Fri.Feb 03, 2023

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Event Trends for 2023 | State of Industry Report

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Are you hosting events this year? Here are the event trends for 2023. From Marketing Events to Diversity and Inclusion event experiences, this year’s trends will help you be more impactful and get the most out of every opportunity you have to meet with your team or clients. There is no room to speculate, being more intentional with your events, is the way to achieve your goals.

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Why You Should Focus on The Future of the Event Industry

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Skift Take: Once again, we are looking ahead at how business events are evolving and what event professionals must do to stay ahead of the curve. Join us!

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Can Lawmakers Improve the Air Travel Experience?

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Strong consumer-protection legislation is making its way through Congress in the wake of a couple of very difficult months for the airline industry. Few would argue that the experience of connecting groups via screens is better than the in-person meeting experience. However, far fewer would say that the experience of traveling by air to get to that meeting is better than, well, not traveling by air.

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Meetings by Design

EventMB

Skift Take: Having designed meetings since 1992, Eric de Groot is uniquely experienced in creating human gatherings. He believes that a collaborative approach is needed to create meetings that change behaviors and drive businesses forward.

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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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Area15: A World of Wonder and Ample Event Space

Smart Meetings

As if Las Vegas didn’t already have enough event capital, Area15 cranks it up another notch. Since its conception in September 2020, this venue has brought 40,000 sq. ft. of otherworldly experiences to groups. Now, Area15 just opened two new venues and unveiled news that it will soon expand by more than 450,000 sq. ft., in the form of new experiences, pop-ups and more opportunities to wow your group.

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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

Smart Meetings

Shannon Copeland The seamless coordination of countless logistics required to produce a productive and enjoyable meeting or event is a Herculean task. Add on the threat of a severe weather situation, and your stress level will multiply. In today’s world, you cannot overlook the possibility of Mother Nature becoming an unwanted attendee at your meeting or event.

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CloserStill Media achieves record revenues of more than $120m

Event Industry News

CloserStill Media, a world-leading producer of market-leading events, today announced a record year of trading in 2022. CloserStill generated revenues in excess of $120m in 2022, representing an organic increase of more than 15% compared to pre-pandemic levels of trading in 2019.

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Medical Society Finds Success by Getting Uncomfortable

PCMA Convene

After finding success with its first-ever hybrid annual meeting in 2021 (above), The Aesthetic Society continues to use the format. Convene editors reached out to a handful of organizations to see how they are incorporating lessons learned from the ways the pandemic affected their audiences, stakeholders, and members into their go-forward strategies.

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National Railway Museum reveals new interactive engineering gallery available for event hire

Prestige Events Magazine

The National Railway Museum in York has announced that its newest and most spectacular gallery – Wonderlab: The Bramall Gallery – will be available for corporate event hire when it opens in Summer 2023. Wonderlab is a dynamic, dramatic, and multi-sensory gallery designed to help guests think and act like engineers by seeing the world differently and is part of the National Railway Museum’s exciting Vision 2025 development.

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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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Science Group’s Hybrid Meetings Improve Access and Affordability

PCMA Convene

Online poster presentations “just seem to fall short of the in-person experience” at meetings of the Genetics Society of America, said Suzy Brown, GSA’s senior director of meetings. (Courtesy GSA) Convene editors reached out to a handful of organizations to see how they are incorporating lessons learned from the ways the pandemic affected their audiences, stakeholders, and members into their go-forward strategies.

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TSE Featured Speakers Friday: Heather Rogers & Velia Amarasingham

Special Events

Here's what to expect at Catersource + The Special Event

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Event Organizers Need Some New Measuring Sticks

PCMA Convene

“When we look back at the end of 2023, how will we know if our events were worth the time, effort, and energy?” — Beth Surmont Beth Surmont, CMP-Fellow, FASAE, CAE We’ve always measured event performance in terms of “butts and bucks” — the number of people who attend and the amount of money brought in. However, in this new world where business travel is predicted to be down by 20 percent compared to pre-COVID times and our audiences have so many alternatives to our events to access content, can

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Why organising your membership meeting is a marathon

Lumi Global

Whether you’re planning a corporate membership meeting, a faith-based meeting, or a meeting for your sporting organisation, how to run / organise a meeting requires months of preparation and planning – just like you would for a marathon.

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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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TSE Featured Speakers Friday: Roxy Quevedo, Jackie Cerna, & Victoria Machin

Special Events

Meet the speakers of Catersource + The Special Event!

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Importance of harnessing the shareholder voice

Lumi Global

The voice of the retail shareholder has been growing steadily louder in the past few months. This year we’ve seen global brokerage platforms like BlackRock and eToro introduce proxy voting initiatives that give shareholders a greater say in how companies are run, which is an important step towards wider shareholder democracy.

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Why your Annual General Meeting will benefit from managed Q&A

Lumi Global

An Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a crucial event for any organization. It provides an opportunity for the board of directors to present the company's performance to shareholders, and for shareholders to ask questions and provide input. One way to make the AGM more productive and efficient is to use a managed Q&A process.