Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 18, 2018

CoffeeGate One sunny morning in 2105, two hundred of us arrived for the opening breakfast at a Canadian conference to discover There Was No Coffee. Experienced meeting planners know that every meeting has its share of unexpected surprises. Minimizing surprises like CoffeeGate is default behavior for meeting planners.

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Eventinterface

JULY 12, 2017

Julia has combined a love of events with a passion for the environment, and in 2015 began to offer sustainability consulting services to the events industry. Today, we are speaking with Julia on how Meeting and Event Professionals can make their projects sustainable and what this means to the success story of these events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

From intimate meetings to grand receptions, Moving Venue will be the cornerstone of culinary excellence within this iconic building. The business was acquired by Smart Group in 2015. Moving Venue is London’s most experienced event caterer and celebrates 40-years in business in 2024.

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EventMB

AUGUST 15, 2024

Now in its second year, Skift Meetings Awards celebrate the industry’s most respected suppliers, setting the standard for excellence in business events. So, without any further ado, here are the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards winners! More Information HOTELS Category: Best Hotel Chain (Outside the U.S.)

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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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Conferences that Work

MAY 18, 2020

I developed The Three Questions in 1995 as a fundamental opening process for peer conferences. 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. Learn about The Three Questions.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Smart Meetings talked to Scott Schoeneberger, managing partner at Bluewater Technologies Group Inc., a multimedia design and tech company, to map out best practices for putting the technology to work in the conference center, and he shared experiences developed alongside event organizers who understood the possibilities.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 20, 2024

Improving Conferences That Work I designed and facilitated my first peer conference in 1992. Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love took four years to write. I’m still proud of how well Conferences That Work lays out the fundamental reasons for the importance and value of peer conferences.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 21, 2021

Venues of Excellence, the leading UK consortium for conferences, training, meetings and events, have taken a strategic decision to sell the business to Mandy Jennings, Director of Paje Consultancy Ltd. Preferred Partners and suppliers who work with the consortium were also informed.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 27, 2016

So, when I heard in 2015 that Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland , with whom I’d spent three days at a 2012 beginner’s improv workshop in San Francisco, were offering a workshop on improv and mindfulness, I badly wanted to go. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2021

You’re at a multiday conference, and during one of the midday breaks you decide to spend a bit of time at an outlet to treat yourself. Atlantic City Arts Foundation, for example, created the 48 Blocks Mural Tour in 2015 to breathe liveliness and vivacity back into the city and show off this project to guests in town. of meeting space.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Summerall was a board member of Houston First’s marketing committee in 2015-2019. Maas is director of marketing and conference sales for Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority in Tahoe City, California; he previously worked as the company’s sales and marketing manager. Aaron Levinthal. Stuart Maas.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 19, 2016

Do you want to learn how to make conference panels much, much better? After the success of our Ask Me Anything About Event Production Blab , I’m happy to announce we are running an Ask Me Anything About Conference Panels Blab this Thursday, 4 – 6 pm EDT on my weekly #Eventprofs Happy Hour (#ephh) with special guest Kristin Arnold.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In 2015, the top entrants in the awards included mostly apps, allowing for easier networking, real-time communication or streamlined translation. More : 6 Free Apps to Keep Meeting Planners Organized. CadmiumCD –a meeting room scheduling, resource management system and event logistic management platform.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As part of its CSR program, Cisco helped the charity Stop Hunger Now package more than 100,000 meals for the hungry during its Cisco Live Event in 2015. Oracle OpenWorld is on a mission “to host the most sustainable conference in the world.”. Cisco teams up with Stop Hunger Now. Oracle OpenWorld holds a sustainable-first CSR event.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Meeting and conference planners spend on average 60 hours per conference sourcing, reviewing, negotiating and finalizing venue contracts. We are speaking with Jasmine Eldeen, Director of Global Accounts with HelmsBriscoe, we chat about best practices for meeting planners in working with a hotel sourcing company.

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Quickmobile

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

This blog was originally published on April 27, 2015. Proving the value of meetings and events is often the single most difficult challenge faced by meeting planners. HubSpot demonstrates how they used their mobile app analytics to do just that at their annual user conference. And what about smaller meetings?

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Eventinterface

JUNE 3, 2018

Julia has combined a love of events with a passion for the environment, and in 2015 began to offer sustainability consulting services to the events industry. Today, we are speaking with Julia on how Meeting and Event Professionals can make their projects sustainable and what this means to the success story of these events.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 3, 2018

Julia has combined a love of events with a passion for the environment, and in 2015 began to offer sustainability consulting services to the events industry. Today, we are speaking with Julia on how Meeting and Event Professionals can make their projects sustainable and what this means to the success story of these events.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: Create Your Dream Conference Collectively On This Friday’s #Eventprofs Happy Hour Join me and my special guest Bernie DeKoven on Friday, November 20, 2015 from 4 – 6 pm EST for a unique online experience where we’ll collectively create our perfect.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Brandy Hudgins Hudgins has been named sales manager of small meetings for Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB). She has been with ACVB since 2015, previously serving as trade show sales coordinator and administrative assistant. The post 7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Australia Forum was first pitched in 2015. It was to consist of multiple exhibition halls, a 24,000-square-foot ballroom, 18 meeting rooms and Centre for Dialogue, which would accommodate meetings in the round. of meeting space. The 1996 eastern side would get renovated and outfitted with new meeting rooms and a lobby.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Want to improve the learning at your meetings? In Conferences That Work I tell the story of how an entire class of graduate students (including me) stopped understanding our math professor halfway through the semester, and none of us ever informed him we were lost. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Las Vegas, New York City, Paris and other perennial favorites were among the world’s top meetings destinations in 2016, but several other locations significantly enhanced their appeal largely due to major expansion and renovation projects. Here are 15 of the leading meetings cities in 2016. of event space. It features 2.6 million sq.

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The MICE

JANUARY 15, 2024

START Summit offers an innovative take on entrepreneurship conferences – entirely student-run it gives a fresh perspective on Europe’s startup landscape. In 2015, the first ‘big Summit’ took place on the campus, and in 2016, the event relocated to the Olma Messen St.Gallen, the biggest exhibition hall in the city.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Industry-leading guests confirmed to share insights, innovations and decades of event sustainability experience with delegates at The Festival Vision: 2025 conference at The Showman’s Show, Wednesday 16 th October, 12-5.30pm, hosted by not-for-profit Powerful Thinking. . Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Exhibitions.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 15, 2016

Mia Monroe is an award-winning certified special event, meeting and government meeting professional, speaker, author of trade articles and the conference and event manager for NASA Johnson Space Center’s Human Health and Institutional Management contract for Florida-based AllPoints, LLC. Three things: 1.

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Skift

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Attendees clapping at a TED conference in 2015. TED Conference / Flickr Skift Take: Preparing for risks can be overwhelming — but it shouldn't feel that way for an attendee. Isaac Carey Read the Complete Story On Skift.

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Eventinterface

JULY 13, 2016

James discusses how event and meeting planners benefit by utilizing the services of the Tempe Tourism Office, what sets Tempe apart from other destinations and how the city is evolving over the next few years. What are the benefits for a meeting or conference planner to be working with the Tempe Tourism Office?

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

First appointed as CHW’s production service partner in 2015, the company has already transformed its spaces with cutting-edge technology for the venue’s hugely varied events from concerts and TV shows to conferences, exhibitions, seminars and graduation ceremonies.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 28, 2017

Over the next few years, Kalahari Resorts & Conventions will ramp up its efforts to draw meeting planners to its most recent Poconos property and a brand-new resort in Round Rock, Texas. Opened in July 2015, Kalahari Poconos revealed Phase 2 of its construction on March 8. Kalahari’s first property, Wisconsin Dells, opened in 2000.

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GEVME

JUNE 20, 2021

It has changed the way people connect online through events, meetings, live chat, video chat, and other elements that ensure maximum engagement with the attendees. . Specifically, the engagement blocks create a personal touch to events and live meetings. It is fully customizable, secure, and scalable according to the requirement.

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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., I expect the industry to improve again this year,” one respondent wrote, “as meetings become more innovative.”. “I as a destination overall. percent vs. +1.4

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SmartMeetings

JULY 18, 2017

Although reservations are already booked for the big day in August, many of these sites are also great places to hold meetings another time. Custom eclipse glasses with a brand, company or event name printed on them would be a great promotional item to give out at meetings leading up to August 21. of meeting space and 125 guest rooms.

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