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How Four Major Global Events Pivoted from In-Person to Virtual

Attendease

SXSW is a major film, music and tech event held every year in downtown Austin, Texas for the last 34 years. Offering brand new speaker content to anyone who might want to watch, and showing leniency to 2020 badge holders is a great way for the event organizers to build goodwill while they rebuild the event for next year.

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Tech Meets the Future

SmartMeetings

From around the world, announcements of dates and places for bringing tech minds together F2F have started to trickle in. When the world suddenly stopped meeting in March 2020, the event teams at these high-profile companies had to scramble to find alternatives just as effective at building excitement and loyalty.

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EMS 2023: Engagement and Data-Driven Strategies Lead the Conversations in Vegas

Event Marketer

While speakers shared proven tips and tricks, best practices and trends in sustainability, design, DE&I, tech and more, one theme in particular wove throughout several sessions: the importance of building one-of-a-kind experiences. Experiential innovation is the result of empathetic design,” Solis said.

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35 Must Attend Events For Event Planners in 2020

Bizzabo

Canadian Meetings + Events Expo. Breakout sessions and workshops are targeted to help you plan and execute better conferences and events. This event provides the ultimate platform for the world's leading suppliers to the MICE industry. Attend showcases and workshops on travel technology, meetings and incentives, and more.

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From Matchmaking To Content Creation: How AI Is Revolutionizing Event Planning

Endless Events

Automate Attendee Help and Communication Chatbots are all the rage for automated communication, especially for online events. Eighty-eight percent of people interacted with a chatbot in the last year, so chatbot tech is only growing in popularity. Simplify Event Planning Events have a lot of moving parts.

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11 Lessons Learned From Organizing a Global Conference Tour

Bizzabo

Running a global conference tour is a huge challenge, but it’s also a great opportunity to learn. And we learned many lessons when organizing the ResponseCon events. Partner up with similar companies, communities, and organizations to support or sponsor your event and make sure to leverage their community for event promotion.

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Ashfield Meetings & Events promotes purpose and ‘the power of us’ in annual conference, The Lab

Event Industry News

Ashfield Meetings & Events and its sister brand, SPARK THINKING, (part of UDG Healthcare plc) held its annual conference, The Lab, at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events. Areas of interest. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions.