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From Planners to Producers: Tech Tips for Virtual Event Success

Smart Meetings

Corporate events probably won’t win Oscars any time soon, but they can be just as engaging as an award-winning movie, if we think of it as a production — with all the related quality — not just an event online. A distracted audience is a lost audience.

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Power in Numbers: The Mighty SMERFs

SmartMeetings

There are many acronyms in the world of meetings, but SMERF is one you should not forget. SMERF stands for social, military, educational, religious and fraternal groups who, while not snagging quite as much attention as corporate events, provide a necessary market for the industry.

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Get InsPIred to Take A Slice Out of Pi Day

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The amusement park is available for buyout and can accommodate more than 5,000 guests in its corporate event venues. If you’re in the Southernmost Point for a meeting, drop in at one of the many bakeries or cafes. of meeting space and 96 guest rooms. Florida: Key Lime Pie. Maine: Blueberry Pie.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Beyond his proper books, he served as editor for the 2011 book 101 Lightbulb Moments in Data Management: Tales from the Data Roundtable. Prior to RPL, he led engineering for BackType which was acquired by Twitter in 2011. After two more years as an application consultant for Lawson Software, he started his own consulting firm.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Beyond his proper books, he served as editor for the 2011 book 101 Lightbulb Moments in Data Management: Tales from the Data Roundtable. Prior to RPL, he led engineering for BackType which was acquired by Twitter in 2011. After two more years as an application consultant for Lawson Software, he started his own consulting firm.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

With a big tech focus, you’ll find plenty of reads on social media and apps, among more general event industry news. Since 2011, influential event planner, Liz King, has been using Techsytalk as her platform to help event profs integrate technology into their events for even better attendee engagement. Techsytalk.