Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Freeman and Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Glasgow are among the global organisations already using the Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap to steer their sustainability journey. As a producer of events, continuing our work against Action Area 2 will be our focus — to redesign events to be sustainable and waste free. Five action areas.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) is a world-leading sustainability benchmarking and performance improvement programme for destinations and their visitor economies. The judges felt that Belfast’s Changing the Menu. was the most scalable, modifiable, and maximally impactful of the top five finalist’s projects.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 17, 2022

For many event professionals, the journey to become a more sustainable experience can happen over several event editions. For others, the race is on to become sustainable and match industry audience expectations today. It was all in the attention to sustainable detail.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Instead of advertising its brand, Amazon chose to use its naming rights to spotlight its pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by calling the Seattle venue Climate Pledge Arena — just one example how sustainability has become top of mind for organizations and consumers. Michael Dyerland/Visit Seattle). ” — Shawna McKinley.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2022

The Complete Sustainable Events Course, The Meetings Show’ s online course for the events industry created in partnership with isla , is back for its second year. Following on from the success of the inaugural course in November 2021, this year’s course will start on 26 September 2022.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 5, 2021

Story and Venue Search London’s survey of over 150 corporate event buyers gives a real insight into the current thinking around the timing of returning to live, the ongoing use of virtual and hybrid events together with plans for the all-important 2021 Christmas party season.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

EVENTIT, Scotland’s only trade show for business events, meetings, incentives and hospitality, has announced the efforts it has gone to in order to meet its sustainability goals. EVENTIT has partnerships with businesses who have sustainability right at their very core. Event Cycle take unwanted event waste and give it a second life.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) has hosted its largest exhibition to date, as part of the ISBA 2021 Annual Conference (Independent Schools’ Bursars Association). Ian Edwards, Chief Executive, ICC Wales, commented: “We are delighted that ISBA chose our venue for their annual conference.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 9, 2022

The 2021 league table – published in January, recognises our commitment to cutting carbon emissions, working towards a zero-carbon future, and putting sustainability at the heart of everything we do. such as sustainable, ethically sourced food, as well as workers’ rights and access to sustainable education programmes.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In advance of its Legislative Action Day on June 1, the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance has announced the 10th industry organization to join its advocacy efforts on behalf of the face-to-face business events industry. events, a strong future workforce, and a more sustainable industry.

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The MICE

MARCH 31, 2022

Bern’s positioning as a leader in the energy and environmental sector, and its easy accessibility within Switzerland and from neighbouring countries, make it the most suitable city to host the Swiss Sustainability Forum. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021. Within the conference a selection of sub-themes will be defined.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

Conference Care has announced a further step in their goal to be the number one choice for organisations looking for a greener approach to venue finding and event management. I’m a great believer in taking responsibility for your own actions, and fortunately at Conference Care we have an amazing group of people making up our “Plan-it!”

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

From the beginning of December 2021 every venue search on the venuedirectory.com site will put sustainable venues at the top of all venue results provided, both UK and international. The mia Ignite conference just affirmed in my mind that this is the right thing to do. It’s right for our customers and for the planet.”.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At a press conference on December 11, NZCE announced the publication of seven workstream guidance documents, and its new priorities going forward. Twenty organizations were involved with NZCE when it launched in 2021. After almost two and a half years of work, Net-Zero Carbon Events has arrived at a major milestone.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A Greener Festival present an insightful Live Panel discussion on Friday, February 12 at 14:30 EST / 20:30 CET for a conversation on creating demand for sustainability in the U.S. As we prepare to restart events, how can we better integrate sustainability into our operations and make it a priority? live music industry!

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Event Industry News

JUNE 9, 2021

Sustainability should now be top of the agenda when planning events and experiences. On 25 th January, EY announced its ambition to be carbon negative in 2021, setting targets to significantly reduce its absolute emissions, and removing and offsetting more carbon than it emits. Actavo Events puts Sustainability centre stage.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 26, 2022

The venue’s pledge is one of many sustainability-focused initiatives being introduced by groups exhibiting at IMEX, which takes place May 31-June 2 at Messe Frankfurt. The tree pledge is one of several sustainability initiatives the SEC has introduced to reach its goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

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Guidebook

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Conferences and events have become an essential aspect of the business world. With a conference app, event coordination and planning have become easier than ever before. In this blog post, we will explore how to build an app for a conference. Networking Features Networking is an essential part of any conference or event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2021

and accessibility; Innovation and tech; Business recovery, Contract negotiations, Personal branding and Sustainability.?. EIC People & Planet Village will bring together sustainability, social and diversity efforts in one central place on the show floor. The post Are You Prepared for IMEX 2021? Make Time for Right Things.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2021

Morningstar used VR — an example of the phygital reality trend — to demonstrate a spirit of experimentation at its Morningstar Investment Conference (MIC). based market research firm, has just published its Top 10 Global Consumer Trends for 2021 , which provides insights for the business events industry.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If in-person only events are to become the reserve of the vaccinated-only, viability seems highly unlikely during 2021. The sustainability of socially-distanced events is also questionable. I’m sure many would dash out at the first opportunity for the novelty value, but would you want to keep going back to socially-distanced events?

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) has hosted its largest exhibition to date, as part of the ISBA 2021 Annual Conference (Independent Schools’ Bursars Association). Ian Edwards, Chief Executive, ICC Wales, commented: “We are delighted that ISBA chose our venue for their annual conference.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Freeman and Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Glasgow are among the global organisations already using the Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap to steer their sustainability journey. As a producer of events, continuing our work against Action Area 2 will be our focus — to redesign events to be sustainable and waste free.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 27, 2021

The 9th edition of Spanish music industry conference BIME PRO will be held in Bilbao from the 27-29 October 2021. International Music Industry conference and festival BIME sets dates for 2021 and further cements its links with the Latin América Music Industry, announcing a new annual edition of the event in Bogota, Columbia.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2022

Virtual events are commonly seen as a greener alternative to in-person conferences. Studies have shown the average in-person event wastes between 15%-20% of the food it produces, while a 3-day conference for 1,000 attendees not only can create up to 5670kg of waste but can also lead to 530 metric tons of CO2 emissions. “We

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Nearly every conference and trade show professional is searching for that perfect virtual platform or pricing model for replacing lost expo revenue. In the February 2019 issue of Convene, I wrote about Why the Sustainability of the Trade-Show Business Model is in Question. Virtual Expo Truths. I’ve got bad news for you.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2021

As organizations shift their energy and resources to adapting safety protocols and freshening in-person conferences and trade shows, will the virtual event and platforms built to sustain them survive or even flourish? I question if the synchronous hybrid meetings, as many envision now, are sustainable.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Launched in 2007, the AGF Awards is a pioneering certification setting the standard for sustainable events. The standards have been developed over 15 years in consultation with 1000s of events, event services, suppliers and sustainability experts across key areas assessed.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

IBTM World 2021 is taking place from 30 November to 2 December at Fira Barcelona. IBTM World has announced the results of its bespoke appointment matching process, achieving the same average number of appointments per Hosted Buyer and exhibitor as in 2019.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 19, 2022

Recognising the requirements of sustainability and building this into all areas of the delivery. Initial discussions for the project were held in 2019 with the 2020 event postponed due to Covid and rescheduled for November 2021. Pylon One – Scale | Secure | Sustainable. Sustainability. Background.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 7, 2021

American Cheese Society Annual Conference. Date: July 28-30, 2021. Expected Virtual Attendees in 2021: 900. The largest judging and competition of its kind for American-made cheeses, J&C is typically held during the annual in-person conference. Climate Change and Sustainability. Type: Virtual. Curds From Whey.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

HBAA board and senior management share their predictions for 2021. Collaboration and consolidation will be key trends for the business events, accommodation and meetings industry in 2021, according to the HBAA. Smaller meetings and smaller/hybrid events will replace the large-scale offerings for 2021.”. Market recovery.

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Glow Global Events

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Like the year prior, many of us will view 2021 through the lens of the pandemic. We added the following organizations to our roster of valued clients: Airport Minority Advisory Council ( AMAC ) – Glow spearheaded the 36 th Annual AMAC Airport Business Diversity Conference, a virtual event, June 14-16. s Kennedy Center.

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Canadian Special Events

APRIL 17, 2024

As the global focus on sustainability intensifies, event organizers are now challenged to harmonize the magic of AV production with a commitment to minimizing their carbon footprint. They can choose technologies designed with sustainability in mind, such as LED lighting systems and energy-efficient projection and sound systems.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 22, 2021

On Earth Day, the conference for sustainable events is happy to announce a special virtual GEI Summer Edition , to take place on 16th September 2021. The decision to host a second edition in 2021 reflects the doubling of efforts to create a greener events industry now and for the future.

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Hubilo Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here are some of the event trends you should be mindful of in 2021: . This trend will continue for the most part of 2021, with digital remaining a major component of the event strategy. The virtual event platform you choose to host your event on means everything and will do so even when we move ahead to 2021. Virtual Cash Cows.

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