Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

As of January of 2020, we were right on track and building momentum. At Freeman, this insight validated our decision to invest in the data analysis and digital event technology that would allow more people to attend our clients’ trade shows and conferences on their own terms, including virtually, through livestreaming or on-demand video.

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Event Leadership Institute

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Suzanne Neve, CEO of FFEA, put the promotions she began in January 2020 on pause and set out to determine a new plan. As representatives of the event industry, we recognized the importance of showing how we could move our event to virtual – and proceed safely with an in-person event too.”. Agenda & Scheduling. Exhibit Hall.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 30, 2016

NAAA reasoned that the new door not only would benefit NAAA, which promised to commit to future conventions in Savannah, it also would enable SITCC to host other groups that exhibit aircraft as part of their trade shows. Considering that NAAA’s two follow-on bookings each had an economic impact of $1.8

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SmartMeetings

MAY 27, 2021

Even companies that canceled key conferences altogether in the chaos of 2020 have announced they are bringing back at least the virtual component. When the world suddenly stopped meeting in March 2020, the event teams at these high-profile companies had to scramble to find alternatives just as effective at building excitement and loyalty.

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Event Birdie

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Guest Blog by Russell McIntosh | Trade Show Training. A 2020 for me that looked like a very promising year quickly became a cocktail of cancelling trips, home-schooling and waiting for the monthly JobKeeper hit! It also well worth raising the possibility of cancellation with the organisers when booking your stand.

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

“I planned a conference in 2020 that got canceled. I was in a role where I had a planner title, but 50% of what I did was related to trade shows. As a planner, I am happy to sign all the contracts, but I need those dollars to buy all that labor. After all, aren’t we supposed to give attendees what they want?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Almost three out of four (72 percent) had produced at least one in-person meeting between March 2020 and August 2021. Three-and-a-half months prior to a client’s largest annual trade show, Mandi Graziano, vice president of global accounts for HPN Global , was notified that San Diego Convention Center would be unable to host the program.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. Not all contracts can be canceled free and clear, and there are, of course, sunk costs associated with a canceled face-to-face event. When you’re moving that quickly, there’s no expectation on outcomes.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 6, 2019

The move will see the seven day global aerospace, defence and space trade event, which has traditionally included a public weekend, become a five day trade event (Mon-Fri), removing the public weekend. There will be an air display on each day of the airshow, showcasing the latest commercial and military aircraft.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

26 Best Mobile Event Apps of 2020. Event app and event management platform for larger meetings and trade shows. Perfect for: Large trade shows and conferences that connect attendees with exhibitors and sponsors. Perfect for: Virtual, hybrid and live corporate events and trade shows with lots of moving parts.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 13, 2020

The pull of being face-to-face is strong for event and meeting pros and our attendees – whether it’s on-site for a social event, at an industry trade show, at a corporate meeting or any other of the thousands and thousands of events and meetings that make up the $2+ billion global industry. Pre-Course Introduction: August 25, 2020.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 26, 2020

Original Event Date: February 24 - 27, 2020. Cancellation Announcement Date: March 17, 2020. Original Event Date: March 13 - 22, 2020. Cancellation Announcement Date: March 6, 2020. Original Event Date: March 12 - 14, 2020. Cancellation Announcement Date: March 7, 2020. Anticipated Attendee Count: 100,000+.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2021

Shelley Hodgkinson, senior director-event solutions at Walmart, described the “new budget” her team is preparing to build in EM’s webinar, Mastering Event Contracts in the Post-COVID Era. “As This article was originally published in 2020 and is updated periodically. HEALTH SCREENING. Because these days we all want to breathe easier.

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

Christel Sieling, Director of Operations at Odyssey, shared how they’ve pivoted their live hackathon, called Momentum, into a virtual format in 2020. The idea: One trade fair, unfair rules, one contract, one winner takes all. Gain more plus ‘bullet’ points for discovering contract handlers and intelligence.

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Eventsforce

MARCH 11, 2020

Having said that, the SaaStr Annual 2020 is doing precisely that. trillion trade show industry. Additional Health & Safety Rules for 2020 SaaStr Annual. It would be useful to check what contracts and insurance policies you have in place. They have some pretty strong entry criteria in place.

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Eventmobi

MAY 17, 2023

Event 1: GitHub Universe 2020 GitHub Universe 2020 is a virtual conference that brings together tens of thousands of people to explore the future of software development, and the tools that will help us get there. That could mean they receive more benefits for more money; they could be themed for different types of sponsors (eg.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

1 skillset is no longer your food and beverage and your contracting of the venue and so on. Quite a number of CEOs we spoke to would admit privately that half of the people they came into this with in 2020 would probably not have the right mindset for the future. And it means that the No. And yet we’ve got this operating mindset.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Launched in July 2019, Cadre is compliantly simplifying event staffing and management from onboarding to contracting to payment. A fee is only applied if staff is contracted. Cadre is shortlisted for Best Workforce Management Technology at Event Technology Awards 2020. And, it’s free for planners to post events.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In September 2020, for example, we had the opportunity to learn more about virtual engagement strategies with Sketch Effect. “The trade shows that I went to were typically only annual or semi-annual. As you lead up to your big annual trade show, you can send us a template.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 4, 2020

February 25, 2020 Today, the City of San Francisco declared a State of Emergency to begin preparations around any future coronavirus outbreaks. Here’s an example of how SaaStr’s founder updated attendees on Twitter: [link] 2020 is a GO! March 3, 2020. Below is an example from the PDAC 2020. March 3, 2020.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2020

The pandemic-related postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games has given a George Washington University professor the opportunity to teach students who had planned to attend about crisis management for events. Her course will include guest speakers from the International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, U.S.

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QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Throughout 2020, we experienced what felt like endless lockdowns. The do’s and don’ts of writing airtight client and vendor contracts; And MUCH more! While the demand of in-person events is increasing again, 2020 showed us just how popular virtual and hybrid celebrations are these days.

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Event Leadership Institute

MARCH 17, 2021

In Part Two of this series where I focused on in-person events, I talked about the difficult—but necessary—contraction on the supply side (at venues, hotels, and other suppliers) to deal with the dramatic drop in demand. 2020 was a free-for-all in hiring virtual event providers. Increased Competition Brings Lower Prices.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 10, 2020

Even when the current lockdowns start to lift, organizations will be far more gun-shy in committing to venue contracts for future events, out of fear of a second wave of the virus causing another cancellation. Start Date: April 27, 2020. That hunger will be even deeper among event hosts. Until we get a vaccine, this is our best hope.

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