MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2022

The last two years have been a massive challenge for the meetings industry, and few segments have suffered as much as destination management companies. At this time, we see the impact geographically concentrated in Ukraine, Russia, and a few bordering countries. Russian Roulette: Global Events Industry Reacts to Ukraine Invasion.

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Event Industry News

JULY 2, 2020

B2B marketeers from China and Italy are most optimistic about a quick re-opening, while those from North America, the UK, and Russia expect a later restart. Key functions of face-to-face events, such as meeting new clients, showcasing products and general brand promotion have not been successfully delivered by their online counterparts.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 15, 2020

Hosting the event on Teams would ensure the confidential content shared during the three-day event — in which the sales and marketing team from 13 different locations, including in Europe, Russia, Dubia, and South Africa, would participate — would be secure. I’m like, if anybody says that, I will kill them,” she added with a laugh.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2019

Currently, the program covers 10 areas: Brazil, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, South Korea and United States, as well as the Jewish, LGBTQ and Native-American cultures. It’s no different for the meetings and events industry: Making and fostering relationships is how planners thrive. It’s All in the Details.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

More than 150,000 participants attended the virtual and hybrid events powered by ExpoPlatform in the last five months, resulting in 50,000 video meeting requests.

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EventMB

MAY 17, 2022

The winner will also get an opportunity to compete for an additional $500,000 of investment as part of the television show — Meet the Drapers. Does this mean that the hybrid format will continue for some time, especially since the China and Russia markets are still missing?

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 8, 2018

Before deciding where to meet next, why not think out of the binder? Post-meeting surveys and other tried-and-true analyses certainly have their place, but site decisions can almost always benefit from a little creative input. The post Top Travel Ideas for 2018, Survey Says appeared first on Smart Meetings. Rest and relaxation.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

I joined a group of nine hosted buyers — eight from the United States and one from Russia — all on their way to IMEX 2017 the following week, on a two-day fam hosted by the German Convention Bureau. It’s hard to imagine a more romantic setting for a meeting than the red-sandstone Stadthalle convention center, our next stop.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 27, 2020

The Strategy also welcomes cooperation with EU neighbouring countries (Russia and Norway). The goal of the strategy was to strengthen cooperation between the countries in order to meet common challenges, and to benefit from the common opportunities facing the region.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

And there will be growing use of cashless payments and livestreaming at meetings and events. What is one trend that meeting planners should be keeping an eye on in 2017 and beyond? The United States will continue to outperform the global exhibitions market. Airfares will be up 2.5 percent worldwide. EXHIBITIONS. and France.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The business meeting ended with a gala dinner honoring those who have advanced the field. Excellence in Site Inspection went to the team of Destination South Meetings & Events, a DMC Network Company; Juice Studios, a Hosts Global Company; PRA Atlanta; and Presenting Atlanta. Related: The 411 on DMCs.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Customers travelling to the UAE during Expo 2020 can simply visit their nearest VFS Global Visa Application Centre in the GCC, India, China, Russia, UK and Germany to plan their trip, leverage VFS Global’s services and reserve their Expo 2020 tickets.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Leading Australian events software platform, EventsAIR, was chosen to undertake the mammoth task of keeping track of more than 30,000 delegates, officials and observers at this month’s APEC meeting held in Papua New Guinea. This was the ultimate test of EventsAIR and we came through with flying colours”.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

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.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Consider this: If the business events industry were a country, its GDP would rank between Australia and Russia — that is to say, it would be the 13th largest in the world. We know that business events are more than just a means for people to meet face-to-face; we are a powerful platform for global economic and social progress.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

And, of course, a big meeting — WADA’s Annual Symposium, bringing together international sports federations, athletes, national and regional anti-doping organizations, laboratories, government officials, “and other key stakeholders,” said WADA Communications Coordinator Maggie Durand, “that are integral to the clean-sport movement.”.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 2, 2017

The State Department specifically states that “widely-reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom demonstrate that the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS or Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, and their affiliates have the ability to plan and execute terrorist attacks in Europe.”. The post U.S.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 31, 2018

. • Following a period of severe decline, Russia has started to recover, driven by volume development. The Gulf region remains an important meeting place as a trade hub and the UAE prepares for the upcoming Expo2020 with the expansion of Dubai World Central.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 25, 2019

Besides exhibitions this multi-use complex can host conferences, product launches and meetings. It is fully equipped with the latest audio-visual technology, meeting rooms and break-out rooms. Up and coming Georgia has ambitions to become the meeting hub of the Caucasus region. Czech Republic. each year to 2028.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 10, 2020

Is it possible to routinely start online meetings on time? Think about the last three meetings you attended. Why don’t scheduled meetings start on time? The reason that almost no scheduled meetings (in-person or online ) start on time is that we provide one single time for meetings to both open and start.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 17, 2016

– To broaden the event’s reach around the globe, Arinex marketed LNG 18 at major LNG events in the United States, Russia and France. The post Case Study: How to Plan a Great Conference, from Start to Finish appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2017

If you’re even the least bit freaked out by the KRACK Wi-Fi security flaw, and wondering how it might possibly impact your life and meetings, here’s a bit of reassurance and advice. Perhaps most important of all to know, your event is in no danger whatsoever from some internet criminal in Russia or Transylvania using KRACK.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The actions are occurring during a time of deteriorating relations between the two countries due to a several issues, including American support for Kurdish fighters in Syria and Turkey’s tilt toward Russia in the war in Syria. The post 4 Helpful Tips for Americans Traveling to Turkey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Bizzabo

JULY 3, 2019

I started with events 17 years ago, working for an association that dealt with globalization issues in the software development industry where I was doing global conferences and exhibitions in different parts of the world—China, Middle East, Europe, US, and Russia. This meeting inspired me to later submit application to the board.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 30, 2019

Fast forward to 2019: CreativeMornings now has more than 200 chapters that meet weekly in more than 65 countries — and ultimately working to reverse the trend of loneliness around the world. “I Related: Face-to-Face Meetings: An Antidote for Loneliness. I’ve never felt more integrated into a community that wasn’t. physically here.”

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The post Holiday Events and Cyber Sales for Company Celebrations, Gifting appeared first on Smart Meetings. The Christmas in St. Petersburg Tour is a private group tour that takes place throughout the city of Saint Petersburg.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business. Also, we need to check which COVID-19 vaccination has been approved by each destination and meets their entry requirements and how they have to travel with a stopover. And that’s a really, really big workload.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Internal travel was defined as “meetings with colleagues or working at other company office locations,” while external travel examples are trips for sales meetings and conference travel. Airports, United Beefs Up and Business Travel Grows appeared first on Smart Meetings. Go to GBTA to see full results.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 19, 2021

Convene sat down with Wargo to hear how AVIXA has retooled its own trade shows — international versions of InfoComm, and Integrated Systems trade shows in Europe and Russia — and its organizational model in the wake of the pandemic. Oftentimes they also have an IT title associated with that.”.

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Connect Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

But in the meetings and events world, Cerbelli is one of the biggest names. Otherwise, Cerbelli stays behind the scenes producing meetings, incentives and events for the likes of USAA, ADT and H.J. I’m lucky to be known as a personable, nice-looking guy that’s fun to be at meetings and dresses well. I like both avenues.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The hotel is part of the Penta Group , which has 27 hotels in Europe and Asia (Germany, Belgium, France, Austria, Czech Republic, United Kingdom and Russia), with further expansions planned in the next 2–3 years. The reception, bar, restaurant and meeting spaces all surround the focal point—the lounge area.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

These top-tier cities are meetings hotspots, with enough convention space and hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of attendees at any given time, plus the cultural amenities and intangible cachet to keep them around. Convene recently spoke with representatives from three such cities that recently have hosted renowned international meetings.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Petersburg, Russia. of meeting space, 2,561 guest rooms and an actual museum, and you may be so busy that you don’t find time to take photos (but we doubt it). of meeting space, five pools, Cirque de Soleil shows and a botanical garden with rotating “shows” that beg to be photographed. A city of stars, indeed.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2022

The war in Ukraine broke out just as global travel and meetings were seeing advances in reopening, adding a new layer of complexity to international planning. Issues like closed flight paths (over Russia) and heightened fuel costs have dampened the prospects of a smooth spring and summer travel recovery. Meetings Industry Reacts.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Many meeting and event planners are required to travel frequently. After all, Europe, Asia, Australia and other parts of the world are very attractive for meetings and conferences. If you’re a meeting or event planner that does a lot of traveling, knowing how to greet people can go a long way towards successful relationships.

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The MICE

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We do a lot of things where you go and meet local entrepreneurs and can hear the story of their business and become inspired by how they do things. Just as in any meeting, you need to create a flow that balances the speed, variety of activities and engagement levels at all times throughout the programme.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 9, 2017

Conde Nast Traveler has released a list of the 50 Most Beautiful Cities in the World, many of which would make great meeting destinations. Venice offers a unique experience to meeting-goers because you get from place to place via foot or the canal system by way of water taxis and gondolas. Petersburg, Russia. Venice, Italy.

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