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Circularity: The Biggest Shift for Trade Shows in 2024 

Smart Meetings

Trade shows have been a crucial aspect of the business world for centuries. Jack Macleod For the last 15-20 years, green meetings and organized gatherings aimed at minimizing negative impacts on the environment have been a concept, but in 2020, after the Covid-19 pandemic, they became a widespread topic in the events industry.

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MPI NCC ACE: Less Trade Show; More Idea Exchanges

Smart Meetings

The group pledged to “revolutionize conferences” by “saying goodbye to traditional trade show booths and hello to interactive networking experiences and relevant education.” Action Steps Meeting professionals are uniquely positioned to help attendees feel that they belong in the small and large decisions they make every day.

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Orlando trade show demonstrates ability for live events to return safely

Event Industry News

Following nearly a year of canceled trade shows, Go LIVE Together is working closely with major convention and exhibitions-oriented cities around the United States to helppromote safereopening plans and accelerate recovery for the business events industry’s nearly 7 million employees, as well as the markets they support.

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Temporary Fix or Permanent Change? An AV Perspective on the Evolution of Trade Shows

PCMA Convene

” The name AVIXA may not ring a bell with you, but you’re likely familiar with InfoComm, the largest professional audiovisual trade show in North America. It got pushed to June and now is going to this localized, fragmented event instead of being in Barcelona with the normal trade-show presence.

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How to Smash Lead Follow-Up After Events & Trade Shows

Socio Events

That sparked a cross-industry conversation on how to follow up with trade show and corporate event leads. How to Follow Up With Trade Show & Corporate Event Leads: A 3-Step Outreach Sequence. Rinse and repeat through day 24 until you get a response or meeting,” he recommends. CLICK IMAGES TO SEE ORIGINAL POSTS.

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Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences

Conferences that Work

Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences : Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian — in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. My post Why don’t meeting conferences pay speakers?

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BVEP shapes up for future events industry representation with updated terms of reference

Event Industry News

The Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP) has confirmed updates to its terms of reference as it prepares to step up its advocacy and representation on behalf of the UK Events Industry. The new terms, which were agreed at a recent member meeting in NewcastleGateshead, outline the BVEP’s revised vision, mission and objectives.