Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Celebrating its centenary in 2018, KEMET Electronics has been working with Cook & Associates for the past 2 years. For Electronica 2018, Cook & Associates focused on new ways of elevating KEMET’s brand, applying exciting display technologies and creating an open, inviting look and feel.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Convene Refer-a-Friend Program to offer up to $12,500 in cash payments for eligible referred business Convene , a global hospitality company that designs and manages premium meeting, event, and flexible office spaces, today announced that it has launched its Refer-a-Friend program to incentivize individuals to refer new business to the company.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

As nationwide demand flattens, hotels target the meetings segment with rising rates and fees to maintain their revenue. economy is losing steam—and some proof coming from the most recent hotel performance statistics—one might think that meeting and event planners are poised to gain the upper hand as they negotiate for upcoming programs.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Water Quality Association staff used the Go-To-Meeting platform to deliver virtual sessions from their headquarters. The following is taken from a presentation by LyNae Schleyer, WQA meetings director and Wesley Bleed, marketing and communications director in the Nov. You can watch the full hour-long webinar here.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Webinar live date: November 27, 2018 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Webinar live date: November 17, 2018 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. The legal issues for meetings and events evolve along with the world around us. Attend this webinar to learn: How to create and implement an effective meeting code of conduct. Grimes, Esq.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 1, 2018

Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals Online Course. Starts June 19, 2018 | 10 Weeks | Online. Technical Meeting & Event Production Online Course. Starts July 3, 2018 | 5 Weeks | Online. The post Event Jobs | May 2018 appeared first on Event Leadership Institute. Check out our upcoming courses.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

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. January 2018. November 2018. October 2018. In fact, it’s highly likely you’ve done multiple deals with them. Will this merger change that? October 2017.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

In 2014, venture capitalist Ron Shah was deep into a month of internal meetings when the pipes burst in. He worked the phones in a rush, trying to clinch local hotel meeting rooms on short notice. Surely, he thought, there must be a less aggravating way to book small meetings. his building. He called it Bizly. “It

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MeetingsNet

MAY 10, 2018

Webinar live date: June 21, 2018 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Webinar live date: June 21, 2018, 2018 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Planning and executing international meetings presents a multitude of variables and challenges that meeting planners do not encounter on the domestic front. Sponsored by: .

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 31, 2018

Seven steps you need to take to safely decide whether or not to cancel when your meeting destination is hit by a hurricane or other devastating event. Virgin Islands, meeting professionals with future events booked in affected areas are grappling with a tough question: Should we stay or should we go? Will it be safe?

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Hilton is investing heavily in the future of meetings and events with the creation of a new hotel brand focused on the needs of meeting planners and business travelers. Cities with signed contracts for a Signia Hilton include the meeting hubs of Indianapolis and Orlando, and there will be a property adjacent to Atlanta’s 3.9-million-square-foot

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

Chefs at the 2018 PCMA Annual Conference in Bangkok serve pasta and other dishes to attendees. In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. For more from the survey, visit Convene ’s 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey. Attracting younger attendees.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

It would also help with groups coming in for shorter meetings and from local markets like Phoenix, Denver and Dallas,” she said. Two-day meetings and incentive meetings could triple for me!” The craft will be delivered to Edwards Air Force Base in California as part of the $131 million contract Joby has with the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 9, 2018

In terms of jobs, the meetings and events industry creates more direct jobs than large manufacturing sectors such as automotive, chemicals, and food. For every dollar spent on face-to-face meetings and business events in 2016, it generated an additional $1.60 in benefits to the U.S. It’s a 160-percent return on investment.”.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Meeting & Event Job Openings | April 2018. Meeting Planner | Stanford University | Stanford, CA. Meetings / Event Coordinator | Randstad | Lanham, MD. Event Solutions Designer | CWT Meetings & Events | Minneapolis, MN. Convention Management Lead | Ashfield Meetings & Events | East Hanover, NJ.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Francis San Francisco on Union Square chanting, “No contract? Upcoming this month are Anesthesiology 2018 (Oct. 22–25), one of the year’s largest meetings in the city. The post Hotel Strikes Widen to San Francisco appeared first on Smart Meetings. No peace” and carrying signs that read, “One job should be enough.”.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Meeting & Event Job Openings | February 2018. Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA. Meeting & Event Manager | Koncept Events | Fort Lauderdale, FL. Meetings & Event Manager | Sheraton Hotels & Resorts | Lahaina, HI. Learn More.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Thousands of downtown Chicago hotel workers went on strike Friday morning after contracts expired at 25 downtown convention and boutique hotels. Unite Here Local 1 , the union for housekeepers, servers, cooks and doormen, had warned of a possible walkout when the previous contracts expired on August 31.

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Plan Your Meetings

MAY 31, 2018

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Plan Your Meetings Professional Development Guide ! Exploring the meeting and event industry publications landscape, we recognized the need for something more like a career resource than a newsy magazine. The post Meet the New PYM Professional Development Guide!

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EventTechBrief

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The most valuable and distinctive attribute of live events is the opportunity to meet with customers and prospects in person. But orchestrating and leveraging the face-to-face meeting has been a painful process to automate. But orchestrating and leveraging the face-to-face meeting has been a painful process to automate.

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a2z Innovation Insider

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Meet David Adkins, Associate Project Manager with a2z, in our ‘Meet the Team’ series. . I move on to my to-do list, prep for any upcoming meetings, and incorporate incoming requests while remaining cognizant of importance. A: Being on-site for Glassbuild 2018 in Atlanta during Hurricane Irma.

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Eventsforce

JULY 9, 2019

The study also identified a number of other areas that organisers are still unclear about when it comes to meeting compliance requirements – including things like event photography, how to manage data scanned by exhibitors, the length of time you need to store attendee data and what constitutes a data breach. We’re fine. Where to start….

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It may sound like simple work – finding a venue and exchanging contracts – but the devil is in the detail and more often than not, there’s a myriad of hidden factors that will impact the eventual price tag. Her wealth of meetings and events experience, unflappable nature, and professional approach is what sets her apart.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Technical Meeting & Event Production. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals. Meeting & Event Job Openings. Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA. Meetings & Event Manager | Sheraton Hotels & Resorts | Lahaina, HI. Fundraising Event Management. Learn More.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 17, 2019

GL events has raised its target for annual growth following the announcement of five new contracts in Europe, South America and Asia, representing a total value of €70 million in sales. Two further contract wins will see the group provide large-scale audience seating grandstands.

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GEVME

JUNE 18, 2018

One of the most anticipated political meetings of 2018, the U.S.–North was honored to be the official technical partner of this historic meeting, and GEVME was used as the event technology to power summit registrations on the ground. In terms of preparation and planning, the focal point of this official meeting was security.

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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It provides a platform designed to facilitate the booking and event management process for different hospitality establishments, facilitating the organization of events ranging from small meetings to large-scale functions. The platform aims to address specific challenges the hospitality industry faces in managing events.

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2017

What I do: TDCAA has meetings every month, with the exception of October. Along with my counterpart, my responsibilities include contracting hotels, ensuring on-site logistics meet contract requirements and processing foundation payments. Our members compliment the signs at every meeting.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 7, 2019

And in the landmark 2018 Dynamex Operations v. Schaumann is vice president of industry relations at Plannernet , which oversees a global network of 2,000 specialized meetings and event planners, and matches them to corporate clients. Meeting planner has their own independent business. Meeting planner working more than 30 days.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 10, 2019

In 2018, Evolution Dome helped over 50 organisers host over 200 events worldwide. For many organisers it can be a challenge to provide seminar content, networking facilities and meetings space live on the show floor. UFI & Explori Global Visitor Insights 2018/2019 Edition. Flexible options for exhibitors and sponsors.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The creative technical production company, Universal Live, has been awarded an exclusive contract with the Park Regis hotel in Birmingham. In 2018, the Park Regis underwent an £850,000 remodel. In total, the hotel features eleven event and meeting spaces, catering for 4 – 300 people over four floors of the hotel. Brand Events.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

Meeting professionals are left wondering about the very foundation of their missions. That sense of comfort will require meeting, or even exceeding, health guidelines , so attendees can be confident they are as safe, maybe even safer, on a planned and tightly managed incentive trip than they would be at home.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Greatest career accomplishment: We reimagined our conference model in 2005 improving efficiencies, formalizing an RFP and hotel contracting process, improved educational programming, instituted a comprehensive evaluation model while reducing costs and improving overall attendee experience. The post 2019 15 Over 50: Andy L.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

1 CEO on The SaaS Report’s list of the Top 50 CEOs of 2018. And while this award is a testament to Cvent’s and Reggie’s success, it also puts a well-deserved spotlight on our thriving meetings and events industry. A desire to fill a critical need and solve a litany of problems facing meetings, events, and hospitality professionals.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 5, 2018

— Variety (@Variety) March 5, 2018. As it turns out, the notion of an inclusion rider — a clause that an actor can insist be inserted in his or her contract requiring that the cast and crew on a film meet a certain level of diversity — was first floated at a conference. appeared first on PCMA Convene.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 22, 2017

The hotel management company Twenty Four Seven Hotels is expanding to the Los Angeles area with four new management contracts there to be announced in 2017. of indoor meeting space and more room for poolside events at a 625-square-foot deck that is being completely redone for 2018. properties it contracts with.

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