Event Industry News

OCTOBER 9, 2018

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 awards are judged by a panel of industry leaders including corporate buyers, associations and venues. The 2018 edition is the sixth.

Travel 80

Travel 2007 Meetings Corporate Meetings 80

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

From new dining and entertainment options to upgraded meeting space and world-class sports infrastructure, the Smart Meetings team toured the latest and greatest while in town for Preview Las Vegas 2024 and sent back highlights to add to your next site visit. of meeting space surrounded by over-the-top art, dining and entertainment.

Entertainment 97

Entertainment Hospitality 2007 2008 97

Coterie Spark

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

What if bringing the next big thing in conference and corporate meeting technology to your event wouldn’t add to your budget? The next change on the horizon for conference and meeting technology, isn’t actually technological at all. How this ties in to your corporate meeting or event.

Corporate Events 45

Corporate Events Technology Event Technology Conference 45

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. Thinking ahead — The average booking window for large meetings is 2.2

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. On the meetings side, how do you make sure that you’re not spending all your time educating your procurement partners on our industry instead of getting work done?” Are events and procurement seeing eye to eye in a way that wasn’t possible in, say, 2007?

Negotiating 66

Negotiating Contracts Fashion Food and Beverage 66

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Every year, when we compile the latest Meetings Market Survey results, we compare them to the previous year’s survey. recession hit December 2007, through post-recession (mid-2009), to the recovery. recession hit December 2007, through post-recession (mid-2009), to the recovery. For full results, see Convene ’s print issue.).

2015 40

2015 Meetings Marketing 2016 40