MeetingsNet

MARCH 31, 2023

The newest Speaking Industry Benchmark Report is out with details on this year’s hot topics, what speakers are charging (and what planners are paying), and more. Demand is hot for speakers who address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues. For speakers with more than 10 years of experience, the average fee is $16,659. •

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Expo Pass

APRIL 18, 2022

Event speakers have the unique ability to inspire attendees and transform your event into a truly memorable experience. But how can organizers actually go about finding the perfect speaker for their event? So to get you started, here’s our top tips for organizers when finding speakers for their events.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has published some useful lessons learned from organizing six online scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online meetings improve access and attendance. Online events make it easier for them to attend. Check it out for full details!

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EventMB

JULY 13, 2022

Skift Take: Delays and canceled flights are wreaking havoc on travel this summer. What should event planners do to ensure keynote speakers, VIPs, and others make it to their events on time. Paul Cook Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Eventmobi

DECEMBER 9, 2020

With their first hybrid event MEET THE CHANGE, the German meetings industry association MEET GERMANY needed to deliver an innovative event format. With this one-day event, which took place on August 27, 2020 in Berlin and online, the organizers proved that courage pays off. MEET THE CHANGE in Numbers.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Shannon Copeland The seamless coordination of countless logistics required to produce a productive and enjoyable meeting or event is a Herculean task. In today’s world, you cannot overlook the possibility of Mother Nature becoming an unwanted attendee at your meeting or event.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 26, 2018

Finding speakers for conferences and events can be an arduous task. Are we selecting the right speaker? Is what the speaker charges a fair fee? How do we know if the speaker can deliver the right message for our audience? Is the speaker the right, strategic partner for our conference?

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Eventinterface

MARCH 26, 2018

Finding speakers for conferences and events can be an arduous task. Are we selecting the right speaker? Is what the speaker charges a fair fee? How do we know if the speaker can deliver the right message for our audience? Is the speaker the right, strategic partner for our conference?

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 22, 2024

Organizations have been shifting away from boycotting, banning, or canceling their events in controversial destinations, and shining a spotlight on the issues. Last year, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Florida after Gov. In 2023, proposed and enacted laws targeting the rights of minority populations swept the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The founder of a speakers bureau recently shared with Convene what event organizers need to keep in mind when working with presenters at online events. At an in-person event, you can feel the energy in the room when a speaker on stage is commanding the attention of the entire audience. What are the strengths?

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

So, how are speakers preparing for the future of meetings and events ? A beast that made the meetings and events industry obsolete overnight. Then, I wondered, what my speaker friends were doing in quarantine. Soon, I’ll be back on the traveling road, so this is a special quality time being at home.”.

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Event Farm

DECEMBER 27, 2016

There have been a lot of exciting changes at the Farm recently, and we'd like to introduce two of the newest additions to our DC office: Ryan Speaker, Customer Support Specialist, and Steph Shuff, Sales Development Representative. we're happy to welcome them to Event Farm and to introduce both of them to you! That's pretty exciting.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There’s a lot I enjoy about my job and an area I have thoroughly appreciated has been working with guest speakers. And while the presentations were amazing, the time I spent with each guest speaker; getting them to the venue, on stage and then back to their hotel, were some of my most favorite moments with the exception of one or two.

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StraussCA

APRIL 14, 2022

In a matter of only a few weeks, we have seen travel and in-person events start up in the blink of an eye. However, a key change to post-COVID event planning is the rise of hybrid events, which allow all association members to attend at their own comfort level. How will the association world continue to change?

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Coterie Spark

APRIL 3, 2024

Why should you hire conference and meeting planners? That’s because even the most meticulously planned events require a last-minute change (or two). Experienced conference and meeting planners, however, allow you to focus on the important stuff: VIPs, attendees, speakers. What kind of business do we handle, you ask?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 10, 2022

and namesake for the hospitality school in the NYU School of Professional Studies, was realistic about the effects of Covid on the travel industry but remained optimistic about the upward trends of 2022. He said in his opening remarks, “Travel is essential to the way we work and live–because it has tremendous potential to connect us.”.

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Endless Events

JUNE 24, 2019

If you read time travel for events, and your mind immediately went to Back To The Future… not quite. You already know that here at Endless, we’re all for giving you the latest tips and tricks on events. And you know that when it comes to the Event Tech Podcast, technology is the magic word! And be honest now!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Two-thirds of meeting professionals have reported the recovery of the hospitality industry to more than half of 2019 levels and one-third reported having reached beyond recovery to 80% of 2019 levels, according to new research by IACC’s new report, Meeting Room of the Future Barometer Late—November 2022.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2022

Just as virtual meetings can’t replace in-person events, the Metaverse won’t replicate real life. Both digital solutions bring advances that can teach real-world lessons to meeting professionals looking to improve their experiences. People are looking to participate in meetings in a more exploratory fashion,” she said.

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

Investigator meetings are a critical step in the clinical trial process. But it’s getting harder to get everyone to attend investigator meetings and harder to keep them engaged once they’re there. That’s where an event platform comes into play.

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Endless Events

MARCH 21, 2022

Now and then, the Event Tech Podcast reviews a certain product or service. This week, Brandt and Endless Events’ Kyle Kocinski do a case study on Remo , one of the top 22 event platforms to use in 2022. Remo is a map-based virtual event platform that has been building events and meetings since 2018.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 13, 2021

In-person events are “four-dimensional” experiences (above), while virtual attendees see everything on a two-dimensional screen while being distracted by what’s happening in the three-dimensional space of their home or office. FIND THE SESSION: Digital Experience Institute: It’s a Very Very Hybrid World. 14 at 6:10 p.m. Dale Parmenter.

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Coterie Spark

MARCH 6, 2023

The more comprehensive your agenda gets, the better your event is for everyone. Knowing your goals is half the battle You know at a high level what you want your event to achieve. Allow enough time between events With your goals outlined, you can block out sessions, but remember to give your attendees plenty of time between events.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2021

The trail back to meeting F2F has to start somewhere. And for the 75 meeting professionals who attended Smart Meetings Mid-America Experience this week, the ideal place to get back in the saddle turned out to be the brand-new Hotel Drover in Fort Worth, Texas. Smart Meetings founder and CEO Marin Bright.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Alistair has many years of experience working in the private and corporate sectors and contributing to the success of key client events from after-dinner cabaret to awards and conference moderation. We had a lot of happy faces on the screen – and taking a bit of time to meet some of our guests was the icing on the cake for them.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2020

Virtual meetings require careful design to keep attendees engaged and deliver value for the hosts. But how do you translate the energy and insights from a face-to-face meeting through a computer screen? One of the main reasons for business events or meetings is to deliver some kind of information.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2023

Food, lodging and programming are critical factors for any meeting. But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. There is a labor shortage in the live events industry. Why do people come to your event?”

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

The Meetings Show has unveiled details of its revamped education programme for this year’s show, which takes place at ExCeL London on 28-29 June. Jack Marczewski, portfolio event director of The Meetings Show, TEAMS Europe and Business Travel Show Europe, said: “As always, education will be at the heart of this year’s show.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

As the importance of wellness offerings in meetings and events continues to rise, so does the expectation from attendees. By continuing to design meetings with purpose and intentionality, we can discover the many opportunities all around us to elevate wellness in meetings in a new and fresh way.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Meeting professionals are not just in the events business, we are in the business of helping people define who they are. That was a reminder from Greg Bogue, chief experience architect at Maritz Global Events and keynote speaker last week at Smart Meetings Incentive Experience in Riviera Maya at the all-inclusive Hotel Xcaret Arte.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2023

What elements should meeting planners look for when sourcing to forge better group connections With the focus on the return of meetings, many meeting planners are seeking unforgettable locations for their next event that will provide ease and accessibility for their attendees.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2023

Linda McNairy, global vice president–strategic meetings at American Express Global Business Travel, gets the nod as a Changemaker for turning the North American annual customer meeting on its head. During the pandemic, a motivational speaker had contacted her via LinkedIn. “We I also wondered, ‘what do we talk about?’”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2023

James Beck shares the power of creating lasting impressions by practicing service and giving In 2011, James Beck made the decision to give away all his personal possessions and travel the U.S. Beck, a relationship building expert and TEDx speaker, shared with the Smart Chat Live! Learn More : Watch the Smart Chat Live!

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 30, 2023

When the world was in lockdown, many organizations whipped their in-person events into virtual versions in short order. Pichon had never organized a virtual event before, and so her team was just “learning as we went,” she told Convene. They were better at it; the speakers were better at it.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

The repositioning of Encore as more than just an AV equipment supplier is being championed by a new senior team working with President and CEO (and 2021 Smart Meetings Catalyst Winner ) Ben Erwin. Read about how layoffs and investments are marking the next stage in the streaming meeting evolution.

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