […]. Two of the very latest MDG haze generators, the ATMe, recently joined up-and-coming British rock band, Catfish and the Bottlemen, playing medium to large arenas during a three-week tour of the UK in support of the band’s second studio album, The Ride. The post MDG ATMe haze generators go along for The Ride with Catfish and the Bottlemen appeared first on Event Industry News. Concerts & Tours News

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Created in 2007 and 2010 in Dubai, these companies are today leading providers of premium event solutions in the United Arab Emirates: temporary structures and indoor fixtures, power and cooling units. GL Events, the integrated event industry group, announces the acquisition of 70% of the companies Wicked and Flow.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It’s been crowned the number one venue every year since opening in 2007 and now The O2 arena celebrates over 25 million tickets being sold. The venue has hosted over 2,000 individual performances since opening in 2007 and now averages over 200 events a year which cover music, sport, comedy, family entertainment and e-Sports. The milestone comes after a run of sell out shows from Ariana Grande, Travis Scott and Muse over the summer. .

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Together with his husband, renowned fashion photographer Carlos Lumiere, Stephan founded the Lumiere collection in 2007 and has curated the illustrious Embassy venue on Grosvenor Place over the past 12 months into a stylish set of event spaces, hot on interior design. Westminster Venue Collection, featuring 33 venues in the iconic borough of Westminster, has appointed three new board members to its panel of industry experts.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

It has been listed as a Top Ten Independent Planner by the Houston Business Journal since 2007. Elias Events. This event planning firm prides itself in “eclectic creativity” and creates stunning events with an emphasis on design. Soiréebliss! Events. An award winning boutique event planning firm that provides a modern, creative approach to event production. The experts at Soiréebliss will make sure that your event matches your style and budget. Join the movement for a better event.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

Moving on to a broader analysis, throughout the survey results you will see, there are more than a dozen places where we’ve included Annual Meetings Market Survey results from 2007 (published in the 2008 March issue of Convene ) up to present-day results from the survey conducted in late 2018. million, is closer to the 2007 budget figure of $5.4

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Event Industry News

JUNE 8, 2020

When it comes to 1-2-1 meetings at events, Delegate Select, founded in 2007, is one of the most innovative event software companies in the world. Our flexible end-to-end platform is used to power hundreds of high profile events of many different formats — including conferences, exhibitions, buyer-supplier forums, peer-to-peer summits and hosted buyer programs.

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Endless Events

MAY 11, 2020

It was 2007 when the iPhone was released, but it takes a little while before people start using it. We’re taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting the history of event tech! And what better place to do it than the Event Tech Podcast? Over the course of several episodes, we’ve covered everything event tech-related. From Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality to cybersecurity for events and virtual event platform reviews , this podcast has done it all.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 13, 2019

Amazon released the Kindle in November 2007, which essentially eliminated the need to purchase books from the retailer that were delivered through the mail, thus reducing sales for that division. Why does innovation often come from outsiders to an industry? The question intrigues me, in part because I was once an outsider to the MICE industry. Before moving into events, I spent a decade working in corporate America in various roles (finance, operations and compliance).

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Event Industry News

JULY 1, 2019

Since the inception of Way Out West in 2007, sustainability has been high on the festival’s agenda, and in 2013 it became the first Swedish festival to be certified as a sustainable event according to ISO 20121. Way Out West is a Swedish cultural encounter, welcoming over 100,000 visitors to Gothenburg for three days of music, festivities and culture.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 14, 2017

First a look at the numbers, taken from a decade’s worth of data gathered in Convene ‘s Meetings Market Survey: The average room pickup in 2007 was 6,009 — in 2016 it was 3,449. Meanwhile, the average number of attendees in 2007 was 4,400, while in 2016 it was 5,201. . Over the years, the percentage of rooms picked up by organizations has remained steady in the mid-80 percent range.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Since 2007, SLC has been the #1 on-time airport in the United States (even during the winter months), which means you and your attendees are less likely to encounter agenda-wrecking flight delays. The United States’ most on-time airport is stepping into the future. They say getting there is half the battle—but few airports are as reliable as Salt Lake City International. Served by all major U.S.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Back in 2007, the team behind New York’s Brooklyn Bowl bought into his startup marketing strategy—no ads, no money, just the (then unknown) social media—and by its second year in business, Brooklyn Bowl was the 10th most-searched keyword on Google. Spend a few minutes with Justin Bolognino and your creative spark ignites. His passion for meetings and events is contagious.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Originally published in 2007 the MIR is a compendium of industry trends, data and venue information. The Grass Roots Meetings Industry Report was judged best meetings and events supplement at the 15 th Business Travel Journalism Awards on Thursday 4 th October. The report was produced and edited by Tom Lambregts, marketing manager at Grass Roots Meetings & Events; Mark Harris of the Travel Intelligence Network, and Des McLaughlin at Mac-D Consulting.

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e2m.live

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

They hope that, in the coming few years, this new product of theirs will become the flagship proposition of the company (think Steve Jobs at the Apple-iPhone launch of 2007). Imagine that you are a well-known event management company. Your Fortune 500 client has given you the responsibility of hosting their annual shareholder’s conference. Unknown to most of the attendees, the upper echelons of management has a surprise in store for them.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As part of its 30th celebrations, Jane announced that later this year “the mia will be delivering the biggest and most exciting benefit since the launch of AIM accreditation in 2007.”. The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has seen continual growth and retention through 2019, highlighting the particular value of its role during challenging trading conditions.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

From 2007 to 2018, transient room growth increased from 123 million to 173 million rooms, a 50 million room increase. “We have not been [here] before,” said MGM senior vice president of MGM Resorts International Mike Dominguez, in a recent Smart Meetings webinar , referring to the state of the hotel industry going into 2019. The hotel industry has seen consecutive record occupancy numbers over the last few years and it is projected to continue.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Robyn Benincasa’s right leg gave out with three days remaining in the 2007 Adventure Racing World Championship in Scotland. Her teammates put her on towlines to make sure they finished the grueling race. It marked the end of the line after 17 years atop the field in one of the planet’s hardest competitions. But Benincasa says the biggest disappointment was not that her career in adventure racing was done—it was coming in sixth place.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Britannia Row has long delivered telling answers to taxing questions at the Summer Series, including Mogwai’s request for surround sound in 2007. Released in 2007 it’s loaded with observations about the state of this country too. Working with promoter Metropolis Music since 2006, Somerset House turns its courtyard into a 3,500 cap outdoor space for 11 nights in July.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 6, 2020

Started by Prince in 2007 after his 21 performances, The O2 21 Club has inducted 8 new members over the last decade including comedians, Michael McIntyre and Micky Flanagan, and bands, One Direction and Take That, who hold the record for the most amount of performances in the arena at 34.

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GatherHere

MAY 2, 2018

In 2007, physician (and whiskey enthusiast) Brian Nolt founded the company after cashing out his life savings — he banked on himself, and on the pristine Breckenridge water they use in their spirits for proofing and blending — and unsurprisingly found success. Nestled among the snowy peaks that populate picturesque Breckenridge, Colorado, lies the world’s highest distillery. Thanks to this accolade, it only seems fitting that they dubbed themselves Breckenridge Distillery.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 13, 2020

Since joining as MD for the NEC in 2007, James has led the strategic direction for the largest of the Group’s five divisions – the NEC – focusing on exhibitions, live events, conferences and long stay experiences. The NEC Group has today announced that the managing director for NEC Group Conventions and Exhibitions, Kathryn James, will be retiring after 12 years with the company.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Established in 2007, ER Productions is an award-winning , global, laser/laser design and SFX specialist. It provides cutting-edge laser and SFX products and choreography to some of the most iconic shows on the planet. From hire, to full design and production, ER delivers jaw-dropping concerts, adverts, corporate events, world tours and stage shows.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Viagogo boss, Eric Baker, co-founded StubHub but left the company before it was sold to eBay in 2007 for $310m. In a move to create “more choice” for consumers, secondary ticketing site, Viagogo, has announced a $4bn (£3.1bn) deal to buy its rival, StubHub. Now, the deal will see Baker reunited with StubHub as he continues to run Viagogo. Baker, co-founder of both companies, said: “It has long been my wish to unite the two companies.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 20, 2020

HARD Summer Music Festival first premiered in 2007 and has rapidly gained nation-wide recognition within the American dance community for its upbeat music, energetically charged atmosphere, and bigger than life performances. This two-day event in August attracts approximately 80,000 music lovers each day and takes place at the Auto Club Speedway approximately 50 miles from Los Angeles, California.

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InCharged

AUGUST 23, 2019

Not long after the late Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in June 2007, analysts started to ponder how advanced mobile devices would change business meetings. At one point, futurists believed that the convention and trade show industry would take a hit because of increased connectivity; the crux of this conjecture was that the ease of two-way video conferencing would do away with the need for business meetings and face-to-face interaction, but we know that never happened.

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Vendini

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

He also helped produce the Canada Day celebrations in the Old Port of Montreal from 2005 to 2007, which attracted more than 60,000 people annually. By now, it’s no secret that Vendini employees have a passion for the arts and the development and innovation of our product. Employees located all over North America have helped us expand and reach new heights. In the past decade, we’ve further established our presence in Canada through strategic acquisitions like Boxxo and Crowdtorch.

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