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Flagship Convention Spaces Bet On Retail

EventMB

Event industry trade shows such as IMEX in Frankfurt present a unique opportunity to showcase new venue openings. Politicians and policymakers are keen to discuss their visions for attracting delegates to their destinations, while planners seek out the latest and most impressive new venues.

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Outdoor Retailer Summer’s Redesigned Show Floor Encourages Community and Connection

Event Marketer

The demand has since softened in some sectors, leading to excess inventories, and the OR organizers saw this as an opportunity to evolve several aspects of the show and open up new avenues to deliver value. Here are some of the activations and booths that caught our attention.

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Trying to Solve for Networking in a Virtual Event

PCMA Convene

The International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems was set to take place in Auckland, New Zealand, until the pandemic changed those plans. Earlier in the year, her team had begun working with Underline , a two-year-old event platform tailored specifically to the needs of scientific conferences.

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Exhibitions key to economic recovery to be key focus for Global Exhibitions Day 2 June

Event Industry News

How exhibitions drive economic recovery by enabling growth and recovery is the key theme for this year’s Global Exhibitions Day 2 June 2021 #GED21, which will be marked by the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) with a hybrid seminar featuring high-profiled speakers and networking drinks. Start 2:30pm Sydney Time (UTC+10).

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From 2021 come-back to 2022 bounce-back: IMEX America numbers suggest confidence boost for the industry

Event Industry News

With over 3,000 global buyers and 3,000+ exhibiting companies already confirmed, IMEX America 2022 is set to be one of its largest editions since its launch in 2011, suggesting a confidence-boosting bounce-back for the global meetings, incentive travel and business events industry.

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25 Things to Know About Dave Weil, SmithBucklin

Connect Your Meetings

Dave Weil has served the events and trade show industry for more than 25 years, contributing his leadership in analyzing and shaping the industry and its future. He serves as vice president of event services for association management and services company SmithBucklin, where he has worked since 1992.

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Everyone counts – ‘She Means Business’ digs into diversity at IMEX in Frankfurt

Event Industry News

The next step is to start to more consciously and consistently factor in a more diverse range of people into meetings, events and conference programmes, with the goal that this becomes second-nature for all of us over time.”. Registration for the show is free of charge and open to all in the meetings, events and incentive travel industry.