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Trade show organisers and associations join forces to create safe, successful platforms for economic recovery and reconnection

Event Industry News

As global economies look for opportunities to rebuild business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, exhibition organisers and associations from around the world are joining together to form a coalition dedicated to bringing critical live event platforms back to market, with safety at the foundation of the collaborators’ approach.

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IBTM launches new trade show for Asia Pacific Market

Event Industry News

IBTM, part of Reed Travel Exhibitions, has announced the launch of a new business event, IBTM Asia Pacific. It’s a market we know very well, and our research has shown that there’s genuine demand for a regionally-focused event, both from our existing customer base, but also from the industry in general.

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Will Constant Mask Wearing Save the Meetings Industry?

SmartMeetings

Remember conferences and events before COVID-19, mask wearing and social distancing? You would fly into the city and arrive at the event just in time for the opening reception. We turn to our friends in the Far East, South Korea and Japan, for insight into masking up. See also : Are You Responsible for Mask Policing at Events?

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The UnExpo Experiment

Conferences that Work

Identifying their Expo (trade show) as a place where engagement and conferring could be improved, they explored using some kind of poster session format: Our hypothesis: if poster sessions can engage and encourage scientists to converse, they can do the same for software testers too. Did the #testbash #unexpo work?

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What Matters Most When Choosing a Destination?

PCMA Convene

Accessibility and safety remain top priorities for event planners, but unique experiences add to a location’s appeal. In Asia Pacific, Khoo added, destinations like Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan score top marks in this area. They show you that each season is the right time to come. By Kim Benjamin, Untangled. Nelson Khoo.

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Agency Spotlight: Kemosabe

Event Industry News

Agency Spotlight, the latest addition to the Event Industry News site, profiles the top of the pyramid, the design and creativity behind brand activations, experiences, exhibition USPs and the greater live event model. Agency: Kemosabe Formed: 2015 Annual Events: 11-50 Staff: 11-50 employees Offices: 3 [link].

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PCMA to Planners: Be a Better Performer, and a Better Manager

MeetingsNet

At the recent Convening Leaders 2023 conference, the association for convention and trade-show management delivered advice from experts on pushing beyond one’s comfort zone to try new approaches. As a result, you must operate and collaborate differently to succeed in the new environment.