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APRIL 8, 2022
Upstate New York-based drummer and educator Kaci Smith knew first-hand that the music scene needed more opportunities for girls, women, and LGBTQ+ folks. That’s why she launched Girls Rock! Rochester in 2011, hoping to provide a welcoming and supportive environment for budding musicians. Amanda Ashley Rodriguez, who’s now the program director of GR!
EventMB
APRIL 8, 2022
Eighty-four percent of business travelers plan to take at least one trip to attend conferences, conventions or trade shows in the next six months, according to a new survey by the U.S. Travel Association (USTA). “The return of in-person meetings and events — and business travel in general — is a welcome sign after more […]. The post Confidence to Travel to In-Person Events Returns: New Survey by Andrea Doyle appeared first on [link].
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Gallus Events
APRIL 8, 2022
The Sustainable UK Events Industry 2050 – A reality or just a dream? The global events industry was valued at USD 886.99 Billion in 2020, and the industry is expected to double in value by 2028 (Verified Market Research 2020). The size of the industry ensures that the issue of sustainability is essential for the global economy, the members of society who support and attend events, and the companies, organisations, and individuals that organise events.
EventMB
APRIL 8, 2022
The latest episode of the Event Manager Podcast features Padraic Gilligan, managing partner at SoolNua and chief marketing officer of SITE Global in a conversation about incentive travel and motivational events. We cover the evolution of incentive travel and the sector's recovery from the Covid pandemic. Some of the key talking points are: How incentive […].
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Endless Events
APRIL 8, 2022
Chances are you’ve heard of asynchronous communication or learning before; the type of communication where participants don’t interact in real-time (at the same time). In the case of learning, that means that the teacher delivers content, while the student learns at their own leisure. It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events.
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Event Industry News
APRIL 8, 2022
By Pavi Sagar, Content Specialist at Zuddl. Despite in-person meetings making a comeback this year, events of all shapes and sizes – from business conferences to tradeshows , music festivals to company offsites – are increasingly going virtual or hybrid. This is largely because while organizers and sponsors are flocking to events, attendees and participants are still not as comfortable going to large in-person events.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 8, 2022
Attendees wearing masks watch Paula Abdul perform at PCMA Convening Leaders 22 at Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas. (Jacob Slaton Photography). PCMA’s Catalyst community offers members a platform to ask each other questions, share ideas, or, as the website says, “communicate and collaborate.” Here’s a sampling from a recent Catalyst discussion. “With the latest updates to recommended mask policies from the CDC, are associations with spring meetings still mandating masks onsite?
Event Industry News
APRIL 8, 2022
The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced the success of its first quarterly Protect Duty awareness session for the industry on March 23, 2022, with more than 60 professionals from the organiser, venue, and supplier sectors attending the Zoom meeting. The sessions are led by Henry Havis, head of security, ExCeL London, and chair of the AEV Security Working Group.
Smart Meetings
APRIL 8, 2022
Lynn Osmond. Choose Chicago named Osmond president and CEO of its organization, making her the first woman to hold the role in the Chicago DMO’s history. Osmond most recently worked for Chicago Architecture Center, where she served as its president and CEO for almost 26 years. Osmond is also a former member of the Choose Chicago Board of Directors. Miju Kim.
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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
Event Industry News
APRIL 8, 2022
Today (7 th April 2022) the Events Industry Council (EIC), the global voice of the business events industry, has launched the data collection phase of its landmark Economic Significance Study , in collaboration with Oxford Economics. The Global Economic Significance of Business Events survey is open from 7 April to 25 June and aims to quantify the significant contribution made by the business events sector to the global economy.
SmartMeetings
APRIL 8, 2022
Research shows you need to use it or lose it. “Hey, honey, where did we put the whatchamacallit for the thingamajig?”. It doesn’t take Inspector Clouseau (remember him?) to figure out we humans in 2022 have a memory gap. Chalk up some of it to all the distractions of modern life (tweets, DMs, texts, the lot). Or maybe Covid fog. Or menopause. Or…heaven forfend…advancing age.
Prestige Events Magazine
APRIL 8, 2022
The Events Industry Council (EIC), the global voice of the business events industry, has launched the data collection phase of its landmark Economic Significance Study , in collaboration with Oxford Economics. The Global Economic Significance of Business Events survey is open from 7 April to 25 June and aims to quantify the significant contribution made by the business events sector to the global economy.
Event Industry News
APRIL 8, 2022
George P. Johnson (GPJ), the world’s leading event and experience marketing agency, announced that it has acquired the German-based boutique design and experience design studio The Sane Company. This latest acquisition shows the strength of GPJ’s commitment to the German and European markets while also doubling down on expansion and doing so with an emphasis on breakthrough creative and experience design.
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Prestige Events Magazine
APRIL 8, 2022
Whittlebury Park Hotel and Spa Resort wowed event planners with a day of fun-filled activities showcasing its capacity to host corporate events and incentives. Corporate Organisers Day, which took place on March 29, highlighted the Northamptonshire-based hotel’s extensive meeting and event space, as well as opportunities to hire its 36-hole championship golf course, luxurious spa, and hundreds of acres of outdoor space.
Smart Meetings
APRIL 8, 2022
Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. The war in Ukraine broke out just as global travel and meetings were seeing advances in reopening, adding a new layer of complexity to international planning. Issues like closed flight paths (over Russia) and heightened fuel costs have dampened the prospects of a smooth spring and summer travel recovery.
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