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Super Bowl LIX: As Las Vegas Cools Down, New Orleans Heats Up

Smart Meetings

This will be the city’s 11th time hosting the Super Bowl, tying it with Miami, which hosted Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in 2020 for its 11th time. But as things cool down on The Strip, eyes are now set on Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. This particular year was very important [for Las Vegas],” she says. They had a fresh start.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

“It should be really obvious that we aren’t just order takers,” she said, putting the enhanced role of the corporate meeting professional in perspective. “We We are basically project managers, but unlike technology projects, you can’t move the deadline and unlike before 2020, you can’t let contracts sit.”.

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I Just Completed the First Meeting & Event Management Master’s Program in North America—Here’s What I Learned

SmartMeetings

My event management company was hit hard, and I was hindered after having contracted COVID-19 myself (it’s no joke—take it from a long-hauler still feeling the effects a year later). You Have the Power—and a Profound Turning Point—to Shape the Future of Meetings and Events. The year 2020 was a difficult time to be in this business.

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“Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships will increase in 2021”

Event Industry News

We will see a commitment from clients to run the events they may have held off in 2020 but I think virtual and hybrid will be the way in which they feel safe to do this.”. Many corporate meetings programmes will be re-tendered early next year to include virtual as a key component, says Taylor. Progress must not be lost.

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Planning for the Return of Modified In-Person Events

Event Leadership Institute

While the surge in virtual has provided a path for events and meetings to continue, it isn’t quite the same as connecting in person. Even though the pandemic is far from done, the industry is starting to shift the conversation from pivoting to virtual to preparing for the return of modified in-person events and meetings. “But

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AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life

Unique Venues

Not only does that come as good news for concert and theater goers, but it’s also an exciting development for planners that rely on these types of non-traditional venues for galas, corporate meetings, training and development seminars and product launches. The great news, Benaderet says, is that the interest is there.

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The Event Planner’s Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process 2023

Stova

Following the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, for example, attendee safety has become a key focus for event professionals. Allegedly covering WiFi and access to health clubs they can often be negotiated out of the contract, particularly if they are being picked up elsewhere by the event budget.

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