SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

On the hunt for the top medical communications companies to help you run better life science events? Planning and running successful events in the pharma industry involves managing multiple vendors, overseeing details, and executing a plan that’s cost-efficient and produces tangible results.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Major Events International (MEI) has announced that its 2023 Hosts and Federations Summit, to be held at the Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland, will be the largest to date, expanding from one to four days, between the 12th and 15th of June, and with a full conference programme.

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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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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Your thoughts are turning to a career in the Hospitality and Event Management Industry. More and more colleges are offering post graduate event planning degrees and diplomas in Hospitality Industry related fields. From Hotel and/or F&B Management to travel and tourism to event and conference planning.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

Interprefy Aivia completes Interprefy’s end-to-end remote simultaneous and sign language interpretation offering by providing a cost-effective AI-powered real-time translation solution for scenarios like webinars, training, town halls, or conferences.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2024

She is a French and European-trained culinary expert, and earned her hospitality degree in Switzerland. Wells serves as senior catering sales manager, bringing extensive experience in catering, conference services and wedding planning. The Wharf appoints Richter as director of catering and event services. for over a decade.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Here are other factors that make for the ideal virtual event, according to the new survey results. That was nearly identical to the percentage — 93 percent — who chose that response when Kenes Group, a Geneva, Switzerland–based professional conference organizer, surveyed HCP virtual-event attendees in 2020.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 21, 2017

The Hotel in question is the Garden Inn Hotel in Davos, Switzerland. If event planners want meetings to deliver value to their attendees, they have to stop using meeting rooms like this. For an event planner “boring” means no one is really engaged. The post Venue Fail appeared first on Gallus Events.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 15, 2024

TACO BELL IS COOKING UP A PRE-SUPER BOWL ‘CONFERENCE’ You never know what Taco Bell will pull from its experiential marketing playbook next. Case in point: A pre-Super Bowl event on Feb. 9 that will mimic standard b-to-b conferences and feature announcements about product launches and innovations rolling out over the next year.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 23, 2022

While it could be a mostly symbolic gesture from top business leaders, news from the Davos conference might represent something truly meaningful in the realm of sustainable events—especially given the results of a recent business-traveler survey.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 4, 2023

As Next-Gen attendees become more important to the success of conferences, associations are focusing on engaging with them both during and in between events. Include more formal mentoring or meet-the-experts sessions, and less formal social events specifically for early-career participants.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Winners of the prestigious 2018 Crystal Awards were honored at the SITE 2019 Global Conference in Bangkok in January. Eighty percent of respondents reported that the event was “amazing,” and 20 percent had a one-word response: “wow.”. Program: Michelin Premium Driving Experience-Grand Tour of Switzerland. Client: Michelin USA.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When Kenes Group , a Geneva, Switzerland–based professional conference organizer, shifted to hosting virtual events for its medical and science groups this past April, company leaders knew they needed more insight into the minds of their health-care practitioner (HCP) attendees. Lower price tag than an in-person event.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lee Sharp has been appointed as the new managing director of East of England Arena and Events Centre, commencing his role at a time of great uncertainty for venues and events. I wanted to get involved to build a fantastic and unique international venue for the UK event industry.”.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

However, if there’s a surge in cases, event pros are primed for the fallout. Not surprisingly, the uncertainty has led to recent event postponements and cancellations. Until more is known in the weeks ahead, event planners and their hospitality partners can expect to see more impacts. Online events aren’t a mystery anymore.

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SpotMe Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

As the effects of the pandemic begin to ease, hybrid events are becoming a go-to event type for more and more industries. To ensure a smooth event is achieved, companies can’t just hope and pray for things to go right, they need certainty. What are Hybrid Event Management Companies? . Meetings & Incentives .

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

At Outlook Forum, Visit California’s recent conference for travel industry professionals, research showed that the Golden State continues to appeal to attendees. Martin Walter, managing director with Visit California Germany, Austria & Switzerland, said California was seen as role model for following rules.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 13, 2021

To date, 242 congresses and corporate conferences (both national and international) have already received preliminary funding approval from the Vienna Convention Bureau (VCB), amounting to nearly €2.5 Impressively, according to projections, these events will equate to an added value of €371 million for the city by the end of 2023.*.

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EventMB

JANUARY 20, 2017

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has long been one of the top economic conferences in the world. Here are 10 things we learned from this top political event. This year, however, the talk may be more political than economic. The World Economic Forum 2017, commonly referred to as Davos, is held in January […].

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

EventMobi’s end-to-end virtual event solution helps organizers design, promote, monetize and produce highly customized virtual events. With event marketing and registration, the Virtual Space, and GoLive! With event marketing and registration, the Virtual Space, and GoLive! Sponsored Content.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Hudson previously served as an account executive for the Creative Group, a leading event and incentive agency. He earlier served as vice president of global accounts with Conference Direct. He will oversee all daily operations, including hotel engineering and maintenance, event facilities, the Spa and the fitness center.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

If we want to keep hosting the world’s biggest sporting events then showcasing our region to sport’s global decision makers is mission critical. This is the first time the conference has been held in the UK for over a decade, and the last host – Australia’s Gold Coast – secured the 2032 Olympic Games.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

With so many logistics to handle and compliance regulations to consider when managing pharma events, working with expert pharma event management companies can help reduce stress and ensure you achieve your business goals more easily. You are probably lucky enough to have a great event management team that delivers exceptional events.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Over the next two days, St Andrews will host a major showcase for Scotland’s appeal as a destination for business visits and events. The post Scotland aims to boost European events business with 500 meetings in one day appeared first on Event Industry News.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Eclipse, one of the leading privately owned creative and technical production companies in London, has been inducted into the AV Alliance, a prominent collection of premium audio visual and event technology companies dedicated to providing the highest levels of quality, service and support in the live event and entertainment industry.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

No matter how long you’ve been in the events biz, the industry’s ever-evolving nature means there’s always fresh territory to explore. Location: Davos, Switzerland Dates: Jan. Deutsche Bank will serve as global lead sponsor of the 2024 event, with companies like BMW, illy, LG and Stone Island also signed on as key partners.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. The PCMA Convening Leaders conference this January offered something no other annual mega-gathering of the association has: virtual interpreters. Read More : 4 Tips to Make Your Online Event a Success. The Loudest Voices in Virtual Interpretation.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 13, 2022

Following its success in 2021, Convening EMEA returns in 2022 with omnichannel hybrid event for business event leaders and professionals. Convening EMEA 2022 is an omnichannel event for EMEA business event leaders and creatives.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

In today’s events climate, safety is a top-of-the-list issue for planners, especially those who regularly organize international gatherings. Based on information collected from 2021, the list is a smart, timely resource for planners preparing incentive travel and corporate events abroad. Factors and Methodology. Its 21,600-plus sq.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 10, 2021

Event Tech Live US & Canada’s second/middle day took all the positives from Tuesday and built them bigger still, setting the target for today. The team behind Event Tech Live have worked and worked to get the machine right, from tech to the talkers, the flow and delivery at ETL US & Canada is a product of that commitment.

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Event Industry News

MAY 10, 2021

Like everywhere else in the world, the market for events in Germany plummeted in 2020: The number of face-to-face events and attendees fell by 70 percent and 86 percent respectively while the share of international attendees was at 2.4 Both quantitatively and qualitatively, the German event market underwent structural change last year.

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Al Wynant is the co-founder and CEO of Eventinterface , a technology solution that lets meeting and event planners manage events better; enables them to enhance their revenue stream and allows them create a community around their events. What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at?

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Bizzabo

APRIL 13, 2018

We’ve compiled 20 events dedicated to VR and AR to keep you up to date and involved with this innovative and revolutionary technology. In fact, when VR and AR technologies are incorporated in events , they serve to enhance attendee experience as well. 1) F8 - Facebook Developers Conference. MR - Mixed Reality. Start Date: May 1.

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The MICE

MARCH 31, 2022

Bern’s positioning as a leader in the energy and environmental sector, and its easy accessibility within Switzerland and from neighbouring countries, make it the most suitable city to host the Swiss Sustainability Forum. Conference organiser, NZZ Connect, is a branch of the leading Swiss publication Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).

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The MICE

AUGUST 26, 2022

My interest deepened in large part from working with MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) destinations and venues that focused on these topics. A prime destination for art and architecture is Basel, Switzerland. Basel has great connectivity within Switzerland and neighbouring countries Germany and France.

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e2m.live

JANUARY 20, 2019

Be it employee feedback or customer feedback or feedback of event participants, some people hate to collect them. Sometimes people hate to collect feedback because be it employees or customers or event participants, there is a propensity to give feedback for wrong reasons. Read 7 Tips to write Effective Event Poll Questions.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 16, 2018

Photo Credit: The FRESH Conference. When FRESH18 — which bills itself as the first annual conference focused exclusively on meeting design — gets underway Feb. 27-28, it will be showcasing its own solution to a common event-design problem: getting the audience to participate.

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