Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

ICE (In-house Corporate Events), ‘the’ community of corporate meeting and event planners, has today unveiled the group’s decision to partner with leading event PR and marketing agency, EIGHT PR & Marketing (EIGHT), as part of their commitment to broaden communications within the corporate events industry.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Antaya Calder, corporate meeting planner at Restive Events & Development, for example, typically offers three tickets for wine or beer and two for hard liquor. As a conference organizer you may want to be more proactive than that. Chock it up to higher costs, to supply chain problems, whatever.”.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the 2016 Rio Olympics leading the way, virtual reality is transforming the way we experience faraway places and events. What does all of this innovation mean for virtual meetings? Drone setup and operation could also present an obstacle for corporate meeting planners. At first glance, the idea certainly sounds cool.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Opening in Spring 2016, this facility will feature event space that can host up to 2,000 people, with 102 hitting bays holding up to six players each. For 2015 and beyond, corporate meetings and events will be glamorous, adventurous, and fun for all in Sin City. experiences that event planners seek.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Niewiadomski is a successful entrepreneur who created a new category in the hospitality industry–Creative Conference Space–when she opened Catalyst Ranch 14 years ago. In 2006, 2012 and 2013, Catalyst Ranch won the Most Unique Venue and Best Conference Venue, respectively, in Illinois Meetings & Events Best Of Awards.

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Bizzabo

JULY 16, 2019

The multi-level space is just 2 blocks from the Jacob Javits Center, making it a perfect getaway from those attending large conferences or convensions. Located in the Fashion District, Space 530 is perfect for press events, speaker panels, and corporate meetings. Ramscale Studio. Source: Ramscale Studio. Location: West Village.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The building was originally built in 1944, was renovated with top of the line instruments in 2016, and is now ready to host your next private gathering or corporate event. Have you considered hosting your corporate meeting or private gathering at a gun range? Whitehead Manor Conference Center. Capacity: 2000.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Butler invited the internal procurement team to see the behind-the-scenes goings-on at McDonald’s Worldwide Convention 2016 in Orlando this past April, and thinks it was a constructive strategy toward bringing the two sides closer together. “In A detailed scope of work may be the best weapon in the quiver.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

percent, meeting professionals received a higher-percent raise than the overall national average — the nonprofit human-resources association WorldatWork estimates that the 2016 budget for raises for the U.S. According to our survey results this year, the overall average salary for meeting professionals is $80,505. And even at 4.35

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

Role play The average salary for an association executive is $108,669; association meeting professional, $77,205; corporate meeting professional, $84,527; government meeting professional, $70,000; independent meeting professional, $81,944; and education/nonprofit meeting professional, $71,389.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

Role play The average salary for an association executive is $108,669; association meeting professional, $77,205; corporate meeting professional, $84,527; government meeting professional, $70,000; independent meeting professional, $81,944; and education/nonprofit meeting professional, $71,389.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Rules are changing again for event professionals following in the literary footsteps of Ernest Hemingway to Cuba for a corporate meeting. Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism projects that 107,900 new rooms will be added between 2016 and 2030 and more than 30,000 will leverage foreign investments. percent over the previous year.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Rules are changing again for event professionals following in the literary footsteps of Ernest Hemingway to Cuba for a corporate meeting. Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism projects that 107,900 new rooms will be added between 2016 and 2030 and more than 30,000 will leverage foreign investments. percent over the previous year.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Key performance indicators, such as 2016 attendance vs. 2015 attendance, show an increase, but at a lesser rate than last year’s survey. Here are some topline results from this year’s survey compared to last year’s: › Size of 2016 convention/meeting budget vs. 2015 convention/meeting budget : +1.7 In the 2015 survey: +5.3

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