MeetingsNet

JULY 23, 2020

The push by meeting and event facilities to be known for implementing “the industry’s highest standards for cleaning and disinfecting” is in full swing. The program is open not only to convention centers but also stadiums and arenas, hotels, airports, and other facilities that are part of meeting and trade-show experiences.

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Venues Meetings Trade Shows Hotels 91

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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Trade Shows Hospitality 2024 Technology 98

Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In addition to the expo and education portion of the meeting, this event will include a socially distanced concert Thursday night. By joining forces, Together Again Expo and the Texas Live Events Coalition will be further demonstrating how both trade shows and any live event can be done safely and responsibly. .

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Trade Shows Education Sponsorships 2020 92

Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you.

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2023 Conference Trade Shows Technology 88

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Attendees could interact with Freedom account executives on one screen via Zoom while another monitor showed pre-loaded video content. For the past 60 years, the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals (FAMP) has hosted a State Annual Convention and Trade Show for its members who are mortgage brokers and lenders from across Florida.

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Trade Shows Contracts 2020 Food and Beverage 105

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Watch Live: 2024 Hospitality Predictions from Mike Dominguez President Clinton ventured that meetings could be the antidote for bad decisions being made by divided, angry people. Orlando brought the citrus vibe with swing slices. The post PCMA’s Big Bet on Presidential Visit Paid Off appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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2024 2030 2025 Trade Shows 94

Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

One of the best ways to network and learn about the latest trends in education is to attend an educational conference. Conferences - Conferences are large events that bring together education professionals in the field. Summits - Summits are often meetings with high level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field.

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Education 2018 Conference Tech 94

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Sarah Soliman Daudin, DES, 31, works in Orlando as p resident and CEO of Soliman Productions, Inc. What I do: As a visual storyteller, I educate meeting professionals on how they can best communicate their organization’s value year-round through powerful video content. Connect with Daudin on Instagram. .

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2019 Trade Shows 2020 Education 76

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Meet the “In-Crowd,” our 2019 Connect Association 40 Under 40. 31 • Associate Manager of Meetings. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. 37 • Director of Education and Meetings. 35 • Director, Meetings & Conventions. 34 • Meeting Planner. Alena Frey.

2019 76

2019 Telecommunications Sports Trade Shows 76

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. More than seven percent had produced more than 10 face-to-face meetings during that time.

Food and Beverage 111

Food and Beverage Contracts Hotels Meetings 111

Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

With over 3,000 global buyers and 3,000+ exhibiting companies already confirmed, IMEX America 2022 is set to be one of its largest editions since its launch in 2011, suggesting a confidence-boosting bounce-back for the global meetings, incentive travel and business events industry.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 19, 2016

When 19,000 attendees descended on Orlando this week for SAPPHIRE NOW and the ASUG Annual Conference — hosted by SAP and ASUG (America’s SAP Users’ Group) and billed as the largest global business technology event — they weren’t dreading long registration and check-in lines at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). .

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Association Meetings Conference Meetings Management 72

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Previously, she was director of sales and revenue at The Joule in Dallas as well as reservations and revenue manager at The Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida, and The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. Brandy Hudgins Hudgins has been named sales manager of small meetings for Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB).

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Hotels Site Selections Airlines 2015 57

Fork in the Road

JANUARY 22, 2013

We connect (meet), download (inform our colleagues about a project) and kvetch about bandwidth (time required to accomplish tasks). I left last week’s PCMA Convening Leaders conference in Orlando thinking about a number of statements, but one in particular has stayed with me. I think the meetings industry has been laying.

Meetings 65

Meetings 2013 Social Media Wireless 65

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Feeling overwhelmed by technology is a common sentiment expressed by meeting-professional respondents to Convene surveys, who say that they struggle with the fast pace of change, the latest tech tools and up-to-the-minute applications, and the shiniest new things. What about meeting organizers themselves? Artificial Intelligence.

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Technology Meetings 2015 Hotels 75

Capterra Event Management

APRIL 26, 2016

Overall meeting spending in North America is set to increase by 1.9% Good news for days-long conferences. The top three most popular destinations for meetings are: Orlando, FL, Las Vegas, NV, and Chicago, IL. Attendance growth for both live and virtual attendance for meetings is expected to remain at a “steady” 2.7%.

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2016 2015 Travel Trade Shows 63

Plan Your Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Every new safety and security incident is a wake-up call for meeting and event professionals. The Hague, The Netherlands: Al Gore at technology conference halted by bomb threat. The post 8 essential event security details for planners appeared first on Plan Your Meetings @ Meeting Professionals International.

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Trade Shows Hotels Transportation Venues 76

Social Tables

MARCH 22, 2024

Attending top hospitality conferences, expos, or summits is a fantastic way to stay up-to-date on current trends. In this post, we’re reviewing the top hospitality conferences happening this year and exploring what they have to offer. Which top hospitality conferences should you attend? What’s impacting your industry most?

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2024 Hospitality Conference Tourism 78

Fork in the Road

JANUARY 22, 2013

We connect (meet), download (inform our colleagues about a project) and kvetch about bandwidth (time required to accomplish tasks). I left last week’s PCMA Convening Leaders conference in Orlando thinking about a number of statements, but one in particular has stayed with me. I think the meetings industry has been laying.

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Meetings 2013 Social Media Wireless 40

Fork in the Road

JANUARY 22, 2013

We connect (meet), download (inform our colleagues about a project) and kvetch about bandwidth (time required to accomplish tasks). I left last week’s PCMA Convening Leaders conference in Orlando thinking about a number of statements, but one in particular has stayed with me. I think the meetings industry has been laying.

Meetings 40

Meetings 2013 Social Media Wireless 40

Plan Your Meetings

MARCH 24, 2017

An attendee who refuses to leave his firearm at home or check it, when it is prohibited from bringing the weapon to the meeting, should be banned from attending.”. The Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting took place while I was at a conference. The Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting took place while I was at a conference.

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Trade Shows 2016 Education Events 43

SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 8, 2016

By this stage of the game, almost all meeting professionals are using social media in some fashion and degree in conjunction with events. 2 at Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate , social media guru Alex Plaxen shared his insights to help planners kick their social media games up a few notches. But do you have a strategy?

Social Media 40

Social Media Trade Shows Fashion Speakers 40

PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

“They serve a lot of alcohol, and they’d like people to sample this, that, or the other thing,” said Mark Gatley, regional general man-ager for SMG at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, which hosted the show for a few years before it moved to the Orlando World Center Marriott.

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2009 Food and Beverage Trade Shows Venues 49

Bizzabo

MARCH 4, 2020

HIMSS20 will be a handshake-free meeting. We are working with Orlando Health and Dr. Phillips Hospital (closest to convention center) to provide extra medical support as needed on site. HIMSS and the Orange County Convention Center will consult health teams at Orlando Health when necessary. On-site Preparedness Plan.

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Conference 2020 Speakers Social Media 142

Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

The Ultimate List of Conferences to Attend in 2023 Are you struggling to find which conferences are worth investing your time and money in? We’ve put together a comprehensive list of 200+ top in-person, virtual and hybrid conferences that you should attend in 2023.

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2023 Conference Healthcare B2B 52

PCMA Convene

JULY 27, 2016

When Senior Director of SAP Events Keegan Hooks, CMP, told a group of meeting professionals during our behind-the-scenes tour of SAPPHIRE NOW that she had saved “millions” by splitting the design and build of the show’s “assets” between two companies, more than a few jaws dropped.

Trade Shows 40

Trade Shows Association Meetings Meetings Technology 40

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 25, 2021

And the meetings industry could be evolving to an even more powerful, effective and valued role in the global economy, too. Smart Meetings asked professionals from all over the industry who found a new gig in the last nine months (or started their own) about their journeys and lessons learned. Reggie Dominique. Kristi Casey Sanders .

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Hospitality 2021 2020 Hotels 105

Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

They are known for planning epic events, creating amazing exhibits and organize engaging trade shows. AlliedPRA creates local destination experiences for meetings, incentives and events that move hearts, minds and businesses forward to deliver unforgettable moments. BCD Meetings & Events. 360 Destination Group.

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2019 Sports Entertainment Advertising 78

Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Or looking to wrap up 2018 with an exceptional conference? This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries. In other instances, summits function exactly like conferences.

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Tech 2019 Conference Technology 168

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. Think about convention centers like McCormick Place, Orlando, the D.C. Think about convention centers like McCormick Place, Orlando, the D.C.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. Think about convention centers like McCormick Place, Orlando, the D.C. Think about convention centers like McCormick Place, Orlando, the D.C.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

Event Leadership Institute

MARCH 17, 2021

Until then, let us get back to work on shows with lots of booths and conferences with tons of breakouts, like we’re all used to.”. The New York Times recently profiled several new entrants into the space that I hadn’t even heard of in the story The Race to Fix Virtual Meetings.

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2021 2020 Trade Shows Tech 111