PCMA Convene

JANUARY 29, 2021

The National Association of Realtors created a “plaza” in Zoom to simulate a walk-in at a face-to-face meeting. As the National Association of Realtors (NAR) prepared for its 2020 annual conference and expo last fall, the organization knew that many members in its audience were craving interaction.

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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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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 15, 2019

In August 2018, when Mark Addicks was in the midst of planning his first-ever event, the MANOVA Global Health Summit, he was determined to make it a dramatic departure from the typical medical conference. “We The roster of more than 100 speakers also drew heavily from the local community. And I knew what would happen.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 2, 2020

EVENTIT, Scotland’s leading annual showcase for business events professionals, announces the return of its bi-annual Business Events Leaders’ Summit (BELS) at the EICC on Wednesday 18 th and 19 th March 2020. There was a range of wonderful local and International speakers who gave valuable insights into the industry.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 18, 2019

The 2019 gathering expects to receive more than 170,000 attendees all gathering to listen to keynote speakers and participate in the 2,700 breakout workshops that will be offered. The list of 2019 speakers include Al Gore, Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors, Ariana Huffington, and many more. Source: Element-360.

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Event Industry News

MAY 11, 2022

– Over 170 expert industry professionals from 25 countries participated – Expert speakers from inside and outside the industry shared their vision for the future of the industry. The Conference opened with guest speaker Paddy Cosgrave, founder and CEO of Web Summit, who discussed his take for the future of live events.

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Hubilo Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

In May 2018, the world was glued to screens to watch Warren Buffett’s comments at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s meeting. There are also insights available about which sessions, topics, and speakers were most engaging. In 2020, the Primetime Emmy Awards transitioned to an online ceremony because of the pandemic.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 9, 2018

— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) January 7, 2018. As a planner, here are the big takeaways for injecting some social justice into your next meeting or event. Tarana Burke & Michelle Williams at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Los Angeles | January 7, 2018. — Michelle Williams (@MichelleWFans) January 8, 2018.

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Floktu

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

World Tour Sydney Reimagined delivered a full program of inspiration and enablement directly to their virtual attendees in a live broadcast on the scheduled day, March 4th 2020. The revised program consisted of videos featuring individual speakers as well as sessions led by multiple speakers. Source: PC Mag , 2020.

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Nunify

DECEMBER 3, 2021

34% of planners consider increased attendance the most positive result of pivoting to virtual, followed by lower overhead costs (27%)” (EventMB, 2020). You save on speakers since you don’t have to pay for travel expenses and configure around their tight schedule. 38% use social media as a feedback mechanism” (EventMB, 2018).

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Decibel Management

MAY 24, 2021

The set-up is super basic: a stage, some cameras, some speakers, and occasionally a musical guest (Weezer, Panic! To put this in perspective, we rounded up some other extravagant events that didn’t cost nearly as much as Apple’s week-long business meeting. . JLo and Shakira killed the Super Bowl halftime show in 2020.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 13, 2020

When the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) decided to switch its live meeting scheduled to take place in late May in Seattle to an all-virtual meeting just 60 days before the meeting, the team of 10 organizing the event didn’t know what to expect when planning for a digital platform. “We

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Bizzabo

MAY 10, 2019

And the conference is highly rated by past attendees, earning a 90% or greater approval rating for its speakers and its ability to boost careers. But you'll have to attend in 2020 as the 2019 event has already wrapped. Visit the conference website to learn more about the 2020 event. Customer Success Summit Conference.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 28, 2020

The company’s mission, according to creative director Jo Vidler in a 2018 Forbes article , is rooted in the need to forget the worries and weight of the world. In 2020, that the desire for escapism has never been stronger — and the reality of a massive in-person dance party never more remote. “If Some danced in kitchens.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

As a major campaign designed to recapture the £150m a year events and meetings market in Newcastle and Gateshead continues, some of the 35 venues taking part have been looking back at how they coped when Covid first hit. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, it was something of a baptism of fire for staff at the Maldron Hotel in Newcastle.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

When the inaugural Manova summit welcomed more than 1,000 attendees and 100-plus speakers to the Minneapolis Convention Center Oct. But we were having these very corporate conversations about waiting to do it until 2020. And because of the strength of the premise, so many of those speakers last year said yes. Mark Addicks.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 21, 2020

Rakuten Dealmaker is an event series with planned stops in cities such as Scottsdale, New York, London, and Sydney in 2020 (pending federal and state public health and safety guidelines). In fact, over 4,000 one-on-one meetings were scheduled in 2019 alone! November 29, 2018. Of course you do! Source: Twitter.

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Eventory

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Conferences, SaaS events and summits provide its participants with valuable and fresh insights that combined with being able to meet fellow industry representatives can significantly contribute to new options for self and business development. Join the event and meet representatives from top companies such as Salesforce, Shopify and more. #6

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Bizzabo

MARCH 31, 2020

Key Takeaway: The speakers (i.e. You need to secure Grade-A speakers for your conference as well. The speakers you choose just need to be known to your unique target audience and fill them with excitement. The speakers you choose just need to be known to your unique target audience and fill them with excitement.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

One of the things that Quickbooks Connect does better than most conferences is secure amazing, high-caliber speakers. Key Takeaway: The speakers you secure for your events matter. That's why we always recommend bringing in great speakers. But the term "great speakers" is relative. They'll also help you sell more tickets.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Key Takeaway: TimesTalks is a great reminder to book interesting speakers for your events. But you do need to secure speakers that are interesting to your target audience and will provide them with valuable knowledge, an entertaining experience, or both. In 2018, one of the biggest world-wide events happened: the Winter Olympics.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 2018, 100 percent of participants left Chamonix with a new idea and a new friend, and almost 80 percent initiated a new project. Upon guests’ arrival, team members offer them a book that is likely to be of interest to them, and Summit speakers recommend books that have made an impression on them during the conference.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020? A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. That order gets even taller when it comes to reflecting diversity in a speaker lineup. Why I Have My Eye on AI. Cristi Kempf.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

With the promoter for 2020 and beyond still to be confirmed, Event Industry News caught up with Proper Productions’ Mark Ward, BST’s production director, who has looked after the Great Oak Stage since 2013. “And You’ve had a series of different main stage models, none more radical than 2018? The revolution just went on and on.

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Bizzabo

JULY 23, 2020

Because of COVID-19 and events limitations being what they are, Forbes has transformed its 2020 CIO Summit into a virtual series focused on digital reinvention and how companies can adapt to a radically changing world. The company has leveraged that reputation for years to host annual meetings for CEOs, summits, roundtables, and more.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The gathering is chock-full of amazing speakers like Jerry Rice, a pro football hall of famer; Dr. Kate Darling, an MIT Media Lab research specialist, and Salvatore Ancoretti, the head of customer marketing at Ferrari. In 2018, CloudFest played host to Beck and Portugal. Sound like a plan? Then let's get started! Oracle OpenWorld.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020? A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. That order gets even taller when it comes to reflecting diversity in a speaker lineup. Why I Have My Eye on AI. Cristi Kempf.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 4, 2021

The best virtual conferences are packed with interactive components tied to trademark conference staples, such as networking opportunities, breakout sessions, engagement tools , keynote speakers, and gamification. . Feature sponsor-provided speakers, keynotes, or workshops. Virtual Conference vs. Virtual Event: What’s the Difference?

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

These are already finding their way onto show floors and into event meeting spaces, though these experts generally agree that current applications are just scratching the surface of what’s possible. ” — Christy Lamagna , CEO of Strategic Meetings & Events. ” — Corbin Ball , Founder at Corbin Ball & Co.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

These are already finding their way onto show floors and into event meeting spaces, though these experts generally agree that current applications are just scratching the surface of what’s possible. ” — Christy Lamagna , CEO of Strategic Meetings & Events. ” — Corbin Ball , Founder at Corbin Ball & Co.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 15, 2020

Whether in-person or online , meetings can go right—or they can go wrong. That meant she would now be hosting meetings, instead of just attending them. One of those meetings was a regularly scheduled gathering for managers from around the country—a big annual event with a prominent speaker , a dinner, workshops and so much more.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Our two headquarters hotels — the 950-room Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile and the 1,025-room Le Méridien Etoile — both neighbor the Palais, and offer additional proof of continual upgrades to meet global delegates’ expectations. Read a recap of her session here.). The largest room, La Verrière, can seat 60 people banquet-style.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Building events since : 2020. Building events since : 2018. Attendees can personalize their agenda, meet in the app with video meetings, and even save the video files for review. Albert’s Aha!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Independent workers are increasing at a dizzying rate, and to succeed, it’s becoming all the more important for them to find multiple ways of engaging people, emphasized Olga Mirzahi in her keynote address at Smart Meeting South Central National in New Orleans on Sunday. Smart Meeting South Central National is officially underway!

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 24, 2020

The event features expert speaker sessions, hands-on workshops, product deep dives, and more. Their corporate event management team makes their programming so value-packed, in fact, that 83% of past attendees plan to return in 2020 and 91% rate the general session as either good or excellent. November 14, 2018. Source: Twilio.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The Leeds-based company provides software that helps event planners to automate several tedious tasks involved in managing speakers and artists at conferences, exhibitions and festivals. I was spending ages emailing speakers to check details, copying and pasting data between different spreadsheets and the website etc. Brand Events.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 15, 2020

A virtual lobby for the 2nd AAT-AD/PD Focus Meeting 2020 allowed participants to maneuver to the various areas of the conference. But as the COVID-19 crisis became more widespread throughout March, it also became clear that a face-to-face meeting wasn’t an option. For the AAT meeting, a web page listed all 22 exhibitors.

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