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Why our meetings are still full of lectures

Conferences that Work

Well, listen to and consider this June 11, 2021 quote from New York City Mayoral frontrunner Eric Adams : [link]. With new technology of remote learning, you don’t need school children to be in a school building with a number of teachers. Why are our meetings still full of lectures? It’s just the opposite.

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Spectacular Spaces: Event Design with Ed Libby

Smart Meetings

How Transformational Event Design Engages All the Sen ses Ed Libby, Creative Director at Nemacolin Celebrity Event Designer Ed Libby got his start as a delivery driver at a flower shop. At the time, he was attending art school, studying Flemish painting and set design.

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Fashion Event Design: What We Learned from New York Fashion Week 2016

Social Tables

When it comes Fashion Event Design creativity is everything. Just look at New York Fashion Week (#NYFW) which just wrapped up their fall shows this week. We wanted to dive into this gargantuan fashion event from an event planner’s perspective. What are the Challenges of Putting on Runway Events? .

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Convene acquires UK-based meeting provider etc.venues

Event Industry News

Convene, a hospitality company that designs, builds, and manages premium meeting, event, and flexible office spaces, today announced that it has acquired etc.venues, an established leader in urban day conferencing with venues across the United Kingdom in London, Manchester, and Birmingham, and in the United States in New York City.

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Smart Moves in Colorado, Utah and More

Smart Meetings

Before joining Aspen Hospitality, Azevedo worked as vice president of acquisitions and development for Loews Hotels and vice president of development for the Americas for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Rachel Riggs, CMP, DES, SEPC Riggs is general manager of environmental strategy for Maritz Global Events.

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Doing Hybrid Events Right Is Hard: Top CES Official

EventMB

Perkins shared with the audience the history of CES, which started in 1967 in New York City, before moving to Chicago, focusing on radio broadcast and television manufacturers and retailers. It is an interesting trajectory to see where we were in 2020 and where we are now.”.

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How evian Cruised into the US Open with a Floating Tennis Court

Event Marketer

The campaign additionally marked the first time evian partnered with Billion Oyster Project, a New York City nonprofit dedicated to restoring oyster reefs to New York Harbor and preserving the city’s waterways.

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