Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. If all the meetings that we have re-scheduled for 2024 come through, we will show a very nice gain in the group market.”

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Exhibitor Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2024

TYSONS, VA � Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today announced that it has acquired Jifflenow, a leadi.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 19, 2021

” The name AVIXA may not ring a bell with you, but you’re likely familiar with InfoComm, the largest professional audiovisual trade show in North America. To us, what that means is, technology managers for higher ed, for corporate, for hospitality, anybody whose job it is to manage the AV assets for their company.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 17, 2024

The Canadian Dam Association Annual Conference is a heavily volunteer-led initiative. Most of the 14-person Conference Planning Committee were based in the conference destination, St. The planning committee was excited to bring in new staff to help with their upcoming in-person conference.

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Core-apps

DECEMBER 5, 2018

If you’re in the know, you already heard a bit of buzz on augmented reality or AR as a new tool in trade show exhibits. To help you stay on the up and up, it’s important to know a few ways you might encourage your trade show exhibitors to leverage AR to attract their target audience and elevate the overall quality of your event.

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Plan Your Meetings

OCTOBER 1, 2018

We settled on two events that charged no registration fee for attendees, thinking we’d save much of our meagre marketing budget by walking the trade show floor and handing out literature about our company. RELATED STORY: 8 top tips: Land quality leads at trade shows. Some were veteran suitcasers. I have a recommendation.

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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? Are we better or less prepared for whatever next disruption comes to the hospitality industry? It’s difficult to tell. It’s a double edge sword!

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

A new survey from JD Power, US Travel and Tourism Economics (an Oxford Economics company), shows good news for meetings, albeit in tandem with a lag on behalf of corporate to allocate funds for meeting and business travel. These results are on par with our Q1 survey.)”. Bigger Companies Mean Restrictions. 73% of all executives).

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

Meet Cambridge, the meetings and convention bureau for Cambridge and the surrounding area, is proud to be working with the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, helping it to attract events which bring in valuable income to fund patient care.

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EventMB

JUNE 3, 2022

It features testimonials from a diverse group of 21 event industry professionals who share their core reasons for being at the 18th edition of the trade show, the first since the start of the Covid pandemic. The post Podcast: The Importance of Reconnecting appeared first on Skift Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 9, 2017

Expects lots of new twists at the 2017 MIC Conference & Trade Show next week. The Meetings Industry Council (MIC) of Colorado cites increased demand for the extended format, which will focus on industry education and networking. “I Serving Up Soap (SUS) was spearheaded by Ms.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

More than 6,000 MICE, hospitality, and marketing professionals from across the UK and Europe have already registered for Cvent’s annual industry conference, Cvent CONNECT Europe , which will take place on 10-11 November 2020 as a virtual event powered by Cvent’s Virtual Attendee Hub.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. At 57%, over half of the respondents surveyed also expect a rise in the number of meetings hosting over 300 delegates.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

On April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day was marked by in-person educational sessions and meet-ups, a 12-hour virtual event, hundreds of social-media posts—and even an original poem. Image Alt Text: Poet.png Gallery Slide Headline: The Poetry of Meetings Published: Vegas 1.jpg Watch the video here. Published: Vegas 2.jpg

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Mark your calendars for the seventh annual day of awareness and advocacy for the meeting and event business. GMID allows planners and suppliers to demonstrate to corporate and political leaders the educational and financial impacts that conferences, conventions, and trade shows have on people, businesses, and overall economic health. “The

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Event Marketer

MARCH 22, 2024

SURESCRIPTS Surescripts’ two-floor build offered a private conference room upstairs and an engaging exhibit below. For instance, outside the Jungle conference room stood a glasses-wearing giraffe in a bathrobe holding a newspaper and a coffee mug, flanked by two panda bears. A waiting room also served as meeting space.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For professional associations and meeting planners, membership does have its privileges. As 2017 gets underway, what are the top trends to watch out for if you’re in the meeting planning industry? Here are key takeaways that could impact the travel, trade show and hospitality industries.

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Event Industry News

MAY 26, 2021

On Friday, May 21st, Washington, DC fully reopened for in-person meetings, conventions, trade shows, groups and special events. The hospitality alliance, comprised of Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organization for Washington, DC, Events DC, the Hotel Association of Washington, D.C.

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Unique Venues

APRIL 24, 2024

In the sprawling landscape of professional meeting destinations, Dallas emerges as a top location for professional and social event planners, successfully blending southern charm with cosmopolitan flair. Accessibility and Convenience Convenience is key for professional meeting planners, and Dallas delivers on all fronts.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2022

More than 2,000 meetings industry folks gathered at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for the launch of Business Events Industry Week , a concentration of events designed to illustrate the Power of Purpose exercised when people come together. Read about all the meeting options available at National Harbor. .

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 6, 2021

However, convention centers, arenas, and other facilities hosting events larger than 5,000 people will require attendees to show a recent negative Covid-test result or proof of vaccination. The move is dependent on the continued availability of vaccines and continued decreases in Covid-19 hospitalizations.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 9, 2021

Most notably, many of the industry’s organisers and associations joined forces last year to create and support the All Secure Guidelines, a rigorous set of globally-adopted and medically-vetted health and safety measures designed to create a consistent and diligent approach to visitor health at all global trade shows in 2021 and beyond.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 27, 2021

Even companies that canceled key conferences altogether in the chaos of 2020 have announced they are bringing back at least the virtual component. Facebook’s F8 developer conference will be a one-day streaming event in June “to celebrate, inspire and help developers grow.” The Day the Meetings Stopped.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 13, 2023

From large-scale medical conferences to intimate seminars, events enable healthcare event planners to strengthen relationships, generate leads, and position their brands as thought leaders. Consider physicians, hospital administrators, medical society members, patients, policymakers, and other healthcare professionals.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

AHLI’s chief executive will be the recipient of MeetingsNet’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award at an event-industry show in March. You can’t make a list of meetings industry thought leaders without including Michael Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International.

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Event Marketer

MAY 2, 2024

From April 24-26 at the MGM Grand, the industry convened for a three-day discussion that explored every aspect of the event marketing discipline, including exhibit design, neurodiversity, harnessing creativity, measurement, digital + IRL, mobile tours, hospitality, and the list goes on.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Why is hospitality industry sentiment upbeat even as predictions call for economic downturn? Demand is particularly high in hospitality, Savelli said, quoting a February Expedia study that found consumers are prioritizing travel above everything else. The good news is that travel is well positioned to withstand any downturn,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2021

What does it mean to “meet smart” in a post-Covid-19 world? The recipe for a can’t-miss meeting starts with easy access and ample meetings and event space. The meetings and events pros in Las Vegas have been thinking about how to get everyone together safely for the last year, and they have developed some creative answers.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2021

What does it mean to “meet smart” in a post-Covid-19 world? The recipe for a can’t-miss meeting starts with easy access and ample meetings and event space. The meetings and events pros in Las Vegas have been thinking about how to get everyone together safely for the last year, and they have developed some creative answers.

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Eventscase Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This includes events such as conferences, seminars, exhibitions, workshops and other corporate occasions. Whether hosting a product launch for 300 people or an employee training for 15, their number one task is to ensure that the events run smoothly and meet the expectations of their clients. No technical skill is required at all.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Known the world over as the home of legendary outlaw Robin Hood, today Nottingham is an attractive destination for event planners thanks to its central location, excellent transport links and an array of world-class conference venues and hotels.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Others like it, designed as special events during conventions and meetings, are happening throughout Colorado , Nevada and California. And as recreational marijuana achieves greater acceptance, cannabis events could become a regular part of many mainstream meetings, conventions and incentive programs. Grassroots Appeal.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. of meeting and exhibit space and 150,000 hotel rooms, more than $4.5

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Let’s lobby to change how meeting professionals are categorized to elevate our worth The meetings industry is still relatively new. One signal that “meeting professional” is a new career track is the way government looks at us. This affects us in the form of legislation that gets passed. This is not a hobbyist job.

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IMG

AUGUST 25, 2023

California Science Center Location: Downtown Los Angeles Capacity: 3,000 ¨Located three miles from downtown Los Angeles, the California Science Center is a premiere destination for hosting private social, nonprofit and corporate meetings and events. outdoor pavilion, with plenty of air flow and space for physical distancing.

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ePly

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Corporate event planning encompasses traditional user conferences and customer summits to team-building events and charity fundraising days. As the name implies, corporate event planning refers to the strategic development and tactical plans involved in creating events to meet strategic corporate goals.

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