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Get Ready for the Future of Events at ELI’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit

Event Leadership Institute

In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels like we’ve reached a turning point as major destinations like New York City announced plans to fully reopen by the summer and the vaccine rollout continues. So where does that leave you?

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2019 40 Under 40: Natasha Stamper Pedigo, The Asphalt Institute

Connect Your Meetings

Natasha Stamper Pedigo, CMP, 38, works in Lexington, Kentucky, as a meeting planner and event manager at The Asphalt Institute. What I do: I plan and execute three large member meetings a year across the U.S. What I do: I plan and execute three large member meetings a year across the U.S. Connect with Pedigo on Instagram. .

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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

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Jim Clapes, 37, works in New York City as conference and events manager at the Drug Policy Alliance. Green Building Council, I pursued my life long dream of living in New York City and accepted a position with the Drug Policy Alliance. Connect with Clapes on Instagram.

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Smart Meetings Celebrates 4 Folio Eddie/Ozzie Wins

SmartMeetings

November 11, 2016 – Smart Meetings, the leading media company and most trusted resource for meeting professionals, was awarded two Eddie Awards and two Ozzie Awards at the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Awards by Folio in New York City. 1 resource for meeting planners,” says Marin Bright, CEO and founder of Smart Meetings.

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What Amazon’s HQ2 Search Means for Business Events Industry

PCMA Convene

The company recently selected New York City and Northern Virginia as sites for its second, and split, headquarters. New York City and Northern Virginia — the eventual winners of the split headquarters — emerged on his shortlist. Amazon photo). Amazon map).

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AV Advice from the Experts

Connect Your Meetings

It gets the audience into the meeting and is more than just a still picture,” he says. A lot of our clients are interested in virtual and augmented reality,” says Lindsay Meck, director of production at Sequence Events in New York City. Waving a phone or tablet over a decal could activate and display a secret image.

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Booking Meeting Venues Site Unseen

PCMA Convene

After a year spent moving in-person events to digital platforms and monitoring the shifts in the feasibility of meeting in person, the timelines for holding safe in-person meetings in the future are slowly coming into focus. Virtual Site Visits. I’ve done a lot of Skype site tours. Leslie Zeck.

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