Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As we progress through the event industry’s recovery to 2019 levels, conference organizers must have a laser focus on helping potential attendees make their business case for attending their events. Ensure that your conference website can apply these filters to help participants identify their can’t-miss sessions.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 14, 2021

One of our early — and still applicable — recommendations was for conference organizers to communicate and publish the date when they expect to make the decision for their in-person conference. Are You an Expo with a Conference, or a Conference with an Expo? It’s not going to happen overnight.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 14, 2020

Imagine how you might do your job differently if your performance and compensation were evaluated based on overall session attendance and industry presenter ratings at your annual conference. While this notion may seem a bit extreme, conference education systems need increased accountability, which in turn leads to a competitive advantage.

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Event Industry News

MAY 14, 2019

The winners of the Off To Work Event Photography Awards 2019 (EPAs) were unveiled on Tuesday 14th May at a highly enjoyable awards evening at No.4 Other categories included Catering (new this year), Corporate Events & Conferences, Experiential Events & Brand Activations, Music Events, Trade Shows, and Weddings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

No big surprise, but hotels will double-down on bringing local culture to the ballrooms and conference centers, in everything from pop-up action stations and food trucks to curated experiences led by local chefs and producers. That’s the word from Lodging magazine. Say Hi to Hal. Share your hot F&B at #MeetSmart!

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Eventmobi

MAY 27, 2022

What would a “year-long” sponsorship engagement look like versus a “conference” or event-based activation? Having all sponsorship benefits concentrated around a several-day conference may not have as much value for your top-tier sponsors that have year-round business goals. Event Industry (2019) and SURGE Innovation Pioneer (2018).

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Event Wi-Fi company, noba, has partnered with brand new Venue Lab space, Magazine London, to provide Wi-Fi as part of a three-year deal. . Purpose-built Magazine London, which opened its doors this September, boasts over 24,000sqm of indoor and outdoor space and is the largest of its kind in London. Conferences. Brand Events.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It’s difficult to determine what to include — and not include — when collecting attendee data at the time of conference registration. In the spirit of making it easy to say “yes,” session sign-up should be delayed until 30–45 days prior to the conference. One best practice for conference registration?

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

This (slightly edited) interview by JT Long appeared in the March 2019 issue of Smart Meetings Magazine. What led to writing the book, Conferences that Work ? I invented the format by accident 26 years ago when there were no expert speakers to invite for a conference on administrative computing issues in small schools.

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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. Convene , a magazine for the business events industry, has published its annual meetings market survey results since 1991.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 18, 2019

Organisers of the Event Technology Awards have revealed the first group of judges for the 2019 event, and it reads like a ‘who’s who’ of the event industry. I’m delighted to say that the 2019 judging panel perfectly reflects the criteria.”. Caroline Clift, Stand Out Magazine Tess Vismale, Isocalx.

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Hubilo Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

With the year 2019 round the corner, event professionals must be already busy with the planning of the set of events to plan and visit in the next year. Want to make a list of places to visit in 2019? Event industry has been witnessing an increase in the number of meetings and conferences every year. Dreamforce 2019.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

William Thomson (center) will take part in PCMA’s hackathon on homelessness in June during EduCon 2019. The average person in 2009,” reports the science magazine Nautilus , “was less empathetic than 75 percent of the people in 1979.”. Homeless individuals present one of empathy’s most difficult tests.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 11, 2019

If your conference is like most, sponsorship revenue is underperforming. There are two benchmarks we like to use to identify healthy conference revenue business models: Industry revenue — 30 percent or more of a conference’s total revenue should come from the combination of sponsor, exhibit and advertising revenue.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Research Finds Sponsorships Are Still Relevant According to a 2019 report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research ( CEIR ) of 200 show executives and 728 exhibitors, sponsorships make up roughly 20% of B2B tradeshow revenues.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2019

The second round of judges has been revealed for the Event Technology Awards 2019, and the list certainly reflects the way the awards has expanded. As well as being actively involved in the industry, he has served as the president of ILEA Las Vegas and sits on the Biz Bash Magazine Advisory Board.

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GEVME

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

About: This is a simple application that consistently makes the lists of the best free event planning apps, according to American wedding magazines. The post Top 14 Best Event Planning Apps for 2019 to Use Right Now appeared first on GEVME Blog. Pros and cons: It is more convenient to use on iPad and will cost you $3.99.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

When we think about conferences and expos, trusting the idea scores strong. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Botsman developed a concept called the trust stack, which has three levels: 1) Trust the idea; 2) Trust the platform; 3) Trust the other users.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Recently I’ve received invitations to attend webinars and download industry research reports and articles all aimed to help conference and show organizers grow sponsorship revenue. Exhibitors and sponsors despise being hit up by multiple sources selling opportunities for your conference/show. How to Organize Your Sales Team.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 6, 2019

For those of you who organize large annual conferences and trade shows, there undoubtedly is a chicken-vs.-egg Some conference organizers have responded by cutting 90-minute education sessions down to 75 minutes and then paring them down to 60 minutes. egg debate. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 14, 2023

10 medical conferences due to take place at South Wales venue in 2023/2024 ICC Wales , Wales’s first dedicated convention centre, will be hosting a series of medical conferences that will support the post-pandemic recovery of the in-person medical meetings sector and highlight the venue’s pivotal role in the recovery of the UK Meetings Industry.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 18, 2022

Since first opening its doors as a brand-new convention centre in September 2019, ICC Wales has finally been able to celebrate a full twelve months’ worth of trading. The state-of-the-art South Wales conference centre has been making up for lost time during a busy period of activity.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A sampling of how the leading independent planning companies execute every sort of event, from user conferences to exotic incentives. View the magazine version of the report in MeetingsNet’s September issue or read it on MeetingsNet.com. Gating level. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image. Published: Bishop-McCann Image 1_1.jpg.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

SaaStock boasts Europe’s biggest SaaS conference which takes place in Dublin every October with 4,000 attendees from 50+ countries in addition to a calendar of global conferences. Alison is an experienced exhibition and conference marketing professional with 18 years’ experience encompassing conferences, exhibitions, marketing and PR.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2019

Honorees will be recognized in the print editions of Connect’s magazine, on our websites and at Connect’s annual conference, held Aug. 26-28, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. If you know event professionals who are at least 50 years old and worthy of recognition, nominate the person for this special honor.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Born from a joint venture between the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Library of Birmingham on Centenary Square, Unique Venues Birmingham (UVB) is an inimitable conference and events venue, offering to both corporate and private clients. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Exhibitions. Event Tech.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The Meetings Show, in partnership with Meetings & Incentive Travel Magazine , will be looking for the 10 brightest stars in the meetings and events industry, to offer support for them throughout 2019 and beyond. Applications for Tomorrow’s Talent will open in January 2019. Paul Harvey, deputy editor, M&IT Magazine.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 17, 2019

Tomorrow’s Talent is being run by The Meetings Show, in partnership with Meetings & Incentive Travel Magazine, to shine a spotlight on the exceptional young talent within the industry and help to nurture and support the leaders of the future. Paul Harvey, deputy editor, M&IT Magazine. Patrick Delaney, managing partner, SoolNua.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 27, 2019

The industry-leading event technology conference, hosted by Cvent, will take place 14-16 Oct, in London. She is Lord Sugar’s aide on The Apprentice, has written Sunday Times best-selling book “Strong Woman”, aimed at inspiring women in business and is a regular columnist for national papers and magazines.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2023

magazine ranking of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S.—including magazine’s celebrated list of high-flying firms. 1,130: Balloon Therapy Launched in 2019, this Dallas-based balloon-garland fabricator and installer specializes in designs for large and small events. 4,155: Conference Catalysts The Gainesville, Fla.,

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) has hosted its largest exhibition to date, as part of the ISBA 2021 Annual Conference (Independent Schools’ Bursars Association). Ian Edwards, Chief Executive, ICC Wales, commented: “We are delighted that ISBA chose our venue for their annual conference.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Meetings are more prevalent than conferences in the industry, with meetings generally being considered one-day events in which the group engages with themselves, while a conference is defined as an event with staging and speakers addressing an audience. Data shows that delegation sizes have reduced and now sit at 74 people on average.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In the business events space, there was a realization of the need for being together and we are all determined to build back stronger than 2019,” he said. Insider Tips for Planning a Columbus Conference. The city was named one of the 32 Places to Go and Eat in 2019 by Food & Wine magazine. Yes, the 1.8-million-square-foot

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

She’s a past president of Meeting Professionals International, Chicago and has been named as one of the 40 under 40 in the meetings industry by Connect magazine in 2015. Awarded as one of the top 100 women who inspire and innovate in 2018 by Smart Meetings Magazine. county finalist in 2019.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

9th International Public Markets Conference. June 6-8, 2019. We are about placemaking,” said Kelly Verel, vice president of PPS and a key strategist in planning the 10th International Public Markets Conference, set to take place in London in 2019. Event Details. London, England. What It’s All About. Why We Like It.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Adam is also the co-founder and editor of www.eventindustrynews.com , a global online event magazine which is read by organisers, promoters, event management and production companies, suppliers, experiential agencies, the corporate sector, local government and organisations that host exhibitions and conferences. Conferences.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

UKSV was recognised for its work producing a three-day conference for leading research-driven family-owned biopharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim (BI). UKSV developed the engaging conference, which was six months in the planning, around the concept of a television magazine and chat show.

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