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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings.

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New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals

Smart Meetings

Working with the United Kingdom-based sustainability consultant isla , a total of 92% of event waste was recovered by diverting it into recycling, composting or donation channels, meeting the threshold for a zero-waste event. Since 2012, the conference has been tracking diversion, recycling and reuse and has averaged an 86% diversion rate.

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2017 Association Trends that Impact Travel, Trade Shows & Hotels

SmartMeetings

For professional associations and meeting planners, membership does have its privileges. As 2017 gets underway, what are the top trends to watch out for if you’re in the meeting planning industry? Here are key takeaways that could impact the travel, trade show and hospitality industries.

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Five Trade Shows and How They Grew

PCMA Convene

These are interesting times for trade shows. Earlier this year, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reported that the industry finished last year on a down note — with the performance of B2B shows declining in the final quarter of 2016 after 25 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth.

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2020 Offers New Thinking on Technology For These 6 Meeting Types

SmartMeetings

Meeting Type Research. According to the 2020 Global Meetings Forecast Report by American Express Meetings & Events, here is the breakdown of the types of meetings and the percentage of time they take place in North America. Meeting Type. Internal Meeting or Training. Senior Leadership or Board Meeting.

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Flagship Convention Spaces Bet On Retail

EventMB

Event industry trade shows such as IMEX in Frankfurt present a unique opportunity to showcase new venue openings. Its main hall will seat up to 4,000 delegates with 95 meeting rooms, 14 offices and 3 Majlis available. The developers expect a busy fourth quarter with multiple regional summits and trade shows already announced.

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PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies: What It Could Mean for Event and Meeting Planners

Endless Events

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. October 2012. It represents the ownership group’s entry into the global trade show market and accelerates its expansion into live experiential events.”