Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But with news of the Omicron variant changing day-to-day, conference organizers and sponsors are using the skills they’ve acquired in Covid times: flexibility and leveraging virtual options to replace some face-to-face experiences. Hybrid meeting programs offer a silver lining. Health and Safety. Safe Travels.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

Meet Blackpool has announced it has become a member of three key industry associations: the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO), beam and the Tourism Management Institute (TMI), further cementing the town’s dedication to the global events and tourism sectors.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Winning Best Hybrid Event at this year’s Event Tech Awards 2022 marked a significant milestone in WBCSD’s journey with both their agency partner 2Heads and in the way their events communicate their vision. Instagram.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The return to in-person meetings has been trending over the last year. This is expected to continue well into 2023, according to a new report, “ 2023 Global Meetings and Events Forecast ,” by American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT). More Meetings. for conferences and tradeshows and 4.2%

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2022

More than 2,000 meetings industry folks gathered at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for the launch of Business Events Industry Week , a concentration of events designed to illustrate the Power of Purpose exercised when people come together. Read about all the meeting options available at National Harbor. .

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Heading east to Event Tech Live (ETL) was natural enough, but to ExCeL? How would ETL 2022 cope with the transition from multi-room landscape to one pillar-free flat floor? Making best use of data, an ever-evolving equation, is everywhere in event tech and ETL 2022 highlights the ‘where next’ in pretty much every corner.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

After one big effort in August, nearly six times as many Maritz Global Events employees are certified in event sustainability. Over the past year, a handful of employees at Maritz Global Events, Fenton, Mo., However, during the company’s Activate conference in August, participation went to a whole new level.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

There were so many excellent entries that it was hard to pick just one, but eventually we decided on SAP Sapphire 2022 in the Best Transformational Change category, and Siemens Energy Business Conference 2022 in Best Customer Experience – Live. Event: SAP Sapphire Author: Tim Porterfield – SAP Global Events.

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Heike Mahmoud , CMP, was one of the first European meeting professionals to earn the Certified Meting Professional (CMP) designation through the Events Industry Council (EIC) in 2006. Now, she feels inspired as she sees the certification’s global spread. “It

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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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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The good news for event marketers, however: Despite the year’s travel speed bumps and forecasts, many events and trade shows (CES 2024, included) are reporting they are back to pre-pandemic attendance levels. Idea: Brands like Zeiss are building more leisure time into their annual conferences. percent increase in hotel rates.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 29, 2022

Birmingham and the West Midlands Conference Ambassador Network unites region’s academic and private sectors to win new business tourism events Programme launched at exclusive event at Birmingham’s Millennium Point Region’s conference and events sector worth £2.3bn to Birmingham and the West Midlands.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

ICC Wales has been shortlisted for two prestigious meetings industry awards. The South Wales venue has been announced as a finalist for the ICCA Best Marketing Award and in the Best Legacy category at the ABPCO Excellence Awards for its work educating the global events sector on the upcoming Protect Duty (Martyn’s Law).

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Any interruption to pre-planning or on-site execution that disrupts an event is a risk,” Warwick said.

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Socio Events

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Ironically, this transition helped event organizers realize the potential that online formats have in the event planning industry. Propelled by these possibilities, the global events market is expected to surpass $2 trillion by 2028, according to Verified Market Research. Planning event content.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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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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Event Industry News

APRIL 8, 2022

Today (7 th April 2022) the Events Industry Council (EIC), the global voice of the business events industry, has launched the data collection phase of its landmark Economic Significance Study , in collaboration with Oxford Economics. The survey will close on 25 June 2022. To take part click here.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 1, 2022

Cvent (Nasdaq: CVT), a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, is one of several key industry leaders supporting and helping fund the beta version of the sustainability web app: SAM , which was recently launched by In-House Corporate Events (ICE).

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SmartMeetings

JULY 1, 2022

Global Events, Strategic Solutions Lead, Google. 2022 Smart Women in Meetings Visionary Award Winner. Some work has been done at gaming conferences and a few sports arena, but there is a lot of room to improve. Read More : Tips on Catering to All Types of Event Attendees. How do you define neurodiversity?

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Event Industry News

MAY 31, 2022

Developed to exceed industry standards in sustainability, the new project will create additional state-of-the-art ICC convention facilities, exhibition halls and conference rooms, together with stunning outdoor spaces – all designed to put London at the forefront of the global events industry.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

UBQ Materials, developer of the world’s first bio-based thermoplastic, is helping create the first global event built from landfill waste. In collaboration with Palram, manufacturer of thermoplastic sheets (moldable plastic, essentially), PLANETech World 2022 , to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 31, 2022

Event Tech Live (ETL) Las Vegas will take place next spring rather than this summer. The decision to delay will ensure the mix of exhibitors on the show floor matches the depth of content, in step with the organiser’s determination to meet standards set at ETL London over the last eight years. Event Tech Live Summit: June 8, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Leadership with Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) wanted to set an example. For the group’s 2021 FICP Annual Conference in Arizona, they put a stake in the desert early on that they would hold an in-person event at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa for 500 fully vaccinated people Nov.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings. Marriott stepped into the role his father vacated in February 2022. At the same meeting, Isabella “Bella” D. The return has been uneven depending on the region and the industry. and Canada.

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Socio Events

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

On the other hand, companies who engage in B2B event marketing are focused on enticing other businesses (and their employees) to attend the event, participate as an exhibitor, or engage as a sponsor. Why is event marketing important? The event planning industry is an increasingly competitive market. through 2028.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 1, 2022

Global Events, Strategic Solutions Lead, Google. 2022 Smart Women in Meetings Visionary Award Winner. Some work has been done at gaming conferences and a few sports arena, but there is a lot of room to improve. Read More : Tips on Catering to All Types of Event Attendees. How do you define neurodiversity?

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But, even though event professionals have had it rough these past couple of years, we’ve proven to be an incredibly resilient and versatile community, not willing to let a £70 billion industry disappear. In fact, according to a report by Allied Market Research, the global events sector is expected to reach $1,552.9

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 19, 2021

When Maritz Global Events decided it was finally time to get back to face-to-face, the experience-design company brought 500 people who represented the entire meetings ecosystem to Seattle—clients, employees, team members and partners—and focused on talking openly and solving shared challenges.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The most coveted amenity in the meetings and hospitality world right now is…confidence. Confidence is turning out to be a scarce commodity as the weeks have dragged into months and meeting professionals are rebooking the rebookings. The meetings landscape is uneven. Meetings are so missed,” he reported. Kevin Edmunds.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Creating meeting environments where every individual feels valued, accepted, and connected. “As Bryant, PhD, in a message to members about the theme of APA 2023, the association’s annual meeting. “As Bryant’s theme reflects the direction where many think meetings are headed. APA 2023’s theme is ‘You belong here.’”

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Hospitality Show is the product of AHLA, America’s largest hotel association, with nearly 32,000 members, and Questex, a leading information services and event company with deep expertise in the hospitality industry that operates the publication Hotel Management, with more than 564,000 readers who are engaged in optimizing hotel operations.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 6, 2022

A group of major event brands, led by ICE (In-house Corporate Events), is calling for event industry input into the continued development of an event sustainability measurement tool that will be free of charge and applicable for every event. It means that the technology will be universal, as well as free of charge.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 23, 2023

It’s a time of regrowth, repositioning, and an opportunity for event venues to capitalize on what will be a remarkable year, one in which the 2023 AMEX Global Event Trends Forecast reports that 75% of event pros are rating their optimism at 8 or higher on a 10-point scale. No hidden fees. No commissions owed on bookings.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 15, 2021

In terms of the stats, attendees made 4,044 connections resulting in 2,375 meetings, 9,116 messages exchanged and 9,372 leads for the show’s 59 exhibitors. www.eventtechlive.com.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. Right now, those sorts of challenges are popping up at events all over the world.

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