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Power of Partnership Stewardship Summit (POPS)

Smart Meetings

The need for change in travel and tourism The hospitality industry is continuing its efforts towards improving sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) with cross-sector discussions and in-person activities. The Travel Foundation and the U.S.

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8 Insane (but True) Facts about Corporate Events

Master the Event

Corporate event planning includes; Transportation, accommodations, venues, attractions, speakers and often corporate entertainment and team building events. 1 While California is the state with the most corporate events, Virginia is the state with the highest salaries for event planners. 1 There are 628 colleges in the U.S.

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Can Venues Have a Say in Event Set Design?

PCMA Convene

But the environment itself also became a hot topic on the news and social media. Additionally, Sommer Devlin said that if a hotel asked to review and approve set designs it would open up “a Pandora’s box of problems,” including the potential need to review what speakers might say in the program.

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Lessons from Smart Monday at IMEX 2017

SmartMeetings

Keynote speaker Janet Sperstad, program director at Madison College in Wisconsin, explained that human-centric experiences deliver lasting impact by tapping into behavioral science, meeting design, technology, health and well-being , and CSR in new and interesting ways. How People Think is as Important as What They Think.

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5 Next-Gen Technologies That Already Are Changing Meetings

PCMA Convene

Since March, Connie has been answering questions about the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, in McLean, Virginia, as well as about where to eat and what to do in the Washington, D.C., I’m a public speaker,” Jones said. I’d like to have a machine say, ‘The only thing left is 6 p.m. at the sushi joint.’”. Barbara Palmer.

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15 Commonly Missed Event Planning Checklist Details

Hubilo Blog

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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Concerns about using facial analysis at events

Conferences that Work

Clearview AI , an American facial recognition company, maintains a database of 20 billion matchable facial photos, many scraped from social media networks, which until 2022 was available not only to government agencies but also private companies. Over a dozen U.S. cities have banned police use of facial recognition. ” Really?

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