Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If you think popping into a succession of boring Zoom calls makes you an expert on virtual meetings , it’s time to think again. Every year, Smart Meeting profiles top event professionals as part of an annual Planner of the Year feature designed to recognize and inspire innovation and excellence. Meet the 2020 Planners of the Year.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 7, 2022

An epic meeting took place this year. Representatives of the pharmaceutical and hospitality industries came together for the first time to talk strategically about how to deal with a scary new trend in health-care meetings: localized regulations. Webinar Provides Tips for Boosting Medical Meetings. ASAE Supports Visit U.S.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2018

They and all their Disney pals have been up to a whole bunch in 2018, including celebrating Mickey Mouse’s milestone 90 th birthday. Here’s a roundup of the latest meeting developments at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. . of meeting space.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 12, 2018

As we kick off 2018, we’re excited to discover a lot of new event ideas for 2018 to energize our event planning. Get Ready for the Top Meeting Trends in 2018. Meetings have always been more intimate affairs compared to events. Meetings are definitely getting a big tech upgrade this year.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2018

IMEX America’s biggest gathering ever propelled full-speed ahead on Day Three in Las Vegas, fueled by meeting planner and supplier energy and the usual steady supply of news and demos by properties and destinations. Smart Meetings kept pace with the biggest happenings. 15–17, 2020. Upcoming WEC Locations. 10–12, 2019.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 5, 2020

Convene magazine released results of its 29th Meetings Market Survey showing meeting attendance continued to increase in 2019 as the business events industry experienced yet another year of consecutive growth. Meetings Market Survey results, based on responses from 867 participants, were released by PCMA’s Convene.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Leading global brand experience company, Cook & Associates , has been selected as a “preferred supplier” for the 2020 Farnborough International Airshow. During the 2018 Airshow, Cook & Associates successfully delivered eleven major projects, fielding a team of over 100 staff on site. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Event Tech.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2018

2018 in New Orleans were granted a behind-the-scenes look at activities—including a peek at kitchen preparations and backstage waiting rooms—at Ernest N. Some $379 million of the total will be used to improve the center and upgrade meeting rooms, public areas, restrooms, audiovisual equipment, escalators and elevators. million sq.

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Event Industry News

JULY 2, 2019

The most successful edition of The Meetings Show to date took place on Wednesday 26 th and Thursday 27 th June, with record numbers noted across the board. More than 5,000 meetings and events professionals attended the show, with pre-audit figures reporting a combined visitor and exhibitor total of 5,214.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

CWT Meetings & Events, a division of global travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today unveiled its predictions for the top ten cities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in M&E. 2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). Moscow, Russia (6/-). Barcelona, Spain (5/2).

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2022

their average airfare and how much their prices changed as compared to 2020. Smart Meetings has compiled these top five airports and added nearby hotels with ample meeting spaces and ocean views. compared to 2020. There are plenty hotels along the coast for meetings. of meeting space. of meeting space.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 13, 2022

The result could be a more diverse pool of venues to choose from at a time when meeting professionals are struggling to find open space at fully staffed hotels. Read More: Diverse Meeting Teams Are Smarter. In 2018, the company gave $500,000 to groups and individuals that promoted diversity in travelers and hotel operators.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 14, 2019

More international conference organizers are looking beyond larger, first-tier destinations when hosting meetings in the United Kingdom. Here are some of the country’s more non-obvious choices for meetings — all easily accessible from the U.S. Helping planners make an impact on the city is a big part of Glasgow’s approach to meetings.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 28, 2017

Over the next few years, Kalahari Resorts & Conventions will ramp up its efforts to draw meeting planners to its most recent Poconos property and a brand-new resort in Round Rock, Texas. Phase 3 at Poconos, set to be open by January 2020, will add 125,000 square feet of meeting space. Kalahari Heading to Round Rock.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Stanfield previously worked as general manager at Hilton Buenos Aires, during which the property was awarded national and international awards, including Argentina’s Best MICE Hotel in 2020 and the World Travel Awards in 2019 and 2020. He comes from The Peninsula Bangkok, where he worked as hotel manager since October 2018.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2020

The partnership represents the first of a series of announcements from MICEOFFERS as more and more event organisers look to gain the best value for their 2020 and 2021 event programme. There is a real hunger out there from event planners to get the very best value for their meetings and this will continue into 2021.

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Event Industry News

JULY 27, 2022

Founded in 2018 in Espoo, Finland, Deal Room is an advanced platform designed to manage virtual, hybrid and in-person events. 1-on-1 Meetings, Attendee Engagement with Pre-booking, Effective Networking. profile to make contacts and meet. Exhibitors also can invite participants to their booths and manage meetings.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Involved with trade associations throughout his career, Carlo was president of the ILEA from 2017 to 2018 and continues to be an active board member of the Europe chapter. In this episode Carlo Zoccali’s focus is beyond the airshow (FIA) which, cancelled in 2020, comes back to the site in July this year.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 25, 2016

After more than 10 years, Chicago has been chosen to host American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Annual Meeting & Exposition in 2018. Playing the backdrop to ASAE 2018 demonstrates the city of Chicago’s world-class reputation as a true hub for industry and culture,” said Mayor Emanuel.

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The MICE

JANUARY 11, 2021

When the idea to stage an international, multi-day conference in Bern was born back in 2018, we didn’t know how things would turn out, and that we’d need to change our plans upside down. From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 13, 2022

Sina is a Certified Meetings Professional (CMP) with extensive knowledge in organizing hybrid, online and in-person events. She organized the ICCA Congress 2020, a global hybrid event with 8 hubs around the world that attracted 1500 delegates, featured 220 speakers and over 100 hours of content.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Meeting Professionals International’s leaders outlined a strong 2024 for the association’s educational and networking efforts. The next events for MPI will be its European Meetings and Events Conference March 3-5 in Luxembourg and the World Education Conference May 20-22 in Louisville.

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GEVME

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Being the first Penang homegrown business events industry conference, it is vital for BE @ Penang to be seen as the benchmark for organising meetings in Penang. Being the first Penang homegrown business events industry conference, it is vital for BE @ Penang to be seen as the benchmark for organising meetings in Penang.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 26, 2020

The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) is an inspirational setting for meetings with fantastic views of the city. The award-winning venue has 22 multi-functional, flexible rooms, suitable for meetings, conferences and exhibitions up to 8,000 delegates.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 29, 2019

The casino-hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment announced a construction milestone today for the $375 million, 550,000-square-foot conference facility opening in 2020—the setting of the first steel truss, which takes the Forum past the groundbreaking stage, above ground and into the public eye. In other words—a meeting planner’s dream.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

During 2018/2019 we discussed running light trails through the UK,” Kili Live founder/CEO Stuart Galbraith tells Event Industry News. “We We went to have a look at what DEAG was doing in Berlin Botanical Gardens with the intention of running a trail in 2020.” And we’ve arranged a board meeting for the next day,” Galbraith chuckles.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2021

That would be a 60 percent increase from the same weekend in 2020, but still 6 million fewer than in 2019. million Americans were planning air travel over the three days, according to AAA statistics, six times more than in 2020, but 750,000 fewer than the same time in 2019. Conventioneers Return. We are in the hospitality business.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 17, 2022

and compared them with registration numbers from those same three conferences after they moved online in 2020. The second study cited in the Journal article, a discussion paper from London School of Economics’ Centre for Economic Performance, collected data on more than 12,000 economics seminars from fall 2018 through 2020.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 23, 2019

In 2018 the government cracked down and said those who have IDs from states that are not compliant with REAL ID standards, and did not get an extension will need to show a different form of identification for domestic air travel. If you plan to travel after October 21, 2020, then yes. Why is this Relevant Now? Do I Need One?

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Event Industry News

JULY 30, 2019

Together with its partners, the GCB German Convention Bureau has announced the launch of phase III of its Future Meeting Space research. The goal of this third piece of Future Meeting Space research is to establish the ongoing value of meetings and events at a time when technology is enabling new ways to interact. Brand Events.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 1, 2020

A participant at the American College of Chest Physicians’ CHEST Annual Meeting 2019 runs a probe over an “alien” with magnets in its chest in order to view ultrasound images revealing a cardiac condition. This case study is part of Convene ‘s April CMP Series story looking at innovations in scientific and medical meetings. .

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 21, 2021

Venues of Excellence, the leading UK consortium for conferences, training, meetings and events, have taken a strategic decision to sell the business to Mandy Jennings, Director of Paje Consultancy Ltd. The business saw a 60% financial growth over the previous 5 years surpassing projected membership figures ahead of plan.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

In 2018, he worked as hotel manager for Sheraton Grand Doha. In 2020 and 2021, she was named one of Modern Luxury ’s DC Power Players. The post Smart Moves in Qatar, London and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Yazan Latif Latif is general manager for Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl—Doha in Qatar.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 17, 2018

When it comes to getting here and getting around, few meetings and event destinations rival Phoenix for ease and convenience. American Airlines, Southwest and Frontier as well as international carriers, British Airways, Condor Airlines and Air Canada are all adding new flights in 2018.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Pictured: Aortic Live 2018. 2020 – a pivotal year for wind energy. Known as the world’s largest exhibition for the wind industry, the 2018 edition attracted 35,000 visitors from more than 100 countries. Further expansion of wind energy is central to the Green Deal and will deliver jobs and investments needed for recovery.

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Event Industry News

JULY 17, 2019

The newly elected IELA board of management proudly confirms three women leaders in the exhibition logistics industry among its members: Mariane Ewbank, former IELA chairwoman 2016-2018, Priscilla Leong and Sandi Trotter, both new members elected for 2019-2021. Italy Feyzan Erel, general manager and CEO of Gruptrans International Co.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2021

In early April, Meeting Professionals International announced the 2021 recipients of its RISE Awards, given to planning pros who exemplify leadership, innovation, and impact in their work. Like countless other planners, Ishaad was laid off in 2020. That was pretty much the coolest job I could have gotten,” he says.

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