Event Industry News
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
An expert panel – James Rees, ExCeL London; Sven Bossu, the International Association of Convention Centres and Wee Min Ong, Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre – explore what a smart venue is and how the meaning is changing and taking account of new issues and challenges facing the events industry, globally. This is a free event.
MeetingsNet
DECEMBER 2, 2021
A meeting professional’s expertise can go in any number of directions: marketing, adult education, event design, site selection, contracting, event technology … It’s a dynamic role. Here are some resources to help you understand the basics.
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Event Industry News
MAY 29, 2020
A new event-tech tool could smooth the return to meeting by making it easy to plan room layouts that take each region’s safety rules and recommendations into account. Event-planning platform Allseated announced its new Physical Distancing Tool today. What should ballrooms look like when we are all back to meeting again?
PCMA Convene
AUGUST 29, 2019
Brexit popped up as both a threat and opportunity for the events industry in the new “Europe as a Destination for Meetings and Conferences” study. That’s not all bad news for the business events industry in Europe as the growing strength of the U.S. If it becomes more difficult to host events in the U.K., Event Tech.
PCMA Convene
MARCH 1, 2019
There were no strong signals from event professionals who responded to this year’s survey that they anticipated an economic downturn, and only a few mentioned concerns about the economy going south. On average, respondents to this year’s survey said, only 6 percent of registered attendees at their largest 2018 event were from non-U.S.
All Seated
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Event planners and event attendees both want instant access to information – whether that’s through audio assistants in the rooms (Hello, Google and Alexa), touch screen venue wayfinding, or even chatbots. Other AI-powered technologies are already redefining event check-in experiences and likely to trickle into meeting venues soon too.
Capterra Event Management
JANUARY 31, 2017
So if you, like me, are an event professional looking to develop your event management skills, you might feel overwhelmed with the number of choices for education and training in logistics, management, design, personal relationships, and event management software. Emory University Event Planning Certification.
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