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New Privacy Regulations for Event Data Coming in 2023

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state’s standards being enacted in 2023. Blood reviewed the history of the EU’s GDPR as well as California’s effort in 2018 to enact its own data-protection regulation. with new state regulations effective as of January 1 in Virginia; July 1 in Colorado, Connecticut, and California (expanded from 2018); and December 1 in Utah.

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Smart Moves in Colorado, Utah and More

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Before joining Aspen Hospitality, Azevedo worked as vice president of acquisitions and development for Loews Hotels and vice president of development for the Americas for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Rachel Riggs, CMP, DES, SEPC Riggs is general manager of environmental strategy for Maritz Global Events.

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MPI Plans 3 New Certificate Programs

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The program is intended to make meeting professionals more aware of signs of distress in attendees and provide them with appropriate support.​ • The EVENT , launched by the Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal/Quebec chapters of MPI in 2018, has been acquired by MPI. The Canadian location for the event was not announced. •

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Killing It! Event-Related Companies on the Fast Track

MeetingsNet

At least 11 meeting and event-related companies are featured in this year’s Inc. according to the 2023 edition of Inc. The Austin, Texas-based company, launched in 2018, allows users to procure buses, track payments, and manage riders. 5000, here are some of the other meetings-industry companies that made the 2023 list.

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IBM Think Kicks Off a New Chapter with an Agile, Personalized Flagship Experience

Event Marketer

Johnson, IBM’s experiential agency of record for more than 20 years, which helped architect the modern IBM global event portfolio. TAKE A TOUR OF IBM THINK 2023: Keys to Successful and Long-term Client/Agency Partnerships: Fiona Bruder, President, George P. It’s a curated experience unique to ‘me.’

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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

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The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Meanwhile, late in 2018, CBRE forecasted that hotel supply would peak at 2% gain, stabilizing to 1.9 Source: IACC 2018 Meeting Room of the Future Report.

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