Event Industry News

APRIL 21, 2021

To help take any residual ‘why’ out of hybrid, Event Industry News has compiled a hitlist of ‘must have’ tech for organisers. Discover Hybrid Event Technology Benefits with Aventri. There are numerous advantages to being able to streamline business workflows using an integrated platform for your virtual, in-person, and hybrid events.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

We asked Mandi Graziano, vice president of global accounts for HPN Global and published author, to share a behind-the-scenes look at a recent event she planned that make a quick change. Our 2,000-person event was the end of June. We had all the hotel blocks booked and had already moved the event twice due to Covid-19.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today’s iconic guest, Deanna Nwosu , thinks that all event and meeting planners should nurture an entrepreneurial spirit. She joins Sarah to talk about her vast experience in the events industry, what the future holds for event organizers, and the importance of community engagement. Welcome to #EventIcons, Deanna!

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Event Industry News

JULY 12, 2021

The event sector is being encouraged to take more, and earlier, action on climate change, ahead of the vital COP 26 conference, taking place at the SEC in Glasgow later this year. The call came at a special event, which took place last week, and involved representatives from the UNFCCC, the UK government and SME Climate Hub.

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MAY 2, 2019

There’s big news for event marketers from Edison Research in their latest Infinite Dial study: Podcasts have now achieved 50 percent reach. As event marketing experts seek out richer digital channels to connect and convince their audiences to attend their events, podcasts offer a smooth and seamless way to reach busy professionals on the go.

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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. The generation accused of a tendency to reject face-to-face meetings is showing up at events, after all. Demand from individual travelers has grown even faster than bookings from groups. Millennials Will Check In.

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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. She quit competing in IRONMAN events because she was “OK”—her description—at them. Benincasa, who is nearing 20 years as a full-time firefighter in San Diego, is also an in-demand motivational speaker.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 6, 2024

Hayley Foster is a designated TEDx speaker coach with a coaching business as the Short Talk Expert. 12 Mistakes Professional Speakers Make. And by 2009, TED was offering independent licenses for anyone who wanted to try to organize a TEDx event. She authored a book, Don’t Tank Your TED Talk!

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours. That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours. That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Leading event management software (EMS) company Aventri has announced the acquisition of ITN International, the industry leader in NFC, mobile and cloud-based technology. ITN serves event producers around the globe by combining its innovative technology with personalised professional services to optimise events and deliver actionable data.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In 1993, the chain was sold to a Honk Kong-based company—New World Development—and in 2007, the Hotel Group was completely relaunched as a boutique lifestyle brand. Such CSR activities can also be offered to corporate groups when they choose to host their event at Pentahotel Leipzig. New type of event requests.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 16, 2022

Owning our sadness is courageous and a necessary step in finding our way back to ourselves and each other” The word Event Professional is not a job title; It’s a decision, a choice, a journey, and an experience. Because, as event professionals, we intrinsically take on stress, anxiety, worry, avoidance, fear, and vulnerability.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 11, 2019

Our state-of-the-art AV equipment includes the latest sound system by Bang & Olufsen, individually designed speakers by David Lynch, the outstanding large 4K display and the Sennheiser PA system. The team is headed by Lumiere London’s flagship creative visionary and acclaimed fashion photographer Carlos Lumiere.

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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. Think about major consumer conventions that have developed their own mobile apps for the convenience of booking admissions and providing event information.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

To celebrate 30 years in the business, creative event production company Eclipse has created a handy 30-step guide to help event organisers make their next project a success. Ask yourself what you’d like to achieve from your event and aim for it. Ask yourself what you’d like to achieve from your event and aim for it.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Heather Wakefield, 39, works remotely in Nashville, Tennessee, as a s enior manager of education and events at Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society. As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Wakefield discusses her passion for the events industry. . Connect with Wakefield on LinkedIn and Instagram. . When I moved to the Washington D.C.

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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. Think about major consumer conventions that have developed their own mobile apps for the convenience of booking admissions and providing event information.

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Eventsforce

MARCH 26, 2019

In this month’s round up of top technology stories, we look at a new feature from Google Maps that makes it easier for organisers to list and promote their events. Have a look at what you may have missed: The Verge: Google Maps Lets Users Create Public Events. Forbes: Use Data to Stay Ahead of Event Attendees’ Expectations.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The Summit of Minds event is hosted in founder Thierry Malleret’s hometown of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the French Alps (above). Since 2007, Thierry Malleret has published The Monthly Barometer, a predictive, analytical newsletter that distills the macro issues that matter to top-level business and investing decision-makers into one page.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The industry-leading event technology conference hosted by Cvent will take place 14-16 October at the InterContinental London – The O2. More than 1,000 meeting, event and hospitality professionals are set to attend this year. June will also close out the conference presenting the final keynote, ‘Is Everyone in the Room?’

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 11, 2019

5G may turn out to be the Big Thing for 2019 , as smartphones were in 2007. You’re going to see a lot of Snapdragon modems on event floors and in offices in 2019. Smart Speakers. Right now smart speakers are mostly a feature of the automated IoT-enabled home-space. We’ll highlight both below: 5G. DroneX Pro.

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Converve

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

This is where clients inform themselves, sign up and register for events, download exhibitor information or interact with each other. At the end of the article, you'll find a checklist of what a top notch event website should deliver. re:publica now has almost 10,000 participants and more than 1,000 speakers from 70 countries!

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Converve

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

This is where clients inform themselves, sign up and register for events, download exhibitor information or interact with each other. At the end of the article, you'll find a checklist of what a top notch event website should deliver. re:publica now has almost 10,000 participants and more than 1,000 speakers from 70 countries!

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Converve

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

This is where clients inform themselves, sign up and register for events, download exhibitor information or interact with each other. Since early 2007, with ‘only’ 700 bloggers, re:publica has developed into one of the world’s leading events for the digital economy. Click on the images to get access to the respective websites.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Each month we interview an events professional who is breaking the mold. This month we spoke with Mike Butcher—Founder of the Europas—about building a community with events, creating a diverse and inclusive event atmosphere, pitching sponsors and more. In this Event Heroes interview, we discuss: Building a community with events.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In 2007, when Christopher Nassetta was tapped as president and CEO of Hilton, the hospitality giant was clearly ripe for a makeover. What are you most concerned about in terms of the business-events and hospitality industries? Christopher Nassetta. In fact, recent research by the U.S. Where are there opportunities for growth?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

2022 is going to be our best year yet; we’ve embraced exciting new event technology and hybrid events as the way of the future! If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Which virtual event platform features to look for? The result?

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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. million in 2007 to $6.6 economy’s growth was outpacing expectations.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 6, 2022

First, the Positive: A Seminal Moment for Diversity & Inclusion Among the many ways Will Smith’s awful behavior tarnished this year’s Academy Awards, his overshadowing of what was otherwise a milestone event for diversity and inclusion is perhaps the worst. This was not Kid Rock punching Tommy Lee at the 2007 MTV Music Awards.

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EventBank Insights

JANUARY 9, 2019

[link] 2019 is going to be an interesting year for event planning. New tech is driving more and more interest in announcements, trade shows are picking up pace outside of China for once, and the world of event management is getting easier and easier. Unfortunately there is not much breathing room for an event's medium.

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TicketBud

AUGUST 19, 2013

5 Experts Share Their Experiences To A Successful Event. Planning and managing an event can be tedious. So much goes into it, but what are the most important aspects of a successful event? I asked leading event industry experts to share their tips and experiences from within the event planning industry.

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InitLive

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

With an excellent event team and a good strategy, you can plan and organize a successful conference for your organization. Conversely, using the right event technology tools can lead to more effective and efficient planning. This article considers some of these solutions and how you can apply them in your event process.

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The MICE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There’s a lot happening in Stuttgart right now, especially in its transformation into a leading destination for sustainable events. Attending Urban Future event A prime example of Stuttgart’s green transformation is the Urban Future event I attended last June.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 23, 2018

Using social media to promote your next live event? In this blog post we highlight the use of Twitter as an incredibly useful platform for event promotion, featuring four examples of how other industry leaders have leveraged Twitter as part of their event strategy. Why Focus on Twitter Event Promotion? Of course you are.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

It stated that going forward, Scalzi, a frequent speaker and guest of honor at science-fiction and fantasy conventions, would no longer attend a convention unless it had a written harassment policy that clearly defines what is unacceptable behavior and what people can do if they feel harassed or see others engaging in harassing behavior.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 3, 2016

We don’t usually think about the learning models we employ during conference sessions, and I believe our events would be better if we did. “In surface learning, the session reflects the knowledge and skills of the speaker. . “In surface learning, the session reflects the knowledge and skills of the speaker.

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