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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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Companies bombard me with offers to check out online meeting platforms. Butter is an online meeting platform that is designed to support the facilitation of great interactive meetings. So here’s my review of Butter, a meeting platform for facilitators to shine. The usual caveats. Butter — the big picture.

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The MICE

AUGUST 26, 2022

In recent years I’ve developed an interest in art, architecture and design. My interest deepened in large part from working with MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) destinations and venues that focused on these topics. Sustainable stand design by Expomobilia. Congress Center Basel foyer. Basel by night.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Meetings and conferences are perhaps one of the most important fundamental ways in which people come together and change happens. Here’s a summary of the paper [ read and/or download the full paper here ]. Yet this topic is rarely the focus of much academic study.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 16, 2022

He was definitely one of those folks I could easily spend hours talking shop with, and his enthusiasm for creating amazing events was infectious. The early work he and others did in that time established many of the best practices for online, hybrid and multihub meetings and events that still stand today. There and Back Again.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Revenue Per Delegate for meetings and events drops 21% as venues reduce rates in quiet summer season • September saw the highest number of confirmed events • Lead times shorten slightly • Delegate sizes drop to 36 in line with expectation during quiet summer season • DOWNLOAD REPORT FOR FREE HERE Q3 2023 experienced a typical summer dip in […] (..)

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Welcome to the era of disrupted meetings, in good company with other industries and institutions whose established norms are being taken down to the studs. They have expectations of involvement. That’s the old model.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

Expert groups are addressing each area, starting with a report on health and safety from the Meeting and Event Design group that is scheduled to be on the EIC website by early July. The living document will be updated as the situation changes and everyone learns more about how to support a vibrant live events industry.

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Eventscase Blog

MAY 25, 2023

We will also highlight the latest content produced by our team: a whitepaper that focuses on the use of storytelling techniques in designing and planning events. It consists of one-to-one business meetings , interactive seminars and valuable networking opportunities.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Kate Fairweather (right) and Amy Blackman present results from “The Future of Meetings and Events” report at Convening Leaders 2019 in Pittsburgh. You can’t just get the same people who live and breathe events doing this or you will get the same stuff,” Routh said. This means designing with the end user in mind.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Determine your event’s value. Before exploring price strategies to drive event revenue, you’ll need to revisit your event design. In a recent talk with Anthony Vade, Director, North America at Event Design Collective , we learned just how crucial this step is. Uncover your event’s value.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 5, 2020

OK, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but having a tightly kept schedule is still extremely important for event professionals. Event design tools make it easy to quickly create a true-to-scale seating plan and put together a beautiful and professional vision board replete with ideas to present to your client. .

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Eventmobi

APRIL 9, 2018

Connecting first-timers with more experienced event-goers to give an opportunity to ask questions. Involving attendees in planning the event experience by getting their feedback and input. Help attendees find others interested in meeting up in the days leading up to the event. EVENT TECHNOLOGY TIP.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11 th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. More than 1,600 people participated in MPI education over the course of the event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. And a bright, tropical design freshened the halls and meeting spaces.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 23, 2018

That’s one takeaway from IACC’s fresh-off-the-press “2018 Meeting Room of the Future Report” that will likely not surprise you. The report covered a number of areas related to event spaces. And venues are increasingly offering internet access free of charge to clients or included as part of a meeting package. .

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2019

The event has grown to about 2500 attendees and each year MPI is working to raise the bar. They strive to change the way we meet and it’s working! Are you looking to create a more engaging event? Click here to download our free. ! . Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey of Nifty Method Marketing & Events ( @ lindsaythecmp ).

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Eventmobi

MAY 7, 2018

Top things to keep in mind include: Encouraging attendees to bring digital discussions to life and meet up in person. Amping up onsite excitement by encouraging attendees to share favorite content captured during the event on private and/or public social networks. Building Community Through Event Design. Download Now.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

After I talked about my meeting design work with pioneer tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference, the testing community somehow adopted the term peer conference for their get-togethers. The conference designers invented a way to create “highly engaging, interactive and fun” poster sessions.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The EIC’s latest COVID-19 navigational guide covers how hotels and planners can have “open and honest” conversations about holding in-person meetings, according to EIC CEO Amy Calvert. A particularly important conversation the guide highlights is the crucial dialogue between venues and meeting professionals. “A Amy Calvert.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 25, 2020

Although less critical, I’d encourage participants to join the meeting on a PC too, if possible.) At the start of the meeting, make the facilitators Zoom co-hosts , so they can manage participants (mainly mute/unmute) in their Three Questions breakout room. Here’s a template you can download and adapt for your event.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 5, 2018

Whether it’s setting detailed timelines, designing app content, or providing strategies to drive event engagement with the app, I’m in constant contact with clients from the very first introductory kickoff meeting to when their event ends. Julius Solaris from Event Manager Blog speaking about event design.

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Eventmobi

MAY 22, 2018

Below are 3 quick ideas you can use for your next sales kick off meeting to ensure it goes off without a hitch. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it will definitely get you on your way to pulling off a meeting that will leave a lasting, positive impact on your organization for months to come. In Conclusion.

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Plan Your Meetings

AUGUST 14, 2017

Meeting planners are always looking for new ways to create an environment that fosters lasting impressions. I’ve noticed an uptick of meeting planners bringing their groups outdoors to enjoy nature, and have seen how this can help the overall success of an event. Use nature to help meet your goals.

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EventSource

MARCH 6, 2024

When we first opened, we spent months meeting with reputable vendors in the industry and building relationships and trust. Social media and specifically with the emergence and popularity of Instagram, the event world is changing at a much faster pace than when we first started. What is the hardest part of starting your own business?

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PCMA Convene

MAY 14, 2020

In our latest COVID-19 business events industry survey, COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard , eight out of 10 planners told us they are looking to acquire new skills that will help them design digital event experiences. Curt Wagner is an associate editor at Convene.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

So this is what we did: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! If so, download. given at EventCamp Twin Cities on September 9, 2010? It is one.

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CadmiumCD

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Download the calendar and enjoy the tips below (one for each month). This year will be a big one and we’re so excited to see what you do with your events in 2021. It’s still one of our most popular downloads today! Go ahead and give the template a download to see if it’ll work for your needs. Get a Demo.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Determine your event’s value. Before exploring price strategies to drive event revenue, you’ll need to revisit your event design. In a recent talk with Anthony Vade, Director, North America at Event Design Collective , we learned just how crucial this step is. Uncover your event’s value.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Otherwise, you might not be able to access your meeting space early enough. Even though you can plan an event without a site visit , seeing your venue is a great opportunity to gauge how much time you need to set your event space up. Additionally, you get to meet the hotel staff, see their parking space and inspect their rooms.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JULY 6, 2019

We think podcasts are awesome because you can easily stream them from home or in the office or download them to your smartphone. Whether you’re driving to an event, washing the dishes or stuck in traffic, podcasts are a great way to stay current and up-to-date with the latest trends and happenings in the event industry.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 26, 2020

Taiwan’s early enactment of strong procedures and protocols spared the island of large COVID case numbers seen elsewhere around the globe, which is one significant factor in the rapid return to large-scale events. Download the full report. Pandemic Meeting & Event Design Certificate. Length: 6 Weeks Online.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. More than 1,600 people participated in MPI education over the course of the event.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 28, 2020

This is just one of several key findings from the ELI research report released today, “Attendee Preferences for Live Events in the COVID-19 Era.”. A total of 764 event and meeting planners, agencies, and other industry vendors and suppliers completed the online survey, conducted July 7 – 31, 2020. Start Date: November 10, 2020.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 27, 2016

In this two-part article I’ll share a little of my experience and takeaways, followed by their relevance to event design ( red ). After we have grasped the basics of event design, mindful practice is how we improve: better at noticing what happens and learning from it, more focused on the present, and less distracted by our ego.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. And a bright, tropical design freshened the halls and meeting spaces.

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Plan Your Meetings

OCTOBER 19, 2016

What does the meeting room of the future look like? During IMEX America in Las Vegas, the German Convention Bureau (GCB) unveiled as a toolkit its insights into what it calls the Future Meeting Room—part of its Future Meetings Space program. (CC) CC) danielle_blue.

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