Event Industry News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Nominations have opened for the 2022 ESSA Awards as the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) prepares to celebrate the sector’s finest talent. Two categories returning this year are ESSA Unsung Hero and Innovation of the Year (Tech/Non-Tech). This year, nominations are open for eight categories.

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SpotMe Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

Top 10 Hybrid Event Management Companies of 2022. The team of over 300 specializes in end-to-end event management of all types including meetings, conferences, incentive, as well as other strategic business operations. With headquarters in Detroit and offices in almost every continent, GPJ’s reach is sure to expand into 2022.

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Eventscase Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It’s a recap of all the things we’re thankful for—and an invitation for you to join us in reliving our best moments in 2022! We also exhibited at Event Tech Live again this year, which is Europe’s largest hybrid expo dedicated to event technology. And this is what this post is about! Physical events are back.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2022

The ninth nSight conference was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, an up-and-coming technology hub between three major universities. Headquartered in Wilmington , North Carolina, nearby Raleigh was an obvious choice for its popularity in the tech world. Turnover and delayed timelines plagued the area’s event companies.

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Endless Events

JULY 26, 2022

Fresh off the plane, Brandt Krueger returns to us from the IMEX Frankfurt 2022 event in Germany. In a global industry that’s still feeling the effects of the worldwide pandemic, Brandt focuses on the trends he saw at IMEX Frankfurt 2022. Next on Brandt’s mind is the placement of the tech section at IMEX Frankfurt 2022.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 4, 2022

Registration is now open for Travel T ech Show, the global meeting place for travel technology leaders, which returns in-person on 29-30 June 2022 alongside The Meetings Show and Business Travel Show Europe at new venue, ExCeL London, following a two year hiatus and a fully virtual offering in 2021.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2022

The first six months of 2022 were a busy time for Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, as Dubai Business Events (DBE), Dubai’s convention bureau, as the two destinations collaborated to procure 99 event bookings over the coming years. Sofitel Dubai features 12 naturally lit meeting rooms, the 450-person Diamond Ballroom and two outdoor venues.

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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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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced it will be partnering with XpertHR to deliver its annual salary survey in 2022. The salary survey will invite participating members to submit their salary data through a secure and confidential portal. Every participant’s data is fully anonymised before processing.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced it will be partnering with XpertHR to deliver its annual salary survey in 2022. The salary survey will invite participating members to submit their salary data through a secure and confidential portal. Every participant’s data is fully anonymised before processing.

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EncoreAPAC

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Instead of just picking up where we left off, could we find a more suitable way to set up staging, technology and more in event venues? Looking at what our customers really want from their event spaces has shown us the need of creating more agile venues, with a focus on enhancing live experiences.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

The Blackpool Conference and Exhibition Centre has announced today that in its first 12 months of operating, it welcomed 55,000 delegates through its doors and generated, alongside Winter Gardens Blackpool, in excess of £70m in economic benefit, contributing to Blackpool’s overall visitor economy which is valued at more than £1.58bn.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2022

But when talking about the event industry in 2022 and how necessary virtual platforms are for events, we need to discuss the lessons COVID has taught us. At Conference Compass, we have developed an event engagement platform that puts these values into practice and delivers much more. You can link session locations to venue floor maps.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In a more frightening turn of events in the summer of 2022, novelist Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times by a man who charged the stage as he was about to deliver a lecture in Chautauqua, New York. Back when I ran my first conference, I never had to think about someone attacking [the speaker] or jumping on stage,” Parr said. “I

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s no secret that hybrid event has made it big throughout 2021, and is here to stay in 2022 and forward. A hybrid event is designed to give event organizers the best of both worlds, and in this guide, we will help you figure out all you need to know about hosting and managing a hybrid event in 2022. Easier evaluation and analytics.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

What : New product enhancements to Intrado’s Event Cloud platform now supports everything from standalone webcasts to recurring field events to multi-day, hybrid conferences, and everything in between. Read More : Cvent Connect Lays Out Event Tech Roadmap to Meet Growing Hybrid Demand. Notified: Customized Cloud Services.

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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. BEST CONFERENCE Africa Oil Week – Hyve Group. VENUE TEAM OF THE YEAR.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2023

Each company will have different reasons on why they host Annual Kick Off Meetings, below we have included five reasons why we think all teams should host a Kick Off Meeting in Q1 2023 ; To Celebrate 2022’s Achievements. What better way to praise your 2022 accomplishments than with a meeting on a grand scale? To Reward Your Team.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2022

Gareth Warnock, Group Sales Director at De Vere, a collection of historic mansion house estates and distinctive contemporary hotels and event destinations, has shared the key factors he believes will shape the meetings and events industry in 2022. The pandemic accelerated the need for new tech. Go on a Workcation.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 24, 2022

Green Events & Innovations Conference ( GEI ) is presented by A Greener Festival ( AGF ) in partnership with the International Live Music Conference ( ILMC ). Aurora is experiencing success as far from home as Australia, Mexico and Brazil, and is selling out larger venues abroad than in Norway.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The winners of the Event Supplier and Services Association’s (ESSA) 2022 Awards were announced last night, as the sector gathered to celebrate this year’s finest talent. ESSA OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRY AWARD 2022 Sponsored by Abraxys Global. ESSA YOUNG PERSON AWARD 2022 Sponsored by Rocket Exhibition Services.

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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. This is a tech conference, after all—participants know how to manage virtual events.

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EventMB

MAY 9, 2022

As a result, Cvent has updated its financial guidance to anticipate even stronger growth in 2022 than forecasted last quarter. percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2022 for a total of $137.4 But one number stands out and may be a bellwether for Cvent’s future prospects and the state of the event tech industry in general.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Whether it’s a yoga session, interactive panel discussion or virtual conference, the popularity of virtual events has exploded and it’s paving the way for new forms of communication and collaboration. As you will see, they come in all shapes and sizes, covering anything from tutorials and interviews to webinars and conferences.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One event planner predicted in 2012 that that keynote speakers would give their presentation from the new orbiting space station in 2022. In July 2022, NASA flight engineers Jessica Watkins (left) and Kjell Lindgren addressed International Space Station Research and Development conference attendees from aboard the space station.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Last month, Mastercard wrote about technology’s impact on travel planning, citing tech platform CWT’s Global Business Travel Forecast for 2024, which shows a 3-percent rise in “average cost per attendee, per day for meetings and events,” and a 3.6 Idea: Brands like Zeiss are building more leisure time into their annual conferences.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 15, 2019

Event Exeter is proud to represent the collection of unique venues that span the lush green campuses of the University of Exeter. Wondering why Exeter stands out as an exceptional choice for your conference or event? Aside from idyllic surroundings, Event Exeter has access to a portfolio of venues of all shapes and sizes.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The Evessio team are celebrating their latest win for Best Virtual Event Platform under 1,000 attendees at The Event Technology Awards 2022. Evessio is a world-leading event management platform and digital event provider for awards , conferences and exhibitions that generates real return on investment.

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EventMB

JUNE 7, 2022

Royal Farms Arena – often used as a companion venue for convention center groups that need additional space – is in the midst of a $150 million renovation that will expand seating capacity to 15,000 and add a new glass exterior. As companies looked to shed high-priced headquarters, second-tier cities have stood out on the map.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2022

On June 2, 2022, event supplier Brella announced its partnership with the nonprofit organization One Tree Planted in a joint effort to combat deforestation and counteract the tons of yearly carbon emissions caused by the event industry. Virtual events are commonly seen as a greener alternative to in-person conferences.

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MeetingPool

MAY 31, 2022

Where to learn more: gocadmium.com Notified: Customized Cloud Services What: New product enhancements to Intrado’s Event Cloud platform now supports everything from standalone webcasts to recurring field events to multi-day, hybrid conferences, and everything in between. The result could be more engagement and fewer drop-offs.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 21, 2021

5-8, 2022, Las Vegas. 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. Read more here. Read more here.

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Event Industry News

MAY 26, 2021

DC is walkable and accessible, and our hospitality partners across venues and event spaces, restaurants and hotels are dedicated to providing an experience that will lead to client success.”. Because of the dedicated efforts, the center, along with other Events DC venues, was awarded GBAC STAR certification. DC hotels can expect 5.7

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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. The region welcomed 10.1

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022.

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MeetingPool

MAY 18, 2022

Be it a graduation ceremony, career fair, exhibitions or a business conference, over the past two years, event planners have been switching from traditional physical venues to virtual venues. That’s why knowing the virtual event benefits is useful. Read more at: [link] Read similar stories at: [link].

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The organisers of the ever-popular #eventtech exhibition, Event Tech Live (ETL) are excited to announce the newly launched event site planning specialist, OnePlan , is sponsoring the Festival and Future stage this year. Event Tech Live is Europe’s only free-to-attend show dedicated to the world of event technology. Conferences.

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