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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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. Read More : WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 12, 2022

Olympic medallist and World Athletics president Lord Sebastian Coe will deliver a keynote at the 10th edition of The Meetings Show , the UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community. His keynote will help set the stage for the dynamic programme we have planned for The Meetings Show’s 10th edition.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Recovery Continues on a Positive Trajectory According To IACC’s 2022 Meeting Room of the Future Barometer. The meetings and events industry’s recovery continues on a positive trajectory, with venues reporting continued growth in event volume levels, according to IACC’s latest Meeting Room of the Future Barometer (MRoTF) 2022.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 13, 2022

PCMA EduCon 2022 will kick off Sunday, June 5, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, where speaker Andrew Davis will take the stage. There’s a lot of work that needs to be done to make a great digital or virtual event sustainable for multiple days. It’s hard on the audience, and I think the value is limited.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This year, Smart Meetings highlighted these issues by witnessing the steps being taken on several fronts within the meetings industry to support inclusion and diversity. New Intent’s plan is to create educational sessions, white papers and knowledge sharing by partnering with events industry supply chain and speaker services.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The meetings and events industry’s recovery continues on a positive trajectory, with venues reporting continued growth in event volume levels, according to IACC’s latest Meeting Room of the Future Barometer (MRoTF) 2022 , which was released today. This was more common in the Americas (73%) than in Europe (48%).

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Eventsforce

DECEMBER 7, 2021

After the initial blow of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is little doubt that 2021 continued to disrupt the world of meetings and events. But what is likely to happen in 2022? I hope we can all have the opportunity to meet in person, but I don’t think we will, at least not as much as we have in the past.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Greengage Solutions has launched its own Sustainability Awards for the hospitality industry. Shining a spotlight on businesses and individuals that are making a significant impact on reducing the carbon footprint of travel and events, sustainable travel specialists, Greengage have launched four categories.

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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. Photo credit: NZZ Connect. About the organiser. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

Diversity, sustainability and violent crime were on the agenda for Destinations International Annual Convention 2022 in Toronto, Canada, this week along with a host of other social issues destination marketing organizations are taking on as they emerge from Covid empowered to address a larger mission of getting heads in beds.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Next Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th of November 2022 the second edition of the Future of Festivals will take place in the Arena Berlin. It is the industry meeting for all organizers, service providers, associations, decision makers and trainees from the festival sector. FOF Innovation Award 2022 for ventures and festivals.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 23, 2022

IBTM has announced the first details of IBTM World 2022 which will focus on ‘culture creation’ as the business events world adapts to a more disparate working environment post-pandemic. As part of its focus on creating culture, IBTM World 2022 will include the introduction of IBTM Cultural Roadshows.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Meeting Professional Continuing Education Includes Sustainability Certification Meeting professionals are taking sustainability more seriously than ever before. Since 2022, they have offered the Sustainable Event Professional Certificate (SEPC). So, what’s next? What is the SEPC?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Jack Macleod For the last 15-20 years, green meetings and organized gatherings aimed at minimizing negative impacts on the environment have been a concept, but in 2020, after the Covid-19 pandemic, they became a widespread topic in the events industry. Second, it can save companies money.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Shifting trends are found in how planners are measuring sustainability as well as overall event success, plus technology, budgets, and staffing. First, among the nearly 70 meeting managers at international corporations who participated in ICE’s research, sustainability remains a top priority for more than three out of four of them.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

meet other event professionals and grow your network . To make it a little easier for you, we’ve curated a list of nine events you should consider attending in 2022. March 8-9, 2022 | London. March 30-31, 2022 | Hybrid format, in-person events in San Francisco, New York, London, Munich, Singapore, and Bengaluru.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 12, 2022

The AEO is pleased to announce the launch of its AEO Forums 2022, which will take place at BDC London on Friday 11 th February 2022. The keynote, Jez Rose, broadcaster, author, behaviourist, and global speaker will offer motivation, inspiration and some light relief after what has been an incredibly challenging time for our delegates.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 16, 2022

We have a robust quality audit in place, that is continuously built upon to ensure we are leading the way in the conference, meetings and events market and with the speakers and exhibitors at this year’s conference echo and support out Quality ethos.”. It’s about living and breathing meaningful change.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 28, 2022

The judges commented that the results were outstanding showing a highly successful multi-channel marketing campaign, they recognised the different audiences and built a community where inclusivity and sustainability shone through. While their strong teamwork and commitment to sustainability is impressive. BEST EVENT LAUNCH.

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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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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 30, 2023

Some panels at IAPCO 2022 blended speakers who were physically at the meeting with remote panelists. Atmospheric ash from the volcano canceled the flights of hundreds of thousands of travelers — including those of speakers scheduled to attend ESOT’s annual meeting in Rotterdam in mid-April.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board announced a partnership with Clear Health Pass and Co.Protect branded protective equipment to help meeting professionals create frictionless solutions for establishing and executing protocols. “We Even as in-person meetings make a return, clients have come to expect virtual venue tours.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Meetings are more prevalent than conferences in the industry, with meetings generally being considered one-day events in which the group engages with themselves, while a conference is defined as an event with staging and speakers addressing an audience. Short lead times remain a trend in the industry.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 23, 2022

The UK’s largest sustainability ecosystem and green investment event, Reset Connect London , has pledged to go net-zero by 2030 and signed up to the Net Zero Carbon Events [NZCE] pledge.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Healthy Meeting Resources Help Planners Start Meaningful Discussions Looking for an easy way to keep everyone healthy when putting together an agenda? A History of Meeting Well The current focus on healthy meeting spaces is not the first time brands have gone beyond accommodating “dates and rates” to differentiate their spaces.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

When we emerge from our government-imposed cocoons, we are less likely to find participants content with trends that meet pop culture standards but rather will shift and seek those that tie into the deeper values they have put to the test over this past year. This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Smart Meetings debriefed with Tahira Endean, head of program with IMEX Group, about what worked and what will be changed for next year. Her role varied, however, including exhibitor, tech provider, speaker and tour guide. We wanted to create a tool kit of things meeting professionals needed to know in 2022,” she said.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 24, 2024

Meet Jody Litvack, the creative mastermind behind Jet Entertainment, a leading event production and entertainment company based in Toronto. Jody’s innovative approach to event planning and his use of technology have earned him the prestigious title of the 2022 Canadian Event Professional.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

After a one-year hiatus due to Covid, the largest meetings industry event returned to a new home at Mandalay Bay Casino Resort this week and the buzz at the 10th annual hosted buyer show was reminiscent of years past. The post IMEX Came Back Big Time appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Expo Pass

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Many of these trends are natural growths from 2023 trends, such as sustainability and hybrid events, which have continued to increase their importance across the previous years. This game-changing technology exploded in late 2022/early 2023 and has transformed every major industry. Sustainability. Embrace AI. New year, new you.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

When 112 million viewers tuned in to watch the Super Bowl 2022 pre-game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in February, they were treated to a reminder to Dream Big as a flying “Alex” floated up and down the state. Marketing conferences is more complicated now than it was two years ago. A History of Innovation.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

One lesson learned from both Frankfurt 2022 and America in 2021 was that people want more focused learning tracks. Generally, we offer 10 tracks, but we are narrowing that down with lots of exciting speakers and topics to help give people more clarity,” she said. We are always looking to learn and adapt.”. Focused Learning.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

When 112 million viewers tuned in to watch the Super Bowl 2022 pre-game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in February, they were treated to a reminder to Dream Big as a flying “Alex” floated up and down the state. Marketing conferences is more complicated now than it was two years ago. A History of Innovation.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

It is the MICE meeting point and we would like everyone to know that Catalonia is ready for the new challenges. While business meetings and connections remain at the heart of the show, there are also opportunities to update skills with a carefully designed, free learning programme. Registration is free.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 2, 2022

In its report “The Future 100: 2022,” creative agency, consultancy, and technology company Wunderman Thompson has identified 100 trends across industries — from culture to health to travel and hospitality — that will shape the way we live and work this year and beyond. Molly Crouch, director of sustainability at Sodexo Live! ,

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2022

What Reed, chief event strategy officer, American Society of Hematology (ASH), loved most about this time, he told participants in an online PCMA Community Conversation for medical meeting planners earlier this year, is probably what other planners have hated: “We needed to operate when there was really no roadmap to us,” Reed said. “I

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