Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Citywide meetings may be a challenge to plan, but they also represent an opportunity for meeting planners to spread their wings and take advantage of all the great resources that a destination has to offer. Using the local people will really be helpful for your entire conference to be successful.”.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2017

based medical conferences — and to continue to do so for years to come. Medical conferences should brace themselves for an impact,” Andrade said. No longer will a conference merely be vetted as in the past — an entire procedural change must take place, she added. Navigating the Labyrinth of Regulatory Guidelines’.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2023

The conference is slated to return to Vegas in April for its 100th anniversary with an expected 65,000 people. Smart Meetings spoke with Chris Brown, executive vice president and managing director of global connections and events, about the process of coming back into the event space, what will stay the same and what will be different.

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Connect Your Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2016

A five-page memo from the Office of Management and Budget released in late November should mean a growth spurt for government meetings. This is a great step in the right direction, as it acknowledges how important it is for people to get together for meetings,” says Collen.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Sheridan President and CEO of Meet Boston and co-chair, Meetings Mean Business Coalition What does the official end of Covid mean for the meetings industry? We’ve adopted new guidelines, heightened vigilance, and better public health education for all, but it’s really a matter of adapting to a new normal.

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Event Industry News

MAY 26, 2020

The Meetings Industry Association has developed contract and cancellation guidance to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on future bookings and ensure all parties are protected.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

There’s no doubt that green meetings and events are becoming mainstream. As proof of that pretty much all of the major meetings and events associations have adopted green meeting guidelines. It’s hard to believe that we still live in a world where many people are in denial regarding climate change.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

HBAA is spearheading a new campaign with a supporting member action group to rectify misperceptions of government rules and build confidence to kick-start the meetings and events sector. Some 65% stated they will only run online meetings and events in the foreseeable future. In total, 71% had concerns over employee and delegate safety.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 7, 2021

Virtual conference engagement is here to stay. Conference live streaming technology has come a long way since the glorified Zoom calls of March and early April 2020; attendees expect more than a choppy, poorly lit, and unrehearsed webinar. 10 Virtual Meetings Best Practices for TV-Level Production. The upshot?

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Meetings Industry Association has updated its contract and cancellation guidance to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on future bookings and ensure all parties are protected. To download the latest contract guideline visit [link].

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Galvanizing the salesforce is a top priority for vision technology manufacturer Zeiss, so it’s pivotal that the brand’s National Sales Meeting (NSM) not only serve as a celebration of those teams, but as a pep rally of sorts that fires them up for the new fiscal year. But the event wasn’t held in the bustling center of the city.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Five months following the announcement of the Vienna Meeting Fund which welcomed €4 million to support national and international organisers host meetings in the city, it has become clear that the Vienna Tourist Board’s scheme is a huge success to date, with overwhelming demand. RESULTS TO DATE. million promised in aid.

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Event Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Meeting halls and venues are ready to accommodate these business events safely and follow CDC guidelines. Event Guru is dedicated to aiding venues and conference professionals in this new age of safe, event planning with COVID-19 event compliance. However, it can be a difficult task with information changing daily.

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Planner WIre

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

I have one client for whom we have three logos (organization logo, conference logo, event-specific logo), three fonts, various stingers, video assets, speaker images, sponsor logos, exhibitor logos, PowerPoints, and the ever-handy brand guidelines PDF.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 9, 2022

CLEARED4, the United States’ largest and most trusted HIPAA-compliant health verification platform, announced today it is providing custom features and solutions to conferences, events and tradeshows across the U.S. The platform is available globally and can interpret health passes from over 80 countries.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Events agency Conference Care have announced the launch of a new service – Carbon Consultancy by Conference Care. Analysis of the results will be followed up by a detailed interim report, and a meeting making recommendations which specifically aim to reduce emissions at source.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 13, 2021

Over the next year or so, conference organizers will need to define their responsibilities for duty of care when it comes to their events. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care, then the acts are considered negligent…”. 4 Risk Management Questions for Meeting Hosts. Others were not.

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Eventsforce

JUNE 19, 2020

Whether you are running a multi-day virtual conference or making plans for your association’s annual meeting next year, you know how critical it is for you to find great topics and speakers. Save Time Managing Conference Programmes. Meet GDPR Requirements . Increase the Volume of Submissions.

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InCharged

JULY 8, 2020

The conference room plays a vital place in every workspace and cleaning that regularly helps to destroy all the bacteria. Whether we are conducting weekly meetings, presentations, or business events, cleaning of the conference hall is essential for any workplace. Meeting table disinfection.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 6, 2021

That means organizers need written guidelines now for events that are scheduled to take place in July or August” in California. “If we continue to see that and see the stabilization in data, then we will move forward with the June 15 date.”. In Reno, Nev.,

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The impact and importance of meetings for medical and pharmaceutical industry attendees is not only increasing, but the complexity of the events and what is expected of planners is more demanding as well, according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events and a survey conducted by Smart Meetings.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 13, 2020

Takeaways: Meeting planners should look to their food service partners for ideas on donating leftover food from events canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak or other reasons. There are general guidelines that dictate what can and cannot be donated. Uneaten food from a buffet, for example, is not eligible for donation. 29, when the U.S.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 20, 2020

“There are so many new, more time-consuming considerations that event planners will have to face in arranging meetings under the new guidelines, though this shouldn’t be a deterrent from organising live meetings and events. Even while abiding by social distancing, there is a warmth that an online conversation can’t match.”

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 22, 2021

Do capacity limits for indoor meetings include event staff? Samantha McKenney , associate director of conferences and events for the Cato Institute, wrote on the PCMA Catalyst forum. “If I just read this below in the Nevada state guidelines. Sandy Yi-Davis , Head of Event Design, Strategic Meeting International.

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Meeting Application

AUGUST 2, 2018

Attending a conference, or any event really is an excellent business opportunity. You have the chance to meet and link with people who can help you advance your career, push your project, or stimulate the growth of your company. Stay with me as I lay down the guidelines for networking like a pro.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 9, 2020

Many meeting planners and are looking to someone else to tell them the right way to plan a successful and safe event. However, we can minimize the risk with proper emergency preparedness education, and a pre-plan of how to execute your next meeting. The education piece is more in-depth than checking the latest guidelines from the CDC.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Heike Mahmoud , CMP, was one of the first European meeting professionals to earn the Certified Meting Professional (CMP) designation through the Events Industry Council (EIC) in 2006. It is a seal of quality that is immediately understood and is one of the foundations for success in the international meetings industry,” she says.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 12, 2021

A year after converting their annual business conference to an online event, the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) returned to an in-person event in March, 2021. Strupp spoke with Convene about PDPW’s conference and how it fits into its overall education program. Cassandra Strupp. Face-to-Face + On-Demand.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The Meetings Industry Association can confirm that business events can still take place where they follow the pre-existing COVID-Secure guidelines, following clarification on last week’s ‘Rule of 6’ announcement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

Events agency Conference Care launched Carbon Consultancy in October 2021, following over a year of planning and development. Analysis of the results will be followed up by a detailed interim report, and a meeting making recommendations which specifically aim to reduce emissions at source. Often less than £1 per attendee.”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The All In toolkit is a resource for progress in the meetings and events industry “Honest and authentic engagement around difference ultimately drives inclusion.” Disability:IN With a team of experts providing education to meeting and event professionals and customizing solutions for events with needs of all kinds.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 30, 2021

Top meeting professionals and dignitaries met this week at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Loudoun County, Virginia, to celebrate the return to business at Smart Meetings’ first face-to-face event of 2021, Mid-Atlantic Experience. In 2019 alone, meetings brought in $17 million in revenue to the area. of meeting space.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Here's what the newly formed Industry Security Council wants to do to safeguard meetings and conventions from terrorism and other risks. read more.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 18, 2021

With its next major conference ‘India Refining Summit’ scheduled from 25 – 26 March 2021, the Indian subsidiary is taking affirmative steps towards resuming B2B physical platforms. It will not only help the event industry, but also help businesses get back on track and gain investments.”

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Event Industry News

JULY 26, 2021

On Thursday 22 nd July, over 300 team members across the six brands within global creative communications group DRPG came together in-person, for their annual company-wide summer conference. Over 80 team members had been employed during the pandemic, many of which had not even been to the studios or met their colleagues in person.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 1, 2020

An AGU grand prize winners presents his data visualization on NASA’s “hyperwall” at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting. This case study is part of Convene ‘s April CMP Series story looking at innovations in scientific and medical meetings. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Epnac Photography).

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