PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning. 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. What is the plan: Hit pause? Punt to fall?

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the the American Society of Neuroradiology to recreate its already reimagined 2020 Annual Meeting as a digital event. Despite these realities, we still hoped that #ASNR20 could still be a live meeting. We — staff, vendors, and speakers — were all figuring out things together in this new world.

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Event Industry News

JULY 2, 2021

RockIt Events won an Eventex Silver Award for Best Online Conference for their management of Aruba’s Atmosphere Digital 2020 event. The event spanned from June to October of 2020 with strategic content releases over the course of 6 months. After COVID-19 hit, Aruba had two short months to shift their in-person conference to digital.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

Cvent CONNECT August 1-4 | Caesars Forum | Las Vegas Cvent CONNECT is one of the world’s top event technology conferences that brings together meetings, events, and hospitality professionals. It provides inspiration for meeting and event programs and showcases the latest in event planning technology and strategy. ” 7.

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Eventmobi

MAY 17, 2023

Learn about sponsorship levels, why they work, and how to create them for your event. Detailed sponsorship level examples included! Securing the right sponsors can make or break your event—and the right sponsorship levels can exponentially raise your chances of success! What Are Sponsorship Levels? Let’s dive in.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Jack Macleod For the last 15-20 years, green meetings and organized gatherings aimed at minimizing negative impacts on the environment have been a concept, but in 2020, after the Covid-19 pandemic, they became a widespread topic in the events industry. On average, events produce 2.5 pounds of landfill waste per person, per day.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2020

The four teams drew up ideas for a hypothetical medical conference, NEW (Networking, Education, Wellbeing) 2020; a digital version of KnitCon, Pinterest’s F2F, employee-centered conference; a digital Socio conference; and a digital version of FurCon, a F2F conference that celebrates the anthropomorphic genre. Sponsorship.

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 30, 2020

Identify and begin to confirm speakers, presenters, hosts and/or other entertainers. ? If applicable, develop sponsorship packages and begin soliciting partners. Define and assign support team roles for pre-production and run-of-event (speaker support, technical support, customer service, social media, A/V, etc.). ?

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Socio Events

JUNE 22, 2021

Before 2020, the word “virtual,” was synonymous with things like virtual reality goggles and cool tech gadgets. But unfortunately, it took on a new meaning in 2020 and became a buzzword for reasons we were not expecting. As virtual events became popular in 2020, event managers also realized their value. and it did.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) become embedded in business plans and teaching curriculums around the globe, they also are showing up on meeting agendas, in educational sessions, as conference themes, and as part of sponsorship activations.

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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. The team is still working on the sponsorship model.

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Socio Events

JUNE 14, 2021

If you are an event manager, the urgency to pivot from in-person events to digital experiences in 2020 was likely a big challenge. An immersive, attendance-boosting hybrid event that excites speakers and delights attendees. To facilitate a hybrid event, book a physical location where your speakers will present their content.

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GEVME

JULY 31, 2021

” PCMA, Digital Event Course, 2020. One-on-One Meetings/Messaging. You can even provide your audience with the opportunity to pre-book a meeting or a networking session. More audience also means greater sponsorship interest in the future. Registration Stats and Data. This is also called white-label branding.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 20, 2021

It goes without saying that 2020 was a very challenging year for so many people. But in March 2020 when the lockdown was announced, like many in the event industry, Studio Giggle watched all the work that they had lined up for the year disappear overnight. But it hasn’t been bad news for everyone. The success doesn’t end there.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2022

We define them in the pre-2020 and post-2020 era. Pre-2020: traditional conferences. The main differences between a conference and a regular event (or meeting) are one of scale. Regular events, or meetings, can be informal. Post-2020: virtual conferences. Or adding personalized agendas and speakers bios.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

Event marketers have been challenged with how to pivot quickly and keep business going and pipeline numbers up with virtual events for now, and hybrid events in the future, as the pandemic will have a rolling impact on logistics, location, sponsorships and attendance. See also : 2020’s Upcoming Virtual Annual Industry Conferences.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

You can set quantifiable KPIs and measure session analytics, attendee and sponsorship satisfaction, event registration trends, and other event data that offers insights into your attendees’ behavior and preferences at the event. You can have a pod in any region, country, or continent where your speakers and sponsors are.

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Socio Events

AUGUST 4, 2022

The more inclusive, agile, and captivating your event is, the greater chance you have of meeting your goals and reaching a wider audience. Your venue is booked, your speakers are prepped, and your schedule is ready to go, but then something goes wrong and you’re forced to cancel. What are the benefits of hosting a virtual conference?

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What to ask for when evaluating your virtual meeting’s effectiveness. Provide this report to speakers after the live broadcast to review activity and follow up with users. Speaker activity : A comprehensive log of all presenter actions, such as starting the webcast, transitioning slides and pushing polls to the audience.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

COVID-19 has resulted in many organisers pivoting from in-person to online events as a way of retaining some of their activity in 2020. It feels to me that there is much more of a broadcasting mentality needed as if the content is good it will attract audiences and generate sponsorship, making delegate revenue less important.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Meet with representatives from the benefiting nonprofit to get a better understanding of their mission, values, and purpose. Before the meeting, create a list of big-picture topics to discuss and questions to ask, including: How much money are you hoping to raise at this event?

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Nunify

APRIL 14, 2021

Is there going to be a language translator for the meeting? Most events on Nunify have speakers, exhibitors, sponsors & attendees log in from all parts of the world, 24×7. 2 days, 50 speakers, parallel tracks with attendees rushing in and out of sessions – This no longer needs to be the case with Hybrid events.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 6, 2020

PSAV and its family of companies launched a series of complimentary education webinars for meeting professionals pivoting to digital events. We welcome the opportunity to share insights from our team of event experts as well as assist in creating and activating virtual meetings during this new and unexpected global environment.”

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2021

In early April, Meeting Professionals International announced the 2021 recipients of its RISE Awards, given to planning pros who exemplify leadership, innovation, and impact in their work. Like countless other planners, Ishaad was laid off in 2020. That was pretty much the coolest job I could have gotten,” he says.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 3, 2020

KPMG Events & Meetings Manager Shannon Angelakis explained how the company re-imagined the annual in-person conference to a virtual event to deliver much-needed updates around these topics. Speaker Prep. Every speaker had a rehearsal/dry run (some speakers more than one) to test the platform, microphones, and audio set-up.

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

What does going virtual mean for important sponsorship revenue? Would their speakers be able to present remotely? We vetted and added additional software platforms to offer our clients, including platforms that offered sponsorship opportunities and branding options. Stretching our Limits to Weather the Storm.

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GEVME

JANUARY 12, 2021

We have now just entered into 2021, and despite all that most of the companies in this industry have been through the last year, we would still consider the year 2020 to be wholesome. There was a lot to process during the year 2020 and, at the same time, so much to learn. Increased Sponsorship Value. Marketing.

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Boomset

JULY 23, 2020

We want to give your attendees secure access, where guests are only allowed into the event because they are on your Boomset guest list – NOT sent a meeting link with ID and password that they could share with others. When we enforced “no passbacks” to your physical tickets and badges, we stand by this for your virtual credentials, too.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Alliance Nationwide Exposition is partnering with the Texas Live Events Coalition to host the first Together Again Expo Hometown Series on October 23, 2020, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, TX. Meeting, event professionals and suppliers can register at www.togetheragainexpo.com. Anthony Lopez.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 28, 2020

In 2020, that the desire for escapism has never been stronger — and the reality of a massive in-person dance party never more remote. Opening another Zoom window may be the last thing a screen-fatigued audience wants to do, but the event felt a world apart from the tiny windows of speakers in webinars. Sponsorship Success.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 15, 2021

Key Takeaways: Sponsorship models need to look completely different for virtual events. If 2020 was a black diamond, 2021 is a double black diamond,” said Nico van Praag, senior vice president at Freeman Company. Virtual is something new, and you need to rethink sponsorship packages. But there are solutions.

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Event Age by Swapcard

MARCH 18, 2021

Use this opportunity to create buzz around the schedule, introduce your speakers or get your community acquainted with the virtual platform by showing them how to use it. That way, you can create guides for your attendees, exhibitors and speakers, and you can help if anyone in your community is having trouble with the platform.

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Event Age by Swapcard

MARCH 18, 2021

Use this opportunity to create buzz around the schedule, introduce your speakers or get your community acquainted with the virtual platform by showing them how to use it. That way, you can create guides for your attendees, exhibitors and speakers, and you can help if anyone in your community is having trouble with the platform.

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2020

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) held an online MICE Tourism Update attended by around 740 industry partners on 25th May 2020 (Monday) to introduce a multi-pronged recovery plan for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Rebuild Hong Kong’s image as the World’s Meeting Place. Business Recovery.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Imagine sitting in a closed meeting room with 15 people touching each other shoulder to shoulder, and then this happens… *cough, cough!* — Yeah! So, when the world was put under lockdown, everyone was inside – conferences canceled, meetings suspended, and we felt that we would never see another soul for a long time. We can’t either.

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Socio Events

JUNE 7, 2021

Event organizers quickly pivoted to virtual events in 2020. During the summer of 2020, The National Speakers Association (NSA) pivoted their in-person flagship summer event, INFLUENCE, to a highly successful virtual event. Meeting Professionals International (MPI) was ready for the challenge. Winter Workshop 2021.

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