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National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals’ Virtual Event Uplifts Spirits During Pandemic

PCMA Convene

The result was a five-night virtual event that was open to the public — NCBMP’s Be Inspired Speaker Series: A Night at the Museum, which took place May 18–22. The event featured speakers representing each of the five venues presenting live on location, with NCBMP president Marlinda A. Henry and vice president Nicholas I.

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Clean Bill of Health

PCMA Convene

How do you ensure your event adheres to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for gatherings? The hybrid event drew 600 attendees, 450 in person and 150 online. On the first day of the NCBA event, attendees received a text from 42chat with a link to a three-question symptom survey. Photos courtesy NCBA).

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Get Interactive with This New Travel Tech Platform

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For event planners—with their tight schedules—the easier information is to access, the better. The post Get Interactive with This New Travel Tech Platform appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Freeman Focuses on New Data Solutions Following Sale of Encore to PSAV

Smart Meetings

The Freeman Company sold its Encore Event Technologies unit to national event production company PSAV while its Freeman brand experience division is focusing on a problem many planners and companies have struggled with—event data analysis. Data Design , a team that grants event planners insight on how to drive growth.

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More Than Child’s Play: The Toy Association Launches Three Virtual Market Weeks

PCMA Convene

While in-person events are on pause, The Toy Association hit the play button on a digital market week series to help toy manufacturers connect with specialty and mass retailers who are buying for the upcoming holiday season. “The The association rolled out its first virtual event on July 13. Kimberly Carcone. By the Numbers.

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College and Universities That Prove the Midwest is Best

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In this region, the University of Illinois Conferences & Special Events is home to a 1,400-acre campus with high-tech classroom spaces, lounges, and overnight accommodations for up to 1,800 people and a dedicated event staff to help plan it all. Missouri State University. Champaign, IL. Purdue University.

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The Challenge of Virtualizing Trade Shows and Exhibit Halls

PCMA Convene

“We need to make sure that we don’t simply transfer what we believe the physical event” to be, Witt said, “into a digital world.” Research conducted by Freeman indicates that 69 percent of exhibitors rate virtual events as only fair or poor, Parul Shah, Freeman’s vice president of data insights, told Convene. “On Parul Shah.