Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

That’s the word from Lodging magazine. The post Dishing 2019’s Hot F&B Trends for Groups appeared first on Smart Meetings. Say Hi to Hal. It was a hot button in last year’s strikes against hotel companies in several major U.S. cities, but, ready or not, automation is already here in hospitality.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 18, 2019

Organisers of the Event Technology Awards have revealed the first group of judges for the 2019 event, and it reads like a ‘who’s who’ of the event industry. Global brand GSK will be represented by director of meetings technology, Charlotte Hammerbeck, and her experience within the industry that extends beyond 15 years.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We need to raise the bar higher and meet the needs of the experienced and advanced practitioners. According to CEOWORLD magazine and the “Future of Jobs” report by the World Economic Forum, the top two skills that will be most desired by employers/CEOs by 2020 are complex problem-solving and critical thinking.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Event Wi-Fi company, noba, has partnered with brand new Venue Lab space, Magazine London, to provide Wi-Fi as part of a three-year deal. . Purpose-built Magazine London, which opened its doors this September, boasts over 24,000sqm of indoor and outdoor space and is the largest of its kind in London. Areas of interest. Brand Events.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2019

The second round of judges has been revealed for the Event Technology Awards 2019, and the list certainly reflects the way the awards has expanded. As well as being actively involved in the industry, he has served as the president of ILEA Las Vegas and sits on the Biz Bash Magazine Advisory Board.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 5, 2019

These words — and more — describe the women selected by Smart Meetings magazine for its Smart Women in Meetings Awards 2019. It’s the fourth year of Smart Meetings’ list, and more than 20 PCMA members were selected as Rising Stars, Stellar Performers, Innovators, Visionaries, Industry Leaders or Entrepreneurs.

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Hubilo Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

With the year 2019 round the corner, event professionals must be already busy with the planning of the set of events to plan and visit in the next year. Want to make a list of places to visit in 2019? Event industry has been witnessing an increase in the number of meetings and conferences every year. Dreamforce 2019.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 3, 2022

The half who is pursuing hybrid knows that they can’t just go back to what worked in 2019 despite the return of in-person events. Create a robust on-demand offering that includes 1) all of the post-event programming with 2) live meeting sessions with audio synced to slides. Digital price — This varies, especially when it comes to CE.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 14, 2021

For expo deposits paid in 2019 for 2020 events, it remains to be seen if those funds will return to budgets for 2021. Facilities and event suppliers will need to adopt and implement new safety protocols and consult their customers on how to meet safely and will have to carry the burden for most of these expenses.

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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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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Charlotte Hammerbeck, Director, Meetings Technology at GSK. As Director, Meetings Technology, Charlotte Hammerbeck drives the use of systems and processes to simplify and improve the way GSK plans and delivers its events across the organisation. Michael Shapiro, Editor, Technology, Northstar Meetings Group. Areas of interest.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Leading UK meetings industry event, The Meetings Show , has announced the launch of a new initiative to champion young meeting and event planners. Applications for Tomorrow’s Talent will open in January 2019. Paul Harvey, deputy editor, M&IT Magazine. Patrick Delaney, managing partner, SoolNua.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

The Group made significant progress on its Net Zero by 2050 transition, achieved important milestones in employee engagement and diversity, and continued to look beyond its borders to convene the hospitality industry in meeting the growing demand of consumers for green travel. In 2023, team members took part in more than 1.5M

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GEVME

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

First of all, the tool you choose should completely meet your business demands. About: This is a simple application that consistently makes the lists of the best free event planning apps, according to American wedding magazines. The post Top 14 Best Event Planning Apps for 2019 to Use Right Now appeared first on GEVME Blog.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 17, 2019

A new initiative launched by The Meetings Show to champion young meeting and event planners is now open for entries. Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of judges, including: Ross Barker, commercial director, The Meetings Show. Paul Harvey, deputy editor, M&IT Magazine. Patrick Delaney, managing partner, SoolNua.

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Eventmobi

MAY 27, 2022

To create benefits of value to sponsors that are also based on member needs, think about high-level recognition like co-branded content, joint social media campaigns, and consider involving sponsors in toolkits, focus groups, and roundtable meetings with the association’s staff and/or board.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Home base/presence — demo kiosk, meeting space. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Attendee experiences — lounges, F&B events, entertainment, Wi-fi, mobile app, charging stations, interactive experiences, giveaways, transportation.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 21, 2018

The organiser of Event Buyers Live is once again saying “hey” to Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire, and is delighted to reveal the venue as the location for the 2019 event. Event Buyers Live, which facilitates pre-arranged one-on-one meetings between organisers and suppliers, will take place at Heythrop Park on February 20-21, 2019.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

We asked our community of meeting professionals what online tools they rely on to stay productive in the office and on the road. Psst, if you like this article, check out 6 Free Apps to Keep Meeting Planners Organized and Free Meditation Apps for Event Planners on the Go ). Email is so 2019. Slack : Tops for chatting.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Smart Meetings’ visual storytelling immersed planners in the trends and news of the year. We prepared a list of the best of Smart Meetings TV from the last year. Marin Bright: Welcome to the January Issue of Smart Meetings. Related : 6 Free Apps to Keep Meeting Planners Organized. Three Tips for Being Inclusive.

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Event Industry News

MAY 16, 2019

As part of its drive to support and nurture young talent in the meetings and events industry, The Meetings Show has celebrated ten of the brightest up and coming event professionals at a celebratory lunch. Visitor registration for The Meetings Show is open now – visit www.themeetingsshow.com/register.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Data fields and pick lists should be normalized and updated across membership, meetings, subscriptions, and all of the organization’s other programs and services. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Mandatory fields should be kept to a minimum.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

How can meeting planners be part of the solution in the movement to defeat unconscious bias? See more : Hack Your Incentives: The Meeting in Your Attendee’s Head. It’s incumbent for meeting planners both to understand and to overcome unconscious bias. Magazine , Entrepreneur and Fast Company.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2019

Conde Nast editors have some suggestions for where to host your next meeting. The travel magazine announced their 2019 top hotels in the world and the United States managed to snag 13 of the 14 best hotels in North America honors with hotels located across the country, from New York to California. Meeting space totals 7,665 sq.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Smart Meetings is proud to announce the fourth annual Smart Women in Meetings Awards. From visionaries and industry leaders, to entrepreneurs, stellar performers and rising stars, join us in recognizing the top women in the meetings industry who continue to open new doors for all with creativity, passion and drive.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 6, 2019

In my experience, when exhibitors are in a meeting of their peers, they tend to make recommendations that don’t put the attendee first. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But that is just one of the reasons why meeting professionals will be flocking to Columbus in January. Smart Meetings sat down with PCMA CEO and President Sherrif Karamat for insights about what to expect at the opening reception on Jan. His advice is to prepare in advance to meet with people you want to do business with.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 18, 2022

Since first opening its doors as a brand-new convention centre in September 2019, ICC Wales has finally been able to celebrate a full twelve months’ worth of trading. Following its spectacular launch, ICC Wales was only able to open for six months before the pandemic hit, meaning the venue had to close its doors for 18 months.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 13, 2020

2019 was a tough year for organizations promoting tourism. What does the constant struggle for budget by destinations mean for meeting professionals who rely on their services? Building new meetings infrastructure has long lead times, too. CVBs can be valuable partners to meeting professionals. A Need for Certainty.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 18, 2021

Virtual meeting platforms are buying, acquiring, partnering and otherwise conjoining with in-person meeting producers to offer full-service, integrated hybrid capabilities. What will that mean for meeting professionals? See Defining the Future of Meetings below for more on Intrado’s approach to hybrid.).

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Small meetings accounted for 82 per cent of bookings going through the venuedirectory.com in the last 12 months, a year when volumes have exceeded 2019 levels,” reports Michael Begley, managing director of venuedirectory.com. It’s further proof that people still want to meet in person.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 7, 2022

The business events industry will come together today to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), an international day of advocacy showcasing the value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences and conventions bring to people, businesses and communities.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. View the magazine version of the report in MeetingsNet’s September issue or read it on MeetingsNet.com. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Gating level. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2019

Connect is looking to honor 15 event professionals who have spent their career moving the meetings industry forward. Honorees will be recognized in the print editions of Connect’s magazine, on our websites and at Connect’s annual conference, held Aug. 26-28, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. Nominations are due Friday.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 30, 2020

With so many great places to travel we help you narrow your search for your next place to meet with our Top Picks from The Golden State. This diverse region offers visitors any type of landscape and climate from rainforest in the north to desert in the middle and warm Mediterranean in south.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2023

At least 11 meeting and event-related companies are featured in this year’s Inc. magazine ranking of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S.—including magazine’s celebrated list of high-flying firms. 5000, here are some of the other meetings-industry companies that made the 2023 list. 5000, an Inc.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Recovery Continues on a Positive Trajectory According To IACC’s 2022 Meeting Room of the Future Barometer. The meetings and events industry’s recovery continues on a positive trajectory, with venues reporting continued growth in event volume levels, according to IACC’s latest Meeting Room of the Future Barometer (MRoTF) 2022.

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