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How to create great online breakout sessions

Conferences that Work

How can we create great online breakout sessions? Does this sound familiar? You attend a conference session on a topic that interests you. Perhaps you’re a novice, or an expert, or someone in between. Or perhaps you want a general introduction. Perhaps you have a few specific aspects you want to hear about, or questions to which you’d love to get answers.

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How Event Destinations Attract New Business in the Midst of a Pandemic

EventMB

A decline in Covid-19 cases and relaxed border controls in some regions has tasked CVBs and DMCs with a new challenge: promoting their destinations as safe and secure in the midst of a pandemic that is far from over. In some cases, nations are working together in a unified PR effort. Europe’s Strategic Alliance of […]. The post How Event Destinations Attract New Business in the Midst of a Pandemic by Angela Tupper appeared first on [link].

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TWO Eventprofs Happy Hours on Friday on a new online social platform — Rally!

Conferences that Work

I’m holding TWO #Eventprofs Happy Hours next Friday, August 7, at 10:00 EDT/16:00 CEST and 15:00 EDT/21:00 CEST. The first one is especially for you Europeans who insist on living your lives five or six hours ahead of mine, but night owls are welcome at the later one too. We’ll socialize in large and small conversation groups (you choose) using the online social platform Rally — one of the hot new video-chat tools recently developed for recreating online the experience and possibil

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Conference Buyer’s Guide 2020

Event Industry News

Welcome to the 2020 edition of the Conference Buyer’s Guide. It’s safe to say this year has been a tough one for #eventprofs but there is light at the end of the tunnel. This edition profiles suppliers, venues and regions with a response to the COVID-19 crisis. Until there’s a vaccine, social distancing is the new normal, to, from and inside a conference room, coffee break, toilets et al.

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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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What ‘The Voice’ Australia Can Teach Virtual Event Producers

PCMA Convene

“The Voice” Australia coach Kelly Rowland gives artist Despina Savva a “virtual hug” from her home in Los Angeles during an episode of the reality series. (Photos courtesy Channel Nine Australia). Facing COVID-19 travel restrictions that stranded two of its coaches abroad, “The Voice” Australia got creative — turning the music competition into a hybrid show using tweaks that organizers can use as cues for their own virtual events.

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Written Disaster Plans for Event Pros in the COVID-19 ‘New Normal’

Special Events

This emergency expert shares tips on creating a comprehensive emergency plan for special events professionals.

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Stress Matters launch #MHFAEveryEvent campaign and offer free training to redundant #eventprofs

Event Industry News

Stress Matters, the event industry workplace wellbeing organisation, who are accredited by Mental Health First Aid England, are turning to the events industry to make events safe and to support out-of-work colleagues at the same time. Laura Capell-Abra, founder of Stress Matters wants to see “ the holistic safety of crew and guests considered as the industry re-opens.

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How Restaurants Are Changing Their Interiors To Keep Customer Safe During COVID-19

Caterease

The hospitality industry, including restaurants and hotels, were hit the hardest during the COVID-19 lockdown. As businesses begin reopening, restaurants. The post How Restaurants Are Changing Their Interiors To Keep Customer Safe During COVID-19 appeared first on Caterease.

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Immersive communication studio, Cassette, launches virtual event platform

Event Industry News

Cassette has launched an innovative platform to recreate experiences found in the real world, offering customers and brands a familiar setting to connect, learn and interact. Drawing on expertise from Experiential Marketing, Cassette’s platform takes an experience first approach offering the ability to replicate live engagements from product demonstrations, to gamification, face to face communication, and conference capabilities.

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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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Unique Experiences - Volume 4

Unique Venues

Don’t Just Plan an Event…Plan an EXPERIENCE! By Brian Finn. Check our latest list of unique venues…with unique experiences. They have everything you need for a successful event - plus offer unique experiences that your guests will remember for years to come. Turn Your Next Event into a Beach Getaway. Just minutes from the Atlantic Ocean and the historic downtown riverfront, University of North Carolina Wilmington's picturesque campus offers the perfect location for your n

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MP takes time to visit exhibition contractor Exhibit 3Sixty

Event Industry News

Coventry South MP, Zarah Sultana, paid a visit yesterday to Exhibit 3sixty, directors Andy Pearce & Alan Craner, discussed the lack of support for the exhibition industry from the government during the Covid 19 lockdown. Andy Pearce, director of Exhibit 3Sixty explains, “We have been in communication with our local MPs for the constituencies of the business, and for where we live, aiming to gain more support for the exhibitions industry.

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Restaurants That Are Now Open For Dine-In In Nebraska

EventUp

Post-coronavirus, restaurants are slowly reopening in various stages — which started with takeout and delivery and has evolved into partial capacity for dine-in— in order to ensure a safe experience until the days of everyone operating at full capacity. We are just as excited as you to get out of our own messy kitchens and back into a restaurant enjoying food and drink crafted by someone else along with new and old friends.

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Adapt or die: experiential 2.0

Event Industry News

By Andy Sexton, Partner & Executive Creative Director, 2LK. In 1999 the record industry was punched in the face by Napster. Bloated, greedy, risk averse and agonisingly slow to innovate, the business of music was ripe for disruption. An incredible (albeit forced) digital transformation followed and literally set music free, changing the consumption, curation and even the creation of the content itself.

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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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Making Clients, Events, or Items Tax Exempt

Caterease

The post Making Clients, Events, or Items Tax Exempt appeared first on Caterease.

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Business Strategies for Wedding Planners During COVID-19 Pandemic with Laurie Hartwell of The Bridal Society

All Seated

Learn business strategies that can help elevate your wedding planning career as we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Laurie Hartwell, Founder and CEO of The Bridal Society, the world’s largest membership of Certified Wedding Planners and Venues, will give wedding planners practical action items that can be implemented immediately to achieve success.

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How Event Destinations Attract New Business in the Midst of a Pandemic

Skift

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