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Will Constant Mask Wearing Save the Meetings Industry?

SmartMeetings

The next morning, outside of the general session was another gathering where at least a dozen people probably handled the coffee and a display of fruit, pastries and yogurt before you plated your food. We turn to our friends in the Far East, South Korea and Japan, for insight into masking up. You get the picture. COVID-19 Deaths.

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Everything we learned from in-person events around the world. Including the Olympics!

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The Global Esports Executive Summit (August 31 to September 1) will take place in-person in Busan Esports Arena in South Korea, and in hybrid format everywhere else. These guidelines provide various protocols for social distancing, pre-event safety communication, special food and beverages, additional staff, and much more.

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Four Seasons to Open Luxury Resort on Jeju Island

SmartMeetings

Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea. In a major boost to meeting planners, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to open a luxury property on scenic Jeju Island in one of South Korea’s most dynamic resort developments. Korea is an important market for leisure and business travelers,” said J.

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Calling for a Regenerative Business Events Industry

PCMA Convene

The world has the tools and knowhow required to limit warming and secure a liveable future, but it is time to act, said IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee, a professor who researches the economics of climate change, energy, and sustainable development at Korea University Graduate School of Energy and Environment in Seoul. “We We are at a crossroads.”. ‘A

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Hot Trends in the Land of the Rising Sun

Smart Meetings

“The other 95 percent are from Asian countries, such as Malaysia, China, Korea and Indonesia. Takatani provided the following insights into other Japanese trends, based on his experience with Fujisankei and travel agencies. Tokyo wants more of the American market.”. Insights into a Changing Culture. Kazutoshi Takatani.

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Is Science Under Fire?

PCMA Convene

Coming at the end of a year of scientist-led protests and boycotts in the wake of federal travel policies for international visitors, we wondered: What does this mean for the future of international scientific meetings? We did start hearing, anecdotally, reports of people whose visas didn’t get approved in time to travel overseas.