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Best of 2022: Event Security and Safety

Smart Meetings

Whether physical or cyber, events without ample security not only makes events less safe, they also make the possibility of creating personal and professional connections much less likely, as attendees spend more time worrying about their physical safety or their sensitive information being breached. 10 Safest Places to Travel in 2022.

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Events Industry Council announces 2022 Board of Directors

Event Industry News

The Events Industry Council (EIC), the voice of the global business events today announced the election of its 2022 Board of Directors. Also nominated to the 2022 Board of Directors are: Jason Dunn Sr , Immediate Past Chairman, NCBMP (National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals).

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A Unique Meetings Consolidation Model Grows

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Predictions of a mass consolidation of the meetings industry have been swirling since the World Health Organization started advising lockdowns in early 2020 to “smooth the curve” of what was then known as novel coronavirus. The post A Unique Meetings Consolidation Model Grows appeared first on Smart Meetings. The Future.

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Adventures in International Meetings

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Meeting professionals are not just in the events business, we are in the business of helping people define who they are. That was a reminder from Greg Bogue, chief experience architect at Maritz Global Events and keynote speaker last week at Smart Meetings Incentive Experience in Riviera Maya at the all-inclusive Hotel Xcaret Arte.

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Recovery of business events gains momentum in 2022 Q2

Event Industry News

RFP activity and hotel group room nights showed a significant increase in 2022 Q2, with both indexes reaching over 80% of 2019 levels, according to the 2022 Q2 Global Business Events Barometer released today by the Events Industry Council (EIC), the voice of the global business events industry.

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PCMA announces 2022 Global Meetings Executive of the Year award recipient

Event Industry News

PCMA and CEMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat celebrated the achievements of Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno with the Global Meetings Executive of the Year award. Buongiorno is Vice President, AIM Group International, a company that for over sixty years has been one of the international leaders in events and conferences.

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More In-person Meetings in 2023, Says Amex GBT Forecast

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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. Greater Meeting Spend.

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