Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This practical session will also give attendees vital tips and takeaways on how to get greater coverage, build engagement and ultimately achieve greater exposure for their events and brand. 52eight3 is a highly skilled marketing and PR agency focused on getting technology and suppliers seen, known and loved by event organisers.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. We know how hard it can be to find great events to attend, so we’ve made it easier for you. Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The Events Industry Council (EIC) today announced the 2020 Hall of Leaders inductees and Social Impact Award recipients. EIC’s Hall of Leaders award is the premier recognition and programme in the events industry recognising a lifetime achievement for those that have had a legacy impact on global business events sector.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 8, 2022

The Sustainable UK Events Industry 2050 – A reality or just a dream? The global events industry was valued at USD 886.99 Billion in 2020, and the industry is expected to double in value by 2028 (Verified Market Research 2020). So how do we get there?

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Glisser

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Company-wide ‘town hall’ meetings are the format most likely to remain virtual as in-person meetings and events return but employers retain more flexible working patterns. That’s according to an audience poll during Glisser’s most recent webinar , entitled, ‘Running Successful Virtual and Hybrid Internal Company Meetings’.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. He has stayed on top of new meeting trends and technologies for decades. In 2023, in-person is back!

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 18, 2019

What’s the purpose of meetings and what’s their role in organisations’ communications mix? The GCB (German Convention Bureau) and its research partners are currently diving deep into that question as part of the “Future Meeting Space” (FMS) innovation project, launched in 2015 and now in its third phase. Innovation Catalogue Reloaded.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 21, 2021

I was excited to attend PCMA’s Omnichannel Convening Leaders event last week. Having attended more than 20 of PCMA’s Annual Meetings over the years (both in person and virtually), I expected high energy, experimental delivery and great content. The Great: Global Reach and Main-Stage Experiences. We in the U.S.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 1, 2020

A recent Forrester report caught our eye, as it touched on several business trends that will also impact the event strategists and the industry: PREDICTIONS 2020: On the Precipice of Far-Reaching Change. This article will help you get a jumpstart on conquering this challenge: Successfully Climbing Your Mountain of Event Data.

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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. Facebook’s F8 developer conference will be a one-day streaming event in June “to celebrate, inspire and help developers grow.” The Day the Meetings Stopped.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

The announcement yesterday that London-based virtual streaming giant Hopin was purchasing the physical event services company Boomset was another step in the direction of an end-to-end hybrid meeting solution. Our goal is to empower event managers to succeed with any event format,” the company said in a post.

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Event Industry News

JULY 7, 2020

We recently worked with a long-term client, Atomos , to meet all three of these goals and more. The experience we created won three World Exhibition Stand Awards for best stand at a technology event (gold), best use of technology (silver), best reusable stand and best stand in the 100-200m category (both of which won platinum).

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Awards are given across 10 important sustainability categories, including the top accolade of the International Greener Festival Award 2020. Nominees are selected from those certified by A Greener Festival following a detailed environmental assessment, site visits and post show analysis by trained sustainable event auditors.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 14, 2022

In her new position, Breden will be a key representative of the association and support EIC’s CEO, Amy Calvert, and EIC’s standing committees and taskforces as they create and implement new research and products to support the global events industry in its recovery. Stephanie Harris , President, The Incentive Research Foundation.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 3, 2020

As PCMA Convening Leaders 2020 kicks off in San Francisco, we got a behind-the-scenes look at the insights they are using to transform their conference. “Sometimes, you lose perspective on what’s really happening at your event,” said Kim. Pay close attention to each aspect of the attendee journey.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Freeman’s Main Stage for Convening Leaders 2020 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco wowed participants. Adding virtual components to a meeting can complement the live experience. While disruptive, the pandemic gave us an opportunity to pause and use the moment to redefine how we create and experience “LIVE” events.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

The global event marketing agency Hamilton has been recognized with an EDDIE award for an exceptionally smart move in February. The company transitioned from immersive brand events to vaccination events. Event on Ivy Tech Community College campus in Sellersburg; Photo credit: Courtney Cantor.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

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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SmartMeetings

JUNE 5, 2020

Meeting planners also learn by watching others doing. That is why, in this time of repackaging grand destination programs to fit onto confined computer screens, a great way to avoid mistakes is to study how our peers are shape-shifting to meet COVID-era standards. That left Artura no choice but to reinvent her plan.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Meeting Professionals International’s leaders outlined a strong 2024 for the association’s educational and networking efforts. A certificate program called Event Wellfare Champion is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2024 in conjunction with The Neu Project and EventWell. . •

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Event Industry News

APRIL 8, 2022

The ambitious Economic Significance Study comprises four insight streams to examine the global events industry’s economic impact and, for the first time, quantify the cumulative losses experienced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on the Events Industry Council, visit: [link].

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Meeting professionals are starting to rebook events in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, but continuing waves of Covid and cautious restrictions from some countries are resulting in a slow restart. The last PCMA Convening Asia Pacific was held in Sydney in 2020. Read More : PCMA Leads with Protocols, Inclusion and Transparency.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

The ambitious Economic Significance Study comprises four insight streams to examine the global events industry’s economic impact and, for the first time, quantify the cumulative losses experienced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on the Events Industry Council, visit: [link].

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In 2020, the combined #GivingTuesday and GivingTuesdayNow, which was held on May 5 in response to the hardships caused by the pandemic, raised more than $3 billion in the United States. The Meetings Industry Fund — provides financial assistance during times of crisis like a disaster, medical illness, or an emergency. eventwell.org.

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Event Industry News

JULY 30, 2019

Together with its partners, the GCB German Convention Bureau has announced the launch of phase III of its Future Meeting Space research. What are the different purposes and objectives of business events? The project is supported by the GCB and the European Association of Event Centres (EVVC) as well as Maritz Global Events Inc.,

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As an exploration of how the COVID crisis has impacted the business events industry, “ Events UnPaused ” — Maritz Global Events’ five-part podcast hosted by President David Peckinpaugh — is chock-full of insights and most definitely worth a listen. Megan Henshall. Michelle Russell is editor in chief of Convene.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

I know the meetings industry looks dark right now and the future is unclear. A lot of talented people are losing their jobs because of the need to pause meetings to slow the spread of the virus. After all, this is the year 2020, the same numbers used to benchmark ideal eyesight. It is not going to replace in-person meetings.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Alex Sapiz, vice president for global events for Cisco (clockwise from top left); Lauren Parr, vice president for meetings at the American Geographical Union; and Timothy Simpson, brand and engagement chief strategist for the Design Studio, talk about disruption during a NEXT Conference session. At NEXT on Feb.

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Glow Global Events

JUNE 21, 2022

Communicate what your guests can expect when coming to your event. For some attendees, this may be the first time they’ve gone to a large meeting, festival, or convention in ages. Throw it back to 2020. Summer events can be just as fun as the rest, but they too require a mix of planning, creativity, and attention to safety.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

We have significant interest from huge global events and sporting bodies across the globe too, they are considering using our technology to amplify their events and increase their sponsors ROI.”. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events. Areas of interest. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions.

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EventMB

MAY 12, 2022

When Jay Kinghorn was the associate managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism , he was constantly frustrated by the dearth of visitor data he knew would enhance the agency’s ability to promote itself, support its members, and enhance the experience of individual travelers as well as meeting groups.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2021

Francis recently worked as general manager for Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown, where, in 2020, he earned the General Manager of the Year award. Face2Face Meetings & Incentives in Las Vegas named Pencak director of meeting partnerships. Alex Francis. Ashley Pencak, CMP, VEMM. Based in Washington, D.C.,

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Endless Events

APRIL 20, 2021

The future of events is human-centric! Today’s event icon is the personable Megan Henshall , the global events account manager at Google who got into events because she was “really bad at sales” She shares how she experienced the pivoting year of 2020 and explains how to adopt a human-centric mindset in events.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 20, 2022

Hubilo Technologies Inc, the world-class leader in virtual, live, and hybrid event management technology, recently announced the appointment of Sophie Ahmed as senior vice president of market strategy. Hubilo has since grown exponentially and is now one of the leading and best event tech platforms.

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GEVME

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH) kicked off earlier this month, providing an innovative yet functional space for the global innovation and business communities around the world to connect, collaborate and network. . Credits SWITCH 2020. Credits SWITCH 2020. Credits SWITCH 2020. Credits SWITCH 2020.

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InGo

MAY 24, 2022

In fact, 60% of leaders believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals. And, research predicts that the global events industry will bring in $2.194 trillion by 2028 – a huge jump from the $887 billion it generated in 2020.

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