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Event Moves: Sundance May Relocate, Collision Rebrands, ComplexCon Heads to Vegas

Event Marketer

The rebranded Canadian summit marks parent company Web Summit’s expansion into North America and adds to a growing global portfolio of events, which includes its flagship tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal; Web Summit Rio in Brazil; Web Summit Qatar; and RISE in Hong Kong.

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Is the Party Over?

Smart Meetings

It happened in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2009,” Juliane Farinazzo, co-founder and events director of Bijou Events, remembers as if it were yesterday. A director of her client company got furious with her staff and event workers, made a huge scene, demanding to keep drinking when the bar closed.

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BSI selected by UK Government to certify G7 Summit and COP26 events against sustainability standard

Event Industry News

It is becoming increasingly important to minimize environmental, social and economic impacts and the industry must use this next normal as an opportunity to build back better and make the events they host sustainable, ethical and responsible. “It It is fantastic to see ISO 20121 being implemented against two high-profile, global events.

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St. Gallen: Your Complete Guide to a Top Business Event Destination

The MICE

Expanded in 2003 and further enhanced by the addition of the Einstein Congress in 2009, the hotel now has 113 rooms, two restaurants: Bistro St.Gallen with 14 GaultMillau points and St.Gallen Gourmet with 2 Michelin stars and 18 GaultMillau points and a wine cellar.

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An Ode to 40 Women Influencers In the Events Industry

Hubilo Blog

Marie Claire Andrews : Presently the President of Association for Women in Events, Marie is known for getting things done, making things happen and for my tenacity to see ambitious ideas from conception to reality. She’s a business and tech leader who also was the founder of Event Tech Tribe and also of the Showgizmo event app.