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Get Ready for the Future of Events at ELI’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit

Event Leadership Institute

The Event Leadership Institute’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit , held virtually on June 3, invites meeting and event professionals to chart their course for the future. Another common challenge is creating sponsorship models that work in a virtual or hybrid environment. So where does that leave you?

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How This Association Held a 300-Person Event — Safely — in June in Florida

PCMA Convene

When the Georgia Motor Trucking Association met at the Ritz Carlton Amelia Island, they were able to have many of the usual meeting events, including a reception on the lawn. The business sessions of the meeting were the easiest thing to control in terms of social distancing, Crowell said. “We Photos courtesy GMTA).

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Getting Personal in a Digital Crowd

PCMA Convene

The event-technology platform Gatherly uses “spatial video chat” to foster one-on-one and small-group connections in digital meetings. Gatherly is focusing on galas and fundraisers, sponsorship conferences, happy hours, and networking events, Cherian said. “We

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Fighting Fyre: Epic Event Fails and How to Avoid Them

TicketBud

What was delivered did not meet the expectations for what the White House brand represents, and the brand took a PR hit because of this. It was meant to be the perfect event: a weekend of music set on 8,000-acres of Georgia farmland. TomorrowWorld 2013 in Chattahootchie Hills, Atlanta Georgia.

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2018 40 Under 40: Class Acts

Connect Your Meetings

They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. Meet the next generation of leaders, these “Class Acts.” 33 • Director of Exhibits and Sponsorships. Duluth, Georgia. 29 • Director of Sales—Meetings and Events, Americas. 33 • Meeting Planner. Jim Clapes.

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Kellen Company

Stova

Before finding Stova, Kellen had trouble finding an events specific system that could meet those needs. Location: Atlanta, Georgia Founded: 1964 Employees: 375+ Industry: Events & meetings Kellen supports, guides and promotes the professions and industries that impact people around the world every day.

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Game Changers: Sporting Incentive Trips

SmartMeetings

Meeting professionals can adapt that game plan to their next incentive outing or corporate retreat by building the trip around a top-tier sporting event. “As The Masters Tournament, April 5–8, at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Read more about incentive travel in the October issue of Smart Meetings.

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