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Obsessed with conferences

Conferences that Work

Hey, meeting planners! George Meyer , My Undoing: Obsessed with conferences , The New Yorker, May 28, 2007 Of course, every good meeting planner is fixated on the details of the events we plan. . So, are meeting planners obsessed with conferences? Yes, you , you know who you are. Are you obsessed with conferences?

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Meeting Professionals International Experiments with Annual Meeting

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With the post-pandemic environment for meetings and conventions allowing organizations to try some different ideas, Meeting Professionals International did just that with its World Education Congress, held from June 13 to 15. The just-completed World Education Congress went south of the U.S. WEC has taken place outside the U.S.

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Immersive Meetings at The Smithsonian

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meeting space. Since being founded in 2007 by Ramunda and Derrick Young, Mahogany Books has offered readers access to an immense list of titles focused on the Black experience. The post Immersive Meetings at The Smithsonian appeared first on Smart Meetings. Located in the heart of downtown Washington D.C.

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Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management

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That could be good news for meeting professionals looking for new features and end-to-end solutions. It launched in 1995 and was acquired by Silicon Valley-based Cisco in 2007. He cited a recent study that estimated 98 percent of people expect future meetings to include remote participants, a trend he dubbed “global everything.”.

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Becoming a writer

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Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. Slow progress, eventually leading to triumph In 2007, something changed.

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Smart Moves in Albuquerque, Denver and More

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She will oversee sales, strategy and implementation of the company’s Strategic Meetings Management Program. He will collaborate with the group sales team to create memorable experiences for meeting and event planners during Site Inspections and FAM tours, as well as for their attendees during meetings and events.

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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

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I expect the industry to improve again this year,” one respondent wrote, “as meetings become more innovative.”. “I I expect the industry to improve again this year,” one respondent wrote, “as meetings become more innovative.”. 33 percent expect to plan more meetings in 2019; only 4 percent expect to plan fewer meetings.

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