Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 19, 2016

“Intel’s annual meeting was entirely virtual. ” — Steven Davidoff Solomon , New York Times, Online Shareholders’ Meetings Lower Costs, but Also Interaction. Forty years later, “group telemedia”, now known as virtual meetings, are firmly established and increasingly popular.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

How the meetings industry is celebrating #GMID2023 Destinations across the United States are showing just how much #meetingsmatter. This year marks the sixth annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), hosted by U.S. It’s so vital that it’s worth celebrating, read below see ways meeting profs are doing just that.

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Unique Venues

APRIL 21, 2021

Maryland, Virginia corridor (also known as the DMV) making it one of the most sought-after areas to meet. Unique Venues distributes thousands of leads each year to venues in the DMV and below are some of our Top Picks for places to meet in this historic high-tech area.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Meet the “In-Crowd,” our 2019 Connect Association 40 Under 40. Arlington, Virginia. 31 • Associate Manager of Meetings. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. Richmond, Virginia. 37 • Director of Education and Meetings. Woodbridge, Virginia.

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Master the Event

APRIL 1, 2022

Corporate event planning includes; Transportation, accommodations, venues, attractions, speakers and often corporate entertainment and team building events. For an event planner, often what will win over delegates is how unique their meeting or event will be. million meetings and events occur in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

That is the real talk delivered by Robert Bronstein and John Harris, partners behind Prevent , a Lynchburg, Virginia risk mitigation company created to help meeting professionals cross the unknown to return to meeting responsibly. And meeting professionals are often hesitant to take on the role of mask-police.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

Here’s a short introduction to these technologies, and how the meeting industry is starting to use them. Governments have adopted biometric systems to meet security concerns. An introduction to facial analysis and facial recognition You might be wondering what facial analysis is, and how it differs from facial recognition.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Cvent’s annual hospitality conference brings together professionals from the hospitality, meeting, and event industries that are interested in engaging with the latest in hospitality technology. Exchanges focus around meeting face-to-face with a wide array of vendors, buyers, and mountain tourism suppliers from around the world.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2019

Jennifer “Jen” Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, a full-service trade show and management company in Arlington, Virginia, says she loves the “melting pot of skills and personality” it takes to make the show happen. My college roommate got a job as an accountant at an association in Northern Virginia when we graduated.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For the 2017 Annual Conference in Roanoke, Virginia, next month, AORE asked presenters to self-identify in a number of categories, including race, gender, and sexual orientation, in order to bring in a more inclusive speaker lineup. As a result, some of the people who come to your meetings are “otherized.” MANEL’ DISCUSSIONS.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 15, 2021

In one statement, Hyatt wrote : “When we learned that CPAC 2021 stage design had been compared to a symbol of hate, we promptly raised this concern with meeting organizers who strongly denied any connection to such symbols. Even so, Hyatt has drawn a line when it comes to hosting known hate groups.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 9, 2022

That is important to do work that is honest and without judgement so I can meet people where they are. I believe the meetings industry is the perfect place to affect change. A lack of empathy is limiting the connections meetings were meant to achieve. Read More : Virginia: At the Crossroads of Diversity and Inclusion.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Victoria Matey, cofounder of Matey Events and recipient of a Smart Women in Meetings award from Smart Meetings, argues that the best incentives are also planned with event psychology in mind. All events are also about meeting with other people. of indoor meeting space and 40,000 sq. of Insta-worthy outdoor options.

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 31, 2019

States in which you need an ABC license : Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Communicate with Your Speakers. Assignment Geek recommends automating communication with your speakers.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

As the founder and CEO of 360 Live Media, a marketing and experience design agency, Don Neal has watched decades-old annual meetings struggle to stay relevant in the era of TED Talks and South by Southwest. These associations certainly aren’t the only organizations rethinking their meeting strategies right now.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. A skyline view of Richmond, Virginia, USA, the state capital, as seen from across the James River.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2017

Planners have been introducing many new approaches recently to meet an event’s objectives and goals , but one aspect of meetings that is still ripe for more changes is the refreshment break. At one session she attended, each changeover to a new speaker came with a five-minute break.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Speakers and participants were connected by interactive video to five hubs: Israel’s Tel Aviv University, Switzerland’s University of Zürich, Massachusetts’ Harvard University, Japan’s University of Tokyo, and Brazil’s Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Feeling overwhelmed by technology is a common sentiment expressed by meeting-professional respondents to Convene surveys, who say that they struggle with the fast pace of change, the latest tech tools and up-to-the-minute applications, and the shiniest new things. I’m a public speaker,” Jones said. What should they pay attention to?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Participants were able to take advantage of 43 sessions, focused on the latest in planning purposeful meetings. Smart Meetings sent a team to do some early reconnaissance, and the top lessons learned included the following. The post Lessons from Smart Monday at IMEX 2017 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Security is job No.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. What is the plan: Hit pause? Punt to fall?

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Okay, if you’re a meeting professional who works for a medical or health-care organization, it’s not actually a problem for you to imagine any of this. That’s where MOC programs come in — and, by extension, the meetings and conferences where those programs are offered. In fact, that’s more or less your job description. CASE HISTORY.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, NSBE is one of the largest student-governed organizations based in the United States. “This is precisely the kind of meeting group that we want to attract in Pittsburgh. Throwback to @NSBEconvention Our volunteer recruiters had a great time meeting with all the potential employees!

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Capterra Event Management

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The chance to go somewhere, meet like-minded people, and learn new things is so thrilling, especially if the lineup of speakers is stacked with interesting figures. Location: Hilton Hotel – Springfield, Virginia. GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference. Besides that, I love going to conferences! The Special Event.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2021

Shortly after that, we started focusing on meetings and events because our customers told us they needed this information. So, we scaled it down to two event locations: Hilton McLean in Virginia and the Conrad London St. ” Kelly also emphasizes working with the virtual speakers beforehand. We just did a live stream.”

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. Meetings bring people together, you see, and that applies to the back of the house just as much as it does among attendees. CONVENTION SERVICES / CONVENTION CENTER.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

In recent years, customized event apps have become standard at meetings of all sizes and industries — and considering the benefits to attendees, it’s easy to see why. Did it really meet its purpose?” USAGE IS VERY IMPORTANT’. From schedules to maps, session ratings to note-taking, apps offer many paper-free pluses.

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Bizzabo

MAY 22, 2019

Each stop will feature expert speakers from the field of IT discussing how IT teams can "work more quickly, proactively, and iteratively." Key Takeaway: Atlas Camp had a unique event segment called "Meet Atlassians." Atlassian has been hosting the event series, Team Tour, for a few years now. And who doesn't love free snacks?

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Cvent has over 4,000 employees and is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia. Can you customize the platform to meet your specific needs? At the same time, speaker profiles allow you to learn more about the people who will be presenting. So if any of Cvent or Eventbrite will meet your event needs, you should definitely go with one.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Meeting Planner, Association of American Medical Colleges. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? Heading home from our annual meeting a few years ago. It was so much fun just relaxing and visiting with everyone, knowing that the meeting had been such a success. Alexandra Adsit. Washington, D.C.,

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Meeting & Event Job Openings | January 2018. Meeting & Events Planner | Carlson Wagonlit Travel | Hartford, CT. Event Manager, External Speaker and Production | SpectraForce | Stamford, CT. Meetings & Events Manager | Marriott International | Bal Harbour, FL. Learn More. Danbury, CT.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. As a “government” meeting planner, I am con-stantly challenged with limited budgets, outdated technology, and long-lasting traditions. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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Social Tables

MARCH 22, 2024

HSMAI Strategy Conferences | Charlotte, NC | June 25-26 The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International—a global hospitality organization that includes revenue management, marketing, and sales professionals—will meet again this year for its annual Strategy Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted a 10-percent increase in the number of meeting-and-event-planning jobs by 2024. It could be managing speakers. Peggy Marilley, founder of Alexandria, Virginia–based Precision Meetings & Events, thinks working with students keeps her ahead of the curve. “At In 2014, the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

6–9, is already tracking ahead of last year’s numbers, according to Meeting and Special Events Manager Kevin Brown, CMP. “We One of the more popular new offerings is the ASHE Connect Lounge, a space in the exhibit hall where “attendees can network with and ask questions of plenary speakers and leaders in the field,” Brown said. “We

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