Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

After reopening to the world in February, Robin Mack, executive general manager of commercial and business events with Tourism Australia , reported in an interview at IMEX that groups are coming back to the country with postponed and new events both for the coming months and out to 2027. of meeting space) in Barangaroo.

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Attendease

JANUARY 9, 2024

The EventUp venue marketplace helps social, corporate, and wedding event planners search for the perfect event space for any event type, large or small. EventUp makes it easy to find the perfect venue for all of your social, corporate, or wedding event needs. We are excited to help make your next event a success!

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

United Adds New Non-Stops to 100+ International Cities This Summer to Meet ‘Soaring Overseas Travel Demand’ United Airlines has announced that it will fly to 114 different international cities this summer and has expanded its flying by 25% versus last year to meet the sharp increase in demand for travel outside of the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Stewart is director of special event for Visit Panama City Beach in Florida. He joined the organization in 2015, and since then, has worked as sports marketing and special events coordinator, and operations manager. International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has named Zickar corporate social responsibility manager.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

MICE professionals in Sydney and around the world listen to in-person and remote speakers during the recent hybrid event, Convening Asia Pacific: The Global Recovery Forum. Hybrid meetings have the potential to combine scale and serendipity, said futurist Mark Pesce. Mark Pesce. Barbara Palmer is deputy editor of Convene.

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zkipster

MARCH 7, 2023

Louisa Hirst, Head of Client Relations for APAC and the Middle East at zkipster, hails from Sydney, Australia. “I studied for a BA at Sydney University , majoring in Fine Art History and English Literature. “After 14 wonderful years in New York, we moved back to Sydney to be closer to family.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This groundbreaking move is expected to save over 42 tonnes of CO2 on event menus alone in 2024. Sam Morgan explained: “Switching to non-dairy desserts is a bold move that we’re implementing in all our venues and across our restaurants and event menus. For more information go to: www.thevenuescollection.co.uk

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EncoreAPAC

JULY 4, 2021

The Australian Catholic Superannuation Annual Member Meeting for 2020 was forced to pivot online due to COVID restrictions. Having delivered many in-person, virtual and hybrid AGMs , Encore was the preferred choice to deliver a virtual Annual Member Meeting for 2020. View Encore’s virtual and hybrid event solutions.

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Event Birdie

MAY 19, 2021

Or this one… academics from different universities in different countries meet at an international scientific meeting, share findings and agree to collaborate on the next phase of their research. Face-to-face events really are what make the world go round.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

Covid-19 continues to disrupt meetings and travel. A NASA scientist hunkered down in his dark garage—the only place he can get cell phone reception—gives his keynote presentation to over 2,000 attendees at the world’s largest space science conference being held virtually from Sydney, Australia. To attend a virtual meeting from Sydney?

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Instead of scrapping their events amid COVID-19 concerns, more organizations are moving their face-to-face programs online. The multi-hub format, with multiple connected venues like this meeting with 18 hubs in Spain, combines the benefits of both. The Multi-Hub Meeting. The Internet quality is there. The equipment is there.

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EventMB

JUNE 15, 2022

And to many event planners, the companies they work for, as well as attendees, that is a good thing. There are plenty of reasons to provide non-alcoholic (NA) alternatives at events. The key to any successful bar is making a good drink, booze or no booze,” said Sunna Yassin, founder of Los Angeles-based event planning firm Bash Please.

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Hubilo Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

With the new year approaching, it’s the time to ensure you are up to date with all the important business events taking place around you in 2020. Not all the events are the same. Some business events are specifically for the technology sector to showcase the trends and latest tech. World Business Forum Sydney .

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Meeting professionals are starting to rebook events in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, but continuing waves of Covid and cautious restrictions from some countries are resulting in a slow restart. State of Singaporean Events. The last PCMA Convening Asia Pacific was held in Sydney in 2020. But challenges remain.

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Event Industry News

MAY 11, 2022

After two years of connecting remotely, we finally get to meet each other face to face again, as in-person events start to resume. Many event managers plan to continue using or start adopting hybrid event formats, by increasing their on-site presence while taking advantage of online solutions. What is a hybrid event?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Chris Achacoso Chris Achacoso Achacoso rejoins Tourism Australia as business development manager in their special business unit Business Events Australia. His most recent role was associate director, Americas, at Business Events Sydney. He earlier served as Business Event Specialist at Tourism Australia.

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Event Birdie

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The Roundhouse, as the name would suggest, is a circular venue with one large central event space that is surrounded on the perimeter by a series of smaller meeting and function rooms, a Club Bar and a Beer Garden. You can read all about the venue’s relaunch here: Event Showcase | Launching an All-Round Venue.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 27, 2022

Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discussed the challenges of attracting attendees to their events. We recently had our first in-person event in 2022 and our attendance numbers were down,” Lisa Simpson , CMP, vice president, events and supplier relations for the American Staffing Association shared on the PCMA Catalyst forum. “We

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Event Birdie

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s a big call – there were plenty of contenders for this acclaim in the past 12-months – but when we saw a snapshot of what freelance Event Producer, Alana Edwards created for her client, Atlassian we were blown away. And, it wasn’t without its challenges either – this certainly wasn’t a small or easy event to tackle. THE DETAILS.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 23, 2021

Does your event registration team know the significance of a green lanyard with sunflowers on it? and was adopted by airports, railroads, event venues (O2 in London, Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, etc.), As organizations work toward their D&I goals, a simple program that started at a U.K. They probably should.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Event Details. July 23–26, 2017 International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney Sydney, Australia. ICC Sydney just opened in December. The beautiful, state-of-the-art venue is one of the reasons IIA chose Sydney, but also made the planning process a challenge because for much of it the building only existed on paper.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Glasgow and Edinburgh are the UK’s second and third most popular events destinations, with only London ranking above them in the UK, according to the latest ICCA Country – and City – rankings. Glasgow ranks 27 th in the world for number of international association meetings held (54) and Edinburgh ranks 30 th with 52.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Popular destinations throughout the world have been busy adding new properties and attractions—from a spectacular entertainment venue in Montreal to a stunning convention center in San Jose, Costa Rica—that have enhanced their offerings to meeting groups and tourists. Related : Cvent Reveals Top Meeting Destinations for 2018.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As meeting planners, we want to know more about the interesting locations we’re seeing. We take you on a planner’s tour of the films’ picturesque settings— from Montreal to Atlanta to Sydney —and break down where to host an event. Lawrence Convention features 53 meetings rooms for a total of 77,952 sq. 20th Century Fox.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Alex Balding, Events Manager at SaaStock. Alex is an Events Manager at SaaStock, a global community of SaaS (software as a service) founders, executives and investors. Read the Event Tech Q&A here. Read the Event Tech Q&A here. Aleksandra Panyukhina, Head of Event Marketing at SEMrush.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2017

meeting hotels , leading event management software provider Cvent has released its annual list of top meeting destinations. 1 meetings destination in the country, only reinforces our ongoing commitment to this important industry.” meeting destinations are listed below. meeting cities. The top 10 U.S.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A recent panel session at a meetings-industry conference highlighted the need for planners to have both a mentor and a sponsor, and to account for unconscious bias when seeking a promotion. That was one key point made during a recent panel discussion among female leaders in the business-events niche.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2021

Before this, he worked as national sales manager, North America, for Visit Britain and executive meetings manager for Destination DC. Most recently, Ramsawack was vice president of sales and events for corporate caterer Neuman’s Kitchen. The post 9 Smart Moves in NYC, San Francisco and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2022

Live music, sporting events, and arts and theater shows are often held at the park, and there are plenty of places to eat and drink from coffee and cocktails to barbecue and vegan food. Read More : Roundup of Post-Event Life for Olympic Venues. The top ten cities in the “Concentration” category are: 1. Bangkok; 2. Amsterdam; 3.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 23, 2019

Organizations can leverage the total benefit their events bring to destinations, building stronger brand recognition and reputation for themselves. Corporate and association meetings often leave a positive impact across a destination that goes beyond simple financial benefit. They all need to hear about the outcomes.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 17, 2024

The keynotes were selected because they had done extensive research on Taylor Swift,” said Natalia Almanza, international program and operations coordinator for Indiana University Bloomington’s Arts & Humanities Council in an interview with Convene for the March/April 2024 issue’s edition of “ There’s a Meeting for That.”

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Event Industry News

JUNE 15, 2021

Running on a treadmill during a charity fundraiser a few months ago, Tarsus Group’s CEO Douglas Emslie told Raccoon Events’ CEO Mike Seaman that he wanted to run a 5k an hour for 24 hours straight to help people in need in the events industry. Lastly, the event’s last several hours were spent in the U.K.,

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Floktu

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

It’s been more than six months since the outbreak of Covid-19 started affecting countries internationally, forcing all major events to either cancel, postpone or drastically transform their experiences to accommodate the restrictions of the pandemic. As event managers, we’re in the thick of navigating this uncharted territory.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 28, 2020

How are you handling the shift to virtual events? While the meeting landscape is different, it’s also the same. That [meeting] room is their living room, it’s their laptop. You need to account for that when you’re designing that virtual event experience,” he says. More: 6 Great Virtual Meeting Icebreakers.

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Endless Events

APRIL 19, 2021

At first glance, it might seem like a hybrid event is pretty straightforward. While it’s common knowledge at this point that this type of event merges digital and live together, there are actually several ways you can go about it. You’ve probably come across the concept of hybrid event models before. Well, sort of.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In 2019, Neal left ATL Airport District to work with 1600 Hospitality Group as meetings and events consultant. Neal is a member of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners and Religious Conference Management Association. Regis Singapore as director of rooms and Sheraton on the Park in Sydney.

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Event Birdie

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

With home-schooling, virtual meetings, and daily exercise it can be hard to find time to schedule an activity that works for everyone. Are they home-schooling, do a lot of colleagues have meetings at a certain time, would a morning meeting, a lunch time chat or evening event work best for most people? Time of day.

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