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How to Move a 2,000-Person Expo to an MLB Stadium in 3 Months

Smart Meetings

We asked Mandi Graziano, vice president of global accounts for HPN Global and published author, to share a behind-the-scenes look at a recent event she planned that make a quick change. Our 2,000-person event was the end of June. We had all the hotel blocks booked and had already moved the event twice due to Covid-19.

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The Secret to This Tech Conference’s Exponential Growth

PCMA Convene

Efforts to make the CodeMash tech conference more accessible to Midwesterners led to a more family-friendly event that includes attendees’ children. Today, CodeMash and KidzMash have evolved from that inaugural one-day event in 2007 with 200 attendees to a four-day conference with 2,500.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Mike Dominguez’ Predictions for 2019

Smart Meetings

From 2007 to 2018, transient room growth increased from 123 million to 173 million rooms, a 50 million room increase. The generation accused of a tendency to reject face-to-face meetings is showing up at events, after all. Demand from individual travelers has grown even faster than bookings from groups. Millennials Will Check In.

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From Skeptic to Sought-After TEDx Speaker Coach

PCMA Convene

Hayley Foster is a designated TEDx speaker coach with a coaching business as the Short Talk Expert. 12 Mistakes Professional Speakers Make. And by 2009, TED was offering independent licenses for anyone who wanted to try to organize a TEDx event. She authored a book, Don’t Tank Your TED Talk!

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Meet What is Possible in California

Smart Meetings

Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours. That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically.

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