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Putting Plan B into Play for Your Main Stage

Velvet Chainsaw

Contingency plan, A, B & C: iStock Credit: Andrii Dodonov Last fall, two of our consulting clients were scheduled to have their annual conferences in Orlando. In late September, Hurricane Ian pummeled central Florida, triggering a significant number of flight cancellations. 1 had no choice but to cancel its in-person event.

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Why Organizations Are Choosing to Meet in Controversial Destinations

PCMA Convene

Last year, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Florida after Gov. Organizers can give local speakers and/or local businesses impacted by the legislation a platform at their event to raise awareness. We love living in Florida, but we’re not happy with what’s happening politically.

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FICP’s Annual Conference Gave Back, Set Records

Smart Meetings

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. Learn How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist from an FICP22 Speaker.

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Top industry conferences for training professionals

Arlo Training & Events Software

Explore the future of learning technologies, hear from leading industry experts, and network with other training professionals. Here’s our round-up of the top conferences for training professionals. In-person conferences are making a BIG comeback in 2023. See you there! You gain new perspectives, knowledge, and skills.

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Can you hear me now?

Conferences that Work

So, unlike a speaker or presenter, I am comfortable being the center of inattention most of the time. I was the guest at Professor Dan Cormany ‘s Convention Management class at Florida International University. I love spending time with such students—the future of the meeting industry—and finding out what’s on their minds.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.