MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In addition, the November/December edition of MeetingsNet’s digital magazine will present a comprehensive article on how early-adopting planners are using Spark, ChatGPT, and other A.I. Look for that digital-magazine edition on MeetingsNet.com starting on November 1. platforms to build out their events.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 1, 2022

What better way to show appreciation for your colleagues, partners and associates than by nominating them for 2022 Meeting Professional of the Year? Nominate your favorite meeting professional by July 12 and they’ll be entered for a chance to win this prestigious award. Nominate your favorite meeting professional here.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

It has been just 300 days since ground was broken in North Greenwich for Venue Lab’s newest venture; Magazine London has now officially opened its doors. The venue hosted Desperados’ ‘EPIC HOUSE PARTY’ last weekend (Saturday 7th September 2019), in which 3,000 attendees crossed its threshold to mark Magazine London’s official opening.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 29, 2024

Marin Bright often told the story of how she launched the meetings and events industry’s first lifestyle magazine in 2002, a few months after the devastating attacks on 9/11 and the downturn in the travel industry. The post A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Marin Bright appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Where your group meets matters, but so does the framing for the discussions that will happen in and out of the ballroom. It is the greatest meeting of land and sea.” We are at a pivot point as an industry and a destination and Smart Meetings is a beacon,” he said. Understanding people’s humanity is the first step,” he said.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 22, 2024

In this installment of Meeting of the Minds, Smart Meetings was joined by Jaclyn Bernstein, president and owner of Empire Force Events, and Alexis Dick, an event planner at HARDI. Alexis Dick (left) and Jaclyn Bernstein (right) Smart Meetings: How important are business relationships and professional networks to your career?

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

When we have a line of sight to understand what each person is doing and why, it creates a harmonious relationship that meets our clients’ needs. Why are people coming to the meeting? If production insists on a room layout that stifles the show, even if it’s on budget and meets deadlines, that won’t work either.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Most annual meetings have used the same template agenda for decades. Annual Business Meeting. Meet bylaw requirements by having a 30-minute session (max) that can be attended by those interested. Annual Meeting Brand. Consider changing your brand to not include the words “annual meeting.”

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Take that framework and drop it into an intimate, small meeting. As meeting planners, how do you turn the room from a potential game of poker to an open, honest free flow of thought and feeling conversation? Read More : It’s a Small (Meetings) World After All Small Groups at Small Meetings A small meeting can mean huge discussions.

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Event Industry News

MAY 23, 2019

The inaugural Edinburgh International Magazine Festival will run for a week from 16 th -22 nd September and will feature speakers and events from some of the world’s best-loved magazine media brands. . Last year, PPA Scotland welcomed a packed crowd of almost 300 magazine professionals and enthusiasts. .

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 30, 2023

As we prepare to celebrate excellence in the meetings and events in our September Meeting Professionals of the Year issue, we look to you to share stories of peers who have gone above and beyond to engage audiences, elevate the industry and support their colleagues all year. Who is leading the way, innovating and inspiring?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 1, 2023

Sausalito, California —Smart Meetings, the premier media brand and leading choice for meeting professionals, is delighted to reveal the winners of the 2023 Smart Stars Awards. Smart Meetings is the leading media company and the most trusted resource for meeting professionals.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 1, 2023

Sausalito, California —Smart Meetings, the premier media brand and leading choice for meeting professionals, is delighted to reveal the winners of the 2023 Smart Stars Awards. Smart Meetings is the leading media company and the most trusted resource for meeting professionals.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2023

Unless you plan events for a booming industry, your reality working for professional and trade associations is that revenue from your 2022 and 2023 meetings is 15 percent (or more) lower than 2019. Event planners are experiencing sticker shock from rising costs for audiovisual, food and beverage, and other direct meeting expenses.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As a result of such policies, potential participants of meetings and conventions must determine whether there is sufficient value in attending, putting pressure on event hosts to show the return on investment from the in-person experience. That is a big knob that you can tune to improve" the sustainability quotient for an event.

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Eventory

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Many of us have shifted to remote work, and many business meetings are now held online. Participating in virtual meetings is still a new thing for many of us, and we do not always know how to handle them right. Online meeting etiquette – best practices. Online meeting etiquette – best practices. 2 Dress appropriately.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 5, 2022

It’s expected that meetings in Q3 or Q4 will outperform those held in the first half of this year. A lot of meetings operating in Q1 and Q2 ended up extending their early-bird deadlines multiple times. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Market differently.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Event Wi-Fi company, noba, has partnered with brand new Venue Lab space, Magazine London, to provide Wi-Fi as part of a three-year deal. . Purpose-built Magazine London, which opened its doors this September, boasts over 24,000sqm of indoor and outdoor space and is the largest of its kind in London. Areas of interest. Brand Events.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

It should benefit attendees by meeting or exceeding their needs in the following ways: Serve — Hub spaces should always include some sort of concierge or help desk so that participants can easily understand and navigate what’s available in this multi-purpose space. It should be a place that attendees frequent to meet up with each other.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 15, 2023

When the $520 million opened the first week in May, it was hailed by the meetings industry as a “game-changer.” Smart Meetings : Which came first: the PGA move to Frisco or the resort opening? How is Omni PGA Frisco Resort a game changer for meeting planners both in and beyond the world of golf? They are experts at that.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The good news is that more meetings and events are happening now than at any time in the past 19 months, thanks to waning Covid infection rates and a combination of safety precautions that often includes requiring participants to wear masks while indoors. But there are ways to remedy the downsides to speaking through a mask.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

We outlined the first 10 things you need to kill — from making your annual business meeting part of your general session to promoting invitation-only events — in order to bring your meeting up to speed. Everyone knows what meeting they’re attending, and those templates tend to contribute to more blah decks.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2023

Vote for the Industry’s Most Engaging Speakers Our Smart Speakers: Best of the Stage 2023 award is based on the actual experiences of Smart Meetings magazine readers at venues and destinations around the world. We’ll calculate the results and feature the top-rated speakers in the July issue of Smart Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In general, there seems to be a strong desire to meet in-person again and registrations numbers are trending higher. From a frantic switch to online events and now a pivot back to in person, the meeting planning industry continues to need agile and creative leaders. You can subscribe to the magazine here.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. Innovative virtual language interpretation software is making attendee accessibility a reality for everyone involved in creating inclusive meetings. The program makes its virtual services impartial to any particular meeting platform.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 19, 2021

However, meeting planners might not want to get their hopes up as they think about their on-site events scheduled for later this year. It might seem to be good news that, for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, an average of more than 2 million people moved through America’s airports in a week (July 2-9).

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 20, 2021

It’s a good time for planners to challenge their organizations to make the meeting experience more valuable than ever. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Which of these ideas would make the greatest impact at your conference? What would you add to the list?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Vote for the Best in the Meetings Industry The 12th annual planner’s choice award is based on the actual experiences of Smart Meetings magazine readers at venues and destinations around the world. 2024 Smart Stars Winners Receive Featured in the June edition of Smart Meetings (print and digital editions).

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Winners will be announced in the December Smart Meetings Magazine. appeared first on Smart Meetings. The deadline to get your votes in is Sept. Take a look at last year’s Platinum Choice winners here. The post Platinum Choice 2023: Nominate Your Favorite Hotel Partner!

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Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 22, 2018

Plan Your Meetings. In addition to the twice-yearly Plan Your Meetings print edition ( also available online ), don’t forget our regularly updated blog , which is completely free and offers hundreds of original posts across all aspects of the meeting and event planning profession. MPI Blog and The Meeting Professional.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Winter Gardens Blackpool also joins mia as a venue member Both Meet Blackpool and Winter Gardens Blackpool have joined the Meetings Industry Association (mia), one of the fastest growing associations in the conference, meetings and events sector, further cementing the town’s dedication to the global events industry.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The meeting and events industry involves considerable travel for many meeting planners. If you are a world time zone meeting planner then you probably know all too well the toll that constant travel can have on your body. You’d see the new meeting planners jump at the opportunity to travel with groups to various destinations.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Nineteen Group has announced that it has divested the magazines it acquired with the backing of Phoenix Equity Partners last year as part of the purchase of the events and magazine business Western Business Exhibitions. The WBE business will separate from Nineteen Group and will be known as Western Business Media going forward.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 20, 2024

Creative events agency Meet & Potato today announced their CEO Jon Kelly has been appointed to the Meeting Industry Association (mia) board. The mia is the principal association supporting and growing the business meeting and events industry.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

Breaking into the meeting planning business takes a mishmash of education, experience and passion. It seems almost everyone I meet lately appears to have an interest in meeting planning and a meeting planner career. Immerse yourself in all things meeting planning.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

The strategy will see major investments across the hotel’s high-profile meetings and investment spaces, including its iconic International Suite. We’re investing heavily across the hotel, improving our bedrooms, introducing new concepts to the hotel, and building on our already very special meetings and events spaces”.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Smart Meetings reached out to our esteemed editorial advisory board to ask what they are grateful for during this transition year and how they demonstrate it personally and professionally. Director of Meetings, MGMA. The strength and positivity that our people and industry exude is truly impressive. Megan Finnell.

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