Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2024

has good news for meeting professionals. It is actually a tool that will get some of that ‘drag stuff’ out of the way to focus on the things that you really want to do, the reason you got into the events industry in the first place,” he explained at Smart Meetings Innovation Experience in Irving, Texas, last week.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2019

Brexit popped up as both a threat and opportunity for the events industry in the new “Europe as a Destination for Meetings and Conferences” study. meeting buyers and sellers in different industries. Photo courtesy of London & Partners). Event Tech.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 17, 2023

Samantha Veneruso, director of learning programs at the American Geophysical Union (from left); Goradesky; and Lauren Parr, SVP, meetings and learning at AGU, were introduced by Joni Opperman, Hilton Worldwide Sales.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 4, 2019

Prague, in the Czech Republic, is not only a travel destination, but home of the AIM Group International office of Bob Novak, who wrote the white paper, “How to Create a Truly Unique Destination Experience and the Latest DMC Trends.”. Does that mean that DMCs are no longer needed?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2021

A new financial system concept outlined in a 2009 white paper grew into the annual North American Bitcoin Conference, which drew 6,000 participants to Miami in 2018. In early 2009, a white paper started floating around the internet. The Serendipity Machine’. I like to call it ‘The Serendipity Machine.’

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. In the virtual space, this could involve XR avatars “meeting” in virtual breakout rooms, or communicating through a multi-participant instant messenger or video chat.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

There’s a blizzard of white papers and trend reports that seek to help meeting professionals understand what to expect in the future — including research conducted by the German Convention Bureau (GCB) as part of its Future Meeting Space initiative.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. And almost a third were new since 2021.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022.

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Endless Events

APRIL 3, 2023

Companies like Conference Direct and other venue finders should be scared. Imagine going into Bing and saying, ‘Find me a venue that can fit 350 people and has an outside cocktail space.’ Then the AI grabs that for you and says, ‘I found five venues within 30 miles of Dallas that meet your criteria.’

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Read More : Salman Rushdie and Complacency in the Meetings Industry 1. Sponsors can also drop white papers at expos, and attendees can receive mobile badges when they enter a venue. The post The Return to Innovation Is On the Horizon appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 5, 2016

If the group arrived at a venue and discovered brown M&Ms present, they knew they needed to immediately check all contract stipulations — including important matters like whether the stage could actually handle the massive weight of the band’s equipment. ” — Brown Out , snopes.com.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

“‘To whom it may concern’ no longer applies,” said Reed Exhibitions President Nancy Walsh, who is quoted in The Next Big Opportunity: Mass Personalization and the Art of Brand Experience, a recent white paper from Free-man. They’re using data to help attendees make decisions about who to meet, where to go, and what to do.”.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 8, 2019

As the business world continues to grow, with multi-national companies opening offices in diverse countries, meetings and industry conferences will require more international travel than ever. How can meeting and conference organizers put business travelers’ minds at ease when attending international conferences? Do Your Research.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 11, 2022

I’m pleased to announce that after weeks of demos, research, and countless communications with the top players in the market, Smart Meetings has agreed to publish the results of my analysis. If you’re a venue or a planner looking for the latest these tools have to offer, I hope you’ll check out the report! Methodology to the Madness.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

With the demand for Wi-Fi accessibility at meetings showing no signs of plateauing — to say nothing of the debate over pricing — the Convention Industry Council’s APEX Standards Committee has released a new free tool: the RFP Strategy Guide for Event Internet and Communications. We produced some white papers.

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EncoreAPAC

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

So you have found the perfect venue for your next event, now you need to start to think about the room layout and in particular the seating style for your audience. Some venues have the ability to have these in different heights like a University lecture which allows for more seats in a smaller space. Horse Shoe. Hollow Square.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. And almost a third were new since 2021.

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Socio Events

JUNE 24, 2020

It can involve sharing thought leadership content — like your latest blog, white paper or podcast, hosting networking events and virtual meet-ups, and even some healthy competition via a community game, trivia, live polling, and Q&A. Ongoing community engagement can include a mix of different strategies.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

The blog from popular enterprise event software Cvent is divided into categories so you can peruse based on your interests: social media, site selection and budgeting, association tips, meeting and event intelligence, planning how-tos, and strategic meetings management. It also includes rankings of top meeting hotels and destinations.

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ePly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For instance, a person visits your website and downloads a digital asset like a report or white paper you offer. Nothing should be considered too small or insignificant to be omitted because those can add up quickly. It looks at the first marketing initiative that attracted a person and led them to conversion.

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Socio Events

JULY 11, 2022

I must say, it felt amazing to return to meeting face to face. As I walked through the EMS venue, it was nice to see organizers include the virtual elements that evolved over the last few years and made virtual participation so viable. You can offer exclusive elements throughout the year, like eBooks and white papers.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

And what we’ve done is created a place for intersections that most of the people told us that they were meeting and hearing from people that they just haven’t had the opportunity to intersect with before. It’s where startups meet a venture capital company for five minutes. No questions can be asked.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Meetings don’t look how they used to. But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? Here are five meeting industry trends that are changing the game. Because of that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. labor force , at 35%.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Change is imminent — and in the meetings industry, it’s upon us. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. With that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. Millennials are the decision makers now.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 10, 2021

Tips for calming yourself, your team and your attendees’ meeting jitters. “We Yes, you have to make sure everyone is physically protected, but now it falls to meeting professionals to throw them a lifeline, as well, so they feel emotionally safe. Structure the event design to meet their needs,” she said. We are social animals.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If you’re interested in scheduling Bob to speak at your company meeting, conference or convention, please contact Kathy Tagenel at (775) 220-6995 or click here to email her. Christy Lamagna is the founder of and Master Strategist at Strategic Meetings & Events. Bo Krüger is a speaker, facilitator and meeting designer.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 16, 2022

There simply aren’t enough cars to meet corporate demand,” says Sesilia Kalss, senior consulting manager of Global Business Consulting for American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) in the company’s latest white paper, Business Travel in 2022. Read More : Re-incorporating Sustainability into the Future of Meetings.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If you’re interested in scheduling Bob to speak at your company meeting, conference or convention, please contact Kathy Tagenel at (775) 220-6995 or click here to email her. Christy Lamagna is the founder of and Master Strategist at Strategic Meetings & Events. Bo Krüger is a speaker, facilitator and meeting designer.

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Event Industry News

JULY 6, 2021

The Hybrid Cities Alliance brings together more than 20 cities from around the world to work together on ‘multi-city hub’ events; where attendees can meet face-to-face in hubs located in different cities or countries, but all connected via an online platform.

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Certain

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Designing and diagramming a room is the cornerstone of meeting planning. Depending on what your attendees do, such as visit a booth, download a white paper, or view a demo, your systems can trigger notifications that alert attendees of relevant (based on their behavior) sessions that will be happening during the event.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) is encouraging the business meetings and events industry to use 20 percent less single-use plastic with a new high-profile campaign.

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Social Tables

JULY 25, 2018

More than ever before, guests are searching for more than just a “traditional” meeting — they want personalized event experiences that will engage them on multiple levels. This is what the industry means when they throw around the idea of “purposeful meetings.”

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The EPA has called out the meetings and events industry as one of the most wasteful today. Factor in other carbon footprint variables such as attendee air and car travel, hotel room energy expenditures, venue energy expenditures and discarded food, and you begin to see where the EPA is coming from. Meeting and event venues.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

We recommend you check out Bizbash for the ultimate in event planning news, trends, inspiration and venue discovery. Business, event management, venues and destinations are just a few of the categories you can explore. Connect are dedicated to providing content that helps you reimagine today’s meetings and look into the future.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

And for many of those planning meetings and events, it’s been accepted practice to offer guests buffets piled high with pyramids of food, thinking that choices were limited only by the size of the budget. When his team talks to meeting planners about sustainability, “we beg them” to put food-waste-related language in their RFPs, he said. “It

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