SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

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? For the meeting planning industry, smartphones provide an easy way to keep clients engaged and deliver content.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Coming off of two wins for Best eNewsletter and Best Trade Publication (for our October 2015 issue) at the Western Publishers Association’s 2016 Maggie Awards in June, Smart Meetings has racked up two more trophies at the 2016 Digital Nichee Awards, which were announced during the Niche Digital Conference 2016, held Sept.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

Martin Conference Center. He’s been speaking with four potential sites about hosting the two-day event, including the Dana Farber Center, another health-care facility, a hospital, and a small meeting venue. Each of those venues, he said, has told him they are “fine” with the meeting’s stipulations. Registration Cycles.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey. 2017 attendance vs. 2016 attendance — +3.6 percent in the 2016 survey. percent compared to +4.9

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

The $241 million project was first proposed in 2011, designed in 2014, approved in December 2016 and finally broke ground July 19. In the meantime, conferences can continue to take place in Rupp Arena and most of the existing convention center. of meeting space and 110,234 sq. of meeting space. of pre-function space.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 17, 2017

According to the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) 2016 rankings, the number- one city for international association meetings is Paris. The Athlete Village will be on the UCLA campus, which has several venues for meetings. The Luskin Conference Center is the university’s newest event space.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Best Event Planning Podcasts. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. Meetings Podcast. Eventful: Th e Podcast for Meeting Professionals. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. This is a bi-monthly, thirty minute podcast about all things event planning. Meeting Minds with Charles Eide.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2017

While SMERF meetings tend to be smaller in size, the numbers do add up. Nowhere was this more apparent in 2016 than in Jacksonville, Florida. The Obama administration has loosened the reins on government conference spending. The new year brings welcome news from the government-regulated SMERF segment.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 28, 2017

That message about the benefits of taking meetings outside is echoed in IACC’s Meeting Room of the Future report. It finds that in 2016, meeting planners were faced with an increased demand for outside learning spaces and suggested “shaking up the monotony at meetings to increase delegate productivity.”.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 16, 2016

Jana McGee joined The Chattanoogan hotel as conference planning manager, where she is responsible for planning meetings and conferences at the upscale hotel in Tennessee. She knows the Chattanooga market very well and has extensive experience managing all aspects of successful meetings, conferences and events.”.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 18, 2017

Two more months until summer 2016. A post shared by Lone Tree Ranch (@lonetreeranchofficial) on Mar 23, 2016 at 9:36pm PDT. Lone Tree Ranch offers meeting and conference rooms in a distraction-free environment from Mondays through Thursdays. Enjoying a few days off but it’s not quite the same. Who’s coming?

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. ” Top 25 Best Cities for Conferences.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Bowling lanes serve as a great venue for a company holiday party or a night out on the town during a conference. Established in 1927, Los Angeles’ oldest bowling alley— Highland Park Bowl —was restored and reopened in 2016. At IMEX 2017 in Las Vegas , SITE Nite North America was held at Brooklyn Bowl on The Linq’s promenade.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

December 2016. This will greatly impact the event and meeting planning industry because planners will now only have 1 technology option at hotels, limiting options for flexibility in their venue selection process. major markets.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The year 2017 will be here before you know it, along with new trends , so make sure your events aren’t stuck in 2016. Kindred Resorts & Hotels has compiled a list for meeting planners to find out what’s in and out in 2017. In 2016, we wrote about the rise of destination-focused experiences in team building. What’s In.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 24, 2017

A post shared by Atlantis (@atlantisresort) on Mar 25, 2016 at 5:28am PDT. Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas, underwent a massive $1 billion expansion to their meetings and event space. Golden Nugget houses more than 30,000 sq. of event space for groups of up to 2,500 attendees. Atlantis — Paradise Island, Bahamas.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 28, 2017

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville jumped from its second-place position in the 2016 rankings to take the top spot. Its 85 meeting rooms offer a total of 757,478 sq. of meeting and event space. “We of meeting and event space, the combined properties make a winning event space. million sq.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 19, 2016

According to Issa Jouaneh, senior vice president and general manager of American Express Meetings & Events , new 2017 meeting predictions reflect mixed sentiments, from continued global expansion and growth to political and economic uncertainty that has resulted in safety concerns in some countries. Beyond the 2016 U.S.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2016

According to a survey conducted by Meetings Mean Business (MMB), 91 percent of small business owners plan to spend as much or more on travel for meetings in 2017 compared to 2016. “Meetings have helped Social Tables expand our customer base, enhance our software and ultimately grow our business,” Berger says.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 13, 2016

These meeting trends have already made an appearance in 2016, but some experts suggest they’ll really blossom in the coming year. based event venue company, shares his thoughts on the latest trends for those in the meeting and events industry. The 5-minute meeting. Are your clients sick of meetings about meetings?

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 17, 2016

” Melissa Parish, the director of meetings and conferences at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), is coming face-to-face with team trust and empowerment this year: She’s in her third trimester of pregnancy, so she’ll miss AASLD’s largest annual event — The Liver Meeting, this Nov.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Event Strategy Group (or ESG) partners with brands to create corporate events, employee events, user conferences, trade shows, road shows, and more. IBM acquired the digital marketing company Resource/Ammirati in 2016. Meeting Expectations. EVENT STRATEGY GROUP. Broomall, PA. South Orange, NJ. Columbus, OH. Austin, TX.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The men and women who exert themselves to execute the perfect meeting —oftentimes starting years before the actual event—stay behind the curtain while keynotes and entertainment take center stage. The sales teams at Hilton see the depths that planners go to for their events and decided it was time for some recognition and assistance.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

As conference education trumps the exhibit hall experience at many association meetings, or creeps into your trade show experience to create a solutions-driven, holistic experience for your attendees, upping your game with session titles, descriptions, and learning objectives has become more important than ever. You should too!

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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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SmartMeetings

MARCH 2, 2017

And one major force driving this growth: meeting planners. Dubai Tourism’s 2016 tourism figures, released in February, show 14.9 While business travel to the United States continues to decline—thanks to President Trump’s travel ban restricting travelers from certain, mostly Muslim countries—tourism to Dubai is picking up.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Convene has grown up not just alongside the meetings industry but during the revolution in business and personal technology. Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. The people aspect of conferences will always be an important part of the equation.

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