Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

RFP activity and hotel group room nights showed a significant increase in 2022 Q2, with both indexes reaching over 80% of 2019 levels, according to the 2022 Q2 Global Business Events Barometer released today by the Events Industry Council (EIC), the voice of the global business events industry.

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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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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings. At the same meeting, Isabella “Bella” D. In effect, this is a love letter to everyone who doesn’t love forced fun at a networking event,” said Henshall.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

With 20 years of hospitality and business development experience, Arrogante most recently worked for Maritz Global Events as its global event strategist. 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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MeetingsNet

MARCH 16, 2021

It’s been more than two years since the Events Industry Council released the Global Economic Significance of Business Events study, and the world has been through a lot since then. As a result, the umbrella organization for the meeting and convention industry has set its sights on a similar study, with a twist.

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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. The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Gating level. anonymous user.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. Loneliness is causing massive health and productivity problems. Jennifer C.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 8, 2022

The ambitious Economic Significance Study comprises four insight streams to examine the global events industry’s economic impact and, for the first time, quantify the cumulative losses experienced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on the Events Industry Council, visit: [link].

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

The ambitious Economic Significance Study comprises four insight streams to examine the global events industry’s economic impact and, for the first time, quantify the cumulative losses experienced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on the Events Industry Council, visit: [link].

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The most coveted amenity in the meetings and hospitality world right now is…confidence. Confidence is turning out to be a scarce commodity as the weeks have dragged into months and meeting professionals are rebooking the rebookings. The meetings landscape is uneven. Meetings are so missed,” he reported. Kevin Edmunds.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

I know the meetings industry looks dark right now and the future is unclear. A lot of talented people are losing their jobs because of the need to pause meetings to slow the spread of the virus. More meeting professionals are looking at technology as an enhancer rather than a threat. COVID-19 is real and it is devastating.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Meeting professionals are starting to rebook events in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, but continuing waves of Covid and cautious restrictions from some countries are resulting in a slow restart. The 44th edition of IAA World Congress was held February 2019 in Kochi, India, long before the public knew the word “Covid.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

Wales defeated Italy 28-24 in a final vote, announced by Worldchefs, to host the global event which is expected to attract 1,000 chefs and more than 5,000 visitors from 100-plus countries around the world to International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) and the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2023

The show wrapped poolside with The Big Recap, in which EM editors outlined the week’s top takeaways and biggest themes, raising a glass to 2023 and the official countdown until next year’s event: April 24-26, 2024, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A newly released Incentive Research Foundation 2019 Trends Study showed that incentive travel is an increasing priority in a world where acquisitions are creating bigger companies, and getting teams producing together quickly is essential to making the deal pencil out. It is not just the hotels that are joining forces. Bigger Budgets.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Less than a year later, Qu, a former senior product manager at Facebook, and cofounder Xuan Jiang, who worked as a technology lead for Facebook events, ads, and stories, have created an alternative: Run the World , an app-based meeting and event platform which launched Feb. Two things stood out, she said.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The ceremony follows the Green Events & Innovations Conference on Tuesday 3 rd March at the Royal Garden Hotel, London, and forms part of the opening celebrations of this year’s International Live Music Conference (ILMC). Tickets are now sold out for Green Events & Innovations Conference. Category descriptions.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 6, 2019

2019 has been a transformational year for Karla: she made the difficult decision to leave her role as Director of Event Management after four years. She helps clients position their events for success in the present, while providing strategic guidance and solutions to help them meet their goals and objectives.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 3, 2020

Steelcase unleashed three of its applied research consultants during Convening Leaders 2019 in Pittsburgh. Guests are always looking for ways they can find some personal space–without trekking back to their hotels–to catch up on emails, call home or just breathe. Pay close attention to each aspect of the attendee journey.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 7, 2019

Looking to attend an AI event or two this year? Below, we've listed 20 of the top machine learning conferences in 2019. So without further ado, here are the top 20 machine learning conferences in 2019: 1. Start Date: June 9th - June 15th, 2019 in Long Beach, California. Jacob Foerster on stabilizing experience replay.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? We've compiled the most comprehensive list of UK event agencies on the internet for 2019. From experiential to event marketing to event production to event planning, this agency list will have everything you're looking for. Capita Travel & Events.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Looking for an event or experiential marketing agency? We've compiled the most comprehensive list of US event agencies on the internet for 2019. According to the Event Marketing 2019 Report , events are the single-most effective marketing channel. BCD Meetings & Events. Look no further.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020? The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) — a set of 17 wide-ranging goals and 169 targets addressing critical global problems — aren’t exactly household words. Why I Have My Eye on AI.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What does it mean to be a part of the events industry in 2019? Meetings are growing and evolving rapidly, and each is an experiment in applying new methods to find a perfect formula. Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. So will live events.).

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020? The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) — a set of 17 wide-ranging goals and 169 targets addressing critical global problems — aren’t exactly household words. Why I Have My Eye on AI.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Lopez attributed high attendance during an ongoing pandemic to the fact that participants were eager to meet again in person — even if they were physically distanced — and the critical importance of the climate treaty negotiations. The pandemic has been devastating, but at the same time, it is a watershed moment. Fiona Pelham. “We

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

UBQ Materials, developer of the world’s first bio-based thermoplastic, is helping create the first global event built from landfill waste. Mercedes-Benz began its collaboration with the company in 2019 and features UBQ’s materials in its all-electric VISION EQXX , which, while fully functional, is still just a prototype.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 25, 2019

Cost is particularly a high priority when it comes to planning the American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting, said Elizabeth Kunsey, CMP, the society’s senior manager of meetings and events. Out of the 53 total respondents, more than half (53 percent) said that their largest event offers a prayer/meditation room.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

This goes to the outstanding innovation, initiative or invention that has been a game changer in the green event space, that has disrupted business as usual, or has given a new solution to help turn something problematic in to something good. AGF Pied Piper Award (Greener Communications).

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Photo source: WM Events. A corporate hotel management company threw an intergalactic party for guests in a glass-ceilinged atrium to set the mood. By aligning an engaging and location-relevant corporate theme with their customer’s brand, AgencyEA created a successful event that will be replicated in 2019. Swimming in Ink.

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Social Tables

APRIL 16, 2019

Think about how the meetings & events industry has evolved in just the past ten years. After all, being an events professional requires as much continued education as any other gig out there. Looking for an event planning ppt? We know we couldn’t have!

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