Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 6, 2020

The first six-week Pandemic Meeting & Event Design Certificate course begins on September 1 and is eligible for 20 CMP hours. We’ve created this course to help planners elevate their strategies to meet the needs of a post-pandemic environment and develop a sustainable model for the future.”. Start Date: November 10, 2020.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

Online events make it easier for them to attend. the inaugural workshop took place 18–20 August 2020, virtually over Zoom … In total, 1038 registrants from over 30 countries participated, with individual session attendance in the low-hundreds.” ” “Initially planned as an in-person, ~?

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

A throw-away trend or something that will shape our events, how should we view flight shaming in the events industry? In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. But really what did anyone expect?

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The big question to ponder for 2021 and beyond is: Will those — especially global and non-members — who’ve attended virtual events in 2020 return? Anecdotally, I believe that in 2020, most conferences offered no- or low-cost registration, trading improved reach for a lower tier of participants. 2021 Experience Design.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Event planner Andy King, known for his role in planning the infamous Fyre Festival, is to share learnings from his illustrious 30-year career and top tips for success in an exclusive session for The Meetings Show. Attendees will also have the chance to put their burning questions to King in the interactive session.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

The ultimate reward of incentive travel has been mainly on hold through 2020 and stalled for much of 2021. Hybrid is a tool that has been used to build FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) in the past for the “cool” events and is now a way we can continue to grow audience share, educate your participants and build connects across borders.

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EventSource

MAY 8, 2020

.” – Shealyn, Shealyn Angus Weddings & Events White Glove Wedding Delivery Service View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rebecca Chan Weddings & Events (@rebeccachanweddings) on Apr 23, 2020 at 11:26am PDT “Because of COVID-19, couples are being forced to reschedule their wedding celebrations.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If unvaccinated attendees are permitted to join in-person events and social distancing is required, will people actually want to attend – is this an in-person experience that people would want to repeat again and again? The sustainability of socially-distanced events is also questionable.

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Hubilo Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2020

2020 pushed a majority of the predictions of event industry trends down the drain. Here are some of the event trends you should be mindful of in 2021: . In 2020, we witnessed a seismic shift of the entire industry to the virtual space, albeit forcefully. 5) Sustainability at the Core of Event Design .

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

There is only so much you can do online, and the last time I was there was January of 2020,” she explained. “We Even with the new reality and address, the event won’t be fundamentally different. Ruud Janssen and Roel Frissen, founders of the Event Design Collective , will examine future-focused thinking.

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All Seated

JUNE 7, 2022

In addition, as shopping has become more personalized, the retail industry has been reinventing the in-store experience, which can serve as a source of inspiration for event design. But although consumers have fully embraced online shopping, nearly half of post-2020 shoppers surveyed prefer in-person retail experiences.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

A key success factor for mitigating risks associated with COVID-19 is open communication between hotels, stakeholders/partners, and event organizers,” the guide states, and provides a list of questions venues should ask event organizers and event organizers should ask venues, as they begin to plan their event during the pandemic.

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

Who would have known that 2020 would go down as one of the most influential years- if not the most influential year- for virtual events in history? Even as the highest-ranked event trends predictor in the industry, even we couldn’t guess this. Here we go as we make predictions on the hottest trends to hit virtual events!

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Just like that, we blinked and it’s time to talk about the 2020 event trends. This year we stepped it up and surveyed hundreds of #Eventprofs to weigh in on the hottest trends for 2020. Instead, we’re bringing you a curated list of the top event trends for 2020. 2020 Event Trends: Personalization for Attendees.

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Hubilo Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Event planners, organizers, marketers, associations – anyone who wanted to bring a community together – witnessed and quickly understood the potential of virtual events. The potential virtual events hold does not end with the pandemic. They offer a far better and sustainable way to bring people together.

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Canadian Special Events

AUGUST 19, 2023

Thoughtfully incorporating a diverse array of tastes and textures from coast to coast, this farm-to-fork experience showcased delicious flavours, artfully presented and with a focus on sustainability and zero waste.

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Event Industry News

JULY 15, 2020

The partnership will create an immersive platform for fashion lovers to view and experience the visions of the designers of tomorrow. Designers showcased will include : Damara – a fashion media practitioner who focuses on blurring the binary of physical and digital to create positive change for sustainability whilst exploring digital fashion.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. The country has hosted a number of large-scale events since reopening in June 2020.

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The Planner's Lounge

APRIL 14, 2021

I currently run my business part-time so a typical day is working in an office (8 AM to 5 PM) for a local health department where we have been active in the COVID-19 response (prevention education, testing, vaccine distribution) since March 2020. During my commute, I listen to business or entrepreneur podcasts.

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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. I reimagined what the virtual experience should be versus taking in-person design and making it virtual. An overwhelming majority of survey respondents said they are getting back into the physical meeting room.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 24, 2020

Even if you had your major event before COVID-19 hit, even if you received a large event cancellation insurance payment, and even if you hosted your first virtual event over the past several months, you know that long-term revenue recovery is essential to rebuild your organization going forward.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. The country has hosted a number of large-scale events since reopening in June 2020.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 8, 2019

Well being expands into the realms of intellectual (creativity), social (corporate social responsibility), environmental (sustainability) wellness and more. More and more events are weaving new wellness principles into the fabric of their events, offering guests new opportunities to explore “well-being.” ” 4.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The CWT’s Future of Sustainable Events supplement names The PARKROYAL on Pickering in Singapore among “three of the best sustainable venues.” In The Future of Sustainable Events, CWT says there is a “huge opportunity for events to embed and showcase sustainability and responsibility.”

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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. For the 2021 edition, the ShipCon organisers decided to spread the two-day event into a two-week online conference, incorporating gaming elements.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Read More: New Orleans: Cultural Collaboration in The Big Easy Sustainability and walkability is an important deciding factor when Parr is sourcing, but she is not necessarily looking for the most sustainable city, she said. We have to do a better job at the high school level of letting people know event design jobs exist,” he said.

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 22, 2021

2020 forever changed the way we plan events. However, a few things are for sure; virtual events are here to stay, and the future is hybrid. We’ve identified 26 emerging event trends that will propel our industry forward into the new hybrid events era. Event Trend: The Rise of Hybrid Events.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Because Will Curran, Nick Borelli, Thuy Diep, and Dustin Westling have quite a bit to say about the future of events! And are you ready to have your opinions about what 2020 will bring challenged? The Future Of Events: Looking Back First. We can’t look at the future of events without talking about sustainability.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 11, 2021

Bill Grusich, CMP, FASAE, Senior Vice President, Sales, Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), 2020-2021 PCMA Visionary Award supplier honoree. Ben Goedegebuure, Enterprise Vice President, Global & Industry Presence, Maritz Global Events, 2020-2021 PCMA Visionary Award business events strategist honoree.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

That involved a mindset shift from initially finding “an accommodation to the shutdown and the risk associated with a large gathering” and instead exploring starting in 2020 how to work “toward the vision of developing a new sustainable way for participants to attend our meeting differently than what existed prior to the pandemic.

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