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Eventmobi
OCTOBER 10, 2023
A networking event is a gathering where people meet to build professional relationships. These events come in many forms from casual meetups in a café to formal conferences. Outside of the main conference sessions or presentations, organizers might set up special luncheons or after-hours social events to help attendees network.
SmartMeetings
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
SmithBucklin—a leading association management and services company—released Circuit , its 2017 trend report that examines what issues professional organizations face in the coming year. Here are key takeaways that could impact the travel, trade show and hospitality industries. Trade shows to grow 3 percent through 2019.
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Smart Meetings
APRIL 6, 2022
MPI Minneapolis will be meeting in person at Delta Hotels Minneapolis from 1-5p.m. to cover the state of the meetings industry and post-Covid experiences, featuring experts from Meet Minneapolis, Experience Rochester, and local and regional meetings industry associations.
Master the Event
DECEMBER 11, 2023
When you think of a convention center, most of us think of a large conference facility in the center of town. At a glance, it appears that these convention centers cater to large groups or associations. See also: Event Planning and the Convention Center Convention Centers and Conference Centers Similar or Different?
Conferences that Work
APRIL 9, 2018
Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 28, 2020
In fact, the biggest hindrance to association meeting planning right now is that “time is ticking away,” Colangelo said. You are seeing the focus on virtual, and also seeing meeting planners having to create an “insurance policy” for their associations by potentially producing digital and live meetings simultaneously.
StraussCA
AUGUST 5, 2021
When I look at pictures of colleagues gathering at association meetings in the United States – maskless – I realize that I too will be able to do this (more restrictions not withstanding). I am an optimist, but I am going to need a gradual return to large group gatherings, and I don’t think I am alone.
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