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Web Summit to license its conference software. First customer is the United Nations Development Programme

Event Industry News

Today, Web Summit announced it will license its proprietary conference software, and revealed its first ever customer: the United Nations Development Programme. We’ve agreed to run an event in March for the UNDP on our platform. This is a milestone for Web Summit. We couldn’t imagine having a better first customer.

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Smart Moves in Dallas, Turkey and More

Smart Meetings

Before joining Visit San Antonio, Buchanan worked as event manager for Henry B. He has consulted with Fortune 500 companies for more than two decades and has produced sales meetings, incentive trips and conferences in more than 50 countries. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.

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Can Sunflowers Make Your Event More Inclusive?

MeetingsNet

airport could be a useful conference solution, too. Does your event registration team know the significance of a green lanyard with sunflowers on it? and was adopted by airports, railroads, event venues (O2 in London, Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, etc.), They probably should. supermarkets, banks and other businesses.

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UFI European Conference concludes on a high note, characterized by a sense of optimism for the future of the industry

Event Industry News

The 2022 UFI European Conference took place over the course of three days, putting the spotlight on important industry topics and challenges faced by exhibition and event industry professionals. The Conference opened with guest speaker Paddy Cosgrave, founder and CEO of Web Summit, who discussed his take for the future of live events.

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Small Group Cruise Excursions for Incentive Getaways

Smart Meetings

Meeting planners that are bringing their groups to Europe—especially for PCMA’s Convening EMEA conference in Vienna this September—have a new set of exclusive group cruise experiences to consider in Greece-based Celestyal Cruises’ “Authentic Encounters.”. Events in Europe aren’t going away, and neither are incentives and company trips.

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Ace of M.I.C.E: Going Hybrid and Running an Impactful B2B Event

Eventtia

Let us give you a small context of what this event is about and who the organizers are. MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) and Tourism industry professionals gathered for the 9th time at ACE of MICE Exhibition on 25-27 May 2022. The event was held at the Istanbul Congress Center. ACE of M.I.C.E.

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Smart Moves in Qatar, London and More

Smart Meetings

Prior to this, he was director of rooms at Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi, as well as hotel manager task force for Viceroy Palm Jumeirah—Dubai and Viceroy Istanbul. Most recently, Hooker worked as event delivery director for the all-electric motorsport series Formula E. Roger Hooker ExCel London named Hooker chief operating officer.

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