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Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge

Smart Meetings

She continued her career engaging in climate advocacy as IFC’s director of Western Europe from 2015-2019, working with European partners to implement renewable energy and energy-efficiency initiatives. She has served as an ardent steward of climate-positive business.

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Transforming a Biennial Congress Into an Annual Global Event

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The 2015 Congress, held in Toronto, attracted about 7,500 attendees; the 2017 Congress is slated for Berlin. The Congress, held every other year, features cutting-edge medical information, key-note speakers, education sessions, and abstracts detailing the latest advancements in the field.

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CES Leans into Hybrid Meeting Format in Uncertain Times

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The conference formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show hosted by Consumer Technology Association (CTA) attracted 180,000 attendees as recently as 2019, and maxed out in 2015 with 3,600 exhibitors and 170,000 professional and industry attendees. Safety is the watchword for everyone involved in this global event.

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PCMA announces 2022 Global Meetings Executive of the Year award recipient

Event Industry News

Past recipients of the Global Meetings Executive of the Year Award include: 2019: Carola van der Hoeff, Chief Operating Officer and Congress Director at International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). 2018: Ben Goedegebuure, General Manager EMEA, Maritz Global Events. 2017: Roberta A. 2014: Phelps R.

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Modev returns to live events and bolsters executive team

Event Industry News

Most recently, Stacy was the head of Global Events at the National Geographic Society, where she led the strategy for more than 30 events annually, including the global Explorers Festival and the annual star-studded National Geographic Awards. Amanda currently resides in Atlanta, Ga.

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Why Design Thinking Is the Future

Connect Your Meetings

Case in point: When worldwide shipping firm Maersk met with Maritz Global Events about planning its 2015 North American sales meeting, the agreement came with a caveat. “We The key to meeting success in the future lies in design thinking. DESIGN WHAT?

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Westminster academic celebrates fifth anniversary of Event Tech Lab.

Event Industry News

In July 2014, Dr James Morgan, Principal Lecturer at the University of Westminster set up the Event Tech Lab. The idea in setting up the virtual incubator, was to help and mentor start up event technology companies wanting to get into the event space, globally.