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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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Mike Dominguez’ Predictions for 2019

Smart Meetings

“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. Since 2009, hotel room occupancy has increased steadily and is now breaking records with average occupancy at 65.5

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Event Fuel wins ‘Best Event Team’ at Event Industry Awards 2019

Event Industry News

Dublin-based events agency, Event Fuel , came away from the Event Industry Awards (EIA) 2019 with more than just happy memories of a glamorous night after bagging the award for the Best Event Team. Launched in 2009, the EIA aims to showcase and celebrate the very best in Ireland’s event industry.

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PCMA EduCon 2019: Can the Meetings Industry Hack Homelessness?

PCMA Convene

William Thomson (center) will take part in PCMA’s hackathon on homelessness in June during EduCon 2019. The average person in 2009,” reports the science magazine Nautilus , “was less empathetic than 75 percent of the people in 1979.”.

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UBM to relocate Brand Licensing Europe in 2019

Event Industry News

UBM is relocating Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) to ExCeL London from 2019 as part of the organiser’s ambitious strategy to evolve the show, attract even more Europeanlicensees, retailers and licensors and improve the customer experience for both visitors and exhibitors. ExCeL acting CEO Jeremy Rees added. “We

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Agency Spotlight: Meet Events

Event Industry News

name: Meet Events Ltd Date formed: July 2019 (8 months before Covid!) Leadership: Des Mclaughlin, Managing Director of Meet Events previously owned HBI which he sold in 2009, (2 weeks before the financial crash. Mantra: Delivering excellence. Sometimes you get the timing right….)

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Smart Moves in New York, Panama City Beach and More

Smart Meetings

He has been with the organization for a total of 10 years, joining as program manager for IAAPA Europe in 2009. She had been the interim director of sales since August and worked on the sales and events management team since 2019. Jakob Wahl. Wahl will be president and CEO of IAAPA , effective Jan.

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