Fork in the Road

JANUARY 22, 2013

The time we live in can only be described as bordering on the unfathomable: infants use iPads, celebrities show up at music festivals post mortem and human beings serve as wireless hotspots. We connect (meet), download (inform our colleagues about a project) and kvetch about bandwidth (time required to accomplish tasks).

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

I worked for state associations and worked on my first trade show in the late 1990s. Greatest career accomplishment: Launching IAEE’s Women’s Initiative and being appointed both the executive vice president and COO of IAEE and, in 2013, being appointed the CEO of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research.

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Fork in the Road

JANUARY 22, 2013

The time we live in can only be described as bordering on the unfathomable: infants use iPads, celebrities show up at music festivals post mortem and human beings serve as wireless hotspots. We connect (meet), download (inform our colleagues about a project) and kvetch about bandwidth (time required to accomplish tasks).

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 25, 2017

This marks the fourth major acquisition by AFR in recent years, beginning with Miami’s Room Service Rentals in 2010, San Diego-based Plush Lounge in 2011 and Agile Trade Show in 2013. Kool CEO Jack Weiner who will remain in his current position.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

For all of these different segments of the grain-based foods industry, someone had to go to a different trade show to get what they needed.”. PMQ Pizza Magazine has been a partner since IBIE 2013, staging “a unique town-hall-style pavilion” called PMQ Pizza Village on the show floor. Now, they can just go to IBIE.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 24, 2020

Here are five meeting design books I especially recommend. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). In an outrageous display of chutzpah , I wrote three of these books. [If

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

It seems like you wanted to explore personal passions or interests or hobbies, as opposed to going to a professional conference or a giant commercial trade show. Once I got there, that’s when I realized this is really a trade show and it kind of felt outside the realm of the other conventions that were clearly going to be in the book.

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Bizzabo

MAY 15, 2020

Meet often with your team: We found it essential to meet with the greater team to check-in, go over pressing tasks, and, most importantly, debrief for anything that went wrong, suggest solutions, and determine what next steps needed to happen to get things done. We’re not trying to replicate a trade show in the online world.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The reinvented meeting included trips to the New School, Radio City Music Hall, and St. By all accounts, the 17,000 or so annual attendees were enjoying it just fine — as they had for more than 150 years, when the then newly formed association wrote annual meetings right into its bylaws. More Innovative Meetings.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Meetings don’t look how they used to. But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? Here are five meeting industry trends that are changing the game. Because of that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. labor force , at 35%.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Change is imminent — and in the meetings industry, it’s upon us. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. With that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. Millennials are the decision makers now.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. So when we decided to do something different for the fifth year of our Best in Show awards, it didn’t take long to figure out what. Our readers did not disappoint.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 14, 2019

Are you looking to host a business meeting, nationwide expo, or private party in the area? Your guests will feel glamorous when you host your corporate meeting, private dinner party, or seminar here due to the upscale and contemporary look. How about a major industry trade show or a massive annual auto show?

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EventMB

MAY 26, 2022

Cvent went public in a successful IPO in 2013 before going private in 2016 when it was acquired by current owners Vista Equity Partners. EventRebels adds a configurable online and onsite event registration, membership authorization for conference and trade show attendees, and lead retrieval to the Cadmium platform. July 7, 2021.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Customized pricing plans are available for enterprise-level clients, ensuring flexibility to meet specific needs. Whova Founded in 2013 by Yuanyuan (YY) Zhou, a Chinese-American computer scientist and entrepreneur, Whova is an all-in-one event management software. Whova, founded in 2013, caters to diverse industries.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 27, 2021

Established in 2013, Konduko is a global event technology supplier headquartered in Biel, Switzerland. Konduko provides a contactless and machine-learning-driven-digital audience engagement platform which is used on some of the most prestigious and largest trade shows and exhibitions around the world. Company Information.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This strategic focus drives continuous innovation to meet the dynamic needs of retail companies. Whova Established in 2013 by Yuanyuan (YY) Zhou, a Chinese-American computer scientist and entrepreneur, Whova has evolved into an all-encompassing event management software. The comprehensive suite accommodates events of varying scales.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This strategic focus drives continuous innovation to meet the dynamic needs of retail companies. Whova Established in 2013 by Yuanyuan (YY) Zhou, a Chinese-American computer scientist and entrepreneur, Whova has evolved into an all-encompassing event management software. The comprehensive suite accommodates events of varying scales.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These features are tailored to meet the nuanced demands of sizable events and the unique requisites of enterprise-level clients. Swapcard Founded in 2013, Swapcard is a French company with a global team. It specializes in conferences, trade shows, exhibitions, and corporate events.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

These features are designed to meet the intricate demands of sizable events and the unique requirements of enterprise-level clients. Whova Whova is an all-in-one event management software founded in 2013 by Yuanyuan (YY) Zhou, a Chinese-American computer scientist and entrepreneur. Whova, founded in 2013, caters to diverse industries.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Whova Whova is an all-in-one event management software founded in 2013 by Yuanyuan (YY) Zhou, a Chinese-American computer scientist and entrepreneur. Manufacturing: Cvent assists manufacturing companies in organizing product launches, trade shows, and customer training events.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Whova Whova is an all-in-one event management software founded in 2013 by Yuanyuan (YY) Zhou, a Chinese-American computer scientist and entrepreneur. Manufacturing: Cvent assists manufacturing companies in organizing product launches, trade shows, and customer training events.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Trade shows. Creating a hybrid conference meets multiple preferences, allowing a much farther reach and greater audience satisfaction. This year it offers its first all-digital show. Beginning in 2013, the Midwest Digital Marketing Conference has grown to become the largest in the Midwest and now draws in-demand speakers.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

These features are designed to meet the intricate demands of sizable events and the unique requirements of enterprise-level clients. Whova Whova is an all-in-one event management software founded in 2013 by Yuanyuan (YY) Zhou, a Chinese-American computer scientist and entrepreneur. Whova, founded in 2013, caters to diverse industries.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This targeted focus enables constant innovation to meet the evolving needs of retail companies. Whova Founded in 2013 by Yuanyuan (YY) Zhou, a Chinese-American computer scientist and entrepreneur, Whova stands out as an all-in-one event management software. Whova, founded in 2013, caters to diverse industries.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This targeted focus enables constant innovation to meet the evolving needs of retail companies. Whova Founded in 2013 by Yuanyuan (YY) Zhou, a Chinese-American computer scientist and entrepreneur, Whova stands out as an all-in-one event management software. Whova, founded in 2013, caters to diverse industries.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The breadth and strength of the modern meetings and events industry means groups have more choices than ever. of Meeting Space. The meetings industry has changed dramatically in the past 50 years,” says Mike Carrier, president of Visit OKC. of general meeting space. But such enhancements don’t happen in a vacuum.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Speaker diversity continues to be a hot topic in the meetings and events industry. And there’s good reason to keep the conversation going. We believe this is the result of constant, public pressure from leaders in global business, who want the showpiece conference of their industry to reflect their consumers — and the future.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The possibilities are truly endless when designing a custom floor plan for your Remo event that immerses attendees to any imaginable location (trade show floor, the moon, the beach, relaxing networking lounge). Attendees can personalize their agenda, meet in the app with video meetings, and even save the video files for review.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 19, 2020

Since 2013, Gainsight's Pulse Conference has inspired and educated thousands of attendees on an annual basis. Those who buy a virtual ticket also get access to a private networking group to meet and communicate with their peers. November 5, 2019. Source: Twitter. The 2020 conference has already taken place.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. Think about convention centers like McCormick Place, Orlando, the D.C. convention center — 1,326 doors. Hynes Veterans Memo-rial Convention Center.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. Think about convention centers like McCormick Place, Orlando, the D.C. convention center — 1,326 doors. Hynes Veterans Memo-rial Convention Center.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 25, 2021

And the meetings industry could be evolving to an even more powerful, effective and valued role in the global economy, too. Smart Meetings asked professionals from all over the industry who found a new gig in the last nine months (or started their own) about their journeys and lessons learned. Reggie Dominique. Kristi Casey Sanders .

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Editor’s Note: This was orginally published December 13, 2013. In 2013, John Scalzi, a New York Times best-selling author and well-known figure in the science-fiction community, posted an entry on his popular blog called “ My New Convention Harassment Policy.” and author of the organization’s code of conduct.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Conferences and tradeshows account for one-fifth or more of planned meetings activity in North America and Europe. CMO Council & E2MA , 2013). Sponsez , 2013). Sponsez , 2013). Sponsez , 2013). Association of National Advertisers , 2013). Association of National Advertisers , 2013). AMEX , 2018).

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

As conference education trumps the exhibit hall experience at many association meetings, or creeps into your trade show experience to create a solutions-driven, holistic experience for your attendees, upping your game with session titles, descriptions, and learning objectives has become more important than ever.

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Event Leadership Institute

MARCH 17, 2021

In 2013 a New York City taxi medallion—the license to operate one of a fixed number of cabs—sold for $1 million. The New York Times recently profiled several new entrants into the space that I hadn’t even heard of in the story The Race to Fix Virtual Meetings. All that changed seemingly overnight with the advent of online booking.

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