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Conventions Return to Indianapolis and Las Vegas

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saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Las Vegas has also made a grand return while maintaining its title as the number one Trade Show destination. Indianapolis. Las Vegas .

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Mortgage Group Brokers Deal for Face-to-Face Convention

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Attendees could interact with Freedom account executives on one screen via Zoom while another monitor showed pre-loaded video content. For the past 60 years, the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals (FAMP) has hosted a State Annual Convention and Trade Show for its members who are mortgage brokers and lenders from across Florida.

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Orlando Leads the Way to Returning F2F

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We will also be included in an expanded Michelin Guide coming out this year, showcasing the abundance of culinary superstars making their home in Florida. From July 2020 and January 2022, the Orange County Convention Center hosted more than 200 events of all sizes, making Orlando one of the few U.S. Event-ful Experiences. New Options.

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ELI Virtual Event Profile: Suzanne Neve

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For over 20 years, the Florida Festivals & Events Association (FFEA) has promoted large community events in Florida, including festivals, food & wine events, and state and local fairs. Suzanne Neve, CEO of FFEA, put the promotions she began in January 2020 on pause and set out to determine a new plan. Exhibit Hall.

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Smart Moves in Albuquerque, Maui and More

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Craighead has won several accolades, including the Planner of the Year Award by Smart Meetings in 2020 and the Show Manager of the Year Award in 2015 from the Expo Group and Trade Show News Network. Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort in Tampa Bay, Florida, has promoted Barnes to resort manager. Patrick Lacassagne.

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Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management

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Usage had grown to nearly 600 million participants by October of 2020, almost double the number from the previous March according to company statements. Ball explained that the explosion of innovation in 2020 has understandably occurred in the streaming/virtual meeting/hybrid meeting space with lots of funding and software development.

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Trying to Solve for Networking in a Virtual Event

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For scientific conferences with trade-show components, attendees can meet with exhibitors in one-on-one virtual appointments. Gita Sukthankar. In the digital world, you have a whole new digital landscape for opportunities,” Gunther said. The only thing you can’t do is shake their physical hand,” he said.