Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Meeting and event professionals gained a ton of insights in 2019. We countdown the favorites over the past year and how they can help your event move forward. providing a design experience that reduces stress is essential. 3 Tips to Boost Your Event Content on Social Media. So, what are her takeaways?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

The announcement yesterday that London-based virtual streaming giant Hopin was purchasing the physical event services company Boomset was another step in the direction of an end-to-end hybrid meeting solution. Our goal is to empower event managers to succeed with any event format,” the company said in a post.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 6, 2019

The Business of Events has today announced an expanded programme for 2019, including its first international event and a new venue for its flagship Senior Leadership Forum. It is a truly exciting time for the UK meeting and event industry.”. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events.

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Plan Your Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Get up to speed on some outstanding reports you may have missed during your busy 2019, by exploring this year’s most-read stories from the Plan Your Meetings blog. 1) Understanding the Event Grant and Program Funding Process. 2) 5 Common Event Planning Mistakes. 3) Vegan Inclusion Tips for Meetings and Events.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

One of Phi Theta Kappa’s primary goals is to provide leadership opportunities for student members, so retaining student participation — which included hearing from the 2019-20 international student officers — was a priority for its virtual event.

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The MICE

AUGUST 26, 2022

In recent years I’ve developed an interest in art, architecture and design. My interest deepened in large part from working with MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) destinations and venues that focused on these topics. Sustainable stand design by Expomobilia. A-A’, B-B’, 2019 exhibit by Simon Starling.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Five Convene editors looked back over 2018, asking this question: What’s one meeting trend we’ll be keeping an eye on in 2019? Read More.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Event planner Andy King, known for his role in planning the infamous Fyre Festival, is to share learnings from his illustrious 30-year career and top tips for success in an exclusive session for The Meetings Show. Andy has successfully run events for more than 30 years, but, as we all know, is no stranger to a crisis.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Source: Web Summit Flickr Skift Take: Web Summit 2022 opens today in Lisbon, Portugal and its CEO Paddy Cosgrave predicts there will be 100,000 people participating in it and related events. With many conferences still struggling to reach 2019 numbers, Web Summit is bucking the trend.

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EventMB

JUNE 30, 2022

More than 35,000 attendees from 130 countries involved in the global tech ecosystem gathered in Toronto at the Enercare Centre for Collision , a Web Summit event. This year’s ticket count is a significant jump from the 25,711 who attended the last in-person Collision, also in Toronto, in 2019. Intentional Event Design.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 17, 2019

Webinar live date: July 23, 2019 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council for CMP Preferred Provider review. Webinar live date: June 23, 2019 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Over the past few years, Wi-Fi has become as critical to the event experience as coffee breaks and breakout sessions.

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Eventsforce

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Visiting EventLab 2019 this year? Hire Space has partnered with Eventsforce for the second consecutive year to provide registration, check-in and on-site management for the 1,000+ event organisers it is expecting to its flagship ‘EventLAB 2019’ show in London this month.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

International Meetings Review. Benchmark has announced its annual top trends for meetings, as observed by its portfolio of hotel, resort, and conference center properties. International Meetings Review ). Read More.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Tracking event industry trends is a favorite activity here at Meeting Tomorrow. Rising: AR/VR at events. In 2019, you should expect to see more event pros trying to find a way to bring this out of the novelty phase and into their events through content delivery, virtual site tours and gamification.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

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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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Personalization, pops of punchy color, elevated tech features, and rich, supple fabrics and textures are all new trends in furniture design that we’ll be seeing a lot of in 2019. Read More.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 16, 2022

He was definitely one of those folks I could easily spend hours talking shop with, and his enthusiasm for creating amazing events was infectious. The early work he and others did in that time established many of the best practices for online, hybrid and multihub meetings and events that still stand today. There and Back Again.

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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. I was an amateur in the meeting industry, and that led to some mistakes, but it also gave me a fresh perspective at a time when meeting design wasn’t really a “thing.”

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All Seated

JULY 15, 2019

Creating an engaging experience is more than just what happens during an event — it begins with the overall event design and includes everything from the event communications, room setup, the food and décor, and much more. Here is our take on three ways to use event design to create engaging experiences.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Kate Fairweather (right) and Amy Blackman present results from “The Future of Meetings and Events” report at Convening Leaders 2019 in Pittsburgh. You can’t just get the same people who live and breathe events doing this or you will get the same stuff,” Routh said. This means designing with the end user in mind.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2024

In 2019, he took on the role of head pastry chef at Park Hyatt Doha. He will collaborate with Chef Angela Dykstra, who oversees daily operations and menu development at the hotel’s signature restaurant, Carcara, as well as curated catering offerings for onsite meetings. Joseph Richter Joseph Richter, InterContinental Washington D.C.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 30, 2019

Ten industry experts share the top trends that business-event organizers and marketers can expect to see in 2019, from unique venues to high-tech event furniture. Read More.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 18, 2020

You can find the most detailed implementation in Chapter 18 of my 2019 book, Event Crowdsourcing. Frequent and well-designed small group work is the key to creating active learning and connection at any meeting. Zoom allows facilitators to speedily split a meeting into up to 50 separate sessions.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 20, 2020

My old friend Fiona Charles at UKSTARConf 2019 {bottom}. Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June. Did I mention it’s free?).

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

“The past 18 months have been a period of tumultuous change, and the current business landscape looks very different to 2019. With fewer than 11 weeks to go and counting, 3,000 hosted buyers have registered for the return of the largest annual industry event—outpacing projections. Meetings can still happen.

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2019

The event has grown to about 2500 attendees and each year MPI is working to raise the bar. They strive to change the way we meet and it’s working! Are you looking to create a more engaging event? Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey of Nifty Method Marketing & Events ( @ lindsaythecmp ). World Education Congress 2019.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

An excited 2,449 attendees took to Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando over four days, a 5% increase in attendance from 2019, according to the association. “It The post Event Case Study: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 14, 2019

Pointless meetings will cost U.S. companies a whopping $399 billion in 2019. Maybe it’s time to fix that. ( Read More.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 13, 2019

On 6 th November 2019, The Mermaid London in Blackfriars will host The Business of Events coveted Senior Leadership Forum and Reception. The event attracts over 200 senior executives from across the UK and European event industry, along with government officials, industry media and influencers. Brand Events.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

The meetings industry is not so simple anymore. Today’s intense focus on key performance indicators, event-tech stacks and designing brilliant experiences has made the need for advanced education—from a university, association or DIY commitment—almost a requisite for getting hired…and for thriving. Certified Meetings Experts.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

Fireplay , an event production company based in Nashville, is opening a Los Angeles office and has selected Sims to lead the branch. Sims has spent over 20 years in the events industry, most recently the owner and event designer for Carrie Sims Events Design, a company she started in 2019.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 8, 2019

Offering your guests spaces to charge their devices or catch up on email helps keep them immersed in your event and not retreating back to their rooms, where the call of the bed and TV may keep them there. Read the full version of this article in the Maritz Global Events Blog.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The Business of Events (TBOE) has announced ABPCO, HBAA, IACC, ICCA, MPI, PCMA and UKinbound as supporting associations for its upcoming series of events. Designed to engage, support and promote the UK event industry, TBOE will take place during November 2019. Brand Events. Event Tech. Conferences.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 29, 2019

Getting everyone connected and building relationships is one of the events main goals. Today our iconic guests; Dustin Westling of OneWest Event Design , Brent Taylor of Timewise Event Management Inc. , and Arlene Schilke of Timewise Event Management Inc. are joining us to talk all about the 2019 GO WEST.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

A September 2019 research study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences clearly illustrates why switching to active learning is hard — and worth it! Let’s look at these three conclusions in the context of meeting design. Most meeting presenters still lecture. Conclusion.

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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’. According to Felix, the term ‘participant experience design’ is a work in progress.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. And a bright, tropical design freshened the halls and meeting spaces.

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