zkipster

DECEMBER 28, 2022

He co-founded zkipster in 2009 and ​​headed sales and built up global distribution and operations for the first few years, before stepping into the role of CEO in the summer of 2021. The prototype for zkipster was born here, as part of my final project, and the company was officially established in 2009 – before start-ups were cool!

Meetings 62

Meetings 2009 2008 2011 62

PCMA Convene

APRIL 9, 2018

In terms of jobs, the meetings and events industry creates more direct jobs than large manufacturing sectors such as automotive, chemicals, and food. For every dollar spent on face-to-face meetings and business events in 2016, it generated an additional $1.60 in benefits to the U.S. It’s a 160-percent return on investment.”.

2009 93

2009 Meetings Telecommunications 2016 93

The Planner's Lounge

APRIL 17, 2024

Podcast host and Planners Lounge CEO Amber Peterson started her planning business in 2009 in NW Washington. Established in 2011, Planner’s Lounge has been the premier resource site for wedding planners since its creation.

2009 52

2009 2011 2013 Advertising 52

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

Bird Flu broke out in 1997, followed by SARS in 2003 and Swine Flu in 2009. Meetings Could Look Like [Way Outside of the Box]. When it comes to meetings in the Asian market, they look vastly different. If your meeting location is in a warm climate, attendees are welcome to get their lunch and meet in a designated outside space.

Food and Beverage 75

Food and Beverage Meetings 2009 2003 75

MPI

MAY 1, 2023

I became a member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) in 2009. I had just been promoted and my boss strongly encouraged my involvement.

2009 52

2009 Meetings 52

Conferences that Work

APRIL 30, 2018

Rarely, however, is this tool used to design events that creatively incorporate, illuminate, and support core desires and outcomes for the meeting. With this tool, you can generate something truly original — like in 2009, when Jill and Kevin Heinz invented a brand new trope: the wedding entrance dance. What’s the tool?

Event Design 229

Event Design Food and Beverage 2009 Entertainment 229

Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

Travel , Freeman headed the work that led to the establishment of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, which created Brand USA, U.S. He has also been instrumental in the creation of TSA PreCheck and the Meetings Mean Business Coalition. “We Read More : US Travel: All Meetings Are Not Equal. “I Travel’s tourism promotion arm.

Travel 98

Travel 2009 Tourism Meetings 98

Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

In 2009, she opened Workshop, a Colorado DMC. Read More: Dear Woman Leaders, Stop Struggling and Start Succeeding The post Smart Moves: Access Appoints Three Female Co-CEOs appeared first on Smart Meetings. In this role, she developed a passion for event design, art direction and marketing.

2009 98

2009 Advertising 2015 Hospitality 98

Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

What meeting planners may be pleased to discover is Asheville’s potential for hosting eventful gatherings. Executives and meetings professionals in search of locations to hold meetings, executive retreats, conferences, and incentive trips will be inspired by Asheville’s spirit, scenic beauty, and fresh mountain air.”.

Meetings 93

Meetings Hotels 2025 2009 93

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Las Vegas, which strives to go bigger than anywhere else—and is in continual competition with Orlando for meetings and events business—used to have its restaurants rated by Michelin. The last guide covered 2008-2009. appeared first on Smart Meetings. And with so many celebrity-chef outposts, deservedly so.

2009 105

2009 2008 2022 Travel 105

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

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.

2009 98

2009 Tourism 2006 Hotels 98

SevenEvents

AUGUST 8, 2023

originally built in the early 1900s as a cotton storage facility, the venue was transformed into an event space in 2009, and has since hosted a range of events, from concerts and fashion shows to corporate meetings and weddings. there’s even a reclaimed cinema perfect for smaller intimate meetings!

2009 52

2009 Corporate Meetings Fashion Hotels 52

MeetingsNet

JANUARY 7, 2019

Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, leaders of the Meetings Mean Business coalition—which showcases the tangible value that face-to-face meetings, conventions, and trade shows provide to people, businesses, and host communities—revealed what coalition co-chair Julie Coker Graham called the group's "activation strategy" for 2019.

Meetings 63

Meetings 2009 Banking Healthcare 63

PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

The average person in 2009,” reports the science magazine Nautilus , “was less empathetic than 75 percent of the people in 1979.”. One meeting professional, William Thomson, founder of Gallus Events in Barcelona, organized Homeless Hackathon Glasgow last year, after reading statistics about homelessness in Glasgow, Scotland, his hometown.

2019 94

2019 Meetings 2009 Education 94

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

put into circulation for every $1 spent, including injecting fresh tax dollars into cities where meetings are held , with international travelers having an even larger impact because they spend more and stay longer. million meetings were held in 2016, with 251 million participants. Meetings Mean Business, along with U.S.

Meetings 70

Meetings 2009 2016 Tourism 70

Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Despite a remarkable string of growth, the meetings industry may be under a false sense of security. Regardless if you feel the economy’s growth has been fast enough or not, the fact remains the country has been on an upward swing since 2009. Meeting planners love to throw creativity around as a buzzword ad nauseam. THE ECONOMY.

Meetings 62

Meetings 2009 Risk Management Travel 62

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The evolution of the meetings landscape continued today with the announcement that Convene, which targets the small-meetings market by offering full-service facilities in five major American cities, has made a strategic investment in Bizly, an end-to-end software solution for meetings management.

Meetings 40

Meetings 2009 Contracts Corporate Meetings 40

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

He has been with the organization for a total of 10 years, joining as program manager for IAAPA Europe in 2009. The post Smart Moves in New York, Panama City Beach and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Jakob Wahl. Wahl will be president and CEO of IAAPA , effective Jan.

2009 98

2009 Hotels Sports 2015 98

Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Meeting professionals must get involved in the program and learning design to increase attendee engagement. 2009 ; Hidi & Baird, 1996 ; and Mitchell, 1993 ). Too often our conference programming fosters helpless patterns of attendee responses ( Dweck & Master, 2009 ). Their Level Of Perceived Interest In The Topic.

Conference 150

Conference 2009 Education Speakers 150

Conferences that Work

MAY 31, 2021

I frequently meet people who are, and I certainly understand the temptation. Figuring out ways to make the fundamental human act of meeting better, motivated by nothing more than the pleasure it gave me, led me to write a book about what I had learned. Here’s the story of how I liberated my life by ignoring sunk costs.

Consulting 162

Consulting 2009 Education Conference 162

Conferences that Work

APRIL 8, 2019

I decide to write a book about it, and in… 2009: I self-publish Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love. I quickly discover the size and interest of the meetings industry. Due to interest and demand, I become a meeting designer and facilitator of participant-driven and participation-rich meetings.

2005 147

2005 2009 Consulting Conference 147

PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

In March, despite the fact that the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) had never before offered an online education component to their annual meeting, the association converted a face-to-face meeting to a virtual one in just seven days. Less Panic, More Design Strategy.

2009 128

2009 Education Medical Meetings Conference 128

Conferences that Work

MAY 18, 2020

Frequent and well-designed small group work is the key to creating active learning and connection at any meeting. Zoom allows facilitators to speedily split a meeting into up to 50 separate sessions. Practice using them at small group meetings before employing them for a significant event! Learn about The Three Questions.

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Conference 2009 2019 Meetings 239

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

He joined the company in 1992 and has held his position as senior vice president since 2009. Until January of this year, Martin was partner events manager for RingCentral, and before that, she was senior meeting manager for National Conference of State Legislatures, both in Denver. Jeremy Heyes. Stacey Kokosinski.

Food and Beverage 98

Food and Beverage Hospitality 2009 Hotels 98

PCMA Convene

JULY 17, 2023

Samantha Veneruso, director of learning programs at the American Geophysical Union (from left); Goradesky; and Lauren Parr, SVP, meetings and learning at AGU, were introduced by Joni Opperman, Hilton Worldwide Sales.

Sustainability 98

Sustainability Event Planning 2009 2011 98

Event Marketer

MARCH 7, 2024

Dubbed the largest annual light construction trade show in the world, IBS grew 12 percent this year, with attendance at the highest level since 2009, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), which owns the show.

2024 117

2024 Trade Shows 2009 Banking 117

Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2023

He began working with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in 2009 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf and Spa Resort in Rose Hall, Jamaica as travel sales industry coordinator. His start in the hospitality industry began more than 20 years ago with Air Jamaica, where he was a lead agent in reservations and irregular operations.

Food and Beverage 98

Food and Beverage Hotels 2001 2009 98

Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

ESPs are the anchor that bond diverse suppliers representing multi-cultural backgrounds that desire and qualify to be able to provide goods and services to meeting planners who deliberately seek to make an impact on destinations where they host events. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

Hospitality 97

Hospitality 2009 Tourism Education 97

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2021

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. The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council.

2009 75

2009 Financial 2018 2013 75

Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Becoming a Community Interest Company in 2009, we have been organising conferences, events, dinners, meetings, exhibitions and network events. We’re different. Unlike most event management companies, we are a not-for profit organisation. We look after more than 7500 delegates every year.

2009 80

2009 Healthcare Government Event Management 80

Event Industry News

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Company name: DelegateManager Founded: 1 st January 2009 Web address: www.delegatemanager.com. Type of events served: Awards Conferences Exhibitions Experiential Galas dinners Incentive programmes Meetings Team building. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions. Event Tech. Sporting Events.

Event Tech 60

Event Tech Tech 2009 Sports 60

Conferences that Work

AUGUST 29, 2016

Whenever I’ve had the pleasure of meeting David (not often enough!) As I’ve written elsewhere , we are so steeped in traditional process rituals that society has used for hundreds of years—lectures, weddings, business meetings, galas, shows, etc.—that 2 — Elementary Meetings. 3 — Conferences That Work.

Event Design 136

Event Design 2010 2016 2009 136

Core-apps

AUGUST 9, 2017

Apple has updated their app store regulations and many event apps are being rejected because they fail to meet the new guidelines. We started in 2009 and have produced thousands of apps. Have you heard the news? Apple’s new rules specifically target spam apps to keep them from filling up the app store. We do not use a “container” app.

2009 98

2009 Event Apps Trade Shows Meetings 98

Event Industry News

JANUARY 24, 2020

The software was initially created to enable them to plan and organise Team London at the Various Voices London 2009 Festival. Integra Planner is the brainchild of Martin Brophy MBE and Chris Denning.

Event Management 90

Event Management Management 2009 2012 90

Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2020

As a service-based industry that relies on networks of people meeting in a live environment, the report suggests that the events industry is not well positioned to see demand returning to the levels experienced in 2019, with one third of respondents suggesting that demand will significantly decrease due to the pandemic.

2009 90

2009 Banking Contracts Government 90

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

“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. As 2018 comes to a close, Dominguez shared some insights into what he sees for the future of the meetings industry.

2019 71

2019 2007 2009 Hotels 71

Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Within the meetings and conventions industry, there has been a rise in the understanding and appreciation of what it means to be Eco-friendly and green. And whenever possible implement and uphold Eco-friendly procedures to ensure future greener meetings and events. Denver is a natural fit for green meetings and events”.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability 2009 Transportation Trade Shows 40