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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

The MICE

I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009. We had a strong year in 2008, and in January 2009, we began getting cancellations one after another. By the end of 2009, things were recovering. ‘I’ve been an entrepreneur since 1999. Is it the platform?

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5 Meeting Industry Trends That Are Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

since 2009, but the total number of attendees at these meetings has grown by 22.7%. The Boston event, now in its fifth year, has countless moving parts. For starters, it has 200 renowned speakers, tastebud-tingling food, a boozy bar-crawl, four separate venues, a full-on music festival, and more.

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5 Ways the Meetings Industry is Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

since 2009, but the total number of attendees at these meetings has grown 22.7%. Featuring 200 renowned speakers, tastebud-tingling food, a boozy bar-crawl, four separate venues, and even a full-on music festival, the Boston event — now in its fifth year — has more moving parts with each iteration.

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An Ode to 40 Women Influencers In the Events Industry

Hubilo Blog

She is a multilingual event management professional and blogger with experience in the events, hospitality, and tourism sector. Her blog targets corporate event planners through topics ranging from event coverage, reviews of MICE destinations, venues, interviews with professionals and more.

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21 Creative Ideas for Corporate Stage Design

Endless Events

Lighting washes in blues and violets across the beautiful architecture add a sense of drama while highlighting the best features of the venue – the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool. Notably, sections of Comb SuperWall were used around the rest of the venue too, to imitate columns for example. TOBY Awards 2009 for BOMA.