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What is Stopping International Attendees from Returning to U.S. Conferences?

Smart Meetings

As that eases, it could not only help increase the ability to bring attendees to conferences from China, but other countries as well as Chinese visitors have been rerouting through neighboring destinations to get to their California events. Conferences? The post What is Stopping International Attendees from Returning to U.S.

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The liberation of ignoring sunk costs

Conferences that Work

A visit to Korea. In 1996, my family and I visited Korea. In Korea, being a college professor was the highest status you could have. To my surprise, when I published Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love in 2009, I found myself professionally involved in the meeting industry. I’m glad I left it.

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Will Constant Mask Wearing Save the Meetings Industry?

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Remember conferences and events before COVID-19, mask wearing and social distancing? We all know masks help save lives—but here’s the clencher—are you willing to wear your mask the entire conference time? We turn to our friends in the Far East, South Korea and Japan, for insight into masking up. COVID-19 Deaths.

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The Brief: Electric Gardens and LaundroMatches

Event Marketer

SXSW IS HEADED TO FOGGY LONDON TOWN SXSW has called Austin home for decades, but organizers behind the annual conference and festivals are charting new territory. to catch games live, and the reality that during those early hours, bars are closed and most fans resort to watching the matches at home alone. We love to see it.

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New and Renovated: Destination Meetings Around the World

Smart Meetings

Skyscraper Above the Sea Wyndham Grand Ijin Busan Wyndham Grand Ijin Busan is the first Wyndham Grand in South Korea, and an unmatched space for a chic, oceanside meeting or event. 271 guest rooms overlook the glittering coastline, and six event venues include a ballroom that can host 700 conference guests or 550 banquet guests.

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The meeting industry new normal – Part 3

Conferences that Work

As I write, for example, South Korea is experiencing a massive surge , the largest of the entire pandemic. “ —Quote from a meeting planner’s January 2022 conference report. I’ve heard reports of this natural but hazardous behavior at many conferences held over the last couple of years. Conclusions.

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DES Spotlight: Song Yi KIM, COO, Chris & Partners

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My name is Song Yi KIM, and I am COO of Chris & Partners, a total business event service provider based in Seoul, South Korea. I have built the firm’s business into a growth position from the ground up for the last six years, and we are a well-known company becoming an industry leader, faster than other players in Korea.

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