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

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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. The post Super Bowl LIX: As Las Vegas Cools Down, New Orleans Heats Up appeared first on Smart Meetings. This particular year was very important [for Las Vegas],” she says.

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

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Editor’s Note : Created in 2019, San Diego State University’s Meeting & Event Management Master’s Program was created in partnership between Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and San Diego State University’s L. COVID Didn’t End Meetings and Events, It Evolved Them. Deanna Roberts. Relationships are Everything.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

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

Event Industry News

Collaboration and consolidation will be key trends for the business events, accommodation and meetings industry in 2021, according to the HBAA. Smaller meetings and smaller/hybrid events will replace the large-scale offerings for 2021.”. HBAA board and senior management share their predictions for 2021. Progress must not be lost.

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Planning for the Return of Modified In-Person Events

Event Leadership Institute

“Until we meet again.”. But event and meetings pros have been saying this since the pandemic began – longing for the days to be back together, doing what they love. And it isn’t just event and meeting pros who feel this way – eight in ten who are working from home miss in-person events.

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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

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A generational shift (mostly driven by technology and online interaction) is forcing large hotel chains to create new brands with completely overhauled meeting and event offers. Following the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, for example, attendee safety has become a key focus for event professionals.

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