Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

Jim Clapes, 37, works in New York City as conference and events manager at the Drug Policy Alliance. What I do: I am directly responsible for the planning and management of the biennial International Drug Policy Reform Conference, annual staff Retreat and 20 to 30 additional organizational events throughout the year.

2018 76

2018 Sponsorships Site Selections 2014 76

SmartMeetings

APRIL 17, 2020

Some are putting their diverse skills to use, such as those at Conference Care Package, who have been planting tomatoes to give to those in need. I have also been helping local nonprofits get sponsorship. Conference Care Package (@Confcarepackage) April 16, 2020. 2021: New and improved practices.”.

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Contracts 2020 Healthcare Hospitality 75

Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 3, 2020

For the past 31 years, KPMG has hosted its Annual Insurance Industry Conference in New York. 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. Developing the Event Plan. “As Speaker Prep.

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Insurance Speakers Contracts Conference 105

Event Industry News

JANUARY 21, 2020

During 2019, AIM Group was reconfirmed as a key partner for many clients from different scientific specialities and across diverse corporate sectors and could count 30 Core-Professional Conference Organisation (PCO) contracts with major international associations, some dating back years.

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2019 Management 2020 Sponsorships 52

Eventbase

JULY 13, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. Following record lows in 2021, marketing budgets as a percentage of company revenue climbed from 6.4% There is something special about live events.

Event Apps 52

Event Apps Sponsorships Contracts Travel 52

PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2020

Putting the conference on pause and starting over again in 2021 was not an option. “We Renegotiating Contracts, Keeping Relationships Intact. By March, however, it became apparent that the world had changed and an in-person meeting in Vegas was going to be, at the very least, challenging.”. Beneficial Sponsor Realignment.

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Meetings Contracts Speakers 2020 119

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hybrid events, like the recent Convening Leaders 2021 which help a live event at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore (above), are the next iteration of events during the pandemic. Andrea Berry, director of membership and conferences for the aviation non-profit RTCA, discovered “how vulnerable our event sponsorships were.”

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2020 Events Education Sponsorships 111

Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Include hidden event costs like guest count attrition, conference calls, credit card fees, and venue amenity expenses. They research services, collect event quotes, and execute event contracts. Book a venue for the press conference and serve refreshments.

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Social Media Advertising Banking 78

Attendease

APRIL 5, 2021

Some conferences were already offering hybrid formats prior to the pandemic. The main program would be in-person; those who couldn’t commit (or afford) to travel and multi-day stays would watch the conference program online through a more affordable ticket option. For instance: You can reach a larger audience.

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Sponsorships Management Contracts Events 273

Bizzabo

MAY 18, 2021

According to expert predictions on hybrid , hybrid events truly are the future and a critical strategy for organizers to adopt in 2021. Hybrid Event Sponsorship. In practice, that meant a five-day in-person conference in Texas with a digital experience layered on top. And there’s a good reason for that. Hybrid Event Examples.

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2021 Sponsorships Technology Venues 79

Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

of event revenue and as high as 25%, and some event marketing reports peg conference marketing budgets around 6-12% of revenue. Sponsorship and exhibitor options. In fact, by 2021, video will account for 82% of all internet traffic , and in 2017 55% of all people watch videos online every day. Sponsor Marketing.

Event Marketing 131

Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 131

Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

of event revenue and as high as 25%, and some event marketing reports peg conference marketing budgets around 6-12% of revenue. In fact, by 2021, video will account for 82% of all internet traffic , and in 2017 55% of all people watch videos online every day. Who says that sponsorships are all about you promoting the sponsor?

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