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5 Meeting Industry Trends That Are Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

The Boston event, now in its fifth year, has countless moving parts. So they’re boldly blending the two when they travel to exhibitions and trade shows. New research from the Experience Institute shows that 78% of attendees indicate destination is a top driver in the decision to attend.

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5 Ways the Meetings Industry is Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

Featuring 200 renowned speakers, tastebud-tingling food, a boozy bar-crawl, four separate venues, and even a full-on music festival, the Boston event — now in its fifth year — has more moving parts with each iteration. So they’re boldly blending the two when they travel to exhibitions and trade shows.

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What Meeting Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020

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The Boston Consulting Group projects the global market for robotics to reach $87 billion by 2025. Earlier this year, I talked to Tina Warren , director of trade show marketing with PMMI , The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, about its marketing efforts for PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2018.

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