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A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World

PCMA Convene

In August, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which was issued by more than 200 global scientists and academics, “a code red for humanity.” See “Glasgow’s Sustainable Head Start” at the end of this story.) “We Laura Lopez. Binit Bharadia/UK Government).

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What Meeting Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020

PCMA Convene

The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 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. Sustainable initiatives became more common in the business events industry in 2019.

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What Meeting Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020

PCMA Convene

The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 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. Sustainable initiatives became more common in the business events industry in 2019.

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10 Reasons Why Conference Planning Software is A Boon for Event Planners

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Event apps and software with features like chatbots with live polling and Q&A functions, online surveys, virtual suggestion boxes, and analysis of content sharing and interaction patterns are set to become mainstream due to their wide-ranging functionality.”. – Frank M. Waechter , Congrex Switzerland. And why not?

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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

Bizzabo

This event is giving energy networks the opportunity to demonstrate their passion for delivering exceptional service and innovation today, whilst identifying the business models and strategies to help deliver sustainable, low carbon, services for tomorrow. Lausanne, Switzerland. Basel, Switzerland. Black Hat Asia.

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