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Mike Dominguez: Hotel, F&B Prices Aren’t Going Down, and Other Predictions for 2023

Smart Meetings

Dominguez noted that even though mega-conferences were absent last year, borders are now largely open and travel is back with a vengeance. Revenge Meetings, New Meetings Are Driving Demand. Travel is back, in Dominguez’s eyes. Travel is back, in Dominguez’s eyes. A lot of it is new meetings.

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Event Planner Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Decade

Maritz Global Events

These issues could cause business confidence to wane and group-business travel is most sensitive to this. Data protection is always on event planners’ minds. Carbon neutrality, sustainable design, and eco/green themes are becoming the new event fad. Data Protection. The tides are turning. Go big or go home!

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Interviews with Planners - Lisé Puckorius

Eventinterface

A veteran in the meetings industry, Puckorius brings extensive experience in event planning and education management to the Center. The most successful event and meeting planners are those who can understand the importance of working to accomplish those goals. What makes you successful as an event planner?

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Interviews with Planners - Lisé Puckorius

Eventinterface

A veteran in the meetings industry, Puckorius brings extensive experience in event planning and education management to the Center. The most successful event and meeting planners are those who can understand the importance of working to accomplish those goals. What makes you successful as an event planner?

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Interviews with Planners - Lisé Puckorius

Eventinterface

A veteran in the meetings industry, Puckorius brings extensive experience in event planning and education management to the Center. The most successful event and meeting planners are those who can understand the importance of working to accomplish those goals. What makes you successful as an event planner?

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MPI Announces Major Reorganization and New Appointments

SmartMeetings

Matthew Marcial, CAE, CMP – Vice President of Education & Events. Marcial previously served as MPI’s Senior Director of Events and has been with the association since 2014. He now has oversight of MPI’s global events portfolio and the MPI Academy educational products, experiences and professional certificate programs.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

Event professional turned full-time blogger Irina Graf has created an event industry networking and destination focused blog with an international view. Search within blog categories like education, sustainability and team building or check out her opinion pieces for something different. Event Leadership Institute.