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Peer Conferences Unveiled: A Conversation with Adrian Segar on LinkedIn Live

Conferences that Work

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 10:00 EDT I’ll sit down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for a deep dive into peer conferences : participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. They’ve called it “Peer Conferences Unveiled: A Conversation with Adrian Segar” You will learn a lot from this free session if you’re a meeting industry professional and want to improve meetings.

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Nicola Kastner: Event Strategist with Intention

EventMB

Skift Take: Unlike many who found the events industry by happenstance, Nicola Kastner, founder of The Event Strategist, deliberately chose to enter this field, guided by a passion for creating events with clear business objectives.

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How To Plan An Event

ePly

Even simple events can have multiple moving parts, making event planning an intense exercise in logistics. More than throwing parties, event planning considers all stages of the event cycle. From conception to post-event marketing, the planner has to be ready for nearly anything. Here, we look at how you can coordinate and manage the elements of how to plan an event.

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Announcing the Finalists for the Event Technology Awards US & Canada 2024

Event Industry News

The Event Technology Awards (ETA) US & Canada is thrilled to unveil the finalists for its highly anticipated inaugural edition. The entrants showcase the remarkable achievements and innovations driving the event technology industry forward in North America.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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30 Euston Square hosts influential Planet Peach Sustainability Summit

Prestige Events Magazine

30 Euston Square and its caterer Searcys hosted the Planet Peach Sustainability Summit on 5 th March and brought together hospitality leaders to look at best practices, future-thinking, and the sustainable impacts of the sector. The award-winning venue was selected to host the event due to its shared outlooks and policies with the event organiser around the environmental, economic, and social impacts of in-person events.

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Natural Products Expo West 2024: Five Booth Trends on Display

Event Marketer

Beet gummies? Power bars fueled by renewable energy? Noontropic mushrooms that “improve your thinking”? All were on display at Natural Products Expo West that took over Anaheim Convention Center, March 13-16. The show welcomed more than 65,000 attendees and 3,000 exhibiting companies, showcasing the latest in natural and organic food and beverages, supplements, ingredients as well as home and beauty products.

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Johnny Martinez of CrowdComms takes the helm as Chair of the APEX Commission

Event Industry News

Johnny Martinez, a recent addition to the CrowdComms Account Management team, has been appointed Chair of the APEX Commission. The Event Industry Council has recognized Johnny’s invaluable contributions since 2020 and his new leadership role is set to amplify Johnny’s impact on the global events industry.

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Lime Venue Partnership to Partner with Stress Matters on Neurodiversity Initiative

Prestige Events Magazine

Lime Venue Portfolio have agreed a partnership with Stress Matters that will see the organisation develop a series of toolkits, workshops, and learning resources that will encourage better experiences for delegates. The resources will be aimed at better catering to guests who are neurodivergent and to both celebrate and support inclusivity in event spaces.

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How to Buy Back Time When Planning an Event

eventplanner

Being an event professional nowadays means having no time to focus on what’s truly important. The urgency of daily tasks and assignments consumes more time than ever.

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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Exhibit Trends at HIMSS24: Scavenger Hunts, Gamification, Techy Coffee Bars

Event Marketer

More than 35,000 health care professionals attended HIMSS24 in Orlando last week, March 11-15, to explore the latest innovations in health IT. Across the Orange County Convention Center’s miles of aisles, over 1,100 exhibiting companies showcased how their products, services and AI integrations can improve the digital health ecosystems of hospitals and medical centers.

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Arena Racing Company appoints new Group Head of Sales

Event Industry News

Julie Coates-Walker has been appointed as Group Head of Sales for conferences, events, and hospitality at Arena Racing Company (ARC), the UK’s largest racecourse group, which comprises 21 venues, including 16 horse racing venues.

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Smart Moves: Access Appoints Three Female Co-CEOs

Smart Meetings

Women are Making Events Industry History in Leadership Roles Access —the largest destination management company in the United States, and the only woman-owned and led National DMC—makes history with its appointment of three women as Co-Chief Executive Officers: Jennifer Miller, Danielle Phippen and Heidi Brown. The three of them are the first female CEOs of the 50-year brand.

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Keys to wellness: Healthy eating and controlling stressful situations

MPI

MPI’s monthly wellness spotlight brought to you by When it comes to a focus on employee wellbeing, many companies come up short because leaders consider wellness-related activities or practices to be on the fringe, according to Kristine Iverson. “In reality, these practices and activities could save costs on healthcare and improve performance by recognizing and valuing the well-being of their employees and granting opportunities for mental and physical health breaks and self-care pra

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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Bizzabo Adds Room-Block Management to its Offerings

MeetingsNet

The New York-based meeting-management platform now makes it simpler for attendees to book rooms and for organizers to track pickup. Bizzabo’s Event Experience Operating System has a new integration with cloud-based, room-block management platform Resiada, which allows attendees to link directly from a meeting’s registration page to a site for booking a hotel in the meeting’s room block.

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Event Industry News team immersed in re-launch of Center Parcs Conferences & Events

Event Industry News

Just a stones throw away from Event Industry News HQ, last week the team was invited to experience the grand re-launch of Center Parcs Conferences & Events venue nestled in the heart of Sherwood Forest. The team kicked off the day with a scrumptious breakfast, setting the tone for the adventures ahead.

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Women in Leadership: General Managers

Smart Meetings

Women are taking the lead in GM roles Smart Meetings continues to celebrate Women’s History Month! We are highlighting women who have worked their way up and earned the position of General Manager (GM) to show our appreciation for their dedication to hospitality, their genuine passion for helping others and for standing strong in an industry where men still dominate the majority of leadership roles.

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3 LinkedIn networking strategies every industry partner should know

MPI

Who’s who in the zoo? Chances are the answer to that question has changed dramatically for us in the meeting and event industry over the past couple of years! The pandemic saw a massive departure of great talent, and a huge influx of excited and energetic professionals. Now, more than ever, it’s time we took stock of our networks and invested in growing our networks with the right people.

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Dominate Your Local Market With These 4 Reputation Management Strategies

Speaker: Adam Dorfman, Lindsay Harrison, and Erin O'Brien

Did you know that 4 out of 5 consumers use local search and 88% use smartphones for those searches? With that in mind, I think it's safe to say your online presence is the silver bullet of your business. Think about the revenue you could be missing by not prioritizing local search optimization. Fortunately, there are a handful of steps you can take right now that will immediately impact your business's pace in local search, and we're happy to share them.

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Q&A: U.S. Travel Association’s New Meetings Executive

MeetingsNet

Here’s how Aimee Misako Gabel will apply her experience at a fast-growing association to the newly established role of senior vice president, events and education, for U.S. Travel. On March 14, the U.S. Travel Association introduced Aimee Misako Gabel as the organization’s first senior vice president, events and education. “This new position will play a key role in shaping and transforming our signature events—including IPW, ESTO, Summer Summit, and Future of Travel Mobility—and also deliver new

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Evolution Dome becomes a FFAIR Recommended Supplier

Event Industry News

Evolution Dome, manufacturer and supplier of inflatable temporary structures, has announced today that it has become a FFAIR Recommended Supplier, meaning exhibitors can now order its range of indoor structures and products for events that use FFAIR’s award-winning exhibitor management platform.

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What is Stopping International Attendees from Returning to U.S. Conferences?

Smart Meetings

Experts from around the world share what impacts global travel California may be the ultimate playground, but the reasons people come from all over the world—or don’t in the numbers they did pre-pandemic in some cases—vary by region. Visit California ’s Outlook Forum 2024 at The Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa in Greater Palm Springs last week uncovered the dynamics that appeal to visitors and what is holding some back.

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Why Our ‘Inspired By Music’ Event is Essential for Aspiring Music Professionals

Skiddle

Calling all aspiring music professionals: our latest industry event, Inspired By Music , is just two days away. We’ve been working hard alongside our good mates at GigPig to get everything in order, and we can’t wait to deliver it to you on Wednesday 20th March. But ahead of the event, we thought we’d take a look at why Inspired By Music is essential for aspiring music professionals.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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The Brief: Rainbow Hunting and Mountaintop Skincare

Event Marketer

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover mountaintop skincare at the Kiehl’s Ski Lounge, sexy 3D printing and St. Patrick’s day rainbow-hunting. KIEHL’S We’ve never hit the slopes only to find a skincare bar waiting at the bottom of the mountain, but consumers gliding through Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort earlier this month did.

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Cheltenham Racecourse

Event Industry News

Welcome to Cheltenham Racecourse, where every event is imbued with the magic of stunning views, beautiful surroundings, and an unmistakably unique setting that adds the perfect touch of wow factor.

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Event Case Study: Indoor Ag at Las Vegas’ Caesars Forum

Smart Meetings

Using the power of events to connect the wider farming community Since purchasing Indoor Ag-Con in 2018, CEO Brian Sullivan and his team’s goal has been to push for more education about emerging technologies and budding trends around controlled environment agriculture (CEA). CEA demonstration “What the event is involved with is a lot of growing technology,” Sullivan says.

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Inside the Spectacular Grand Opening of Munich Marriott Hotel City West

The MICE

The Munich Marriott Hotel City West is the most important hotel opening of 2023 in the city. This is because of the large room and event space capacity. The hotel, with 398 rooms and 1580 sqm of event space spread across 18 event spaces, can accommodate large events. The Munich Marriott Hotel City West hosted the Grand Opening to celebrate this big milestone for the Marriott brand.

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5 Things Businesses Need to Know to Thrive in a Post-COVID World

People are itching to get back into the world. 54% of consumers say they plan to dine out at a restaurant at least once a week this year. As COVID-19 restrictions ease, the competition for their business is stronger than ever. Download this eBook today to learn how your restaurant can be prepared!

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Q&A: 10 Minutes with Zac Kelley of Zimmer Biomet

Event Marketer

Zac Kelley, Manager Convention Services/3rd Party Industry Events/Demo Bank, Zimmer Biomet You might compare Zac Kelley’s role as manager of convention services and third-party events for Zimmer Biomet, a medical technology provider of orthopedic care, to that of a head of an operating room. It involves planning and coordination, communication with internal stakeholders, vendor relationships, on-site setup and logistics, and post-event evaluations.

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Lime Venue Portfolio to partner with Stress Matters on neurodiversity initiative

Event Industry News

Lime Venue Portfolio have agreed a partnership with Stress Matters that will see the organisation develop a series of toolkits, workshops, and learning resources that will encourage better experiences for delegates. The resources will be aimed at better catering to guests who are neurodivergent and to both celebrate and support inclusivity in event spaces.

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Case Study: Canadian Dam Association’s Conference in NF

Canadian Special Events

The Canadian Dam Association Annual Conference is a heavily volunteer-led initiative. Most of the 14-person Conference Planning Committee were based in the conference destination, St. John’s, making for wonderful “on the ground” volunteers. They were a hands-on committee that could get you whatever you needed from venues and musicians, to transportation, gift suppliers, and even what dams would be good for post-conference technical tours.