Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2024

And then in 2005, twenty-eight years later, I felt compelled to write a book about the new ways I’d developed to design and lead conferences that became what the participants wanted and needed. I would need every scrap of my conviction about the importance of peer conferences to persist in what followed. ” Jerry was right.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

The Blackpool Conference and Exhibition Centre has announced today that in its first 12 months of operating, it welcomed 55,000 delegates through its doors and generated, alongside Winter Gardens Blackpool, in excess of £70m in economic benefit, contributing to Blackpool’s overall visitor economy which is valued at more than £1.58bn.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The invention of the #hashtag in 2007 made it easy for users to find specific relevant content and communities. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Mastodon is the old Twitter appeared first on Conferences That Work. (In 2019, only ~13% of Twitter accounts were private.) The old Twitter is gone.

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EventMB

AUGUST 19, 2024

Fewer Veteran Planners Research from Financial & Insurance Conference Profess ionals ( FICP ) shows that the financial and insurance sectors consistently rely on outsourcing for task-based projects. When you contract steadily, you know the culture, the systems and the team, so you seamlessly come and go from the projects.”

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InitLive

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

With an excellent event team and a good strategy, you can plan and organize a successful conference for your organization. However, approaching conference planning with outdated methods can lead to a slow and exhausting planning process. Ready to learn more about upscaling your conference planning process? Let’s dive in.

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Event Industry News

MAY 25, 2022

Since 2007, we have become leaders in modular event, exhibition, conference, experiential and retail displays. We are Tecna UK – Transforming ideas into unforgettable display experiences. We create stunning stands combining the versatility of modular with the style options of custom build.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2019

Speaking at last year’s Event Tech Live from the Conference and Creativity stage was Gallus Events’ William Thomson. Offering his audience some context, William described his first online event back in 2007, which cost viewers the same amount as it did to physically attend. He sold 200 physical tickets and 125 online tickets.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 8, 2022

Venue Management organisation, Central Hall Venues, today announces two new appointments for its newest UK-wide conference and events venue, St Saviourgate York. He moved to York in 2007 for university and fell in love with the city as one of the country’s major cultural centres along with its warm and welcoming atmosphere.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Paje are specialists in the meetings, events, and conference market, who offer bespoke training for venues, hotels, and agencies. Paje Consultancy was set up by Mandy Jennings in 2010, who has a breadth of sales, conference and marketing experience with major hotel and venue operators.

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Coterie Spark

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

What if bringing the next big thing in conference and corporate meeting technology to your event wouldn’t add to your budget? The next change on the horizon for conference and meeting technology, isn’t actually technological at all. No need to find a vendor or even sign a contract.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

One such example is the ObesityHelp National Conference , which has dedicated space for a clothing swap at their annual event. Following the success of their Take Off Your Clothes swap event in Montreal in 2007, The SWAP Team formed a non-profit group to tackle the issue of clothing waste.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

In his 25 years in the events industry, he also worked with organizations such as Ascot Rececourse, conference center operator Wembley London Ltd (formerly Wembley Stadium Ltd), and the Baku European Games. Before this, he spent time overseeing the event venues outside London for the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games. Thomas, U.S.

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Event Industry News

MAY 25, 2022

Event professionals invest time and money into designing great exhibition stands , conference sets and experiential features that will promote their brand positively whilst delivering on impact and leads whilst being cost efficient. Together, these elements form unique visuals and an exhibition stand that really packs a punch!

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Present Communications started out offering an audio and visual equipment hire service for conferences and other events but, by the beginning of last year, around half of the business was focused on video conferencing and webcasting. The conference industry has become almost completely virtual.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A great example of Virginia Beach tapping into its local farms for events at Virginia Beach Convention Center was the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Conference held in November 2023. Virginia Green Certification Virginia Green was launched in 2007, created to encourage green practices in the state’s tourism industry.

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Eventtia

JUNE 30, 2022

MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) and Tourism industry professionals gathered for the 9th time at ACE of MICE Exhibition on 25-27 May 2022. The Turizm Medya Grubu, the organizer, started its operations in 2007 to ensure the development and growth of the MICE industry.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

Sacks emphasized that the report did not make a direct correlation between the decline in international tourists and international conference attendees traveling to the U.S., million, is closer to the 2007 budget figure of $5.4 million, is closer to the 2007 budget figure of $5.4 as a destination overall.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It’s been crowned the number one venue every year since opening in 2007 and now The O2 arena celebrates over 25 million tickets being sold. The venue has hosted over 2,000 individual performances since opening in 2007 and now averages over 200 events a year which cover music, sport, comedy, family entertainment and e-Sports.

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Event Industry News

MAY 18, 2022

A Greener Festival (AGF) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving sustainability of the events sector since 2007. The Green Events & Innovations conference (GEI) is AGF’s annual flagship conference, usually held in London. Our goal is to help the events and entertainment sector to become more sustainable.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

The week of the conference happened to be an “off week” for the Padres. Ballpark digital signage for conference logo and sponsor info. As we walked through Petco Park, with the intention of using the seating bowl for the keynote speaker, Andrea realized it would be a memorable location for the entire show. We got lucky.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 6, 2024

At first, Foster, a professional speaker herself, didn’t share his enthusiasm for TED talks, which started becoming available online in 2007 — the speakers were primarily men and their topics not personally appealing to her, she said. TED, she said, has permeated popular culture and raised the bar on what the public expects from speakers.

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EventMB

AUGUST 15, 2024

Swoogo is defined by flexibility; a product that scales from easy, repeatable field dinners to multi-thousand person conferences. The LVCVA is the official destination marketing organization for Las Vegas and earned accreditation as such by Destinations International (formerly known as DMAI) in 2007.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 5, 2022

The award was officially presented to the OVO Hydro at today’s Green Events and Innovations Conference, part of the wider International Live Music Conference (ILMC) being held in London.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The judges said: “Graham’s impact since he joined HAE in 2007 has been remarkable. Graham was at the association’s helm for 13 years until he recently retired, after deferring his planned retirement to support the association during the pandemic. The award recognises his “remarkable” impact on the association and the wider industry.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The new space will replace The Deck, a temporary structure originally built in 2007, and will be developed to cater for the growing demand […]. The post National Theatre to install rooftop entertainment space appeared first on Event Industry News.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 13, 2020

Since joining as MD for the NEC in 2007, James has led the strategic direction for the largest of the Group’s five divisions – the NEC – focusing on exhibitions, live events, conferences and long stay experiences. Attracting over 2.8

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For almost 20 years, Deanna has worked on fundraisers, conferences, trade shows, and other events ranging in size from 10 to 20,000 attendees. “I have been in events since 2007 and in hospitality since 2000. I was working on B2B events with a UK-based group, organizing about 10 to 12 large conferences a year for them.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Perfect Venue Analysis Perfect Venue, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, USA, is a comprehensive venue management solution designed to cater to event organizers, venue managers, and businesses of all sizes. It provides tailored solutions for events like conferences, trade shows, and training workshops across these sectors.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 5, 2018

As it turns out, the notion of an inclusion rider — a clause that an actor can insist be inserted in his or her contract requiring that the cast and crew on a film meet a certain level of diversity — was first floated at a conference. From 2007 to 2015, Smith’s research team had viewed the top 800 grossing films in the U.S.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Staged initially at Edgbaston Cricket Ground (1995) with only 30 shell scheme exhibitors, it relocated to Donington Park, then Sandown Racecourse and in 2007 to Ricoh Arena where this year it hosted 110 participants and occupied almost all of the available 6,000 square metres. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Exhibitions.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 11, 2019

Established in the actual bank vault, the Palladio Room offers the perfect space for private meetings and conference calls, its beautiful wallpaper, fabulous mirrors and the print of the original Buckingham Palace making this a one of its kind experience. Next door, the Gallery feels like a New York-style loft and comes with its own kitchen.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Britannia Row has long delivered telling answers to taxing questions at the Summer Series, including Mogwai’s request for surround sound in 2007. Released in 2007 it’s loaded with observations about the state of this country too. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Exhibitions. Event Tech.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Viagogo boss, Eric Baker, co-founded StubHub but left the company before it was sold to eBay in 2007 for $310m. Conferences. In a move to create “more choice” for consumers, secondary ticketing site, Viagogo, has announced a $4bn (£3.1bn) deal to buy its rival, StubHub. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Event Tech.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2019

Therese Dolan joins as director association management and consulting services with over 14 years’ experience in the conference and events industry, moving into the Association and PCO sector in 2007.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. We are preparing for fewer European attendees as a result of new European regulations restricting the sponsorship of physicians to attend conferences in the U.S. million in 2007 to $6.6

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As part of its 30th celebrations, Jane announced that later this year “the mia will be delivering the biggest and most exciting benefit since the launch of AIM accreditation in 2007.”.

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Event Industry News

JULY 9, 2019

Hilliard brings more than 20 years of experience in the hotel and professional conference management industry to her new role. Following 10 years with Starwood Hotels and Resorts across Canada, she joined MCI Group Canada in 2007 as a sales manager before being promoted to director, association relations. Conferences.

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