Tue.May 26, 2020

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Epidemiologist Says the Future of Events Will Be Small and Local

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We spoke to Dr. Brian Labus, epidemiologist and health sciences expert at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to prepare event professionals for the challenges of the next few months. The future looks daunting, but there are safe ways to go back to business. The event industry is buzzing with a heated debate about […]. The post Epidemiologist Says the Future of Events Will Be Small and Local by Julius Solaris appeared first on [link].

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Birmingham 2022 brings timely boost for local business

Event Industry News

Birmingham 2022 has released the names of local businesses it will be working with over the next two years, providing a timely boost for the region’s marketing and creative services sector. Despite the difficult climate caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Birmingham 2022 is continuing to appoint new suppliers and is focusing, where possible, on awarding contracts to businesses based in Birmingham and the West Midlands.

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Remote Design Week: Planning A 3,000 Person Virtual Conference In 6 Weeks

Endless Events

This week’s #EventIcons is all about Remote Design Week. Because now that everyone is jumping into the virtual event bandwagon, this is something we had to talk about. Remote Design Week managed to do exactly what planners everywhere want to do. It was a massive virtual event with over 50 speakers and a whopping 3,000 attendees! And with such a successful event being planned in six weeks, we wanted to know more.

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The Story Behind the High-Speed Journey to PlanetIMEX

SmartMeetings

An interactive, 3-D world that hosted 12,500 engagements in one day and a full curriculum of learning, sharing and a little bit of jogging doesn’t happen overnight. In the case of PlanetIMEX , which launched the third week of May, it took just over two months. The virtual space that was created resembled a cluster of colorful geometric islands that would not be out of place in a theme park.

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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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Event Tech Live set for five-day bonanza

Event Industry News

Like the industry it represents, Event Tech Live (ETL) can’t sit still. This year’s show will marry five Coronavirus-proof virtual days to the traditional two physical, the latter incorporating COVID-19 surety steps overseen by A.C.T. (National) health & safety consultants. Joining organisers/exhibitors/visitors’ ETL experience to an expanded virtual platform – the show introduced a hybrid arm last year – means the 2020 model will deliver more content, more engagement and more business value

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Announcing: Glisser x Wordly.AI

Glisser

With the inclusion of the new powerful and innovative translation of Wordly.AI , the robust Glisser platform can now deliver real time translation with both audio and text in up to sixteen languages, including Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Already an industry leader in presentation technology, the latest partnership makes it possible to connect and engage with a global audience, no matter which language you’re speaking.

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For the first time, the Fast Forward 15 Charity Challenge Event is going virtual

Event Industry News

Fast Forward 15 presents The Soaring 20’s , the programme’s fifth Charity Challenge event. This year’s mentees are throwing an evening soiree celebrating 100 years of inspirational women, in support of Girls Rock London. “With a 1920’s theme, we are celebrating 100 years of inspirational women. It’s looking to be quite the event, with some great speakers and top auction bids,” Fay Sharpe.

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Top Ten Tools for Employee Engagement

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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT TOOLS FROM MANY CRITERIA Many successful organizations with engaged employees outperform those with disengaged workers several times over. Staying connected in an organization [.]. The post Top Ten Tools for Employee Engagement appeared first on webMOBI.

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Meetings Industry Association provides contract guidelines to the sector

Event Industry News

The Meetings Industry Association has developed contract and cancellation guidance to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on future bookings and ensure all parties are protected. Working with legal experts Mishcon de Reya, the step-by-step guide details all the actions venues operators should take to ensure they are totally transparent, and their cancellation policy is both fair and reasonable in all cases.

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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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3 Ways to Convert Volunteers to Donors in Your Nonprofit

InitLive

Often, nonprofits regard their volunteers and donors as separate, like a Venn diagram, where the crossover section in the middle stays relatively small. People who donate money help provide-much needed supplies, and those who donate time offer their priceless hands-on support. Both types of contributions are imperative to the success of a nonprofit, and both types of contributions tend to come from the same people.

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What's the Difference Between Virtual Events and Webinars

Eventtia

For the best part of 3 decades, marketers across all types of business have been using webinars for a long list of reasons. So by now, it’s fair to say we should all be familiar with what they can offer. But suddenly, this has become a lot more blurred and that’s all thanks to the virtual event.

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Future? American Company Develops Corona Festival Suit

eventplanner

The American company 'Production Club', which builds stages and show elements in normal times, has designed a special suit with which you could safely go to a club or a festival.

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Woodfashioners

Event Industry News

We are makers of unique, bespoke and one-of-a-kind event and exhibition stands across the UK and Europe. A family run enterprise, we work together with creative agencies to turn renders into reality from our state-of-the-art workshop in Essex. We are passionate about sustainability, that is why our workshop is 100% powered by renewable energy and we source local and sustainable materials to reduce the impact of your event and exhibition on the environment.

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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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The Longest Shortest Time

Brilliant Event Planning

Photo by Beth LaDuca Photography. We are in the longest shortest time. Quarantine seems to be dragging on forever, yet somehow it’s nearly June. Before we know it, this too shall pass. How have you been using this time to build your wedding and event planning business? Are you doing everything you can to ensure you are ready when we are all suddenly back in action for our 2021 wedding season?

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Energy Revolution launches new brand, programme and resources as ?ecolibrium?

Event Industry News

ecolibrium launches as the new brand for Energy Revolution, the charity that tackles environmental impacts from live event industry travel, to date, helping members balance emissions from over 13 million miles with investment in renewable energy. ecolibrium marks a new phase of the charity’s journey, with more ambitious aims and a brand that speaks to a wider audience.

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Becoming a Certified Event Planner

Event Certificate

You don’t need to be certified to be an event or wedding planner. Even though it may seem easy to get into the event planning industry and although you don’t need a certification to get your business started, there are some other barriers that you need to tackle. The post Becoming a Certified Event Planner appeared first on EVENT PLANNING CERTIFICATE.

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Simon Hughes elected as new chair of the BVEP

Event Industry News

The Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) the umbrella body and advocacy group for the UK’s £70 billion events industry, has approved Simon Hughes to be its new Chair. Simon, previously Vice Chair of the BVEP, replaces Michael Hirst OBE, who has served as its Chair since the partnerships formation in 1999 and who will continue to Chair the UK Events Industry Board and will join the partnership’s new Executive Committee.

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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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How to Convert Your In-Person Events into Virtual Events with Will Curran

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With in-person events cancelling all around us, it is time for the events industry to evolve. What better way than to take the experience we have producing in-person events and use that to create virtual events with the same strategy and execution? Our events industry influencer, Will Curran of Endless Events is going to walk you through what you need to be thinking of when producing a virtual event from the strategy to the content to the technology.

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Noba launches Thermal Camera Body Temperature Solutions to get Britain

Event Industry News

Noba event wi-fi, part of the NobaTech group, has launched event-specific Thermal Camera Body Temperature Solutions for visitor and audience scanning, as part of COVID-19 preventative measures. With solutions for venues and other live event locations, this can be tailored to specific requirements and provided as a temporary or permanent installation.

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What are virtual events and their types?

Hubilo Blog

Events are an integral part of any business, be it brand awareness, product launch, business networking, knowledge-sharing sessions, building community and many such objectives are achieved through events. Businesses aim to do something different with events every year in order to scale them and subsequently its impact. But physical locations and venues have their own limitations.

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London accelerator programme extended to support tourism and business event startups through global pandemic

Event Industry News

Startups in London’s tourism and business event sectors are now being encouraged to apply to the London & Partners’ Business Growth Programme. Launching in late June, the accelerator programme’s Summer Cohort will support companies in tourism and business events, creative, urban, life sciences, financial, business services and technology industries, as well as in the Impact (purpose-driven) sector as originally planned.

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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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Three Easy At Home Quarantine Dinners

EventUp

If you’re anything like me, food is your life, but the process of cooking and cleaning can be exhausting and time-consuming. However, if the meal is delicious it’s all worth it! Even though restaurants are slowly starting to reopen, it’s a scary world out there. So I wanted to share three of my favorite quarantine dinner recipes that have gotten me through the last few months!

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NTIA raises concerns over the impact of social distancing on the night time economy and events sector

Event Industry News

The Announcement last week from the Government on Departmental Task Forces working with Industry to find solutions has been received well, but there is a big question on what the government’s expectations are in terms of public health measures, and much scepticism from the sector as to how this will be managed, both operationally and through the licensing regulators.

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How Likely Are Attendees to Travel to Your Next Event?

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How to Monetize Your Virtual or Hybrid Event

Eventmobi

Image via Instapage. Monetizing your virtual or hybrid event is easier than you think – there are many ways you can help your sponsors, partners, and exhibitors extend their reach and create valuable connections with your attendees in an online event format. We’ve put together this handy guide to help you understand how you can easily offer great value to your partners and monetize your next virtual or hybrid event.

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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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Jenny and David?s ?Old Shanghai? Themed Wedding at the St. Regis

EventSource

Jenny and David’s wedding is a love letter to not only their own love story, but also to Shanghai, the bride’s hometown where she spent her childhood with her parents and grandparents. Since Jenny was not able to go back to her hometown after her grandparents passed away, the couple decided to pay homage to her grandparents by choosing “Old Shanghai” as the theme of their big day.

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