Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2024

The annual commemorative date was established following a 1992 proposal by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development and the Ocean Institute of Canada at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Everything was pristine—teeming with fish and turtles.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

Here’s what you might see on a stroll through a typical workshop: An example At one workshop, association staffers noted that no one touched a cell phone, and intense conversations with frequent bursts of laughter filled the entire two-hour event. Help Wanted—Venues for my participation techniques workshops! It is one.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 11, 2016

It seems that special events are as much a part of these treasured venues as the dates in which they first broke ground. For example, The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs is designed for meetings even though it has an elegant, diverse expanse that caters to both leisure and business travelers. Pete Beach, Florida.

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Event Farm

APRIL 19, 2022

Choose Your Location Wisely Venue and location have always been significant pieces of the event puzzle; that hasn’t changed. choosing a venue that will support that effort is even more important. Here are the takeaways from the panel discussion. Missed Part VI of the Pandemic Compliance and Safety at Live Events panel series?

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Eventinterface

JUNE 20, 2017

They plan for accidents, venue problems, protesters, weather related issues, and much more. Planning for security involves a wide variety of stakeholders, and they should be engaged at the beginning of the event or conference planning process. Your venue may be well-protected, but how do you protect your participants after event hours?

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 5, 2016

If the group arrived at a venue and discovered brown M&Ms present, they knew they needed to immediately check all contract stipulations — including important matters like whether the stage could actually handle the massive weight of the band’s equipment. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

For example, you’ll need to help your clients book hotel rooms, transportation, and activities for their guests. For example, Mexico and the Dominican Republic are both popular destination wedding locations that won’t break the bank. For example, you can often find great deals on venues and vendors.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Attendees are all ears at the 2018 NPAPW conference at the New World Center in Miami Beach, Florida. In 2018, the program welcomed 80 participants from 28 countries to the New World Center, an immersive concert hall and arts instruction laboratory in Miami Beach, Florida. Phillip Pessar/Creative Commons).

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 30, 2019

Petersburg, Florida, CreativeMornings chapter events typically attract about 200 people. It was a little breakfast, a 20-minute talk, and then you go off to work,” Eisenberg said in a talk she delivered at the 99U conference in New York City five years ago. “It Petersburg, Florida, and St. Stephen Zane). Rachel Jolley).

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

DECEMBER 4, 2019

When it comes to conferences, one type of soothsaying that our industry indulges in every year is predicting what trends are going to be big at our peer’s events. The issue with this, from a research point of view, is that it’s easy to source data on the number of conferences about mindfulness. Verdict : True-ish.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It’s easy to get excited about sourcing speakers, finding sponsors, and booking your venue, but you can’t overlook an often-forgotten component of event planning: event branding. . And if it’s egregious enough, attendees might think they walked into the wrong room in the conference hall. . Brand Your Catering.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 4, 2021

Joel Davis (from left0, Ted Wirth, and Rick McConnell catch up at the SISO CEO Summit at The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida. As a representative of a venue, it’s good to hear that you felt safe with all of their measures they were taking. Courtesy SISO). Lesson 1: Post Pandemic Events Etiquette. Karen — great question!

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Despite the increasing number of events held yearly, many still feel like copycats of other successful conferences. Workshops are fast becoming the preferred activity for many conferences and meetings. Of course, the venue itself can make or break a bleisure event. Orlando, Florida. Your Audience Craves Authenticity.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

based strategy consulting firm for the events industry, Rankine said that he and coauthor Giberti — founder and CEO of Miami, Florida–based consulting company Vesuvio Ventures — were “freaked out” about the timing. Hopin, for example, raised money in what’s called the unicorn category or multiple unicorns,” he said.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Therefore, if you are able to do so, I encourage you to talk to your boss, board of directors, constituents, members and/or suppliers to let them know that you are proactively taking a meeting to an impacted venue, such as southeastern Texas, Florida, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mexico or the Bahamas. These are just a few examples.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 30, 2019

We see all these examples of how people’s lives are so perfect and amazing, as people put out their best face on social media. When Gielan speaks at conferences and events, she introduces an interactive experience within four minutes of the beginning of her talk. It’s a three-minute icebreaker I’ve developed. Stephen Zane).

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

At the Duty Free Show of the Americas, which takes place in Florida each spring, attendees come face-to-face with almost every conceivable item that might be sold in an airport duty-free store — from necklaces and perfume to cigars, luggage, and, of course, booze. No more than a three-ounce pour in a four-ounce container, for example.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Best Conference Center Hotel. Best Special-Event Venue. Whether it’s an intimate reception, black-tie gala or a corporate evening affair, the Monterey Bay Aquarium offers an inspired venue for one-of-a-kind gatherings and celebrations. Best Airport Hotel. Best Attraction/Theme Park. Best Ballroom Hotel. Best Beach Hotel.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

After understanding the client’s needs, you need to finalize the venue and/or the virtual event platform based on the event theme, the number of attendees, and the budget. Here are the different responsibilities of an event planner: Choosing and booking a venue and/or a virtual event platform. Example – Eventbrite and Bevy.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As Stacy Bare paced the stage at the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education’s (AORE) 2014 Annual Conference, he observed the crowd. AORE’s Annual Conference reflected the industry’s homogeneity. Coming out of that 2014 conference,” Wolowiec said, “we said, ‘There needs to be a change.’”. Illustration by Ping Zhu.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Late one Thursday night last March, attendees at Microsoft’s 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco looked forward to unwinding after a full program. It’s called unconscious bias. How does that play out at meetings — and what can you do to minimize it? But biases aren’t confined to the headline-making prejudices we can see or hear.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Whereas we originally created Best in Show to honor some of the most innovative and acclaimed things in the meetings and conventions industry — venues, technology platforms, CSR programs, destination videos, etc. Nominated by Cori Dossett, CEM, CMP, Conferences Designed “I have worked with Brittany several times in the past year.

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Connect Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

During his 40 years in the industry, Cerbelli has produced events created for and/or attended by Hollywood’s biggest celebrities (Billy Joel and Robert De Niro are only examples). At the first event, in Miami Beach, Florida, I went in front of the room and spit out 100 ideas in 90 minutes. What venues stand out?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Keys to my success: Staying true to my core values of leading with integrity and creating a culture of trust by consistently leading by example with both actions and words. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. First job: Server in a small German restaurant in Pennsylvania. Heather Reid.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

That decrease in daily face-to-face interactions could result in increased demand for team and company gatherings that previously happened informally or in the conference room. He looks for destinations that are within an hour of a major airport, warm weather and rich in unique venues.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Keys to my success: Staying true to my core values of leading with integrity and creating a culture of trust by consistently leading by example with both actions and words. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. First job: Server in a small German restaurant in Pennsylvania. Heather Reid.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. But as we received more and more feedback and inquiries, we realized that event professionals from corporations, non-profits and venues were finding our tools useful for their operations, too.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. But as we received more and more feedback and inquiries, we realized that event professionals from corporations, non-profits and venues were finding our tools useful for their operations, too.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. But as we received more and more feedback and inquiries, we realized that event professionals from corporations, non-profits and venues were finding our tools useful for their operations, too.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. But as we received more and more feedback and inquiries, we realized that event professionals from corporations, non-profits and venues were finding our tools useful for their operations, too.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Much of that has to do with a growing perception that — in light of mass shootings in malls, office buildings, churches, schools, and other pub-lic spaces in the United States, and terror attacks like last fall’s in Paris, which specifically targeted event venues — conventions have been lucky. RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Much of that has to do with a growing perception that — in light of mass shootings in malls, office buildings, churches, schools, and other public spaces in the United States, and terror attacks like last fall’s in Paris, which specifically targeted event venues — conventions have been lucky. RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

We wanted PCMA to expand and to be more proactive in the convention industry,” said Nichols, speaking from her home in Florida, where she is retired. But it also vividly illustrated the risks to organizations and venues, and served as a reminder of the legal duties that event planners and venues have to attendees and guests.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2018

Meeting planners might not always think of Walt Disney World as a venue for clients with serious business in mind , but the “House the Mouse Built” is continually evolving to offer new options for incentive trips, conferences and other corporate gatherings. “We Grand Ballroom at Be Our Guest Dining Room, photo credit: Disney.

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