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Orlando trade show demonstrates ability for live events to return safely

Event Industry News

Following nearly a year of canceled trade shows, Go LIVE Together is working closely with major convention and exhibitions-oriented cities around the United States to helppromote safereopening plans and accelerate recovery for the business events industry’s nearly 7 million employees, as well as the markets they support.

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Temporary Fix or Permanent Change? An AV Perspective on the Evolution of Trade Shows

PCMA Convene

” The name AVIXA may not ring a bell with you, but you’re likely familiar with InfoComm, the largest professional audiovisual trade show in North America. It got pushed to June and now is going to this localized, fragmented event instead of being in Barcelona with the normal trade-show presence.

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2019 40 Under 40: Natasha Stamper Pedigo, The Asphalt Institute

Connect Your Meetings

A s a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Pedigo discusses her passion for the events industry. Upon my first week of starting my new position as director of events for the Building Industry Association of Central Kentucky, I was asked to develop a public trade show. Connect with Pedigo on Instagram. .

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Mortgage Group Brokers Deal for Face-to-Face Convention

PCMA Convene

Attendees could interact with Freedom account executives on one screen via Zoom while another monitor showed pre-loaded video content. For the past 60 years, the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals (FAMP) has hosted a State Annual Convention and Trade Show for its members who are mortgage brokers and lenders from across Florida.

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Go LIVE Together Reaches Fundraising Milestone for Exhibitions Industry Revival

Event Industry News

The trade show and exhibitions industry coalition, Go LIVE Together , has raised upwards of $500,0000 to support legislative actions that will aid the industry and its workforce in recovery from the wake of COVID-19. An incentive to offset qualified expenses related to show participation, travel, accommodations, and more.

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MPI WEC Marks Return to Large Industry Events

Smart Meetings

See also : Tales from Las Vegas: Jewelry Trade Shows and LVCC’s Comeback Convention. The three-day experience, themed Make the Future, was about half the size of 2019 attendance in Toronto, but was the first major conference in Caesars Forum , the 550,000-square-foot conference center that was completed just as the world shut down.

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Nine High-tech Solutions to Explore in the COVID-19 Era

Event Marketer

Biometrics company Zenus is one of the players in the space and helped streamline the registration process at an event in 2019 in 2019 for the more than 18,000 attendees with facial recognition-enabled check-in processes. Facial recognition technology, widely used in airports, is expected to support touchless events. SCHEDULING.

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