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How the Connected by Autism online conference assured accessibility for their audience

Event Industry News

Here, marketing manager Áine Ryan outlines how she, along with editorial director Lisa Clark, ensured the event was accessible for their market. Good subtitling and transcribing software isn’t easy to find, especially when you add strong accents and technical terminology but providing subtitles was a non-negotiable for us.

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A Guide To Doing Business in China

PCMA Convene

When Leonie McKeon and a friend left Australia in 1984 to backpack around the world, they eventually encountered a problem that created serious hurdles for globetrotting: They ran out of money. “We I learned that everything is negotiable,” McKeon said. And they are very, very confident and good at negotiating. Leonie McKeon.

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IBTM Trends Watch report paints a picture of opportunity

Event Industry News

Compiled and written by Dr Rob Davidson, Managing Director of MICE Knowledge and Alistair Turner, Managing Director of EIGHT PR & Marketing, it is designed to provide a snapshot of the current state of the industry, as well as a forecast for the year ahead. In Asia Pacific, the report points to China’s trade dispute with the U.S.

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Best Event Management Courses in 2022

Nunify

According to Allied Market Research , the event industry was worth $1,135.4 Learnings from the course:- The students are taught about different aspects of event management such as risk management , marketing, social media, event budgets, and other topics which will help one to become a successful event manager/planner. are required.

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5 Tips to organise your event in 2021

Floktu

The number of patrons with specific dietary requirements will continue to grow in 2021, so plan a menu that keeps in mind seasonal foods and flowers and negotiate with local farmers and businesses, helping support the local economy, not to mention minimising your carbon footprint — any type of event should aim be eco-friendly in 2021.

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Making Lemonde: Turning Negatives into Positives in a Post-COVID Incentive World

SmartMeetings

Australia-native Damion Breust is a member of Accor’s MICE Advisory Board. There are many ways to send that message, but it will need to be tailored to post-COVID-19 budgets, markets and sensitivities,” he says. The time to do this, of course, is when negotiating the contract, not when trying to exit it. Damion Breust.

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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

SmartMeetings

Job title: Director of sales and marketing. First job: Internal marketing manager at a five-start resort in the Red Sea, Egypt. Antarctica and Australia are still within reach for us. Job title: Director of marketing. Marketing is multifaceted. Tracy Blair. Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel.

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