Event Industry News

MAY 11, 2022

After two years of connecting remotely, we finally get to meet each other face to face again, as in-person events start to resume. Many event managers plan to continue using or start adopting hybrid event formats, by increasing their on-site presence while taking advantage of online solutions. What is a hybrid event?

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Hubilo Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

With the new year approaching, it’s the time to ensure you are up to date with all the important business events taking place around you in 2020. Not all the events are the same. Some business events are specifically for the technology sector to showcase the trends and latest tech. World Business Forum Sydney .

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EventMB

JUNE 15, 2022

And to many event planners, the companies they work for, as well as attendees, that is a good thing. There are plenty of reasons to provide non-alcoholic (NA) alternatives at events. The key to any successful bar is making a good drink, booze or no booze,” said Sunna Yassin, founder of Los Angeles-based event planning firm Bash Please.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Instead of scrapping their events amid COVID-19 concerns, more organizations are moving their face-to-face programs online. The multi-hub format, with multiple connected venues like this meeting with 18 hubs in Spain, combines the benefits of both. The Multi-Hub Meeting. The Internet quality is there. The equipment is there.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 27, 2022

Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discussed the challenges of attracting attendees to their events. We recently had our first in-person event in 2022 and our attendance numbers were down,” Lisa Simpson , CMP, vice president, events and supplier relations for the American Staffing Association shared on the PCMA Catalyst forum. “We

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 23, 2021

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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Event Birdie

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The Roundhouse, as the name would suggest, is a circular venue with one large central event space that is surrounded on the perimeter by a series of smaller meeting and function rooms, a Club Bar and a Beer Garden. You can read all about the venue’s relaunch here: Event Showcase | Launching an All-Round Venue.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

One of the best ways to network and learn about the latest trends in education is to attend an educational conference. Here's a look at some of the top 2018 education events. To better navigate this list, let's quickly review the different types of events you'll come across. However, some summits function just like conferences.

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Boomset

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Photo by Jakob Dalbjörn on Unsplash You should never underestimate the importance of a well-designed conference room. This is particularly harmful to micro-events and office meetings, that an average office worker attends more than 60 each month. An in-house conference, on the other hand, is a different thing altogether.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 27, 2021

Airbnb founders saw Airbnb Open, its in-person event for hosts, as the way for the then-fledgling company to gain credibility. While he worked with two outside production agencies, he only had one staff member to develop the strategy, environment, and program for a three-day event at Fort Mason in San Francisco in 2014.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Event Details. July 23–26, 2017 International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney Sydney, Australia. ICC Sydney just opened in December. The beautiful, state-of-the-art venue is one of the reasons IIA chose Sydney, but also made the planning process a challenge because for much of it the building only existed on paper.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A recent panel session at a meetings-industry conference highlighted the need for planners to have both a mentor and a sponsor, and to account for unconscious bias when seeking a promotion. That was one key point made during a recent panel discussion among female leaders in the business-events niche.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Glasgow and Edinburgh are the UK’s second and third most popular events destinations, with only London ranking above them in the UK, according to the latest ICCA Country – and City – rankings. Glasgow ranks 27 th in the world for number of international association meetings held (54) and Edinburgh ranks 30 th with 52.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 28, 2020

How are you handling the shift to virtual events? While the meeting landscape is different, it’s also the same. That [meeting] room is their living room, it’s their laptop. You need to account for that when you’re designing that virtual event experience,” he says. More: 6 Great Virtual Meeting Icebreakers.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Alex Balding, Events Manager at SaaStock. Alex is an Events Manager at SaaStock, a global community of SaaS (software as a service) founders, executives and investors. Read the Event Tech Q&A here. Read the Event Tech Q&A here. Aleksandra Panyukhina, Head of Event Marketing at SEMrush.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As meeting planners, we want to know more about the interesting locations we’re seeing. We take you on a planner’s tour of the films’ picturesque settings— from Montreal to Atlanta to Sydney —and break down where to host an event. Notable conference center: David L. Filming location: Sydney. 20th Century Fox.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 23, 2019

Organizations can leverage the total benefit their events bring to destinations, building stronger brand recognition and reputation for themselves. Corporate and association meetings often leave a positive impact across a destination that goes beyond simple financial benefit.

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Floktu

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

It’s been more than six months since the outbreak of Covid-19 started affecting countries internationally, forcing all major events to either cancel, postpone or drastically transform their experiences to accommodate the restrictions of the pandemic. As event managers, we’re in the thick of navigating this uncharted territory.

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Eventory

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2019 will offer lots of events of all kinds but it will be especially rich in advertising conferences and marketing related events. Therefore, dig in this article, which highlights 50 ad events and best marketing conferences to attend in 2019, to make your planning process much easier. .

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Event Birdie

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The Mint is quite simply one of Sydney’s best venues for small to medium functions, conferences and special events. Why host an event in a boring, lack lustre room when there is a venue like The Mint located conveniently in the centre of Sydney? appeared first on Event Birdie.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

“None of the core organizing committee lived in California, so the planning was done virtually, with multiple calls each week,” according to co-organizers Sydney Poore and Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, who even collaborated on writing answers to questions emailed by Convene. READY, SET, EDIT . ONE MORE WIKI .

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In 2019, Neal left ATL Airport District to work with 1600 Hospitality Group as meetings and events consultant. Neal is a member of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners and Religious Conference Management Association. Regis Singapore as director of rooms and Sheraton on the Park in Sydney.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2022

While growth factors such as sports arenas, festivals and large conference spaces can “enhance the positioning of a destination,” of equal importance is the city’s ability to increase ease of access and accommodation availability, both of which are significant factors in shaping a city’s visitation numbers. Bangkok; 2. Amsterdam; 3.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Popular destinations throughout the world have been busy adding new properties and attractions—from a spectacular entertainment venue in Montreal to a stunning convention center in San Jose, Costa Rica—that have enhanced their offerings to meeting groups and tourists. Related : Cvent Reveals Top Meeting Destinations for 2018.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 25, 2019

ICC Sydney and the organizers of Sibos 2018 made use of all the spaces the facility could offer, including creating places for attendees to relax between sessions. When Sibos — the annual event organised by financial messaging services provider SWIFT — took over ICC Sydney in 2018, the main objective was to help SWIFT achieve its goals.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 29, 2022

Birmingham and the West Midlands Conference Ambassador Network unites region’s academic and private sectors to win new business tourism events Programme launched at exclusive event at Birmingham’s Millennium Point Region’s conference and events sector worth £2.3bn to Birmingham and the West Midlands.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 23, 2017

Meetings professionals can infuse the Olympic spirit into their next event by selecting a venue that has hosted the world’s greatest sporting competition. Spaces can accommodate anywhere from 18 to 250 people for meetings. Spaces can accommodate anywhere from 18 to 250 people for meetings. Squaw Valley, California (1960).

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Eventmobi

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As an event planner, you’re well aware that event apps have become common practice at any type of event experience. Chances are, you’ve used an event app yourself; whether it was an event you attended or one you executed as part of your event marketing strategy. Image source: Event MB.

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EncoreAPAC

DECEMBER 15, 2020

COVID restrictions left Australasian Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE) and Design Inn with two options, delay or continue in a unique hybrid event format. They chose the second option and engaged Encore to help, utilising their latest technologies to deliver a professional engaging event from Hyatt Regency Sydney.

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Business events, conferences, exhibitions, and expo have witnessed a tremendous increase in the number of attendees along with an increase in usage of event tech. Event websites visually speak for your event with images, videos, and content admired by the readers. Have a look at the DIVE 2017 Event Website here.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We here at Convene are close observers of the knowledge economy — subject of not one but two cover stories in the last several years — and in Sydney, Australia, we have an amazing case study of theory into practice. And earlier this week, BESydney and ICC Sydney brought the Sydney Speaker Series to Washington, D.C.,

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. SPN] was like, ‘What better way to [tell the story] than a conference? They fall across the spectrum.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 4, 2019

PCMA is significantly increasing its Asia-Pacific presence in 2019, as one of the global leaders in business events demonstrates its dedication to supporting the region’s thriving industry. “As 2019 PCMA APAC Annual Conference. PCMA will hold its three-day APAC Annual Conference from 6-8 November at The Parisian, Macao.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

In the world of business events, VR is already transforming how some destination marketing organizations work with meeting planners, from saving time and money on sites visits, to creating jaw-dropping experiences at shows. Next I wanted to isolate those experiences and events. MobiManage developed the Meet L.A.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Convention center projects around the globe signal a very bright future for meetings and events in the new year. From San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand, and Sydney to Aberdeen, Scotland, convention center projects include major expansions and new builds that are born from demand. of event space… More.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Each month we interview an events professional who is breaking the mold. This month we spoke with Britta Schellenberg, VP of Corporate Marketing Operations at Brightcove about scaling an event strategy, partnering with other events and getting the most out of video content. Establishing a powerful event brand.

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