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The best way to fundamentally improve your dull conference

Conferences that Work

I’ve been attending conferences for over forty years. Most of them are dull and largely irrelevant. This seems to be the norm, because when you talk to attendees you find they set a low bar for satisfaction, e.g. “I t’s OK if I learn one new thing a day, oh, and if I make a useful connection or two that would be great! ” For twenty years I assumed this was how conferences were supposed to be.

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10+ Awesome Presentations for Event Professionals (2018 Edition)

EventMB

No one wants to recreate the wheel and yet, so many templates for event presentation ppt slides look like something out of the 90s. We hear you. We’re here to help. Want design tips to make your event slides stand out? Or maybe you don’t want all the extra trouble of putting it all together […]. The post 10+ Awesome Presentations for Event Professionals (2018 Edition) by EventMB Team appeared first on [link].

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Infographic: Use Instagram Stories to Create a Buzz for your Event

Eventbrite UK

Instagram Stories are fast becoming one of the most effective ways to market on a social media platform. Our infographic covers the basics you need to know. The post Infographic: Use Instagram Stories to Create a Buzz for your Event appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog.

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9 Super Creative Formats to Make Your Next Meeting More Impactful in 2018

Evenium

In your meeting sessions, you want attendees who are engaged, inspired, emboldened to use their creativity, and actively participating in the discussion. To do this, it’s imperative you move beyond the humdrum traditional lecturing carried out by a few key individuals. Instead, select and structure meeting sessions in a format that encourages all participants to become a part of the conversation.You can find our Free Webinar about New Technology for Impactful & Decisive Meetings for even mor

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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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Why Being Mean Won’t Help You Be a Good Leader

PCMA Convene

When Mark Lipton started researching executive leadership effectiveness decades ago, he came upon an alarming trend: A large number of the founding entrepreneurs he read about had a distinct, unfortunate personality trait — meanness. Many of us have heard stories about cold-hearted behavior of leaders such as Steve Jobs or Henry Ford, but Lipton, an adviser to major corporations, start-ups, government agencies, and not-for-profits, feels that the aggression in leaders — in particular, male leade

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3 New Ideas for Entertaining in Toronto

BizBash

Get inspired with the latest ideas in tours, catering, and more in and around Toronto.

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IMG retains Hyde Park Winter Wonderland contract through 2023/24

Event Industry News

IMG-owned PWR Events has been awarded the contract to continue to manage and produce Hyde Park Winter Wonderland for the next six years, through to 2023/24, by The Royal Parks. PWR Events, which was acquired by global sports, fashion, events and media leader IMG in 2015, has been promoting and managing the UK’s leading Christmas-themed destination since its launch in Hyde Park in 2007.

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Kindra Fry Takes the Reigns as President and CEO of Bryan-College Station CVB

Connect Your Meetings

Kindra Fry, the new president and CEO of the Bryan-College Station CVB, wasn’t looking for a promotion. The opportunity came out of left field. After working for the Bryan-College Station CVB for 14 years, Fry stepped up on an interim basis at first. The move to the top, an opportunity she hadn’t been looking for, became official earlier this year. It was ultimately Fry’s love for Bryan-College Station, passion for the hospitality industry and her dedication to her team that inspired the move.

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Team from On hoping to ‘Sleep Easy’ as they brave the elements during charity challenge

Event Industry News

A team of directors and staff from On Event Production Co are set to brave the elements while sleeping rough for one night in March to raise money and awareness for a charity which helps the homeless. The team of eleven will be taking part in YMCA Derbyshire’s Sleep Easy 2018 challenge, which will see them spend a night under the stars, in cardboard boxes, in support of YMCA Derbyshire.

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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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How to Protect Your Event in a Volatile, #MeToo World

SmartMeetings

2017 was a turbulent year full of natural disasters, sexual harassment accusations and political upset around the world. How can planners protect their meeting from fall out if the worst happens despite their best efforts? We turned to veteran hospitality industry attorney Lisa Sommer Devlin for advice. She counseled that piling on legal clauses may not always be the best option.

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Contemporary Art Fairs choose Sandown Park for first Surrey show

Event Industry News

Sandown Park Racecourse will host the brand new Contemporary Art Fairs – Surrey on 23rd–25th February 2018. Taking place in Sandown’s Surrey Hall the event, which runs alongside sister shows in Windsor and Reading, expects to attract more than 3,500 visitors. The post Contemporary Art Fairs choose Sandown Park for first Surrey show appeared first on Event Industry News.

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Before 9 A.M. & After 5 P.M. in Oakland

Connect Your Meetings

Let’s face the facts: it’s hard to make a boardroom look sexy. If you need to know how many double doubles are in Oakland , or the square feet of the convention center , don’t worry, our sales team and proposal incentives can help you out. But we also thought you’d like to see what your group can do when they aren’t taking copious notes and guzzling free black coffee.

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PCMA and visit.brussels unite to enhance education at 2018 European Association Summit

Event Industry News

PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) has announced it is to work with visit.brussels to enhance the education programme of the sixth European Association Summit (EAS), taking place in Brussels on 8-9 March 2018. Utilising its senior level education expertise, PCMA supports visit.brussels in the development of the event’s educational elements, as well as provide speaker and moderator support, while visit.brussels leads the strategy, communications, structure and format of the eve

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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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2018 culinary trends showcase ethnic cuisine and fun

Plan Your Meetings

Now that the festive season is over, event and meeting planners have shifted their focus to creating exciting events for 2018. Careful attention to the culinary aspects of events is a sure-fire strategy for kicking things up a notch. Fortunately, the National Restaurant Association and Trend Hunter have released their annual trend reports so there are many ideas to inspire event planners.

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How the Elizabeth Line will transform events at ExCeL

Event Industry News

The Elizabeth line is now open and is set to transform travel across London and making it easier, faster and more convenient to get to events at ExCeL. We spoke to Jeremy Rees, Acting CEO, ExCeL London on how he sees the new line transforming events at ExCel: The post How the Elizabeth Line will transform events at ExCeL appeared first on Event Industry News.

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How Can We Create Workplaces and Events Where Diversity Thrives?

PCMA Convene

Dorri McWhorter said that fostering diverse and inclusive work environments isn’t a question of why but how. The business case for diversity is well established at this point, said Dorri McWhorter, CEO of the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago. McWhorter spoke at Convening Leaders 2018 as a thought leader for Ascent, a new initiative launched by PCMA and Convene to inspire and spur inclusion and diversity in the business-events industry.

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Meetings Industry Association hosts successful first Destinations Summit

Event Industry News

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) hosted its first Destinations Summit on 5 and 6 February, held at the Old Ship Hotel in Brighton. Organised by the mia’s Destinations Group chair Paul Szomoru, head of business events at NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau, the two-day event saw representatives from 20 UK destinations coming together to discuss how to attract more international events and run successful convention bureaux.

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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!