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

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Jessica Lessin, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of The Information, agrees: “For comparison, last year’s WTF conference took place in New York with fewer than 200 people squeezed into a venue in Times Square. SXSW is a major film, music and tech event held every year in downtown Austin, Texas for the last 34 years.

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What Hybrid Platform Consolidation Means for Meeting Profs

SmartMeetings

In July, California-based enterprise community event engine Bevy announced the acquisition of Egyptian mobile-conference app Eventtus, making the combined company a global force. billion valuation) unveiled a strategic partnership with Encore to create what is described as a global event-production company.

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Hybrid Events: A Short-Term Solution or Long-Term Strategy?

Eventmobi

The ability to bring multiple attendees from across the world together virtually and still achieve the goal of the event is one that we as event professionals cannot deny. Note: we need to stop assuming that companies pay for all elements of an employee attending a conference). Melissa Park, Global Event Producer.

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11 Lessons Learned From Organizing a Global Conference Tour

Bizzabo

GetResponse has hosted global conferences across the world. In this post, the GetResponse events team shares some of their biggest event management takeaways. In 2017 our experience led us to the idea of ResponseCon —a series of worldwide events focused on the ins and outs of integrated online marketing for SMBs.

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Event Venues: How to Find the Perfect Location for Your Next Conference

Bizzabo

Investing time to learn how to find the perfect location at any stage of the event planning process is a smart and cost effective solution. There’s obviously no sure-fire way to guarantee a perfect location for your conference, but by having a more refined search plan clever event managers can skyrocket their chances of success.

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3 Lessons from Virtual Shifts

SmartMeetings

The 2020 Sales Leadership Summit was planned for April at Encore Boston Harbor Resort. That was obviously not possible,” said Jenn Artura, head of global events, incentives and strategic programs. When your event is for “digital transformation,” a switch to virtual can’t be half baked. The biggest challenge?

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3 Lessons on Pivoting to COVID-Era Virtual Meetings

SmartMeetings

The 2020 Sales Leadership Summit was planned for April 15-17 at Encore Boston Harbor Resort. That was obviously not possible,” said Jenn Artura, head of global events, incentives and strategic programs for the company. Good Event Design Still Matters. Oh, it still wanted to charge attendees for participation.