Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In a statement, organisers, the GSM Association (GSMA), said: “With due regard to the safe and healthy environment in Barcelona and the host country, the GSMA has cancelled MWC Barcelona 2020 because the global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, travel concern and other circumstances make it impossible for the GSMA to hold the event.”.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The team at Reed Travel Exhibitions and IBTM is embracing it wholeheartedly, introducing a new, interactive Exploratory Zone in the center of the IBTM World 2018 conference, set for Nov. 27–29 in Barcelona, Spain. The post IBTM World 2018 Puts New Tech Center Stage appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

IBTM World 2021 is taking place from 30 November to 2 December at Fira Barcelona. We’re very much looking forward to being on the show floor in Barcelona feeling the buzz of business meetings and networking taking place again.”.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 18, 2022

It was unusual and yet right on trend: A potential client wanted to take their team to Barcelona for what would be the company’s first-ever retreat in its 16-year history. “I And rather than make an anticlimactic, slow return to the office, a team trip to Barcelona felt like the best way to celebrate the start of a new chapter.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Tech companies Zenus, Fielddrive and Kubify each recently won a 2018 IBTM World Tech Watch Award , the longest-running industry prize of its kind. This year’s award certainly points out significant event technology trends for our industry,” said Corbin Ball, chair of the IBTM World Tech Award.

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Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Those three are Event Tech Live in London , EUBEA World Festival , which this year took place in Coimbra in Portugal and IBTM World in Barcelona. It helped covering the same topic, online events, in both London and Coimbra but preparing, traveling and delivering sessions is always a challenge. The main stage at Event Tech Live.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Experience outweighs destination: Less about where you want to travel, more about what experience do you want. Second-tier destinations to combat overtourism: Bilbao instead of Barcelona, e.g. Well-being at the heart of incentives : Improving mental and physical health is the goal. The Golden Age Is Coming. Nearly 40 percent of U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

” Cvent Top Meeting Destinations | North America As pandemic restrictions eased and travel returned, convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) worked diligently to promote their cities and revive the industry as quickly as possible, and those efforts are paying off. For example, Grand Hyatt Nashville (No. 4), ARIA Resort & Casino (No.

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zkipster

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I started an IT apprenticeship at Reuters at the age of 16, which gave me a useful grounding in tech and the power of data, whilst simultaneously studying for my International Baccalaureate. From 2008-9 I was in Barcelona studying for my Master’s at ESADE. I also had a student job at Credit Suisse , where I helped co-ordinate events.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 19, 2019

With hands-on experience in handling budget, learning about event technology , his ideas and a knack for event tech integration to improvise the event experience was a major contribution to the growth of SPIE. I spend about 100 days each year traveling on speaking and consulting business. Fall: IBTM Barcelona. I love to travel.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Besides access to great networking opportunities and innovative content, the following 35 events will also provide attendees with great speaker lineups and the chance to travel to amazing locations! Global Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange. Incentives, Business Travel & Meetings Expo China (CIBTM). Event Tech Live.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 11, 2022

The business events, travel, and hospitality industries seem universal in their condemnation of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, who invaded Ukraine on Feb. 28-March 1 show in Barcelona, thus banning Russian companies from exhibiting. Travel booking app Hopper provided $50,000 of booking credit for Ukrainians fleeing the conflict.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Mobile World Congress is the largest mobile technology fair and was set to take place on Feb 24-27 in Barcelona, Spain. The head of the organization stated, “global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, travel concern and other circumstances, make it impossible for the GSMA to hold the event.”. Upcoming events.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Planners, buyers and other visitors can then explore destinations, venues, tech providers and more at IMEX in Frankfurt from 21 – 23 May 2019. Among the many exhibitors already confirmed are New Zealand, Senses of Cuba, Barcelona Convention Bureau, Visit Brussels, Kempinski Hotels, Meliá Hotels and Latvia.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 26, 2020

In the face of rising sponsor withdrawals and attendee concerns, the organizers behind the Barcelona-based Mobile World Congress became some of the first to make the tough decision to cancel for the safety of attendees. Every year, we donate a portion of F8 ticket sales to an organization working to diversify the tech industry.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

But physicians are a busy target audience, difficult enough to pull together in person, let alone to an event requiring travel. The presenters spoke from the two main hubs, Barcelona and Valencia, and were broadcast to the delegates watching from the 16 other locations. It was a perfect opportunity for a multi-hub digital event.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

Here are some unique ideas for giveaways that can take your event game to the next level: Flight Discounts Travel is more popular than ever. The reason we have included this on the list is those tech goodies are a well-known giveaway prize – but phones and tablets are getting quite cliché.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 21, 2020

In the early and mid-2000s, Rakuten began to acquire other businesses and expand into new markets such as travel, finance, and entertainment. Rakuten Travel (a division of Rakuten) does, which is why they made the Rakuten Breakfast Festival to find the answer. Many tech conferences host hackathons, for instance. Source: Twitter.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 16, 2019

In 2020, it will be held in Barcelona, Spain and Melbourne, Australia with additional locations to be announced. Key Takeaway: A roadshow or traveling event series is a fantastic way to reach more people with your event strategy. For some people, the cost of travel will be too expensive. Source: Cisco Live. But what is it?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

IMEX , an organization that serves the global meetings, incentive travel, and event industry, took their networking game to the next level. . The 2013 India Mobile Congress held in Barcelona surprised around 70,000 attendees with 8 new venues created especially to facilitate networking. . Share Your Recipe! .

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Eventory

JUNE 19, 2018

The tech industry changes constantly, so it is crucial to keep the teams, leaders and executives up-to-date. Employer branding goals that can be fulfilled through a proper tech events calendar. Before we skip to the tech events calendar, let’s focus for a second on the vital role of the events in employer branding management.

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Gallus Events

DECEMBER 7, 2016

I took to the stage as part of the content, curated by Julius Solaris and his team at Event Manager Blog at IBTM in Barcelona, in December. For the technology related sessions he created a character and asked all of the tech companies to address how they would solve the characters’ problems. I actually spoke twice!

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JUNE 26, 2019

Bombas, the sock company that donates a pair of socks to the homeless for every pair sold, played a supporting role in the hackathon by donating socks and sponsoring Dean’s travel to the conference.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 18, 2018

We have offices in Toronto and Berlin, and amongst the two, so far we’ve explored the Bahamas, Milan, Barcelona, and Iceland, just to name a few. Capturing and sharing moments is not only important at events, but also when traveling. Our event tech experts are easily accessible and can answer all your questions.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

Event Tech Live April 26 - 27, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV Event Tech Live (ETL) is one of the only dedicated exhibitions and conferences for event professionals with an interest in technology. IMEX America October 17 - 19, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV IMEX America is the global conference for incentive travel, meetings, and events.

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