Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. Read More : At MPI WEC 2021, Michael C. million convention attendees were hosted in Vegas since the return of trade shows in June 2021.

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Event Industry News

JULY 27, 2020

With all large public events in Philadelphia cancelled through February 2021, thousands of gig workers, independent contractors, and businesses who make up the live events industry are likely to be the last to return to work. “We trillion in direct and indirect economic impact in the U.S.,

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Event Industry News

MAY 26, 2021

On Friday, May 21st, Washington, DC fully reopened for in-person meetings, conventions, trade shows, groups and special events. Our strongest sectors include the people and companies impacting our nation’s biggest challenges today: medical, technology and bio-tech and pharma,” said Melissa A. New on the National Mall: Dwight D.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

Not only is Indy known for its “Hoosier Hospitality,” and the Indianapolis 500 aka “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” but the city also hosts several unique conventions and conferences that bring extensive revenue to the city. Las Vegas has also made a grand return while maintaining its title as the number one Trade Show destination.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

More than 6,000 MICE, hospitality, and marketing professionals from across the UK and Europe have already registered for Cvent’s annual industry conference, Cvent CONNECT Europe , which will take place on 10-11 November 2020 as a virtual event powered by Cvent’s Virtual Attendee Hub. An interview with Radisson CEO Federico J.

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InitLive

MARCH 4, 2021

Conferences are an important part of professional development and business networking for all industries. A successful conference can come in all shapes and sizes, from 200 people over a weekend to 15,000 for a week. InitLive has had the privilege of working with many conferences, some of which are the largest in their industry.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 21, 2021

After announcing, then detracting, plans for a physical show in 2021, CES organizers say the event is back in action for 2022 with a hybrid format. Confirmed brands attending the in-person world’s largest tech conference include Amazon, AT&T, Dell and Google. 5-8, 2022, Las Vegas. Read more here. Read more here.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 1, 2021

Swapcard, the leading AI-powered event and matchmaking platform for global virtual and hybrid events, has today announced it has reached an agreement with Informa to serve as the preferred platform partner for its exhibitions, trade shows and a number of other events across the US and the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 28, 2022

Nigel Nathan was named as the Outstanding Contribution to the Industry winner, with members commenting on his passion, determination and commitment to the industry since he started in the business as a porter for a show at Wembley Conference Centre, aged 16. Informa Markets – Decorex 2021. BEST INTERNATIONAL SHOW- EUROPE.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Team vFairs is super excited to announce that its entry in the Event Technology Awards 2021 got shortlisted. From informative virtual conferences and impactful trade shows to engaging virtual career fairs and immersive open houses, we have helped host it all.

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InitLive

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Conferences are an important part of professional development and business networking for all industries. A successful conference can come in all shapes and sizes, from 200 people over a weekend to 15,000 for a week. InitLive has had the privilege of working with many conferences, some of which are the largest in their industry.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This is good news for event and trade show organizers, as “at the end of the day, they still may win out but will have a completely different offering.”. Ali pointed out that Zoom’s fast and (mostly) free video tech platform represents the power of “good enough,” not dissimilar to Napster’s free downloading software.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 9, 2021

Konduko, a global supplier of contactless technologies, will provide its award-winning products to Event Tech Live’s (ETL) show in London, ensuring an engaging lead-capture experience for both in-person and virtual exhibitors and attendees.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

During this year’s celebration, which took place at The Forest of Arden Birmingham after ESSA’s Annual Conference, awards were presented across eight categories including Unsung Hero and Innovation of the Year as well as a new Sustainability accolade acknowledging its rising importance. ICON EXHIBITIONS & DISPLAY LTD. IGNITION DG.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Virtual conferences aren’t a groundbreaking idea anymore, but event planners are continually learning how to use them in groundbreaking ways. Learn how virtual conferences work, which key components you need to include to really stand out in your field, and how going hybrid may be the trick in a post-pandemic world. Trade shows.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

For the first time since the pandemic started, South by Southwest® Conference and Festivals (SXSW®) is going back to in-person events, selecting Grip, the AI-powered event, networking and matchmaking platform as its event technology partner. All this will lead to an intensity of connections and meetings never seen before at the conference.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 28, 2020

While this was the first usage of HealthShield in a conference or meeting setting, 42Chat has been deploying the texting tool with live sports leagues and tournaments since May. The NCBA also used less high-tech methods to keep attendees safe — and safely distanced at “one cow apart.” CattleCon 2021 is scheduled for Feb.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 23, 2020

By using Livestreaming tools and collaborating with Virtual Event Providers, we are able to host small to large scale events, meetings, and conferences including weddings. Note: we need to stop assuming that companies pay for all elements of an employee attending a conference). Valerie Bihet, Director, VIBE , Miami, FL.

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EventMB

MAY 26, 2022

This follows the November 2021 PCMA announcement of a partnership with JUNO as its official year-round community platform provider. London and New York-based event tech company Glisser raised $4.9 Virtual conference platform Allseated announced $15 million in new funding to be used to develop corporate metaverses. May 17, 2022.

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EventMB

JUNE 7, 2022

In 2021 alone, Baltimore saw cybersecurity companies DataTribe, Evergreen Advisers, and AllegisCyber all set up offices inside the city — with Port Covington, one of the country’s biggest urban redevelopment projects , being their neighborhood of choice. with a lineup of speakers drawn from the region’s influential decision makers.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Funds are raised by the Lakes Hospitality Trade Show, which celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2020 and takes place at the J36 Auction Mart on 25-26 March. Attracting hundreds of hospitality professionals to Cumbria every year, exhibitors at the show represent everything from décor and furniture to insurance and eco-friendly products.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 10, 2017

If you plan events, the Technavio 2017-2021 market research report on global event management software will definitely catch your eye. According to the tech research and advisory company, the market’s seven key players are Cvent, EMS Software, etouches, Eventbrite, Lanyon Solutions, XING Events and Ungerboeck Systems International.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

You can also use gamified challenges to highlight your sponsors or show your audience what matters to you. PCMA EduCon 2021 , for example, hosted a walking challenge to promote fitness and health. Here are some of the most popular ways of implementing gamification at conferences, trade shows, and corporate events.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 23, 2021

This is getting the most traction in tech companies, as exemplified by Salesforce’s “Work From Anywhere” announcement in February that all employees can choose to continue to work from home. For more thought-provoking insights on event business, strategy, and design, save the date for our upcoming 2021 half-day virtual Summit.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

Over the next six to eight weeks, Bauer will be following news about updated guidance, experiences of other conferences and sentiments about mask wearing and health screening. The main priority is to make sure we have a safe, healthy show,” Bauer said. 8 before the official conference begins. “It

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Almost three out of four (72 percent) had produced at least one in-person meeting between March 2020 and August 2021. Meeting professionals are finding they need a cordless adjustable driver with laser light and all-day battery pack to tackle the variety of scenarios in a typical 2021 day. We got lucky,” said Graziano.

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Eventsforce

JULY 21, 2021

In fact, a new research study from Eventsforce shows that 58% of organizers are running hybrid events in 2021 – with another 17% in 2022. The physical on-site booth can cater to in-person attendees on the trade show floor, while the virtual booth can help them reach out to a wider international audience.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The editors of Event Marketer magazine have announced the winners of the supersized 2021 Ex Awards and ETDAs, the world’s largest and premiere recognition program for experiential marketing. 2021 EX AWARDS. Best B-to-B Conference or Event. Campaign: All-Suites Leadership Conference. Campaign: Tech Summit Digital 2020.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 26, 2020

The GSMA and the Host City Parties will continue to be working in unison and supporting each other for MWC Barcelona 2021 and future editions. Our WiCyS hearts couldn't be more full due to the outpouring of support from our incredible WiCyS members and conference sponsors. We want to do a special shout out to our conference sponsors.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Today in 2021, events are no longer solely about in-person, live events like trade shows, conferences, and music concerts. When attendees are at a live event, they are 100% focused on what’s happening in the venue Less reliance on technology, so not very prone to tech hiccups Better for longer events (i.e.

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GEVME

JANUARY 21, 2021

According to a survey in The Virtual Event Tech Guide, 62% of event planners agreed that hybrid events are here to stay. If you consider popular event concepts such as workshops, conferences, and seminars, the advantage is that this content can be provided online as well and attendees can respond to it from whatever location they wish to.

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GEVME

JANUARY 21, 2021

According to a survey in The Virtual Event Tech Guide, 62% of event planners agreed that hybrid events are here to stay. If you consider popular event concepts such as workshops, conferences, and seminars, the advantage is that this content can be provided online as well and attendees can respond to it from whatever location they wish to.

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GEVME

JANUARY 21, 2021

According to a survey in The Virtual Event Tech Guide, 62% of event planners agreed that hybrid events are here to stay. If you consider popular event concepts such as workshops, conferences, and seminars, the advantage is that this content can be provided online as well and attendees can respond to it from whatever location they wish to.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

Did you anticipate that we would be at this stage in terms of vaccination distribution, variants, and other COVID-related impacts in the first quarter of 2021? That’s just going to be a “conference” and no one’s going to call it a “hybrid conference.” With very broad brushes, yes. ” It’s just there.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

I am not keen to restart show-floor happy hours where too many people crowd into the booth,” adds Lisa Grogan, who manages events, meetings and trade shows at Canadian tech company Matrox. As a conference organizer you may want to be more proactive than that. A Tipsy ‘New Normal’?

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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2021

The hosts of Event Tech Podcast, Brandt Krueger and Will Curran, certainly do. This year, however, they had to content with visiting CES 2021 virtually. In this week’s episode, Will and Brandt move away from pure tech talk and talk about virtual events for exhibitors. ” “It’s also people get GDPR, right?”

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2021

For decades, this was the extent of hybrid events: An in-person talk, tradeshow, or conference with a virtual bolt-on. When Texas opened up in early 2021, event organizers around the world were watching. An example of streamed on-demand and in-person-only sessions powered by the Bizzabo Agenda from the Empower Conference.

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