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2019 40 Under 40: Heather Wakefield, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society

Connect Your Meetings

Heather Wakefield, 39, works remotely in Nashville, Tennessee, as a s enior manager of education and events at Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society. As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Wakefield discusses her passion for the events industry. . Connect with Wakefield on LinkedIn and Instagram. .

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Winners Parade tops off Liverpool FC’s Season’s Success

Event Industry News

The Liverpool FC Winners Parade – accompanied by Calvin Harris playing live on the team bus – was a huge “thank you” from the club to the fans and City Partners, with Symphotech contracted by Culture Liverpool to help deliver the parade. We had learned from 2019’s parade.

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COVID 19 Business Impact Study – Global Perspective

Event Industry News

Due to a significant reduction in demand for events due to the pandemic, nearly half of all those surveyed (40%) implied that the business they are involved in may not exist in its current form within the next 6-12 months and urged that alterations to the realignment of their costs are imperative in order to stay afloat.

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Q&A: Inside Google’s New ‘Inclusive Event Design Guide’ for the Industry

Event Marketer

“Google wants to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible—that is the mission of the company—and I think if you follow that sentiment to its logical conclusion, accessibility and making things accessible to all of our users can only happen if we understand what our users need, and that goes for live events, as well.”

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Top 4 Selection Criteria for Event Technology in 2023

Stova

What’s more, virtual presents a price-friendly alternative for events where education is the goal. To this end, savvy planners are being more intentional with event design. Organizers need more resources across the board, from supplies and staff to experienced partners, according to Skift’s 2022 State of Business Events report.

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Missing Live Events? Here is a Look Back at Six That Went off in 2021

Decibel Management

Remember 2019? Back when there were large-scale events held. You’d attend the event. And then, you’d wash, rinse, and repeat with another large-scale event a month or two later. Ah, good old 2019. COVID swept the nation and the world and all large-scale events were canceled or postponed. It was a meh event.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

Report from #IMEX22 : @VisitOrlando is launching an “Unbelievably Real” campaign to inspire event design that leverages all the entertainment, cultural and culinary opportunities in the destination for meetings and follow-on leisure. pic.twitter.com/dD39yCSkL3. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022. . —

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