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How Four Major Global Events Pivoted from In-Person to Virtual

Attendease

SXSW (Austin, Texas - March 13-22). SXSW is a major film, music and tech event held every year in downtown Austin, Texas for the last 34 years. This year, the city of Austin canceled SXSW the week before it was supposed to begin. Here is an overview of how several companies are rising to the challenge.

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Killing It! Event-Related Companies on the Fast Track

MeetingsNet

companies based on revenue growth, is led by a healthcare management company, but a close second is a group-transportation platform that meeting and event planners may want to know about if they don’t already: CharterUp. The Austin, Texas-based company, launched in 2018, allows users to procure buses, track payments, and manage riders.

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Smart Moves in Frisco, San Jose and More

Smart Meetings

Freeman EMEA , the London-based global events leader, welcomed Megson as managing director of the company. Megson has spent more than two decades leading independent and global agencies throughout the U.K. Tanner Austin. Austin joined Fairmont Dallas as director of catering and conference services. Jason Megson.

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How Virtual Events Can Increase Revenue for Your Business

Glow Global Events

From exclusive content to merch, online events have unlimited potential. 2021 is already off to a more hopeful start for the events industry. In Austin, home to several popular conferences and festivals like SXSW, local experts estimate that some events could resume by early summer.

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Evolution Dome extends international reach to New Zealand for the very first time

Event Industry News

After a number of years of providing pop-up solutions for prestigious clients such as Silverstone, Audi and Chelsea FC, Evolution Dome recently announced a distributor agreement with US based McCarthy Tents & Events.

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PCMA Foundation honours business events leaders at Visionary Awards

Event Industry News

“The Visionary Awards, from the red carpet to the awards stage, is our way of providing special accolades to excellence in the global business meetings and events industry.”. The 2019 event was held in partnership with Visit Austin and Austin Convention Centre.

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New Zealand Winegrowers get a taste of Evolution Dome

Event Industry News

Ash Austin, director of Evolution Dome explained: “The partnership with Air Space Structures is very much in its early stages with a huge amount more to come. This was a fantastic event to make a mark on the industry in New Zealand and this conference is proof of our success overseas.