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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. But our industry still faces ongoing challenges, such as: high travel, F&B, and production costs; staffing shortages; tight client budgets; and the rise of last-minute event registrations.

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

Event Leadership Institute

Other sessions will address positioning your company for post-COVID growth and how the work-from-home culture and decrease in business travel will affect in-person meetings. Juliette Kayyem, former assistant secretary of Homeland Security and CNN national security analyst will share tips for moving ahead.

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40 Social Media Influencers Every Hospitality Professional Should Follow

Social Tables

@tojulius Julian Solaris, Editor of The Event Manager Blog, always has the low-down on attendance-worthy events and the newest event technology. Tahira Endean tweets about the intersection of experiential, immersive meeting design and technology. Ciara Feely is a hotel meeting and event space sales expert.

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An Ode to 40 Women Influencers In the Events Industry

Hubilo Blog

She’s a past president of Meeting Professionals International, Chicago and has been named as one of the 40 under 40 in the meetings industry by Connect magazine in 2015. Kate Patay : Kate brings 20+ years of rich experience in business travel, tourism and event marketing strategy. Robyn Davis : Master of trade shows.

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What Meeting Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020

PCMA Convene

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) — a set of 17 wide-ranging goals and 169 targets addressing critical global problems — aren’t exactly household words. Consider the fact that the global events industry was officially added, as of last fall, as a partner in the United Nations’ drive to reach SDGs by 2030.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

A few that caught our eye include event grants, new event venue options and coping with travel bans. The blog features industry members and provides easy-to-digest venue highlights right through to the heavy-hitting issues for event planners today. Event Industry News. Loving their blog? Kongres Magazine.

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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

Social Tables

Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand.

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