Thu.Mar 25, 2021

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Alessandra and Michael’s Luxurious Nuptials at the King Edward Hotel

EventSource

Every inch of Alessandra and Michael’s luxurious nuptials at The King Edward Hotel are bursting with love, glamour, and lots of colour. Planned alongside the fabulous team at Fab Fête Event Planning Boutique , the couple’s celebration is bursting with luxuriousness and elegant details in every inch of the décor from floor to ceiling. The talented lens Purple Tree Wedding Photography captured every moment of the couple’s lavish Pin-worthy day.

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Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era

SmartMeetings

Editor’s note : The following is not legal advice but is for general educational purposes. If you have a specific question, you should contact an attorney. event contract. The good news is that vaccines are here. The bad news is that pandemic concerns are still with us—and that means one of the side effects, intense focus on force majeure clauses, will hang around for the foreseeable future.

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Social Impact Recipients Bring Heart to the EIC Global Awards

MeetingsNet

4 excerpts from the Social Impact Award winners’ acceptance speeches that doubled down on the event theme: A Moment of Hope and Reflection. Members of the meetings and hospitality community gathered virtually on March 25 for the Events Industry Council’s annual Global Awards ceremony, honoring Hall of Leaders inductees and, new this year, Social Impact Award recipients.

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A Word from Women in Events - Women’s History Month

Stova

Women’s history in the United States has made groundbreaking strides in the last 200 years. From Sojouner Truth’s “ Ain’t I a Woman” speech in 1851 to the 2020 election where Kamala Harris was voted in as the first woman Vice President. Women’s History Month has grown in the last century from one day in 1909, to a week in 1978 , and finally expanded to last the entirety of March in 1987 with a vote from Congress.

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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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The Antidote for Zoom Fatigue

SmartMeetings

Tips for improving remote presenter AV. It continues to blow my mind that this deep into the pandemic we’re still seeing such incredibly bad “remote shots” on live television. During the election season, there was a seemingly perpetual parade of pundits, all weighing in from their cavernous, echo-filled living rooms, with blue glare filling their glasses lenses, and electric toothbrush heads hanging out of their ears (aka AirPods).

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Wedding Planners: Getting the Magic Work-Life Balance When Working From Home

The Planner's Lounge

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the daily workflow and work environment of millions of wedding and event professionals over the past year. While many event planners work from home on a regular basis, we were not accustomed to being forced to spend endless workdays in the relative safety of our homes, often with kids, significant others, or roommates now in the same space.

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Major event industry research reveals ticket buyers’ appetite to pay for online content

Event Industry News

Digital shows delivered behind an online paywall perform stronger than free content. This is one of numerous insights discovered in a comprehensive Arts and Culture sector survey that just has been released. 58 recognised festivals in the UK, Europe and the USA took part prompting 12,000 answers from members of the public to contribute to the in-depth research entitled ‘ Digital Programmes: interest, willingness to pay and customer journey’.

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The Ultimate Glossary of Virtual Event Production Terms

Bizzabo

Navigating virtual event production can feel like learning a whole new language. Here's your cheat sheet on all of the technical terms you need to know. It’s no secret that virtual events are here to stay. And as event marketers, being competent in virtual production is now a part of the job. Event technology can be overwhelming, but this glossary will equip you with the knowledge and reference to seamlessly communicate with your AV team, navigate your virtual event platform, and be confident in

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EVENT@ – The complete hybrid & virtual events solution

Event Industry News

Live events – the very heart of what Showcase do might be on the horizon, but hybrid and virtual events are set to play an important role for a while. Therefore giving your digital events in whatever form they take a real sense of atmosphere and then having the ability to measure their success remains a real priority for event professionals. Luckily Showcase has created a set of tools that helps you achieve just this.

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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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What are the Financial Responsibilities of an Association Board?

StraussCA

So, you have volunteered to become an association board leader, but what responsibilities does this position entail? Specifically, overseeing the financials can be a barrier to a fully engaged board. Some may feel uncomfortable reviewing financial information and providing the required oversight to the financial affairs of an association. Overseeing the finances of a not-for-profit is a key responsibility of the Board and every member of the Board.

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UK Music Chief welcomes Boris Johnson’s pledge to fix music industry’s EU work permits crisis

Event Industry News

UK Music Chief Executive Jamie Njoku-Goodwin has welcomed PM Boris Johnson’s commitment that he will fix the work permits crisis facing touring musicians. DCMS Select Committee Chair Julian Knight MP quizzed the PM over the issue when he appeared before the Liaison Committee at Westminster yesterday (Weds). Mr Knight told the PM that workers in the creative industries now faced “uneconomic visa fees”, struggled to move instruments and kit and were losing work to those with EU passports.

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Reading Association Financial Statements

StraussCA

Our team is often helps volunteer association leaders understand their organization’s financial statements. We put together this handy guide to help association volunteers. Learn about basic terminology, board responsibilities and more in the below attachment. Read our guide now! The post Reading Association Financial Statements appeared first on Strauss event & association management.

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mia and AIEA join forces to support their members

Event Industry News

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) and the Alliance of Independent Event Agencies (AIEA) will be further extending their collaboration to aid the recovery of the sector. During the pandemic, the two industry associations have worked in partnership compiling crucial sector insight to forecast when the business meetings and events industry can expect to return to pre-COVID levels, and now this further collaboration will see the mia and AIEA deliver a series of informative back to business 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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Hybrid Event Basics

Do Good Events

2020 was the year of the virtual event. 2021 is going to be the year of the hybrid events. Now, what is a hybrid event? What do you need to be thinking about if you are considering hosting one? What are Hybrid Events?! Wikipedia defines a hybrid event as a tradeshow, conference, unconference, seminar, workshop or other meeting that combines a “live” in-person event with a “virtual” online component.

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Turning the tide with Undercurrent

Event Industry News

Damian Clarke founded brand experience agency Undercurrent in 1991, providing for an illustrious set of clients including Google, Samsung, Live Nation, TK Maxx across 30 years and counting. . Set for a bumper time 12 months ago, with huge B2B and B2C plans in place, 90 per cent of them live, Clarke’s commitment to a digital edge on everything meant Undercurrent was able to pivot quickly and effectively in the first lockdown, keeping all staff gainfully employed.

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[New Feature] Introducing Event Surveys for Instant & In-Depth Stakeholder Feedback

Hubilo Blog

Stakeholder feedback on your event is priceless, but it can be a challenging thing to collect. To solve for this, we have launched the Survey feature, which will enable you to create instant surveys through the organizer dashboard. What this means is that you will now be able to populate multiple questionnaires across the event, allowing participants to submit their responses before, during, and after the event.

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Leading independent technology company PMY Group acquires UK-based event tech company – Etherlive

Event Industry News

PMY Group (PMY) has today announced the acquisition of Etherlive, a leading provider of temporary and permanent technology solutions to events throughout Europe. The move complements PMY’s acquisition of C3i Group in December 2020, and further supports its expansion strategy throughout Europe, adding to an already strong client base and regional expertise.

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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!

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[New Feature] Create Value for Sponsors and Exhibitors with Branded Spaces & Earn Additional Event Revenue

Hubilo Blog

At a physical event, selling ad spaces to brands acts as a large revenue-source. We have replicated this aspect onto Hubilo’s virtual event platform via the new feature – Branded Spaces. Apart from the clickable community banners and sponsor logos in the agenda and sessions, exhibitors and sponsors now have an additional option to garner eyeballs and leads through strategic ad placement, across key locations on the platform.

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BMA House places itself as a leading London hybrid venue

Event Industry News

Home to the British Medical Association since 1925, the sustainable venue boasts 22 unique and versatile spaces for up to 320, including 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, all fitted with cutting edge AV technology. As part of ongoing investment in the services most needed by clients, BMA’s expert technicians have created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry.

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Hybrid Meetings: What’s Now, What’s Next

Special Events

For events with in-person and virtual components, the possibilities—and the potential problems—are many.

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Ensure the show can still go on with Sterling Studio

Event Industry News

In March 2020, Sterling Studio was created to ensure that the show could still go on. Our purpose-built studio spaces offer clients the ability to continue communicating and connecting with their audiences during a time when live events just aren’t possible in their usual form. Whilst the rise and extended use of platforms such as Zoom, GoToMeeting and Teams, have offered up a somewhat alternative medium for ‘meetings’ on a smaller scale, we also understand that these can often lack certain prod

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The Ultimate Guide to Hosting Hybrid Events For Your Association

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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What Role Will Event Tech Play in On-Site Covid Safety?

Skift

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The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD)

Event Industry News

Safe and Flexible Event Solutions. We have always been proud to be a place that brings people from all over the world together. While the world adapts to new social distancing norms across all areas of life, hybrid and virtual events ensure conferences and meetings can continue to cross international borders. Hybrid events – merging the virtual and physical.

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Are Virtual Events Really More Inclusive & Accessible?

Endless Events

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to get your favorite brew and join the Event Brew crew as they talk about yet another subject of debate in the exciting new world of virtual events. They put their heads together and tried to answer the following question: are virtual events really more inclusive and accessible? As always, the answer to the question is complex, but our hosts succeeded to tackle it from various perspectives.

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10-11 Carlton House Terrace creates Carlton Virtual Studio

Event Industry News

10-11 Carlton House Terrace have ensured they stay ahead of the curve with their newly built, state-of-the-art virtual events studio in London’s heart. Carlton Virtual Studio has been created in collaboration with event production specialists, Oxygen Events, and is an exciting addition to one of the most impressive conference venues central London has to offer.

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Download 7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement

Download "7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement" eBook and write winning event emails right away! Relying on decades of social science research and cutting edge behavioral data, SpotMe shows you their science-based methods for creating wildly successful event-marketing email campaigns for almost any situation. SpotMe is the event management platform for B2B marketers.

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Hybrid meetings in the age of Coronavirus- the only option?

Lumi Global

Following the Prime Minister’s statement on 22 nd February, there’s still some time left on the clock for new CIGA regulations, as the UK braces for a staggered re-opening over spring. Whilst there are legal provisions in place to allow for closed-doors meetings to continue as a constitutionally acceptable alternative in the age of coronavirus, the impact of such meetings on shareholder engagement and democratic rigour may far negate the benefits they offer in terms of business continuity.