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Conferenceemcees.com launches with host of international clients

Prestige Events Magazine

The launch follows a hugely successful period of activity following its October 2020 ‘soft launch’ with a series of virtual, hybrid, studio and in-person events being held on behalf of clients in London, Zurich, Lausanne, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Brussels and San Francisco.

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Meet the Team: Olivia Robinson, CRO

zkipster

Olivia Robinson is a native Londoner and English speaker. I was based in Brussels (I picked up some Dutch while I was there) and I’ve always loved politics (in another life I’d be a diplomat), but banking wasn’t for me. “We recently reworked our company values at my instigation, adding a Culture and Sustainability strand.

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Little Rock, Big Ambition

PCMA Convene

A few blocks north on Main is a restaurant called, uh, South on Main—a classic farm-to-table experience, with long wood tables, exposed-filament light bulbs, and delicious contemporary Southern food (like, for example, my rabbit leg and country-ham-wrapped loin with brown-sugar carrots, roasted Brussels sprouts, and onion jam).

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10 reasons to attend The Meetings Show 2023

Prestige Events Magazine

Unforgettable pre-show experience This year’s hosted buyers will experience a Deaf Rave with Troi “DJ Chinaman” Lee, in partnership with speaker consultancy Spectrum. Sustainable commitment This year, The Meetings Show has unveiled further commitments to minimising its environmental impact. See the full programme here.

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How One Organization Made Their Event Sustainable — From F&B to Sessions

PCMA Convene

About six months before its 2019 Europe Knowledge Festival took place in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 4-6, IACC ( International Association of Conference Centers ) set an ambitious goal for itself: to be an early adopter of the Events Industry Council (EIC) Sustainable Events Standards.

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Inside the Bid Process for a Citywide Conference

PCMA Convene

The convention’s roots stretch back to 1897, when the First International Apicultural Congress convened in Brussels with 636 attendees — robust numbers for a turn-of-the-century trade conference. Hopefully, some future partnerships can assist us with bringing other conventions [to Minneapolis], where they can be speakers.”. And we won.

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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

Social Tables

Here are a few of the tools planners are using to make it happen: Silent conferences – Multiple speakers are able to present in the same space, while attendees wear special headphones that allow them to toggle between/choose a speaker. They’re making “micro transportation” cheaper, more sustainable, and more of an experience.

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