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Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis: How the Events Industry is Helping

PCMA Convene

MPI condemned “the acts of aggression from Russian forces” in a statement, suspended business with all companies in Russia, and postponed plans to formalize an MPI chapter in Russia. Petersburg into an all-virtual event based outside of Russia. Call Russia. Curt Wagner is digital editor at Convene.

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Mike Dominguez: Hotel, F&B Prices Aren’t Going Down, and Other Predictions for 2023

Smart Meetings

“We haven’t seen the [impact of the] wheat shortage [in the United States] yet, which will be coming up sometime in 2023, and a lot of that has to do with Ukraine and Russia. Despite the recent layoffs and talk of a recession specifically in the tech sector, Dominguez is optimistic that the meetings industry won’t be impacted.

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Industry switch to hybrid and virtual events propels ExpoPlatform to a new level

Event Industry News

Newfound event flexibility and a collective pivot to virtual exhibitions has led to major growth at Cambridge-based event tech company ExpoPlatform. In March, CloserStill Media’s London Tech Show was the first event to use ExpoPlatform’s suite of online tools.

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Book a Spy at Your Next Event—Yes, You Read Right

Smart Meetings

counterintelligence for 10 years spying on Russia during the Cold War. Via Spyscape, Spyex’s parent company, meeting professionals can also host events in a high-tech, 60,000-square-foot facility in New York City.

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In the Cloud We Trust

Smart Meetings

Read More: Smart Tech: When Good Technology Goes Bad You still need to do some homework. Prevent Monitoring at Events Overseas If you’re hosting or attending an event overseas in China, Ukraine or Russia, Schwartz suggested bringing a new, blank device that doesn’t connect back to your old information.

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Legacy IT System Modernization: Benefits & Barriers

Management Events

Moreover, the volatile global conflicts – such as the Russia-Ukraine war – also has a ripple effect on cybersecurity, with US-based cybersecurity agencies observing an 800% increase in cyberattacks in the the two days following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. Many of these were running on legacy systems. .

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#EventProfs to discuss collaborations at Baltic-Nordic Event Forum

Event Industry News

The Strategy also welcomes cooperation with EU neighbouring countries (Russia and Norway). The Baltic Sea Region includes eight EU members that border the Baltic Sea: Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Together they have an impact on the whole industry and even more – on our common future.