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Industry Perspectives: Exhibit Pros Weigh in on CES 2024

Event Marketer

Brands are clearly seeing the value of being off the show floor, having the full attention of their audience and enjoying way above-average dwell times. ” Aaron Miller, VP, Group Creative Director, Hargrove from Encore Back in Business, but not Business as Usual “The show felt nearly back to its former self.

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How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022

Smart Meetings

PCMA Canada Chapter West is taking to Vancouver Convention Centre for a breakfast, networking session and a presentation by Kati Quigley, senior director of global industry marketing at Microsoft, titled “How Big Tech Fosters Diversity and Inclusion.”. This was a celebration well earned, as an estimated 2.2

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SXSW selects Grip as the event technology partner for its first in-person event since 2019

Event Industry News

This year’s SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas (11 – 20 March 2022) is a hybrid event focused on connecting people from all over the world, bringing together a diverse range of forward-thinking exhibitors – from promising startups to established industry leaders. SXSW Event Tech Meet Up.

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Keep Meetings Caffeinated: 3 Coffee-Forward Destinations to Wake Up Your Event

Smart Meetings

A Double Shot of Novelty in Austin, Texas. Austin Convention Center is serving up customizable, gourmet local brew—from a self-serve coffee robot. The concept has already taken off at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and three other Texas locations. We’ll provide the reading materials.

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Keeping Convening Leaders Fresh

PCMA Convene

“Keep Austin Weird” is the quirky slogan for the Live Music Capital of the World—our location for Convening Leaders (CL) 2017 last month. Our outstanding Austin partners helped set the stage for this year’s event, bringing the city’s unique flavor and style—not to mention its incredible music scene—into our program.

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5 Ways to Make Connections at SXSW

TicketBud

South By Southwest ( SXSW ) is a week of awesome parties, concerts, tech, and expos. SXSW is in a great location because Austin is a diverse city with dozens of start-ups in different niches sprouting up every month. I'm done hemming and hawing over how great Austin is, so now for the important stuff.

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Canceling Your Event: 8 Examples from Leading Brands

Bizzabo

Ultimately, the festival organizers were forced to cancel the event after the Mayor of Austin declared a disaster order that effectively shuttered the event. The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. “The However, this situation evolved rapidly, and we honor and respect the City of Austin’s decision.

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