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JUNE 26, 2019

A crowded, sweaty subway ride or a hair-raising fight through traffic don’t exactly create stellar memories for your VIP guests. And let’s face it: The VIP event experience starts the moment attendees head to your venue. With so many events to choose from today, yours has to be superior from start to finish. Every attendee […]. The post The New VIP Event Transportation Experience: Ridesharing appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog.

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EventMB

JUNE 26, 2019

We are happy to release a new report to help event professionals in designing event experiences. Featuring new 1100 research on what event professionals think about designing event experiences. What you will find inside: This report is aimed at event professionals that want to change the way they plan events to increase the […]. The post [Free Report] The Science of Experience Design by EventMB Studio Team appeared first on [link].

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JUNE 26, 2019

Pride events are a celebration of the progress the LGBTQIA+ community has made, but also a time to recognize the distance we still have to go to achieve full equality. Ever since the Stonewall Riots, Pride has been transformative — it has changed public perceptions, brought communities together, and given megaphones to marginalized voices. Every […].

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Event Industry News

JUNE 26, 2019

By Andy MacInnes, Commercial Director, B-Loony Ltd. How is the ban on single-use plastics affecting your business? With the European Directive on single use plastics now officially published, member states have up to two years to implement the changes outlined. Despite plans to leave the EU, the UK has pledged to honour the single-use plastics directive and has already introduced a ban on certain single-use plastic items which include plastic straws, drinks stirrers and cotton buds in England fr

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 26, 2019

Attendees at Convening Leaders 2019 in Pittsburgh take advantage of the Braindate Lounge. Designing highly engaging, innovative and memorable face-to-face, open space environments at business events requires a delicate balance of six primary elements, according to a research case study released by PCMA Foundation and Steelcase Event Experiences. (Jacob Slaton Photography).

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 26, 2019

Using an interesting meeting space, IACC presented several parts of its Meeting Room of the Future report to hundreds of attendees at MPI’s World Education Congress. Many of the nearly 2,000 corporate, association, and independent planners attending Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress in mid-June got a quick primer on topics such as the future of room layouts, presentation techniques, F&B offerings, and sustainable event elements, thanks to an engaging gathering sp

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Hubilo Blog

JUNE 26, 2019

Voila! Our team is growing! We are happy to announce that Hubilo is growing –Yes, we have shifted in a new eco-friendly workplace. Incorporating the idea of creative surroundings, Hubilo wants to grow a creative culture where unique ideas emerge from the brightest of the minds working here. The vibes of Hubilo’s unique and new workplace is encouraging and positive.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 26, 2019

The Fairmont Le Montreux Palace has been a draw for visitors since 1906. I can’t say that I wasn’t warned. Earlier this year, en route to New York’s JFK airport for an overnight flight to Switzerland, I mentioned to the taxi driver that I was headed to Montreux. His face lit up. The driver once had lived, he told me, in the French-speaking town, which sits on the shores of Lake Geneva, surrounded by the Alps.

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EventBank Insights

JUNE 26, 2019

[link] Data-driven marketing is not a new concept, but what’s distinctly different for the changes this time around is the alarmingly quick pace of it all – and for marketers, that means the crucial need to keep up. On 26 June, EventBank hosted a panel discussion on ‘Data-driven Marketing & Events’ in Manila and was attended by over 50 marketing and event leaders, keen to hear from an amazing panel on how data is the new driving factor on marketing and events.

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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

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Slido

JUNE 26, 2019

Despite the infamous awkward silence that follows “Are there any questions?” Q&A sessions have the potential to be the best learning moments at conferences. When delivered well, questions and answers can close the gap between the content the speaker has prepared and what the audience wants to hear. To help you make your Q&A session worthwhile and engaging, we compiled 15 easy-to-implement tips that you can use at your next one – from planning to facilitation to using interaction technolo

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Event Industry News

JUNE 26, 2019

Big Purple Productions , an AV and event production company based in Newcastle, is focused on creating bespoke, cost-effective events. The team are called upon to breathe life into a host of occasions such as gala dinners, conferences, awards ceremonies, festivals and fashion shows. Uniquely combining AV and event management under one roof, the team at Big Purple Productions never hire in, preferring to own all the equipment they utilise.

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InitLive

JUNE 26, 2019

If you're planning a tournament, you know that winging the prep just doesn't work. Rather than waiting to see who shows up before designating duties, it's important to assign and schedule all volunteers beforehand so that nothing is left undone. To help you out, we've made a list of twelve essential volunteer roles for your next sporting related tournament. 1.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 26, 2019

De Vere Latimer Estate, located in the Chiltern Hills and part of De Vere’s collection of historic mansion house estates, distinctive contemporary hotels and event destinations, has announced the appointment of Robert Featherstone as director of sales. Robert has more than 10 years’ experience working in the hotel and hospitality sector. Previous roles include head of group sales at the Maybourne Hotel Group, which included overseeing the group sales team at Claridge’s, The Connaught and The Ber

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 26, 2019

The web is designed to connect people all over the world, which is what the meeting and event industry is all about. So why not use the resources at your disposal? Livestreaming provides agility and a longer reach to your event. Not only are you reaching the live audience in front of you, but also the online audience that is unable or unwilling to travel.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 26, 2019

The UK’s PRS Foundation, alongside European partners at the Swedish Ambassador’s Residence in London, has announced that it is extending the global Keychange 50/50 festival pledge to include conservatoires, orchestras, broadcasters, concert halls, agents, labels and any music organisations seeking to achieve a better gender balance in the industry. Since the launch of the Keychange pledge in 2018, more than 190 festivals have signed up and committed to programming gender balanced line-ups by 202

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ePly

JUNE 26, 2019

If you’ve never built sponsorship packages before, it can seem a little overwhelming at first. “What should I include?”. “How MUCH should I include?”. “How do I make my more expensive packages worth the investment??”. Well, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. it’s all up to you! And if that makes it even more overwhelming, don’t panic. The trick is to create a few basic packages that you can use as guidelines, and then tweak them depending on the sponsor.

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Eagle's Flight Corporate Events

JUNE 26, 2019

When it comes to planning unique corporate events that are exciting and memorable, you, as the event planner, will need some creativity, confidence, and courage. Creativity is obviously a requirement for branching out beyond what’s been done in the past, but also for finding unique and interesting ways to meet the objectives of stakeholders rather than just being different for the sake of it.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 26, 2019

A refined Sonoran Desert setting, outstanding accommodations in all price points, and robust air-service offerings are just a few of the reasons why meeting planners and their groups love Scottsdale—even in the summer! While it’s true that Scottsdale summers are triple-digit, fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk, stick-your-head-in-the-freezer hot, we think you’ll find that it’s still a great time to meet in our sunny corner of the Southwest—here’s why!

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 26, 2019

At Workhuman Live events, attendees’ appreciation recognition moments result in donations to three charities. (Steven Miller Photography). For the last five years, thousands of human resource professionals and business leaders from high-profile companies such as Microsoft, LinkedIn, Merck, and Cisco have attended the annual Workhuman Live event. Held March 18-21 in Nashville this year, Workhuman Live is an offshoot of Workhuman, an organization that produces social recognition and performance ma

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Hubilo Blog

JUNE 26, 2019

Voila! Our team is growing! We are happy to announce that Hubilo is growing –Yes, we have shifted in a new eco-friendly workplace. Incorporating the idea of creative surroundings, Hubilo wants to grow a creative culture where unique ideas emerge from the brightest of the minds working here. The vibes of Hubilo’s unique and new workplace is encouraging and positive.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JUNE 26, 2019

At MGM Resorts, we have a long history of building and operating in a sustainable way. We also recognize that many of our clients have deep commitments to sustainability and want to activate those commitments by driving positive societal and environmental benefits during their events. Sustainability Benefits at an MGM Property. Some sustainability benefits arise just by hosting an event at an MGM property.

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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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PCMA Convene

JUNE 26, 2019

Winning team, left to right Alex Zapple, Carol Motley, and Bea Lewis; flanked by, left to right, Jamie Murdock, William Thomson, Stuart Ruff-Lyon, Keith Talbert, and Donna Kastner. (Jacob Slaton Photography). On any given night, approximately half a million people in the United States are unsheltered or homeless. It’s an issue that intersects with the meetings industry — a majority of meeting professionals who responded to a Convene survey last year said that attendees had told them that they we

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 26, 2019

Food waste “is the inconvenient truth of event planning,” a planner told Convene. (Photo Credit Adobe Stock). ReFED, a nonprofit focused on eliminating food waste in the U.S., has created a list of 27 cost-effective, scalable solutions, some of which address the biggest problems faced by meeting planners. Every year, the U.S. wastes so much food — 63 million tons of it — that it’s the largest single material sent to the nation’s landfills.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 26, 2019

Photo Credit Adobe Stock). Event organizers have until July 17 to provide input on the draft of new Events Industry Council [EIC] Sustainable Event Standards. The standards, and six separate but complementary standards for suppliers, are expected to be in place by year’s end. Commentary on the supplier standards ended in April. But drafts of those standards, which cover sectors ranging from accommodations to food and beverage, can still be viewed on the EIC website.

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