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Mastodon is the old Twitter

Conferences that Work

Having been on Twitter (yes, I know it’s been renamed “X”, sue me) since 2009, I’d describe Mastodon as the old Twitter. What Twitter was back then When I joined Twitter in June 2009, the platform was just about to take off. By the end of the year, “Twitter” was declared the top word of 2009.

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9 Smart Moves in California, Florida and More

Smart Meetings

Her accolades include 2009 Spirit of NACE Mary Margaret Traxler Award and 2018 CRVA Partners in Tourism Hospitality Professional of the Year award. Moncur’s recognitions include Visit Lake Norman’s Stellar Seller Award in 2013, Hilton Hotels’ Spirit Award in 2009 and MVP status with Homewood Suites in 2006. Brian Hilterbrandt.

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How Bitcoin Blew Up Only After its Champions Met IRL

PCMA Convene

A new financial system concept outlined in a 2009 white paper grew into the annual North American Bitcoin Conference, which drew 6,000 participants to Miami in 2018. In early 2009, a white paper started floating around the internet. In 2018, the conference attracted 6,000 participants.

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The Unlikely Lads: The story behind Burberry’s “Dirty Great Scaffold”

Event Industry News

Featured Image: Matt and Graham, 2018. Graham Hudson’s installation Sisyphus Reclined for Burberry, London 2018. Graham Hudson’s considerable extension in time and an insignificant extension in space, MK Gallery (2009). Graham Hudson and Matt Bowler in Milan (2009).

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What’s the Economic Impact of the Meetings Industry?

PCMA Convene

These are among the takeaways of “The Economic Significance of Meetings to the US Economy” report, which updates the 2009 report by the same name, from Oxford Economics, the Events Industry Council, and the Meetings Mean Business Coalition, released in February. But the impact is unmistakable.”. THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL ATTENDANCE.

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DES Spotlight: Victoria Fanning

PCMA Convene

Victoria Fanning is a senior manager of online event production with MGMA and has been planning digital events since 2009, with a current focus on medical meetings.

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Evolution Dome partners with Events in the Sky

Event Industry News

Operating in the UK since 2009, Events in the Sky is part of the global Dinner in the Sky Group with partners in 62 countries worldwide, creating extraordinary experiences by suspending a Sky Table 100ft in the air, using a mobile crane, for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Picture credit: David Parry/ PA.

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