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Hosting Conscious Events in Toronto

Smart Meetings

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024, the MTCC has hosted over 21,000 events, ranging from international conferences and trade shows to gala dinners and corporate meetings. Conveniently located in downtown Toronto, it offers state-of-the-art amenities and services, making it a top choice for global meetings and event organizers.

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How New Orleans Recovered after a Natural Disaster

Smart Meetings

We chose to meet potential clients at trade shows or at their office. Jeff currently serves on the Board of Directors of Society of Hosts at Florida State University, which named him Alumnus of the Year in 2004. The reality is quite the opposite. We saw this as an investment in building a lasting relationship.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

Smart Meetings

Preparing for the Exam In 2004, when Meeting Professionals International (MPI) held their EMEA Conference in Berlin, Mahmoud was working as director of conventions at the Berlin Convention Office. “Now I live in two very international cities, and my professional job gives me the opportunity to bring people together,” she says.

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Collaborate, experiment, and innovate in Toronto

Smart Meetings

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) is Canada’s leading convention and trade show facility. Sustainability is a top priority for Toronto’s convention centres, venues and meeting spaces. This world-class venue features over 442,000 sq. The entire facility has signed the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge.

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The UnExpo Experiment

Conferences that Work

(Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.)

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Virtual Event Platform Comparison: 2022 Virtual Event Tech Guide

SpotMe Blog

Founded in 2008, vFairs is a virtual career fairs and virtual trade shows pioneer. The main features include 3D models of the event with trade show booths. Best for: External users at virtual career fairs and virtual trade shows. Founded in 2004, INXPO is a webcasting solution for webinar-style events.

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How Events Helped a ‘Fringe’ Diet Lifestyle Go Mainstream

PCMA Convene

In fact, research from Ipsos Retail Performance tracked the surge in vegans from 2004 — a period of “obscurity” when just 290,000 Americans considered themselves vegan — to 2019 when 9.7 Mark Banahan. At the same time, though, the commitment to a plant-based diet was gaining ground. million people embraced a plant-based lifestyle.

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