Unique Venues

APRIL 24, 2024

In the sprawling landscape of professional meeting destinations, Dallas emerges as a top location for professional and social event planners, successfully blending southern charm with cosmopolitan flair. This juxtaposition of modern and traditional architectural styles is also reflected in the event venues available to rent in Dallas.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The city’s challenges related to homelessness, crime and drugs are part of a combination of factors that are impacting the city’s event business, with a number of big tech conferences announcing historic moves out of the city and to Las Vegas. Many organizations use their annual meeting as a fundraiser also.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 22, 2022

New research finds that event business picked up strongly starting in February. Is that an opportunity for meetings? A report from The Knowland Group released this week shows that once the scare from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 died down in February, the pent-up demand for in-person business events was unleashed.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 23, 2022

A shortened agenda plus sessions listed by level of interactivity were designed to deliver more value and set an example for other meetings, says MPI President & CEO Paul Van Deventer. San Francisco was the scene of Meeting Professionals Internationals’ 2022 World Education Congress, held from June 21 to 23.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The 5 th annual Event Industry Green Survey is now live, launched by Powerful Thinking, the not-for-profit think-tank for event sustainability. All entrants to the survey have a chance to win a delegate pass for this year’s Green Events & Innovations conference (GEI) at the ILMC on 3 March 2020. Brand Events.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Date, theme, leaders, and resources are lining up for next year’s Global Meetings Industry Day. The day inspires events that range from panel discussions and press conferences to pizza parties and photo opps, and last year, which was largely virtual, saw more than 40 million impressions from 8.5 Mark your calendars.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2023

Smart Meetings chatted with Cheryl M. Payne, CMP, CMM, strategic partner at INNOV8 Meetings + Events , to get her take on the current marketplace and its impact on meeting planners, and some helpful tips and tricks planners should be looking at when drafting up a contract with a hotel or venue.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

Julie Shorrock, Managing Director of Hotel and Travel Solutions (HTS) has become Chair of beam , the UK tradeassociation for the Business Events, Accommodation and Meetings industry, for 2024. We have fostered a sense of community, bringing together all corners of the business events, accommodation, and meetings sector. “It

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 16, 2019

GL events UK has confirmed its support for The Festival Vision: 2025 initiative, as part of its own commitment to a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly industry. However, we believe that climate breakdown must be tackled collectively, especially in the fast-evolving events industry.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 6, 2022

Five Associations Professional Meeting Planners Need to Know. Have you recently entered the events industry and are looking for associations to join that will help you learn the tricks of the trade? Are you an experienced event planning professional and searching for new associations to become a member of?

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As The Showman’s Show returns to Newbury Showground this week, Wednesday 20 th and Thursday 21 st October, reconnecting the event industry, organiser Lance Show & Publications Limited has revealed a stellar line-up of exhibitors.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Events Industry Council (EIC), the voice of the global business events today announced the election of its 2022 Board of Directors. Sherrif has a wealth of knowledge of the global business and events sector and is a respected voice in the industry. Stephanie Harris , President, The Incentive Research Foundation.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Raccoon Events ’ CEO Mike Seaman spoke at COP26 , the UN Climate Change Conference on Wednesday (10 November), setting out a pathway for a more sustainable industry. Speaking at the event, Seaman put forward a strategy that emphasised the need for forward motion and a conscious approach to meet the industry’s net zero aspirations.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Christian Savelli Hospitality industry watcher Chris Meyer, who recently returned from SISO CEO Summit Conference in Las Vegas, agreed that conference organizer executives who attended were largely upbeat even though they are looking at the same recession indicators—an inverted Treasury yield curve, shrinking manufacturing and buying power.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that Hong Kong has been chosen as the host for four international MICE events, including the city’s first-ever events of high strategic value, and two repeated events amidst the COVID-19 challenges. We are grateful for the support we received.”.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Watch Live: 2024 Hospitality Predictions from Mike Dominguez President Clinton ventured that meetings could be the antidote for bad decisions being made by divided, angry people. Another Kind of Intelligence The overarching topic, however, was the impact of Generative AI on events. PCMA has become a house of brands,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 8, 2023

Smart Women in Meetings: Industry Leader winner and CEO of SITE Annette Gregg sat down with Smart Meetings on the brink of SITE’s 50th anniversary. Gregg gained experience during her more than 3 years at Meeting Professionals International (MPI), moving from senior vice president of the experience team to chief revenue officer.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 21, 2021

2022 Meeting and Event Trends for Professional Planners. Adaptability will be the key word we use when we talk about events in 2022. The world is ever changing, and event planners and venues need to be ready to change their plans in an instant. Hybrid Events. Micro Events. Transformational Experiences.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

What meeting planners may be pleased to discover is Asheville’s potential for hosting eventful gatherings. Executives and meetings professionals in search of locations to hold meetings, executive retreats, conferences, and incentive trips will be inspired by Asheville’s spirit, scenic beauty, and fresh mountain air.”.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 24, 2022

The venue hosts hundreds of events each year for a range of clients and is keen to ensure its suppliers and their services are equally inclusive and sustainable in practice. Rebecca Moore, senior event manager, said “Somerset House is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community reflecting the nature of our society.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Five months later, it was a full-blown event. The second event will be held this month, Oct. Convene recently followed up with both Tunheim and Addicks, who shared in a conference call what resonated in the first year with the attendees, what they’re leaning into in this year’s version, and what they’re adding to the mix.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 16, 2023

(ESTRO social media) The pandemic has upended destinations’ view of business events as some kind of “subsidiary of tourism,” U.K.-based based global urbanist Greg Clark, who spoke at the IMEX Policy Forum in Frankfurt in May, told Joint Meetings Industry Council’s The Iceberg platform.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2022

Travel, overseas visitation will likely not reach 2019 levels until 2025. Our inquires for new group meetings and events is steadily increasing including the corporate market which is very beneficial in the short term,” Conklin said. “As Cincinnati recently held two events in the city: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.,

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Vision2025 previewed the January launch of the second edition Show Must Go On Report, supported with a new online sustainability knowledge hub for the outdoor event sector, at the UK Festival Awards, 6 th December 2019. Brand Events. Conferences. Event Tech. Sporting Events. Areas of interest. Concerts & Tours.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Several years ago, the Freeman leadership team established a vision for where we wanted to be in 2025, a strategic road map with very specific imperatives attached to each objective. I readily admit that we did not foresee a global pandemic nor the complete shut down of the live events industry upon which our business is based.

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Event Industry News

JULY 28, 2022

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) is set to welcome the 22 nd World Congress of Soil Science, marking the first time it has returned to the UK since 1935. Attracting 3,000 soil scientists from across the globe, the event entitled Soil Science – Crossing Boundaries, Changing Society, kicks-off in Glasgow on 31 st July.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Event Industry News caught up with the co-director, Johnny Lance, to learn what this year’s show had to offer the event industry. It received a significant increase in international exhibitors, indicating the strength of the UK event industry. The show also welcomed back the Festival Vision 2025 Conference.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

Even the biggest conferences are always looking for ways to improve. Read More: How IMEX Frankfurt Answered Critical Questions for a Sustainable Event. The other trend Bauer noted is the sheer joy of being together that seems to happen at every industry event now. “We We learned that people are just so happy to be back.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

Marriott International President and CEO Tony Capuano kicked off the event by thanking the 314 association planner customers for sticking with the company and helping the hospitality industry recover so quickly. and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11 th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. More than 1,600 people participated in MPI education over the course of the event.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

The venue hosts hundreds of events each year for a range of clients and is keen to ensure its suppliers and their services are equally inclusive and sustainable in practice. Rebecca Moore, senior event manager, said “Somerset House is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community reflecting the diversity of our society.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

GL events has confirmed that The NSPCC will be its chosen charity partner for 2019 / 2020. The company is planning a series of fundraising initiatives, both among its own staff and with its event partners and suppliers throughout the industry, with the aim of raising more than £5,000. Brand Events. Conferences.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

billion in 2019 and to more than $8 billion by 2025. In 2018, at least 30 million pieces of 3D glass were needed in China – this demand is expected to outnumber 170 million pieces by 2025 and will see many manufacturers pushing to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the sector. Brand Events. Conferences.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The Show Must Go On 2020 report will essentially be the information resource for music festivals looking to drive greater sustainability at their events. The new 2020 version will take this to a new level, creating a knowledge hub for festival organisers who are looking to make sustainability and green practices core to any event.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The Green Deal is an initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and Green Events International. The participating festivals collectively committed to sharing knowledge and developing circular solutions for the international event industry. Circular in 2025. Brand Events. Conferences.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Five Reasons to Host Your Next Event in Canada. Canada has quickly become a go-to destination for many event planners. The country is home to many amazing features which make it an attractive location to host a conference, meeting, or celebration. Hosting a gathering in Canada is almost too easy for event planners.

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