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Artists of Assembly: 2017 40 Under 40

Connect Your Meetings

Event professionals are the ultimate puzzle solvers. To most, the idea of putting together a set of dates, a venue, a program, a speaker lineup, an education schedule, food and beverage orders, audiovisual packages, marketing materials and more is overwhelming, to say the least. 38 • Education and Training Manager.

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Top Meeting Trends and Cities for 2017

SmartMeetings

If you’re a meeting planner and you happened to book your next gathering in a small village in France, you’re in sync with the top meeting trends for 2017, according to Pacific World’s 2017 Annual Destination Index. ” The post Top Meeting Trends and Cities for 2017 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Moves in Vail, Niagara Falls and More

Smart Meetings

ExCel London , a major event venue at the historic Royal Docks, promoted Clover to executive director of event management and guest experience. Most recently, Clover joined the company as head of event management. Souksanith was previously venue production manager at The Mason Dallas. Joe Holody.

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All You Can’t Eat

PCMA Convene

But for the two three-course lunches that PCMA plated up during Convening Leaders 2017 at the Austin Convention Center last month, the menus called out everything that wasn’t there—namely, the “big eight” food allergens : milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans. What made PCMA decide to do this? [At

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Meeting Planners

SmartMeetings

By making a few resolutions and taking these simple steps, meeting planners can be sure 2017 will be a great year for fabulous events and stellar career progression. For meeting and event planners, continuous learning is simply a part of the job. In 2017, do yourself a favor by making learning a priority.

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30 Trade Show Ideas for Attracting Visitors

Bizzabo

A post shared by Pixel Wave (@pixelwavedesigns) on Sep 25, 2017 at 11:10pm PDT. So the company decided to use this fact to their advantage and created an exciting booth feature for NAIAS 2017 attendees — a virtual driving experience that allowed folks to "test drive" Mazda cars. September 20, 2017. Source: Instagram.

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Journey of an Event Influencer Towards the Wellness of Events Industry?-?QnA with Helen Moon

Hubilo Blog

I started my career as a PA and when applying for a new role was asked if I’d be interested in giving event management a try and 25 years later as they say. My personal mental health journey for one, but I also just want to see a shift to the status quo that had existed for years; events are events and stress is a part of that.