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How to Accommodate Event Attendees With Neurological Needs

EventMB

Inclusivity and diversity have become a focal point for events and professionals in the industry. We explore the why and how of creating inclusive spaces for so-called neurodivergent people. Conversations around diversity and inclusion often refer to people of different genders, races, religious beliefs, and sexual preferences. However, the unique needs of neurodivergent people — […].

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7 Design Considerations for Your Conference Hub

Velvet Chainsaw

The Promenade, a hub experience at PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2022, in Las Vegas. High-tech user conferences like Dreamforce and Microsoft Ignite have been designing innovative hub spaces to engage and nurture their top customers for years. While some of the elements in these areas can be costly to implement, they don’t have to break the budget.

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Introducing a Brand New Show About the Changing Dynamics of the Event Industry on GEVME Studios

GEVME

Each episode of Event Exchange will feature an expert discussing the latest innovations and trends set to shape the future of events. Owing to the constant innovation driving tremendous changes in the event industry, we are launching a new on-demand series under GEVME Studios called Event Exchange. . This is the fourth show in a row after the launch of our three flagship shows – Next-Generation Virtual Events , Virtual Experience Makers and Digital Event Series.

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5 things that are making events safer in 2022.

Expo Pass

A full year of in-person events is right around the corner, including major gatherings such as SXSW and Coachella. . But what’s really going behind the scenes to keep everyone safe and healthy at events right now? Also, how much has event safety changed since just last year? Spoiler alert: A lot! Every day new event tech and safety strategies are popping up and catching our eye.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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How Every Employee Can Benefit from Leadership Training

Best Corporate Events

Leadership training isn’t just for leaders. If your organization is thinking about leadership training too narrowly, you could be missing out on big opportunities to improve communication, collaboration, and productivity across your enterprise. Companies often view leadership training as something that’s helpful for new managers, as well as junior managers looking to advance within the organization.

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Is Your Website User-Friendly? Why You Might Be Missing Out on Business

Special Events

Nobody is inclined to browse a website that is confusing, hard to navigate, or slow to load.

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New events division at Conscious Communications

Event Industry News

Conscious Communications, the Cambridge based public relations and marketing agency, has launched a specialist events division, CC Events. CC Events will be headed by events and hospitality expert, Elle Roberts-Nissen (pictured), and will focus on delivering quality in-person, virtual and hybrid events, including brand and product launches and media events; conferences, ceremonies and networking events; corporate hospitality – from summer picnics to Christmas celebrations; team building and trai

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Smart Moves in Oceanside, Washington, D.C. and More

Smart Meetings

Gretchen Hall, CDME. Destinations International named Hall COO of the organization, beginning in April. Hall is currently president and CEO of Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, where she’s worked since 2001, when she joined the travel bureau as assistant director of event operations and event coordinator. Hall was board chair at Destinations International for the 2021-2022 term but has since stepped down from the position to fill her new role.

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Festival ticketing done right

Event Industry News

Ticket Tailor has helped thousands of festivals sell tickets online since their launch in 2010. The independent ticketing platform provides festival organisers with a way to avoid large ticket selling fees, gives them total control of the ticket selling process and underpins it all with exceptional customer support. In this article we’re going to take a closer look at some of the key reasons Ticket Tailor has grown so successfully since it’s launch – now issuing over 11m tickets a year, on behal

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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Smart Moves in Oceanside, Washington, D.C. and More

Smart Meetings

Gretchen Hall, CDME. Destinations International named Hall COO of the organization, beginning in April. Hall is currently president and CEO of Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, where she’s worked since 2001, when she joined the travel bureau as assistant director of event operations and event coordinator. Hall was board chair at Destinations International for the 2021-2022 term but has since stepped down from the position to fill her new role.

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City of London Corporation appoints the Barbican Centre’s first-ever CEO

Event Industry News

Claire Spencer will lead the Barbican Centre after being appointed by the City of London Corporation as its first-ever Chief Executive Officer, following a far-reaching recruitment search. Claire, an experienced and dynamic arts leader will take up her new post in May 2022, after stepping down from Arts Centre Melbourne, where she has been CEO since November 2014.

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Opus Agency - Untitled Article

Opus Agency

In a reopening world, here's how incentive travel programs are being renewed.

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Job opportunity: Sales Development Representative

Event Industry News

Wordly, Inc San Francisco Bay Area, Remote working. We are also looking for individuals with more extensive experience ideally in Europe and the East Coast of the US to help us expand in those markets and potentially open offices. Click here to apply. About the job. About us. Wordly is revolutionizing the multi-billion dollar simultaneous interpretation market using AI-based simultaneous interpretation delivered as a SaaS solution.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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The Decline Of Facebook Page Reach and What To Do About It

Planner WIre

In this episode, we talk about Facebook and the decline of Page reach. Our conversation is based around a video that was recently published by Michael Stelzner of Social Media Examiner. He details the experiments they carried out to increase reach, and the solution they eventually arrive at. Watch the video first then listen to this episode. Click the play button below to listen to this episode.

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In-person collaboration, technology and ethics top the agenda for meeting planners reveals IACC’s Meeting Room of the Future 2022 report

Event Industry News

The value and outputs of meeting in-person mean face-to-face meetings remain crucial however, the trend towards smaller hub and spoke format meetings with in-person regional groups connected virtually is here to stay, according to IACC’s Meeting Room of the Future Report 2022. The report was released today, 14 February, and was created on behalf of IACC by students from the Hotel Management School of Maastricht using interviews, a survey and desk-based research.

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Consider Cal Poly Humboldt for Your Next Event

Unique Venues

Those who are responsible for coordinating educational events, seminars, and training retreats have added challenges as event planners. They need a venue that is serious enough to promote an atmosphere of education and learning and has all the appropriate facilities to do so. But at the same time planners also want a venue in a location that their attendees actually want to travel to – that offers some fun options after the day’s serious work takes place.

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Green Events & Innovations Conference announce first speakers for 2022 edition including OVO Arena Wembley, Roskilde, Royal Albert Hall, YOUROPE

Event Industry News

Green Events & Innovations Conference ( GEI ) is presented by A Greener Festival ( AGF ) in partnership with the International Live Music Conference ( ILMC ). The 14th Edition of Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI) will take place at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London on Friday 29th April 2022 and will be an official part of the International Live Music Conference (ILMC) for the first time.

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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How to Start An Event Planning Business From Scratch

QC Event School

Starting a new business in event planning can be a very profitable venture. However, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get started. In this blog post, we’ll teach you how to start an event planning business from scratch in 6 easy steps! We’ll also provide tips on how to market your new company, advice on what services to offer your clients, the type of training you should get, and more.

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Our Favorite Outdoor Wedding Venues in New York

Brilliant Event Planning

Oh how we love outdoor wedding venues in New York. Is there anything more magical than gathering family and friends at a beautiful, unique outdoor destination? As New York wedding planners , we’ve planned dozens of outdoor weddings, and we know what to look for in a top outdoor wedding venue—beautiful views, a great location, and convenient accommodations.

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the jewellery quarter

SevenEvents

the iconic jewellery quarter is home to one of europe’s largest concentration of manufacturing jewellers, with over 700 jewellers and independent retailers. many of the old and unused factories in the area have been taken over by a mix of independent businesses to create a thriving food, drink and creative scene. this coupled with such a rich history makes the area one of the uk’s most unique destinations and a real hot spot in birmingham. restaurants. pasta di piazza – this authentic italian re