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First panels sessions and more speakers announced for Green Events & Innovations Conference

Event Industry News

With just 4 weeks to go until The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI15) opens its doors, the foremost conference for sustainable events is delighted to announce a new batch Of Climate-Busting Sessions And Speakers Including Jane Healy (Glastonbury/Boomtown Festival), Artur Mendes (Boom Festival, Portugal), Abena Fairweather (Legacy Marketplace), (..)

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Leading event technology and influencer marketing company sno?ball more than doubles attendance of global meetings industry day virtual gathering

Event Industry News

More than 12,500 professionals from the event and hospitality industry gathered virtually to commemorate Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) on Tuesday April 14, 2020 in an attempt to break the record for the largest audience at a live-stream conference. ipants and more.

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New Study: Almost 70% of Professional Event Speakers are Male

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We analyzed event data from thousands of events over the past five years and discovered that events still have a long way to go when it comes to gender diversity. We recently released the results of our first ever “Gender Diversity & Inclusion in Events Report.” Almost 70% of All Event Speakers are Male.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Overseas Flights to Meet ‘Soaring’ Demand

Smart Meetings

MD-VA Market Leads Meetings Stats Knowland, the data-as-a-service insight provider for the meetings industry has announced that the Washington, D.C.-MD-VA MD-VA market is leading the U.S. meetings and events industry be volume for March. The market averaged 200 attendees per meeting and 5,468 sq. Washington, D.C.-MD-VA

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Industry switch to hybrid and virtual events propels ExpoPlatform to a new level

Event Industry News

Newfound event flexibility and a collective pivot to virtual exhibitions has led to major growth at Cambridge-based event tech company ExpoPlatform. ExpoPlatform sensed this changing event engagement patterns and augmented their event platform with functionalities for virtual events, prompting fresh strategic partnerships.

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Smart Moves in Honduras, Florida and More

Smart Meetings

Carlos Lopez and Stephanie Tablada Carlos Lopez (left) and Stephanie Tablada (right) Lopez is general manager and Tablada is director of sales and marketing for Kimpton Grand Roatan Resort & Spa in Honduras. Pamela Laite Development Counsellors International (DCI) named Laite director of business events.

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Event Genius unveil COVID-ready platform and new brand identity

Event Industry News

In August 2019, ticketing and event management technology platform Event Genius and the associated consumer facing brand Ticket Arena was acquired by Festicket. The companies set about a journey to become the most complete end-to-end live events platform for fans and event organisers alike. COVID-secure Product Updates.

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