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Q&A: How AfroTech Drives Engagement for its Portfolio of Career-Focused Live Events

Event Marketer

Simone White, SVP-AfroTech and Live Events Since 2016, AfroTech has been the place where inclusive tech companies and Black professionals and innovators meet. We hosted AfroTech Conference in Austin, TX, the first week in November, with 20,000 attendees citywide. A lot of times, it’s a kind of homecoming for the tech folks.”

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Best in Show 2016

PCMA Convene

Debbie Heckler, Conference Services Manager, Radisson Austin Downtown. Sepulveda, Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce “Debbie Heckler is very organized and knows what she is doing when it comes to assisting and managing an event. Rene Ortiz , Director of Event Technology, PSAV / Radisson Austin Downtown.

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SXSW: The Event that Keeps Growing

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Now, almost a half-million people participate, and they are scattered throughout Austin, Texas, for 10 days in March. The conference has 13 keynote speakers and several featured speakers within each track. Reiss (@hallirina) on Mar 11, 2016 at 10:31pm PST. In 2017, SWSW had a groundbreaking economic impact of $348.6

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3 Trends and Events: Rewilding Spaces, Foraged Cocktails, and Metawork

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Wunderman Thompson offers several examples of the trend, including the installation of beehives on a terrace at investment company Nuveen’s midtown Manhattan headquarters and an office at the Springdale Green development in Austin, Texas, that is “more outside than inside,” according to The New York Times.

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Where We’re Going as an Industry

PCMA Convene

Likewise, Airbnb reported an 89-percent revenue increase between July 2015 and July 2016. We’ll be gathering in Austin, Texas, on Jan. Get a sneak peek of featured speaker Dan Goods on p. And in 2015, more travelers booked on their mobile devices than ever before. 79, and visit conveningleaders.org for more information.

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12 Imaginative Events and Activations from Netflix

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Key Takeaway: The speakers (i.e. You need to secure Grade-A speakers for your conference as well. The speakers you choose just need to be known to your unique target audience and fill them with excitement. October 5, 2016. To promote it, the streaming giant hosted a themed experience at South by Southwest in Austin, TX.

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Killing It! Event-Related Companies on the Fast Track

MeetingsNet

The Austin, Texas-based company, launched in 2018, allows users to procure buses, track payments, and manage riders. 3,360 NOLA DMC Launched in 2016, this New Orleans destination management company specializes in the design and implementation of events, activities, tours, transportation, and program logistics. Three-Year Growth: 96%

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