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15 of 2016’s Hottest Meeting Destinations

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Las Vegas, New York City, Paris and other perennial favorites were among the world’s top meetings destinations in 2016, but several other locations significantly enhanced their appeal largely due to major expansion and renovation projects. Here are 15 of the leading meetings cities in 2016. of event space. It features 2.6 million sq.

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How a Buddhist Nun is Helping the World Get Ready for the Winter Olympics

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Toward that end, the Korean Tourism Organization also sponsored an event — which translated to “Food Concert” in English — in Seoul, also this summer, where Korean chefs created new dishes from locally sourced ingredients from the province.

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Multi-Hub Meetings

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We tend to treat digital and in-person meetings as an either/or dynamic—an attendee participates in one or the other. Each meeting relies on having a strong chairperson who can keep the conversation moving,” Vanneste said. . “It ABBIT organizes about 20 of these multi-hub meetings a year for pharmaceutical and medical-device clients.

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Magazine London – has officially launched

Event Industry News

The venue was designed by world-renowned architects Nissen Richards, whose impressive portfolio includes the V&A Lecture Theatre and Seoul Opera House. Event Tech. This brand-new, multi-use venue provides an unrivalled landscape for brand events, awards dinners, conferences, exhibitions, fashion, the arts and ticketed culture.

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Introducing Marriott’s New Snapisode Series

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The Snap-series will take viewers to Berlin; Seoul, South Korea; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and New York City. The post Introducing Marriott’s New Snapisode Series appeared first on Smart Meetings. Every snapisode will begin with an influencer stating their “mission” for the upcoming week. The series will run through July.

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Holograms Put Keynote Speakers in Two Places at Once

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For example, we allowed an Intel executive to present live on stage via hologram in Taiwan to announce their new processor chip,” Ashley Crowder, the company’s co-founder and CEO told Smart Meetings. “We Further Reading: New Audiovisual Tech Boosts Meetings. This is a great way to make a splash for keynote presentations…”.