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. daviestanner.com.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

A senior consultant for the Meeting Design Institute , Vanneste — whom Convene interviewed by Skype while he was behind the wheel of a self-driving Tesla in Antwerp — is an advocate of “multi-hub” meetings , a hybrid meeting model where participants gather face-to-face in geographically dispersed venues, connected by technology.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 13, 2018

Yes, most every meeting has after-the-fact attendee evaluations. Instead, content-involved planners must develop both on-site evaluations and post-event evaluations that determine how much the meeting furthered the specific goals and objectives of the executive stakeholders who own the meeting. “If

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

has a larger and more secular audience in his sights: conference-goers. Packard shared how “conference refugees” — who find the hallway more appealing than the breakout room — are pointing the way for meeting professionals to adapt. I was just at a religious conference, and it was incredibly dissatisfying.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

has a larger and more secular audience in his sights: conference-goers. Packard shared how “conference refugees” — who find the hallway more appealing than the breakout room — are pointing the way for meeting professionals to adapt. I was just at a religious conference, and it was incredibly dissatisfying.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

Next month, Thomson again will be looking for innovative ways to address the issue, this time as part of “ Hackathon: How the Events Industry Can Help the Unsheltered/Homeless ,” at PCMA’s Education Conference in Los Angeles on June 25. A participant at the hackathon during the 2018 PCMA Education Conference gives his team’s pitch.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

She is an international speaker & consultant, SEARCH Foundation Chairwoman, and Lecturer at The International School of Hospitality in Las Vegas. She is the founder of Strategic Meeting and Events which produces mid to large scale corporate events. Kiki Fox: Kiki is a passionate woman who’s a member of IAEE, MPI, and PCMA.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 30, 2019

Rachael Naylor, the new HBAA Venue Member Chair announced the launch of a Venue Members meeting, designed to forge closer collaboration between venues. As part of the HBAA’s commitment to best practice, Angie Mason said that the HBAA Code of Practice will be updated in 2019 as part of its biennial review cycle. It’s OK not to be OK’.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

It has a slight focus on conferences and corporate events, but contains lots of helpful content for everyone. Conferences that Work. Event consultants and meeting designers, Gallus Events uses its blog to offer advice and tips on the industry. Smart Meetings. Gallus Events. Subscriptions are free.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Consulting for large, well-known organizations obviously confers a certain amount of status. For example, working with a hospital chain CEO recently, it took a few minutes to resolve an issue that no one else in the organization was able to handle. These meetings involve hundreds of countries and thousands of NGOs and people.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 4, 2022

Re-Think MS, a multi-hub, one-day medical conference organized by AIM Group International, was broadcast from a main studio to 13 sites across Italy. Courtesy of AIM Group International). I guess the thing that was mostly appreciated by the participants,” Sambugaro said, is that the approach gave them the best of two worlds. “We Adrian Segar.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. And since 2012, he has organized the FRESH Conference in Europe. Ready to hear all about the ground-breaking magic of multi-hub meetings? In 2006, Marteen started the Meeting Design Institute.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The Socialtables blog contains event tips and trends with a lean towards the hospitality industry. You’ll find the blog divided into three sections: event, hospitality, and industry. Meetings & conferences. Smart Meetings. Conferences That Work. Socialtables. Creators of Q&A and polling platform Sli.do

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. But what about conferences, networking events, and beyond?

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SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

Visions for how your hospitality journey could change, post-COVID-19. Cleanliness : We’ve initiated plans to roll out enhanced technologies, such as electrostatic sprayers, and hospital-grade disinfectants to sanitize surfaces throughout our hotels with increased frequency. This could also become part of meeting design.

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