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Conventions Return to Indianapolis and Las Vegas

Smart Meetings

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Las Vegas has also made a grand return while maintaining its title as the number one Trade Show destination. Indianapolis. Las Vegas .

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Confection Convention: Sweets & Snacks Expo Returns as First Post-Pandemic Food Show

Event Marketer

The Sweets & Snacks Expo—a gathering that draws the biggest brands in candy, chocolate and snack foods sold at major retailers—made a sweet return as the first post-pandemic food show, taking place June 23-25 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Check out the event recap: This year’s show also drew 460 exhibitors.

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8 Conventions You Won’t Want to Miss this Year

SmartMeetings

These events have been more exciting than ever recently due to the rapidly evolving offerings, which mirror the dynamic industry, in general. The Special Event 2018. June 2–5, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis. The Event Planner Expo 2018. More than 180 educational and networking events will be offered.

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List of association management companies in US (with expertise in Virtual & Hybrid Events)

Hubilo Blog

Evaluate them on the types of virtual events and virtual mentorship programs they have enabled in the last year. It’s not easy to generate revenue that would otherwise be lost due to canceled in-person events during the pandemic. It also has rapidly evolved to offer virtual and hybrid event production services.

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Progress Report: Global Convention Center Outlook

Smart Meetings

He acknowledged that the city’s existing National Convention Centre is not large enough to sufficiently host many major events. The pause button has been pressed on the planned $72 million expansion of Monroe Convention Center in Bloomington, Indiana, according to Indiana Public Media News. of meeting space. million sq.

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4 Essential Planning Guidelines for Citywides

Smart Meetings

Do it Best , a co-op hardware company that has been holding its biannual trade show in Indianapolis for several decades, works closely with Visit Indy , the city’s CVB, as well as other partners. Local tourism officials can be helpful resources for helping drum up excitement about your event. Tap the CVB for publicity.

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Five Trade Shows and How They Grew

PCMA Convene

These are interesting times for trade shows. Earlier this year, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reported that the industry finished last year on a down note — with the performance of B2B shows declining in the final quarter of 2016 after 25 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth.