SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

Once the decision is made to go virtual, what is the first thing you do after the airline and hotel reservations have been cancelled? He invited meeting professionals to close their eyes and envision the attendee sitting in the home office with dogs and kids and doorbells ringing and all kinds of distractions around. Will They Come?

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Eventmobi

APRIL 12, 2018

Today is Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), which is an annual event that brings together leaders from across the meetings and events industry. Meeting professionals across the world participate in GMID’s international day of advocacy. They used EventMobi for their 60th annual general meeting.

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Event Farm

APRIL 6, 2022

I came away from that meeting more energized, engaged, and optimistic than I had been in a long time. A behavioral observation that has caught my attention recently has been watching the airlines struggle with offering alcohol on flights during the pandemic because they’re concerned about the safety risk of frustrated and unruly passengers.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 12, 2018

In March, Visit Dallas invited a locally based company known for making people feel welcome 3,000 miles in the air— Southwest Airlines —to talk to the destination team on the ground about how to engage visitors in new ways. Thomas does this on the airlines’ website through video and stories. Connect Before, During and After an Event.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That brutal attack was fresh on Lauren Parr’s mind as two protesters from the audience rushed and jumped on the stage as a plenary session was about to get underway at last year’s Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for Earth and planetary scientists at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Samuel Thomas Jr.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 22, 2023

“This year the Forum will be more of a hands-on business event, featuring engaging and inspiring speakers and generating tangible takeaways,” says Beckie Towle, events director of beam who leads the association’s events action group. We’ll be joined by guest speakers from across the industry as well as experts covering the themes.

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Eventtia

JUNE 30, 2022

MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) and Tourism industry professionals gathered for the 9th time at ACE of MICE Exhibition on 25-27 May 2022. Exhibition by Turkish Airlines has been organized since 2014. The Mobile App to schedule meetings. The event was held at the Istanbul Congress Center. ACE of M.I.C.E.

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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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SmartMeetings

JUNE 19, 2019

Important insights into health-care professionals (HCPs) and tips on how to host an event that will attract and retain them were among the highlights of Jocelyn Cote’s recent Smart Meetings webinar. They just can’t get enough education, and meetings play a vital role in HCP’s career-long quest for education,” she says.

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Event Industry News

MAY 29, 2020

Over five days, there will be a series of free-to-attend digital aerospace events, including a full virtual conference programme focussed on topics leading industry and featuring high profile speakers, as well as range of business growth opportunities. Meet the Buyer is to run free-of charge on Tuesday 21st July.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 19, 2022

Staying in budget has always been one of the top challenges listed by meeting professionals. In fact, the reported 25% increase in average airline ticket prices has given many attendees pause. Smart Meetings talked to our in-house meeting planner, Michele Gardner-Kelley, about ways to save money on everything from room rates to decor.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The act of honoring winners of the Smart Women in Meetings Award is a celebration of the resiliency of meeting professionals everywhere. Many meeting profs discovered this for themselves last year, but Lt. Read More : Meeting Profs Demonstrate Agility at Smart Meetings Experience Las Vegas. What is your purpose?

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 26, 2019

According to a report released by CareerCast, event planners made it to the top five on the list of “ The Most Stressful Jobs of 2018 ,” right after firefighters, police officers, enlisted military personnel and airline pilots. The survey was based on 11 factors, including travel, physical demands, meeting the public and deadlines.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 27, 2023

Then I’m going to get terrific speakers to come and I’m going to put them up on my site as the marquee reason why you should come to this event and pay the entry fee. I think too often event planners start with, “It’s our annual meeting. What needs can we meet for them? I’ve got to attract an audience.

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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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Quickmobile

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

On cruise ships, you don’t have it unless you remembered to pack it for the meeting. Keeping your attendees reigned in and responsible is sometimes only half the battle; more important is keeping your speakers on-time, on-track, and ready to present. Here one has to learn to tread firmly yet tactfully. Sea Sickness.

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Event Farm

APRIL 6, 2022

I came away from that meeting more energized, engaged, and optimistic than I had been in a long time. A behavioral observation that has caught my attention recently has been watching the airlines struggle with offering alcohol on flights during the pandemic because they’re concerned about the safety risk of frustrated and unruly passengers.

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Airlines Transportation Corporate Meetings Events 100

Quickmobile

MARCH 14, 2018

Here are a few signs that you should get onsite support for your event tech: Your attendees/speakers want to know how to use the event app. This also gave speakers the ability to speak to the points that the audience was most interested in, making for more dynamic and tailored sessions. You need moderation for live content.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

I’d bet you can guess most of them: firefighter, military personnel, police officer, airline pilot. When you look at the categories (amount of travel, working in the public eye, meeting the public, and deadlines), it’s easy to see why event coordinators make the list. But the fifth most stressful job in the world might surprise you.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In May, Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) released its ALHI Back to Business Travel Safety Guidelines — a regularly updated set of safety measures for ALHI’s member hotels, as well as airlines, airports, and other organizations involved with the travel experience. Live and In-Person. If you’re not, you’re not,” he said.

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

Third-party provided tech : airline and hotel loyalty rewards program transactions will be easily accessible and recorded. Tech Whisperer with DAHLIA+ AGENCY and Speaker. She was featured in the Connect Meeting Intelligence Magazine’s article, entitled “How I Work: Tess Vismale on Executing Events.”

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The history of Penta Hotels goes back to 1971 when it was founded as a joint venture of five airlines, providing accommodation for crew members to stay when on duty. The hotels were located in major airline hubs, guaranteeing high occupancy rates. Meeting spaces at Pentahotel Leipzig. They use it to work and meet clients.’.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The head of a major speakers bureau provides insight on hot topics, interesting formats, and rising cost concerns for keynoters and other featured speakers. MeetingsNet: Now that the post-pandemic business landscape has some stability, what is different in what corporate groups are looking to get from their speakers?

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Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2017

In second-tier cities, convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) will help you increase attendance at your convention and make your meeting planning easier. For example, Blue Grass Airport (LEX) serves 18 non-stop destinations via four airlines—Allegiant, American, Delta and United. Help marketing your event.

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2020

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) held an online MICE Tourism Update attended by around 740 industry partners on 25th May 2020 (Monday) to introduce a multi-pronged recovery plan for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Rebuild Hong Kong’s image as the World’s Meeting Place. Image Rebuilding.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 13, 2020

In the latest Smart Meetings Accelerator “ Top Planner Contract Questions Answered ,” Lisa Sommer Devlin, an expert in contract law at Devlin Law Firm , answers those very questions (and more) for planners. The problem comes in when you move to a hotel scenario , and you’re having meetings. And when should each be applied?

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Master the Event

APRIL 6, 2022

A meeting and event planner is one busy person. When you sit back and look at what’s required to plan and execute a program you really start to understand why a meeting planner would hire a third-party for assistance. It’s these next steps that many meeting planners find frustrating, yet vital in determining their event’s objectives.

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Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

I’m not very visible to you for most of the year; you only see me at the annual meeting and perhaps a couple of quarterly meetings. I’m a meeting professional with your trade association, working year-round to ensure that your time and monetary investment in being a member pays off for you. Making the numbers work.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Event coordinator was ranked as the fifth-most stressful career in 2018, according to CareerCast.com , right behind police officer and airline pilot. Ken Kelling , of davies tanner PR and marketing and one of IBTM World’s well-being speakers, says there needs to be more industry action. By Boardroom editors.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business. Also, we need to check which COVID-19 vaccination has been approved by each destination and meets their entry requirements and how they have to travel with a stopover. And that’s a really, really big workload.

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Eventsforce

AUGUST 18, 2021

Whether it is as a stand-alone event or part of a hybrid model, the desire to meet in-person is very much there. So it’s important that you put aside your own unconscious bias when considering risk levels that can impact attendees, speakers, sponsors, and other stakeholders. The demand for in-person events is on the rise.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 30, 2017

More than 30 percent of the event speakers had flights canceled due to Winter Storm Stella , which dumped up to 18 inches of snow in parts of Pennsylvania, closing schools, disrupting air travel and generally wreaking havoc. By the time I landed five hours later, it appeared that 17 out of 43 speakers were not going to show.

Tourism 40

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Eventsforce

MARCH 11, 2020

Within the term audience, think not only of delegates, but also of VIPs, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, contractors and other stakeholders that come into contact at the event. Senior leadership members or keynote speakers may be reluctant or unable to come. For example, airlines cancelling flights on certain routes.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

Meeting professionals are left wondering about the very foundation of their missions. That sense of comfort will require meeting, or even exceeding, health guidelines , so attendees can be confident they are as safe, maybe even safer, on a planned and tightly managed incentive trip than they would be at home.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

For example, Alaska Airlines offered airplane simulations. With an event as large as Dreamforce, it is critical that there is a breakdown of the agenda into speakers, breakaways and tutorials so that nothing feels monotonous. Featuring strong leaders as speakers makes the podium more powerful. Keep it Hands-on.

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Converve

AUGUST 23, 2017

The ‘smart speaker’ has only been on the market since June 2015 in the USA and here in Germany since October 2016. Several airlines also offer flight booking via WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger. Already as of June this year, Amazon had already sold an unbelievable 18.8 million Echo devices. Bottom Line.

Event Management 40

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Converve

AUGUST 23, 2017

The ‘smart speaker’ has only been on the market since June 2015 in the USA and here in Germany since October 2016. Several airlines also offer flight booking via WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger. Already as of June this year, Amazon had already sold an unbelievable 18.8 million Echo devices. Bottom Line.

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