Event Industry News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

No tools, no mess, no noise no fuss. We choose to partner with local suppliers to keep the carbon footprint as small as possible for our clients and design and build exhibition stands using sustainable materials such as engineered fibreboard and paper-wood, which are recyclable, lightweight, and robust. Food and beverage events.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 2, 2020

Event layouts may seem like the most ordinary of things. A relatively simple sketch of where tables, chairs, stages, furniture and other items should be placed in an event room or space. And a basic planning tool in the toolbox of most any event planner or venue manager. Where and how people will interact, dine and drink.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

As we enter public event spaces, we will be temperature scanned, logged in for both our learning CEUs and contact tracing, reminded to wear our masks. Food and beverage service will evolve from lines and buffets to service in individual containers or plates and offered with minimal contact points. Passing Trend: Hugless.

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All Seated

MAY 31, 2022

It’s been a long time coming, but convention centers, hotels, and event spaces are welcoming larger groups back to F2F. However, after over two years of isolation and virtual-only, event organizers are finding pre-pandemic event designs don’t align with new attendee behaviors and preferences. Natural lighting and airflow.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Going into full hostess mode, she arranged for a hospitality suite stocked with food and a changing room in case early arrivals wanted to hit the beach before the welcome reception. “I Power Tools. As a nod to food allergies, elegant labeling listing everything in the box, and the company logo aligned with the theme of the event.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Event Entrepreneurship: Business Foundations is designed for event and meeting professionals who are considering launching their own events business, or for those with an existing business looking to improve their fundamental business skills. Event Entrepreneurship: Business Foundations Certificate. LEARN MORE.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2023

With a focus on collaborative exploration, learning, and growth, Google and a variety of exhibiting partners and speakers have devised a program of sessions and spaces focused on experience design and the principles of belonging. The Event Design Collective and Encore are other noted educational partners.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

Expert groups are addressing each area, starting with a report on health and safety from the Meeting and Event Design group that is scheduled to be on the EIC website by early July. The living document will be updated as the situation changes and everyone learns more about how to support a vibrant live events industry.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

An Accessible Tool: How to Start Small in a Pandemic-Stricken Event Climate. Whether arriving to the event through a virtual program such as Odyssey or visiting a site through virtual 3-D rendering at an in-person meeting or event, VR in meeting and event design is about creating collective immersive experiences.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Robots and Other Next-Gen Tools. I expect that high-tech events themselves will help transition the rest of the events space into using next-gen tools. How can hosting events that showcase the latest technologies not rub off on convention centers? Michelle Russell, Editor in Chief. .

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Social Tables

MAY 17, 2019

NEW Client Services Get all the support you want for your events because we know hospitality matters. Free Planning Tools Diagram events, wow attendees, and win clients with free planning tools. Crepe-paper pom-poms Crepe paper pom poms can hang and float in warm summer breezes or lay squat on food and beverage displays.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

The group is addressing health and safety , community, global ecosystems, reskilling the industry, innovation, digital transformation , advocacy and risk mitigation , with expert groups addressing each area, starting with a report on health and safety from the meeting and event design group. For highlights, read on. Amy Calvert.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

After all, you have to make sure that those who are investing their time, money, and energy into your event are getting a return on that investment. When all our fears and worries regarding budgeting for events subside, one objective truth remains: an event budget is a tool that helps event planners achieve their goals.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Summary: Learn about the top event floor plan software applications used by event professionals. Understand what to look for in these event design tools. Event floor plan designs have been a fact of life in the events industry for decades, and for a few good reasons. Planning Pod.

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Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2023

As an experienced event professional in food and beverage, Nick is familiar with in-kind sponsorships. So, the last F&B job I had I created a form for anyone who wanted to give their services in exchange for food. So I in-kind donated a lot of speaking engagements.”

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

There are a number of meeting design elements that need to be accounted for, but the cost savings and expanded participation seem well worth it. Rising: Industry consolidation opens up space for innovators. We are clearly in an era of consolidation in the industry.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2017

On Smart Monday alone, you can earn your Event Design Certificate , participate in a PCMA Business School session and network with your peers at SITE Nite for a good cause. Workshops cover everything from career development and event tech to trends in food and beverage. Come prepared to tell your story.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Peace of mind Putting on an impactful pharma event involves countless details and moving parts. Pharmaceutical meeting planners handle it all – from venue selection and food and beverage to HCP attendee management, content creation, and more. Relevant experience will ensure they can anticipate challenges and execute flawlessly.

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

Here at Planning Pod, we build venue and event management software tools that help our customers close more business, so we want to do everything in our power to help them improve and grow. Online business tools with electronic signatures can make quick work of signing proposals , online contracts and banquet event orders (BEOs).

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Attendee engagement is an oft-overlooked component that is just as important as the venue or food and beverage. Whether your event has 50 or 5,000 attendees, we have three solid ways to engage your audience to ensure your guests have an unforgettable experience. Room Design. Social Media. Networking.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

H: Meeting or event design. If you’re strategic about creating a sustainability plan for your event you can have a powerful positive impact on the environment, your participants and your host communities. That’s why planners need a basic working knowledge of administrative tasks and tools. A: Strategic planning.

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TicketBud

APRIL 29, 2019

Having a clear goal and understanding your key customer base is vital for successful events. What is Your Event Goal? Is it an event designed to have immediate profitable impact? Is it an experience designed to get people to try your venue? Such as a fundraiser.

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Eventtia

APRIL 18, 2022

(For virtual event and in-person event) secure your technology stack: Virtual event platform (for virtual event). Event management solution. Online event registration/ event ticketing solution. Marketing and promotion tools. Catering (food and beverages). Event script.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

It’s a perfect platform for us to understand how our customers might use these new tools,” Wingenter said. “We We don’t just want to optimize food, beverages, or watch-ing movies. On the flight to Houston, passengers could test a video headset from Glyph, which projects video directly onto a viewer’s retina in HD quality.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2021

Experiential art meets event space in the culturally diverse neighborhood of Allapattah. In collaboration with Thierry Isambert Culinary and Event Design, the property houses 5,065 sq. of indoor event space designed to complement vibrant displays of art throughout the facility. Superblue Miami.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

I recently had a conversation with an experienced event planner who specialized in fundraising events. It came up that she tracks event attendance and table seating in Excel, and I almost fell out of my chair. To me, those are signs of ineptitude. Those things I knew would be covered.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

All of these things are the result of flawed (or no) event floor layout design, and poor event layout design can be just as damaging to the success of your event as bad food or a no-show speaker or entertainer. The key questions to ask here are: What do I want people to pay attention to or do at the event?

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Our all-in-one venue management platform is a comprehensive, affordable alternative to both, offering easy-to-use tools that are preferred by hundreds of event spaces, restaurants, and hotels. Event Booking Management + Calendar. Floor Plan Setup Design Tool. Event Planning Toolkit (incl. Tripleseat.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

They communicate what is included in a particular party experience, such as venue rental, food, alcohol, and event service. They detail the fixed-price cost of hosting an event in a specified space on a designated date, such as a banquet hall, private dining room, or the entire venue.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 24, 2021

While Honeybook, Dubsado and 17hats do promote their products to event professionals, their applications are more general client/CRM and business management platforms designed for solo entrepreneurs and freelancers and do not include many core event management tools. Event Floor Plan Design Tool.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Will your conference need food and beverage services? Thinking through your event strategy in detail now will help you find the perfect location later. Venue Management Tools. If you’re looking for a tool that will make managing your conference space easier, there are plenty of resources available for your to choose from.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

As an event planner’s career grows, they are able to delegate more responsibility to coordinators and event staff, but not at first. Every event planner should be able to carry out the following functions: Design. Event design is one of the most crucial parts of the planning process. Mason Cooley.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

We have found that many hotel sales managers like Jessica feel like they’re stuck with the legacy tools they’ve been given and must make-do by spending more hours on tedious busywork … or hire additional staff to deal with chasing down details. Oh and you can easily switch between views for events/leads or venue rooms/spaces.

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Stova

MARCH 23, 2023

You can use this information to showcase a favorable return on investment and make real-time and future improvements to your events. 6 Virtual & Hybrid Event Best Practices These tips, tools, and examples below will help you dazzle attendees and make online events shine. Identify your audience. Schedule rehearsals.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

We have found that many hotel sales managers like Jessica feel like they’re stuck with the legacy tools they’ve been given and must make-do by spending more hours on tedious busywork … or hire additional staff to deal with chasing down details. Oh and you can easily switch between views for events/leads or venue rooms/spaces.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 10, 2019

What is event planning? What tools should you use to make your life easier? Event Planning Guide. In this guide, we talk through a basic event planning template, what it means to be a planner, and how event management software can simplify your processes. What is Event Planning? How do you do it?

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Planning Pod

MAY 7, 2020

The tactics we describe below can apply to restaurants, hotel meeting and conference rooms, conference centers, reception and banquet halls and any setting where food and catered meals are served or where people are attending in-person meetings or celebrations. The 6-Foot / 2-Meter Rule (That Seems To Apply To Everything).

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