Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

We might be over the biggest obstacles that COVID-19 has thrown at us (at least we can hope so), but in-person attendance is still nowhere as high as it was pre-2020. While we’ve talked a lot about how the pandemic affected planners and attendees, we haven’t focused on exhibitors’ experience all that much. We’ve talked about exhibitors at virtual events and virtual event sponsorship ideas.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 27, 2022

It won’t be enough to be vaccinated or test negative if you want to see the big game in person. This weekend’s football matchups will determine which two teams go to the Super Bowl. Whoever plays in the big game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on February 13 will jog onto the field and look up at an unusual sight: 70,000-plus fans cheering through KN95 masks.

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Event Smart

JANUARY 27, 2022

Events do so much more than increase sales and attract customers. The greatest impact of events lies in their ability to foster an individual’s welfare and cultivate human relationships. To name a few, the positive effects of events include making people happier, building connections, promoting positive well-being, and providing the opportunity to relax and unwind. […].

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 27, 2022

Veterans in strategic event management, risk management, and virtual/hybrid meeting production weigh in on what’s most important for planners to focus on this year. With the uncertainty around in-person meetings now approaching the two-year mark, planners of business events are forced to have not just a plan A but also a plan B and plan C to make sure they can execute events that meet their stakeholders’ objectives.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2022

American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)’s 2022 State of the Hotel Industry Report sees the hotel industry moving toward recovery “but the path will be uneven and potentially volatile, and full recovery is still several years away.” The report says that hotel occupancy rates and room revenue are projected to approach 2019 levels this year. However, the outlook for F&B and other ancillary revenue is not as optimistic.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2022

Total Testing Solutions provides testing services at venues as well as pop-up testing sites for events. (Courtesy Total Testing Solutions). In a photo posted on Twitter, four COVID-19 rapid tests sit side by side. The first two show only one red line, a negative result, but if you look closely enough you can make out a faint second line in the third.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 27, 2022

Europe’s largest SaaS focused conference, SaaStock, has announced it is extending its partnership with Irish creative events agency Catapult for a further three years. The extension follows SaaStock announcement that its flagship event “SaaStock 2022” will return as an in-person event to Dublin’s RDS on October 18-19th. Catapult has worked with SaaStock since 2016 and has become an integral part to SaaStock’s overall team.

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Event Age by Swapcard

JANUARY 27, 2022

As the events industry heads into 2022, the third year of a global pandemic and tumultuous changes, it’s time to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Firstly, eventprofs have proven how resilient they are by surviving the past two years and adapting so well to change.

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Special Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

2022 food and beverage trends to look for.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 27, 2022

Universal Live has repurposed retired Pixelmesh stock by donating it to a local music hub a stone’s throw from their new head office in Keighley. Following the technical production company’s move in 2021, their paths crossed with Jam on Top when both companies commissioned the same air conditioning company. Ben Phillips, Universal Live’s Operations Director and Jam on Top’s owner Brian Leach sat down to find out a bit more about each other and all of what the two companies do, finding mutually b

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2022

American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)’s 2022 State of the Hotel Industry Report sees the hotel industry moving toward recovery “but the path will be uneven and potentially volatile, and full recovery is still several years away.” The report says that hotel occupancy rates and room revenue are projected to approach 2019 levels this year. However, the outlook for F&B and other ancillary revenue is not as optimistic.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 27, 2022

Diversity Ally, the leading diversity and inclusion organisation for the events, MICE and hospitality industries, has secured three top industry figures for its inaugural Diversity in Events Awards. Fay Sharpe OBE, Ryan Curtis-Johnson and Amrita Devaiah have been announced as judges for the awards which take place on 26 th April 2022 at Cutty Sark in Greenwich.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

No.11 Cavendish Square is leading the way in meeting the needs of hybrid working. Meeting technology, able to use any platform, has been integrated into the Marlborough Suite, Edwards and Maxwell rooms. There is no additional charge for using the new technology. In 2021 we embarked on a project to upgrade all rooms in 3 stages to include hybrid technology.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 27, 2022

ABPCO welcomed more than 35 new members during 2021 across all membership categories. This included a more than 12% net increase in both Full and Associate PCO members. Other membership growth was achieved in the student, entry, partner and industry member categories. “This is a significant growth for ABPCO,” comments Association Director, Heather Lishman.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2022

The world of LEGO and the world of events have been connected in the past, like when Economic Development Winnipeg released a stop-motion video using LEGO. (Photo courtesy of Economic Development Winnipeg). In honor of National LEGO Day on Jan. 28, we bring you this news: It was announced this week that the BrickUniverse LEGO Fan Convention — a popular event that showcases LEGO artists from around the world and their creations — will be held in Rochester April 23-24.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 27, 2022

The Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) has today elected Chris Skeith OBE, currently Director of EIA – representing AEO/AEV/ESSA, as its new Chair. The appointment, which takes place with immediate effect, will see Chris take up the role on a two-year term taking over from Simon Hughes, who moves into the role of Immediate Past Chair. Commenting on his appointment, Chris said; “I feel very privileged to be taking on the role of BVEP Chair at this pivotal time for our industry and wo

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

The Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) has today elected Chris Skeith OBE, currently Director of EIA – representing AEO/AEV/ESSA, as its new Chair. The appointment, which takes place with immediate effect, will see Chris take up the role on a two-year term taking over from Simon Hughes, who moves into the role of Immediate Past Chair. Commenting on his appointment, Chris said; “I feel very privileged to be taking on the role of BVEP Chair at this pivotal time for our industry and wo

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Exhibitor Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

LAS VEGAS, N.V.  Las Vegas Market returned to its customary January timing with strong performance reported across furniture, bedding, home dcor an.

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Lasso

JANUARY 27, 2022

The post Every event is only as good as the people who make it possible appeared first on Lasso.

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All Seated

JANUARY 27, 2022

Join the National Society of Black Wedding and Event Professionals and Allseated as we celebrate Black History Month with some of the brightest and best Black creatives in our industry. The post Aleya Harris appeared first on AllSeated.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 27, 2022

2022 Meeting and Event Trends for Professional Planners. Adaptability will be the key word we use when we talk about events in 2022. The world is ever changing, and event planners and venues need to be ready to change their plans in an instant. We know that you will be able to do this successfully! To make your jobs a little easier, we highlighted five meeting and event trends for professional planners in 2022.

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For associations, the hybrid model is the future of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry. Hybrid events provide increased reach and scalability, improved engagement with association members, and insights from real-time analytics, making them an absolute necessity. This ready-to-use playbook presents a framework for event organizers embarking on the hybrid events journey.

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JANUARY 27, 2022

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