Event Farm

JUNE 9, 2021

Marcella Farman-Dietz, executive event consultant for Medialink, joined Ryan Costello, co-founder of Event Farm, to discuss a sample event budget for a one-day business summit and reception for 400 attendees at a hotel conference center in NYC. 7: Travel and transportation – 111% increase. Rapid tests are coming down in pricing.

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e2m.live

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In our previous blog, we discussed 5 biggest challenges that will impact the event industry in 2019 and beyond. At IMEX America: Event Planning Trends (and Challenges) to Watch for in 2019, 64.4 % of respondents of a survey told that they don’t expect fundings for events to enhance in 2019. Transport fares also keep increasing.

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The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

One of the presentations that highly inspired me to think differently about event design took place in 2019 at the MICE Forum at ITB Berlin (Organised by VDVO ). In 2019 the ITB MICE Forum theme was ‘The Human Factor’. The Falling Walls conference achieves this aim by putting humans into focus.

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. COP 25, the UN Climate Change Conference, which has the objective to move the United Nations Paris Agreement into practical action, really couldn’t have got off to a worse start.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Parr, AGU’s senior vice president, meetings and learning, told Convene that her first thought was that they were out to harm the speaker. Back when I ran my first conference, I never had to think about someone attacking [the speaker] or jumping on stage,” Parr said. “I Samuel Thomas Jr. I never, ever, considered those things.”

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Bizzabo

MARCH 31, 2020

In this article, we'll take a look at 12 of them and pull out key takeaways you can use to improve your own conferences, training seminars, and trade expos. Key Takeaway: The speakers (i.e. You need to secure Grade-A speakers for your conference as well. Netflix is a Joke Fest. Source: Los Angeles Times. Source: Netflix.

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The MICE

MARCH 31, 2022

Conference organiser, NZZ Connect, is a branch of the leading Swiss publication Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ). NZZ Connect organises national conferences such as the Swiss Economic Forum focusing on business topics and brings communities together that are passionate about a given subject. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Attracting more than 1,000 delegates from within the field of contact lenses, The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has chosen Manchester Central to host its bi-ennial International Clinical Conference in 2019.

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Event Industry News

JULY 10, 2020

Planning for business events begins over a year in advance, including contractual agreements with venues, hotels, speakers, exhibitors, staff costs, and much more. By allowing businesses to offset related travel expenses, businesses, and consumers across the country will more readily participate in conferences and events.

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 8, 2020

When the Qualcomm team isn't designing new tech, they can be found brainstorming new corporate event ideas and/or hosting a noteworthy conference. It also allowed attendees to choose between seven different conference tracks and tailor their event experience to their specific interests and needs. But it shouldn't be. Source: Qualcomm.

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Gallus Events

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The UN Climate Conference took place in Madrid in Dec 2019. The UN Conference on Climate Change was a massive event, by anyone’s standards. Some 20,000 delegates and observers attended the Ministerial Conference. So the organisers also looked to: organise a paper light conference. stream some of the sessions.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The industry-leading event technology conference hosted by Cvent will take place 14-16 October at the InterContinental London – The O2. June will take to the main stage to welcome attendees, introduce keynote speakers, and host two panel discussions covering important industry issues including women in leadership and diversity.

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TicketBud

AUGUST 28, 2023

FAIL 1 – Not Living Up to the Brand In January 2019, the Clemson University football team was scheduled to be honored with dinner at the White House after their National Championship win against The University of Alabama. Marketing for the event touted celebrity guests, top-level speakers and a highly anticipated ball pit.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 18, 2019

The government shutdown is causing headaches in the business events industry at conferences where government employees who were set to attend or speak are no longer allowed to do so. A month before the 27th annual International Plant & Animal Genome (PAG) conference, which took place Jan. Gather alternative contact information.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

Case in point: In 2019, the U.K.-based Several years ago, Jeremy Smith, a sustainable tourism writer, speaker, and consultant, saw an opportunity to help the travel industry recognize the role it could play in addressing the issue. “We For most associations, hosting meetings and conferences fall into their regular operations.

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Expo Pass

OCTOBER 31, 2018

You check the tracking details and realize your packages are stuck in transport several states away! The Missing Speaker. A great solution to this is to see if they’re available to present via WebEx , GotoWebinar , or a free screen sharing service like Uber Conference. But you are saved (phew!), read more.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 17, 2018

For four days every January, the small Dutch city of Groningen becomes the centre of the European music scene with Eurosonic – the festival that has its 33rd edition in 2019. The conference means it’s more than a series of gigs.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

We have excellent transport links, served by the Jubilee and DLR lines at Canning Town – 20 minutes from central London and only five minutes from Stratford, where the new Sadler’s Wells, V&A and London College of Fashion are opening. Once Crossrail opens in late 2019 there will be another fast link to Canary Wharf and Stratford.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to expand their incentive programs. Work with Partners—and Haggle. Content Matters. Seek Out Win-Wins.

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The MICE

MAY 2, 2022

Many guests that we usually invite to corporate events seem to be still in a “Zoom mode”: They need to be on Zoom conference calls all the time even though they are at a live event. But what we are feeling is that many people are not feeling comfortable being in a closed space like they used to in 2019. Can you pivot to online?

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Eventsforce

JUNE 12, 2019

To help event organisers mitigate cancellation-related costs, Amsterdam-based CXL-Events.com has launched an online marketplace for reselling and purchasing contracted elements of meetings and special events – from guest rooms, venue rentals, catering and audio-visual services to group tours, transportation services, and other items.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The article here has covered the essence of conference and meeting planning depicting it in two forms — time capsule and a time machine. Capsule highlighting the past practices and preserving them while the capsule is a glimpse of the future of conference and event industry. For more information, read here. Let’s check out how!

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Event Industry News

MARCH 6, 2020

As well as event running schedule, and all manifests and performer movements as you would for a conference, exhibition or awards evenings. By Universal Live. The who, what, where, how and when.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 21, 2019

Jeremy Shakerley, managing director of UKSV, takes a look at how 2019 is shaping up in terms of the latest and upcoming trends for business events and conferences. We’re now well into the Spring of 2019 and the year has truly started to take shape. So, what does 2019 look like for business events and conferences?

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Is there a solution for putting an end to fake and predatory conferences? Be a speaker. Sounds like traditional association conferences’ calls for subject matter experts. That is to say, fraudulent conferences exist, and they are becoming a real problem for the meetings industry.”. Cover Illustration by Ollanski).

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Welcome to your guide for virtual conferences in 2021. Discover best practices for launching a virtual conference, engaging your audience, and more. 2020 was the year of virtual conferences. We predict that event marketers will be leveraging virtual conferences as part of a larger hybrid event strategy. Let’s get started!

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Searching for top technology events to attend in 2019? Or looking to wrap up 2018 with an exceptional conference? This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries.

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Socio Events

MARCH 21, 2023

From designing event content to choosing the right speakers, B2B marketers have a lot of important decisions to make. Virtual events offer the benefit of reaching a wider audience without the cost or complexity of arranging in-person details like catering, venues, or transportation. More than an event, B2B conferences are a platform.

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The MICE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

I listened to speakers discuss efforts to make the city livelier for its residents. From 17-18 August I visited seven venues that are centrally located around the city centre, either accessible by foot or under 30 minutes by public transport. Today, it has 14 conference rooms and 6 theme-based restaurants.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 30, 2020

The spread at IACC’s 2019 Europe Knowledge Festival was all-vegan fare. About six months before its 2019 Europe Knowledge Festival took place in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. IACC made sustainability the overall theme of the 2019 Europe Knowledge Festival, featuring climate and environmental activist Nic Balthazar as keynote speaker.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What does it mean to be a part of the events industry in 2019? Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. In 2019 and beyond, more robust data and engagement tools will allow events to begin moving away from personas to true personalization.

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Event MB also reports that, between 2018 and 2019 alone, all-in-one event management software adoption grew from 9% to 36% — tripling the number of users who are now harmonizing their business' software suites into a central platform. Speaker Management. Speaker management apps help you communicate, register and assist event speakers.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Conference variation allows for concurrent tracks, reception area, and exhibitor booths. Building events since : 2019. Their Conference Harvester division allows for your planning team to collect and manage registration, call for abstracts, and booth management. Building events since : 2019. Albert’s Aha!

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Event Marketer

MARCH 23, 2022

The organizers and sponsors behind the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festivals have been “keeping Austin weird” since the annual event was established in 1987. Check Out Our SXSW Archives: Big Bets in Experiential at SXSW 2019, from Netflix to Sony to Lululemon. SXSW 2018: Brand Experiences From Austin’s Flagship Event.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

It’s not a big surprise that the 55,000 attendees at Web Summit, a global technology conference in November in Lisbon, Portugal, could encounter pitches — brief talks where startup founders and entrepreneurs present their most innovative and investment-worthy ideas — at almost any hour of the day. Illustration/Pui Yan Fong). by Rabobank.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Accordingly, at PCMA EduCon in Los Angeles in 2019, organizers staged a “hackathon” focused on how the events industry can help the unsheltered. Schedule a speaker—someone with lived experience or in direct service. “There is no blame, but we need to help these people instead of avoiding the problem. Tips for Making a Real Difference.

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Social Tables

APRIL 16, 2019

Could you have navigated it all without conferences, blog posts, presentations, surveys, or your peers? Bleisure” will be bigger than ever – Citing statistics from Destination International, Berger reports that more and more attendees are looking at conferences and tradeshows as an excuse for leisure travel.

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