Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Meetings don’t look how they used to. But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? Here are five meeting industry trends that are changing the game. Because of that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. labor force , at 35%.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Change is imminent — and in the meetings industry, it’s upon us. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. With that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. Millennials are the decision makers now.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 9, 2018

In terms of jobs, the meetings and events industry creates more direct jobs than large manufacturing sectors such as automotive, chemicals, and food. For every dollar spent on face-to-face meetings and business events in 2016, it generated an additional $1.60 in benefits to the U.S. It’s a 160-percent return on investment.”.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Originally from a scientific academic background, as an independent consultant in the United States, Segar attended traditional academic conferences and meetings, becoming fascinated by the outcomes (and lack of outcomes) when people were assembled together with the intention of teaching, connecting with, and learning from each other.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Now, customers who have been using the video conferencing platform to host online events, conferences, meetings, or live streams, have to find a new way of connecting with virtual audiences. BlueJeans , a Verizon-owned software company, is sunsetting this year. Are you a BlueJeans customer looking for an alternative solution? Learn More!

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

Bird Flu broke out in 1997, followed by SARS in 2003 and Swine Flu in 2009. Meetings Could Look Like [Way Outside of the Box]. When it comes to meetings in the Asian market, they look vastly different. If your meeting location is in a warm climate, attendees are welcome to get their lunch and meet in a designated outside space.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2023

As you may know, I have been selling my ebooks at a fixed price of $11.00 since 2009. Furthermore, I have consistently produced high-quality books on meeting design that have received critical acclaim and have helped thousands of meeting professionals to significantly improve their conferences. on April 15, 2023. to $49.99.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Meeting professionals must get involved in the program and learning design to increase attendee engagement. 2009 ; Hidi & Baird, 1996 ; and Mitchell, 1993 ). Too often our conference programming fosters helpless patterns of attendee responses ( Dweck & Master, 2009 ). Their Level Of Perceived Interest In The Topic.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 18, 2020

Frequent and well-designed small group work is the key to creating active learning and connection at any meeting. Zoom allows facilitators to speedily split a meeting into up to 50 separate sessions. Practice using them at small group meetings before employing them for a significant event! Learn about The Three Questions.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

This year’s tax deadline is Tuesday, April 18 but for those late filers or for those self-employed meeting planners just waiting to sign and send, a last-minute check is always a good idea. The post Last Minute Tax Checks for Self-employed Meeting Planners appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 20, 2024

When it was published in 2009, my peer conference work exploded. Today, because consulting on meeting design and facilitation is a niche practice, marketing via sharing my website posts with subscribers and on social media has also become a significant source of new clients. And, my goodness, I got feedback! It was great feedback.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

put into circulation for every $1 spent, including injecting fresh tax dollars into cities where meetings are held , with international travelers having an even larger impact because they spend more and stay longer. million meetings were held in 2016, with 251 million participants. Meetings Mean Business, along with U.S.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 16, 2022

name: Meet Events Ltd Date formed: July 2019 (8 months before Covid!) Leadership: Des Mclaughlin, Managing Director of Meet Events previously owned HBI which he sold in 2009, (2 weeks before the financial crash. Des was then MD of Grass Roots Meetings and Events which was subsequently bought by BCD.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 8, 2019

I decide to write a book about it, and in… 2009: I self-publish Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love. I quickly discover the size and interest of the meetings industry. Due to interest and demand, I become a meeting designer and facilitator of participant-driven and participation-rich meetings.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 7, 2019

Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, leaders of the Meetings Mean Business coalition—which showcases the tangible value that face-to-face meetings, conventions, and trade shows provide to people, businesses, and host communities—revealed what coalition co-chair Julie Coker Graham called the group's "activation strategy" for 2019.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 29, 2016

Whenever I’ve had the pleasure of meeting David (not often enough!) As I’ve written elsewhere , we are so steeped in traditional process rituals that society has used for hundreds of years—lectures, weddings, business meetings, galas, shows, etc.—that 2 — Elementary Meetings. 3 — Conferences That Work.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

The average person in 2009,” reports the science magazine Nautilus , “was less empathetic than 75 percent of the people in 1979.”. One meeting professional, William Thomson, founder of Gallus Events in Barcelona, organized Homeless Hackathon Glasgow last year, after reading statistics about homelessness in Glasgow, Scotland, his hometown.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

In March, despite the fact that the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) had never before offered an online education component to their annual meeting, the association converted a face-to-face meeting to a virtual one in just seven days. Less Panic, More Design Strategy.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 31, 2021

I frequently meet people who are, and I certainly understand the temptation. Figuring out ways to make the fundamental human act of meeting better, motivated by nothing more than the pleasure it gave me, led me to write a book about what I had learned. Here’s the story of how I liberated my life by ignoring sunk costs.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Las Vegas, which strives to go bigger than anywhere else—and is in continual competition with Orlando for meetings and events business—used to have its restaurants rated by Michelin. The last guide covered 2008-2009. appeared first on Smart Meetings. And with so many celebrity-chef outposts, deservedly so.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Her accolades include 2009 Spirit of NACE Mary Margaret Traxler Award and 2018 CRVA Partners in Tourism Hospitality Professional of the Year award. Moncur’s recognitions include Visit Lake Norman’s Stellar Seller Award in 2013, Hilton Hotels’ Spirit Award in 2009 and MVP status with Homewood Suites in 2006. Brian Hilterbrandt.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

Travel , Freeman headed the work that led to the establishment of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, which created Brand USA, U.S. He has also been instrumental in the creation of TSA PreCheck and the Meetings Mean Business Coalition. “We Read More : US Travel: All Meetings Are Not Equal. “I Travel’s tourism promotion arm.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Despite a remarkable string of growth, the meetings industry may be under a false sense of security. Regardless if you feel the economy’s growth has been fast enough or not, the fact remains the country has been on an upward swing since 2009. Meeting planners love to throw creativity around as a buzzword ad nauseam. THE ECONOMY.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. Thinking ahead — The average booking window for large meetings is 2.2

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

What meeting planners may be pleased to discover is Asheville’s potential for hosting eventful gatherings. Executives and meetings professionals in search of locations to hold meetings, executive retreats, conferences, and incentive trips will be inspired by Asheville’s spirit, scenic beauty, and fresh mountain air.”.

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Core-apps

AUGUST 9, 2017

Apple has updated their app store regulations and many event apps are being rejected because they fail to meet the new guidelines. We started in 2009 and have produced thousands of apps. Have you heard the news? Apple’s new rules specifically target spam apps to keep them from filling up the app store. We do not use a “container” app.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 9, 2017

According to my weblogs, this site is now one of the most popular websites on meeting design and related issues, with 31 million page views to date, 25 million of which were made in the last three years. And the ever-growing body of articles on this blog and the inbound links to them continue to build my brand, authority, and SEO.

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zkipster

DECEMBER 28, 2022

He co-founded zkipster in 2009 and ​​headed sales and built up global distribution and operations for the first few years, before stepping into the role of CEO in the summer of 2021. The prototype for zkipster was born here, as part of my final project, and the company was officially established in 2009 – before start-ups were cool!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

He has been with the organization for a total of 10 years, joining as program manager for IAAPA Europe in 2009. The post Smart Moves in New York, Panama City Beach and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Jakob Wahl. Wahl will be president and CEO of IAAPA , effective Jan.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. And more and more, they’re asking questions about a destination’s local expertise and knowledge base.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Becoming a Community Interest Company in 2009, we have been organising conferences, events, dinners, meetings, exhibitions and network events. We’re different. Unlike most event management companies, we are a not-for profit organisation. We look after more than 7500 delegates every year.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 24, 2020

The software was initially created to enable them to plan and organise Team London at the Various Voices London 2009 Festival. Integra Planner is the brainchild of Martin Brophy MBE and Chris Denning.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 16, 2017

An avid sports fan, Beachnau counts scoring the 2009 Final Four—at the height of Detroit’s financial problems—as his biggest accomplishment. He envisions carrying his game plan from sports over to the meetings and events side. The key is introducing customers to the city,” he says.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Aston Martin Aramco hosted a free watch party of the F1 Sprint Qualifying and Race sessions, F1 team member and driver meet-and-greets, a performance by a Defected Records dj, shopping opportunities and an evening afterparty. PACSUN A year after making its Formula 1 debut in Austin, Pacsun highlighted its latest F1 U.S.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Learn about the top event management platform that event planners are using to save time and effort when managing their meetings and events. I remember the state of the meeting and events industry when we first started EventMobi about 10 years ago. Event apps were the new technology on the block for event planners.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2020

As a service-based industry that relies on networks of people meeting in a live environment, the report suggests that the events industry is not well positioned to see demand returning to the levels experienced in 2019, with one third of respondents suggesting that demand will significantly decrease due to the pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

In 2009, she opened Workshop, a Colorado DMC. Read More: Dear Woman Leaders, Stop Struggling and Start Succeeding The post Smart Moves: Access Appoints Three Female Co-CEOs appeared first on Smart Meetings. In this role, she developed a passion for event design, art direction and marketing.

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