SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For professional associations and meeting planners, membership does have its privileges. As 2017 gets underway, what are the top trends to watch out for if you’re in the meeting planning industry? Is 2017 a buyer’s or a seller’s market for hotel supply growth? For millennials, experiences matter.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 13, 2016

These meeting trends have already made an appearance in 2016, but some experts suggest they’ll really blossom in the coming year. based event venue company, shares his thoughts on the latest trends for those in the meeting and events industry. The 5-minute meeting. The meet-and-greet. Or, networking.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Predictably, big trends impact all industries—including event planning. These are some of the hottest event-planning buzzwords of 2017. Virtual reality (VR) can be used during the course of event planning. During the event, virtual information booths can answer basic questions from attendees.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Join MeetingsNet at the Catersource + The Special Event show in Orlando in March for an insightful educational lineup that will including Canonica’s session on the “undeniable shift toward event marketing.” Agnes “AC” Canonica, CMP, CMM, HMCC, has a long view of the events industry. She had roles with George P.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This gives me the opportunity to grow professionally and personally through attending the various workshops and meeting so many different types of people. Sometimes we want to make things more complicated than they need to be, or we have meetings about meetings. I planned and executed two events for the festival.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Before you get swept away in the whirlwind of holiday parties , New Year’s events and the usual year-end festivities, it’s important to get ready for the upcoming year. The year 2017 will be here before you know it, along with new trends , so make sure your events aren’t stuck in 2016. Formal events. What’s In.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 31, 2018

On this episode of Event TALK, I am speaking with Dave Knox, he is the author of Predicting the Turn: The High Stakes Game of Business Between Startups and Blue Chips , which was named the Grand Prix winner of the 2017 Atticus Award. When is a business or event ready for innovation? What are the tell-tale signs?

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Brexit Will Not Stop Innovative Meetings in London. Brexit will, eventually, have a substantial impact on European travel, but that’s not to say it will halt meetings there. In fact, London is more equipped than ever to handle high-tech meetings, marketing itself as the Silicon Valley of Europe.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As meeting planners, we want to know more about the interesting locations we’re seeing. We take you on a planner’s tour of the films’ picturesque settings— from Montreal to Atlanta to Sydney —and break down where to host an event. Lawrence Convention features 53 meetings rooms for a total of 77,952 sq. Filming location: Sydney.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. What I love about my job: I love to see the pride my team takes in their work and the creative ideas they come up with to create value for each client’s events.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

You’ve probably seen the headlines “PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies” but don’t know how it affects you. If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. October 2017.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 22, 2016

More than 220 million meetings are conducted in America each month. Because I’m an entrepreneur who’s providing the fastest-growing network of meetings and conference venues in the U.S., While this may be true, problematic meeting trends are still troubling the industry. Better events, less stress. Click To Tweet.

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MeetingPool

MARCH 31, 2017

Winter is melting away, spring is starting to bloom, and 2017 already seems to be flying by fast as we enter Q2! Let’s take a look at the latest news from the meetings and events industry. The start of March saw two notable acquisitions of event engagement technology providers.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 31, 2018

On this episode of Event TALK, I am speaking with Dave Knox, he is the author of Predicting the Turn: The High Stakes Game of Business Between Startups and Blue Chips , which was named the Grand Prix winner of the 2017 Atticus Award. When is a business or event ready for innovation? What are the tell-tale signs?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Bright Ideas Events in Vancouver, British Columbia What I love about my job: There are so many that the list is endless. I love producing a variety of different events with different themes. I love creating an actual event out of one of my ideas. Job title: CEO and president. in Vancouver, Washington.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 28, 2017

Cvent has unveiled its annual list of the top hotels for meetings and events in the United States. The event management software company uses booking data from its Cvent Supplier Network to determine which properties make the list. The strong meetings and events industry has led to fierce competition among hotels.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 12, 2017

IMEX Group predicts the coming year will see meetings focus more on participant needs. The IMEX Group is predicting that meetings in 2018 will be all about bringing humanity back. Here are the five trends it says will put people at the heart of today’s issues: 1.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The days of boxed-in, windowless meetings are officially a thing of the past. But what is the best way to designing events that make use of the venue’s indoor and outdoor space to enhance, rather than detract from the business goals ? More : Tech Companies Flee Cubicles, Meet Outdoors. Meet in earshot of nature.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 18, 2017

Venues along its path are hosting special events and hotels are offering promotional rates for this astronomical phenomenon. Although reservations are already booked for the big day in August, many of these sites are also great places to hold meetings another time. Pop the cork on a great meeting held at Brooks Winery.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 16, 2017

A new year brings a fresh start and much to look forward to, an outlook that extends to the meetings and events industry. Here’s what we think will be trending in 2017 : Event Intelligence. Mobile event apps will take another leap beyond simply allowing groups to go paperless, take surveys and poll attendees.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: I work on an amazing team that secures and executes meetings, conventions and sporting events for Greater Des Moines. Job title: Director of sales and special events. Second of all, we have an incredible backdrop for any type of event. It is a necessity to success in the events industry.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

In 2021, ITA Group executed 144 in-person corporate meetings, 100 incentive travel programs, and 93 stand-alone virtual events, according to data provided for its place on MeetingsNet’s CMI 25 list of the largest independent meeting-planning companies working with the North American corporate market.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 30, 2017

Incentive Research Foundation released its 2017 Trend Study, and we’ve condensed their assessment into this quick-hit list. There’s a lot to be wary of in today’s world and planners are well aware of how these disruptors can derail their event. spa days, concert tickets, expensive dinners, sporting events, etc.). Annually, U.S.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Best Outdoor Event Space. Best Special-Event Venue. Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. A multi-million-dollar transformation added a fresh design scheme, all-new plush furnishings and tech in the 802 guest rooms, and enhancements to its 38 versatile meeting and functions rooms. of indoor meeting space.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

National Sandwich Day on Friday, November 3, is a great day to celebrate the grab-and-go lunch staple that appears at many event mid-day meals. Here are a few sandwiches takes from around the world to inject some delicious culture into your next meeting or event. Banh Mi (Vietnam). Vada Pav (India).

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Job title: Lead associate for events and strategic market development. What I love about my job: I love thinking about meetings and events as a key strategic offering within our overall marketing and business development plans. We have to engage beyond just the day of the event. Job title: Chief meeting strategist.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Are you ready for some…meetings? From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. The event will also utilize the Indiana Convention Center for a fan fest. “We Indianapolis.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 26, 2017

Incentive Research Foundation released its 2017 Trend Study, and we’ve condensed their assessment into this quick-hit list. There’s a lot to be wary of in today’s world and planners are well aware of how these disruptors can derail their event. spa days, concert tickets, expensive dinners, sporting events, etc.). Annually, U.S.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2017

It’s no surprise that meeting planners named Vancouver the top convention city in Canada and ranked it second in all of North America in the Watkins Research Group’s biennial Meeting and Convention Planners Survey. Just last year, PCMA held its Convening Leaders annual meeting at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Smart Meetings regularly offers free webinars that cover a range of valuable topics, from contract negotiation to sourcing strategies. Some event contract clauses that are popular among planners are actually more trouble than they’re worth, according to contracts expert Lisa Sommer Devlin, JD. 2017 Hospitality Trends.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Food and beverage is one of the most important variables in meeting and event planning. In 2017, chefs will likely go wild in the kitchen , thanks to the growing popularity of elk, venison, bison, ostrich and other lean-meat alternatives. 6 Inventive Food Trends.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 26, 2017

If you’re interested in throwing a bash in a patriotic locale, Smart Meetings has hand-picked star spangled venues to consider from “sea to shining sea.”. A meeting room and The Ferry Building are also available for smaller groups to rent. on Jun 15, 2017 at 11:08am PDT. Happy Independence Day! Prepare for takeoff!

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

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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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Can’t fly your meeting all the way to Australia? A post shared by Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (@columbus_zoo) on Apr 25, 2017 at 1:31pm PDT. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium , home of Jack Hanna, offers a one hour outreach program to bring an animal presentation to corporate and group events throughout the country. No worries!

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

Here are some fun ways to celebrate at a meeting or on a business trip …and they don’t all require consuming calories. Doughnut walls are one of the latest food trends to take over Instagram and Pinterest in 2017. A post shared by The Candy Buffet Company (@candybuffetco) on Jan 29, 2017 at 2:17am PST. Doughnut Wall.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Event professionals have a multitude of host cities to select from, but more and more are making San Jose, California , their top pick. From June 5 to 9, Apple triumphantly returned its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to San Jose, where it hosted the inaugural event in 2002.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

Meeting professionals are tasked with making sure the audio of presentations is clear , that there’s no feedback and that it is at a comfortable volume—but what about the attendees who live in silence? The child was ecstatic after meeting the characters because he didn’t know they would speak ‘his language,’” a rep for the group told KABC-TV.

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