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Will Constant Mask Wearing Save the Meetings Industry?

SmartMeetings

We turn to our friends in the Far East, South Korea and Japan, for insight into masking up. As of today, the deaths linked to coronavirus in South Korea , Japan, and the United States are as follows: South Korea: 1,300 or.000025 Japan: 4,680 or.000037 a concert, movie, trade show). COVID-19 Deaths.

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Trade show organisers and associations join forces to create safe, successful platforms for economic recovery and reconnection

Event Industry News

Most notably, many of the industry’s organisers and associations joined forces last year to create and support the All Secure Guidelines, a rigorous set of globally-adopted and medically-vetted health and safety measures designed to create a consistent and diligent approach to visitor health at all global trade shows in 2021 and beyond.

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IBTM launches new trade show for Asia Pacific Market

Event Industry News

IBTM Asia Pacific will bring together a high calibre group of international, APAC regional and local meeting planners and exhibitors for two days of pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings, education and networking. Senthil Gopinath, ICCA CEO: “We congratulate IBTM on the launch of this new platform in the Asia Pacific region.

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The UnExpo Experiment

Conferences that Work

(Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) Most meeting conveners concentrate on feedback about meeting content (“great speakers!”)

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What Matters Most When Choosing a Destination?

PCMA Convene

There are many factors that determine the attractiveness of a destination to meeting and event planners, but infrastructure and accessibility are perhaps the most important, according to Nelson Khoo, event manager at CWT Meetings & Events. They show you that each season is the right time to come. By Kim Benjamin, Untangled.

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PCMA to Planners: Be a Better Performer, and a Better Manager

MeetingsNet

At the recent Convening Leaders 2023 conference, the association for convention and trade-show management delivered advice from experts on pushing beyond one’s comfort zone to try new approaches. As a result, you must operate and collaborate differently to succeed in the new environment.

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IMEX America Shatters Attendance Record

SmartMeetings

IMEX America was hotter than ever this year, drawing a record 12,227 meetings and events professionals to Las Vegas Oct. The hosted buyers program has become a very popular way to get destinations, hotels and resorts, and products in front of meeting planners. To get a feel for the trade show floor, visit our Smart Meetings TV report.