SmartMeetings

JUNE 5, 2020

Meeting planners also learn by watching others doing. That is why, in this time of repackaging grand destination programs to fit onto confined computer screens, a great way to avoid mistakes is to study how our peers are shape-shifting to meet COVID-era standards. That left Artura no choice but to reinvent her plan.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Even for planners at the top of their game, the current meeting climate has created new levels of stress—the result of severe hotel booking compression, high turnover in supplier staff, and short meeting lead times. Post pandemic, a lot of faces have changed; a lot of meetings have changed. We have new internal stakeholders.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. Learn How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist from an FICP22 Speaker.

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The novel coronavirus outbreak has had a significant impact on the events industry, from venues and vendors to speakers and sponsors. This year, over two days, we drew more than twice as many speakers and more than twice the number of attendees. This year, the city of Austin canceled SXSW the week before it was supposed to begin.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

How the meetings industry is celebrating #GMID2023 Destinations across the United States are showing just how much #meetingsmatter. This year marks the sixth annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), hosted by U.S. It’s so vital that it’s worth celebrating, read below see ways meeting profs are doing just that.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

You’d think that, given that the Oxford Economics and Events Industry Council reports that “meetings generated $1,294 of spending per participant,” event and meeting planners would be given budgetary free rein to produce the kinds of events needed to generate these economic returns. Shrinking Budgets. Event Personalization.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 19, 2021

Communication-skills specialist Kerri Garbis explains how to prepare speakers to present effectively for both virtual and in-person attendees. The past 12 months have brought a huge jump in demand for speaker and presenter coaching, according to Kerri Garbis, founder and CEO of Ovation, a Boston-based communication-skills training firm.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Just as every meeting holds the potential for great advances in understanding, relationships and wealth, every event professional could be the next superstar. Yet, according to informal research done by keynote speaker Thom Singer, 70 percent of people (by their own admission) are not realizing their true potential. Boston and London.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2022

After a two-year Covid postponement, the 10th edition of Accor’s Global Meeting Exchange brought together top clients, company leadership, hotel representatives and partner companies for networking, education and a chance to experience the historic Fairmont San Francisco. We have seen a rise in corporate travel,” he said.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Host Events is a Boston-based company that focuses on building community through top-notch virtual experiences. “We connected certified and insured bartenders to corporate clients that were hosting happy hours throughout the country, not just here in Boston. We’re happy to meet that and then try to shoot past it.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 1, 2020

Smart Meetings asked three meeting planners how they kept everyone tuned in. Some 250 leaders from Veritas Technologies meet yearly to coalesce around a plan for the upcoming 12 months. The 2020 Sales Leadership Summit was planned for April at Encore Boston Harbor Resort. Meeting Expectations. Her advice?

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 20, 2016

The first-ever ASM Microbe program — the American Society for Microbiology’s grand experiment in combining its General Meeting and Interscience Conference on Antimicrobrial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) into one new annual conference — wraps today. Look for my article about that in our September issue.). That’s been interesting.”

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PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

What could in-person meetings during the time of COVID-19 — meaning there is no vaccine or effective treatment yet available — look like? Those are among the requirements attendees must agree to for Metrock’s Voice of Healthcare Summit 2020 , scheduled for early August in Boston. Courtesy Abbott Labs). Audience Capacity.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Those attending in person can go to workshops, engage with each other, interact with speakers, and ask questions. To be successful, hybrid events need to go beyond simply streaming the in-person speakers and sessions — although that certainly can be a part of it. Team meetings. Trade shows. Training seminars. Greater Reach.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Over eight years ago, the video platform-provider Brightcove staged their first PLAY event in Boston. The first Brightcove PLAY was held in Boston. I do what you were just hinting at—a speakers series. Britta: We have PLAY Boston, which is the mothership of PLAY, the premiere event. Britta: Sure.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That brutal attack was fresh on Lauren Parr’s mind as two protesters from the audience rushed and jumped on the stage as a plenary session was about to get underway at last year’s Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for Earth and planetary scientists at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Samuel Thomas Jr.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

She has also held similar roles for major brands in San Francisco, Boston and Los Angeles, such as Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Marriott Bonvoy. She has been an international leader in events for over a decade and has become an internationally sought-after speaker. of meeting and event space. of meeting and event space.

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SpotMe Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

Meetings & Incentives . The team of over 300 specializes in end-to-end event management of all types including meetings, conferences, incentive, as well as other strategic business operations. When it comes to hybrid events, a dedicated meeting manager will: Source, vet, and manage streaming platforms. Boston, MA.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

The Lawn on D, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA. G Events and Catering’s Draper event, Boston, MA. Insanely Innovative Meeting Space. Best Venue for Small Meetings. 8–10 for the company’s annual sales meeting, they capped off their conference experience by volunteering at two schools.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The ConnectMe app provides attendees with interactive elements such as live polling and speaker Q&A, the ability to see who else is in the room and at the venue via Room Radar, and to connect, chat and book meetings with like-minded professionals, bringing the best of technology to in-person events.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 13, 2016

ASM Microbe, major scientific meeting held last month in Boston, leveled the playing field so that speakers and attendees from all over the globe were able to understand one another. Professional interpreters then translated session content in real time throughout the meeting. John Kendrick of Conference Systems, Inc.,

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JUNE 8, 2018

The Cvent Elite Meetings Alliance is a three-day event that brings together qualified corporate and association event professionals with leaders in the luxury hotel and hospitality industry. Top-notch speakers. The post Discover New Experiences, Connections at Cvent’s Next Elite Meetings Alliance appeared first on Blog.

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Then, around the time when news broke about a super-spreader event at a pharmaceutical conference in Boston, the rest of our clients started calling. Would their speakers be able to present remotely? Our event managers learned how to adjust agendas and train speakers so they feel prepared. Cancellations trickled in.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 18, 2019

The 2019 gathering expects to receive more than 170,000 attendees all gathering to listen to keynote speakers and participate in the 2,700 breakout workshops that will be offered. The list of 2019 speakers include Al Gore, Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors, Ariana Huffington, and many more. Source: Media Junction.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Most people won’t ask questions at meetings. In a thoughtful article “ Audience Engagement – at the Heart of Meetings “, Pádraic Gilligan writes: “…We all want audience engagement so why doesn’t it take place?…While So how can you get authentic audience engagement at your events? ” I disagree. I’ll.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 13, 2020

When the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) decided to switch its live meeting scheduled to take place in late May in Seattle to an all-virtual meeting just 60 days before the meeting, the team of 10 organizing the event didn’t know what to expect when planning for a digital platform. “We

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 30, 2016

It’s a fundamental technique of microbiology, and also the animating principle behind ASM Microbe, the brand-new annual conference that the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) built from strands of two other annual conferences: its General Meeting and its Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC).

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 28, 2020

12, featured marquee speakers like best-selling author and acclaimed researcher Brené Brown, sports icon Tony Hawk and Omar Johnson, the former chief marketing officer of Beats by Dre, covering topics like “How Brands Can Find Their Way Without Losing Their Way” and “Keeping Your Wheels Spinning While the World is at a Standstill.”

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GEVME

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Speakers will share insights on recent breakthroughs in technical advancements and fintech applications, including financial forecasting and compliance. You can already read the ag enda for other events that will be held next year: Green Finance, Embedded Finance, and the Boston FinTech Week. Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS).

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Eventory

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Then, you get the chance to meet fellow representatives of the industry. Are there any potential clients you’d like to meet with? In the platform, you can adjust the preferences regarding the event topics, people you’d like to meet at the events and so on. 6 IAB Annual Leadership Meeting. How the agenda fits the needs?

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In the meetings industry, many conversations about food and beverage center around food allergies , healthifying menus and working with your venue’s catering team to develop a delicious meal while staying on budget. Robert McKeown. But if you think of the food industry as an onion, we’re only peeling off the very first layer.

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Eventory

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Conferences, SaaS events and summits provide its participants with valuable and fresh insights that combined with being able to meet fellow industry representatives can significantly contribute to new options for self and business development. Join the event and meet representatives from top companies such as Salesforce, Shopify and more. #6

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Bizzabo

MAY 10, 2019

And the conference is highly rated by past attendees, earning a 90% or greater approval rating for its speakers and its ability to boost careers. Date and Location: September 3 - 6 in Boston, Massachusetts. The list of 2019 speakers includes famous celebrities, award-winning artists, and billion dollar startup founders.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 13, 2020

“Until we meet again.”. But event and meetings pros have been saying this since the pandemic began – longing for the days to be back together, doing what they love. And it isn’t just event and meeting pros who feel this way – eight in ten who are working from home miss in-person events. Understand the Psychological Shifts.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

This event features a variety of speakers, panel discussions, and workshops geared towards empowering women, girls, and the underrepresented. Boston, MA. A full day of world-class keynote speakers, cutting-edge seminars by top thought-leaders and panels of industry experts. Boston, MA. Wonder Women Tech Washington DC.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The MAKERS website claims to have the largest video collection of women’s stories in the world, with 450 interviews “ranging from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” McGee said, “to the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, Katherine Switzer.”. Other Meetings We Like. The Big Leagues.

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