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7 Huge Event Planning Trends Spotted at MPI WEC 2018

Eventmobi

After spending the past week at MPI WEC 2018 (one of the largest annual gatherings for meeting professionals), I experienced what it’s like for an organization to pull out all the stops to create a truly memorable experience for events planners (who have seen and done it all). Speak to one of our event experts today! Schedule a Demo.

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The Story Behind the Redesigned World Education Congress – #EventIcons Episode 155

Endless Events

In 2018 MPI’s World Education Congress had a complete overhaul. Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey of Nifty Method Marketing & Events ( @ lindsaythecmp ). Did you attend MPI’s 2018 World Education Congress in Indiana? The event has grown to about 2500 attendees and each year MPI is working to raise the bar.

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Nonprofit Event Venues for Social Good

Connect Your Meetings

In a 2018 report published by Giving USA, Americans gave $410 billion to charity in 2017, breaking $400 billion for the first time. Giving USA is published by the Giving USA Foundation and researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. In 2018, the bookstore unveiled a new 4,000-sq.-ft.

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Chicago Southland Dazzles with Unique Meeting Spaces

Unique Venues

We are located within a five-hour drive from eight different states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin), making the commute to the Chicago Southland quick and easy. Made up of 62 south and southwest suburbs of Chicago, the Chicago Southland is just 30 minutes or less from downtown Chicago.

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4 Essential Planning Guidelines for Citywides

Smart Meetings

The importance of finding the right partners and developing those relationships can’t be stressed enough,” says Vince Slack, meeting and market planning manager for Do it Best Corp. Read Chuck Kapelke’s story, “ The Art of Planning a Citywide: Hot Tips for Creating Big Impact ” in the December 2018 issue of Smart Meetings.

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These Destinations Are Using Virtual Reality to Put You in Their Place

PCMA Convene

By 2020, the virtual-reality market could be worth $30 million, according to tech advisory firm Digi-Capital, and with companies like Facebook and Google investing heavily in the technology, headsets soon may be as ubiquitous as smartphones. MARRIOTT INDYPLACE. Plan, Plan, Plan, and Then Plan Some More’. What they’re planning . The goal  . “In

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Modern Convention Centers Becoming a Dire Necessity

Smart Meetings

Instead of simply being an element in a destination’s success, modern and future-proof convention centers may be the key to surviving in an increasingly competitive market. According to those cities, especially those in the shared market of the Midwest, that perception isn’t wrong. Indiana Convention Center Proposed Expansion.

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