PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Paul Dickinson, a pioneer in the field of sustainability reporting, speaks in early October at the first Convene 4 Climate conference in Barcelona. We have a limited window of time to effect the profound change in our landscape that is needed for the sustainable future of business events. Technology can fix it — hurray!’

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2019

The setting in Squaw Valley spreads across six peaks and 4,000 acres, and is the perfect venue for wellness worshipers to partake in mountaintop meditations, sample sustainable food and enjoy a “speakeasy” of mindful living. Think Game of Thrones when you head to Vermont Renaissance Faire , a hit since it opened in 2016.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Having advocated eco-friendly practices for years, family-friendly music festival, Shambala, took the plunge in 2016 to commit to meat- and fish-free catering across the site. In 2016, 70% of Shambala’s audience had identified as meat- and fish-eaters. How easy is sustainable catering in the event industry?

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The first wave of sustainability — including the adoption of LEED and other green building standards — “was the focus on planetary health,” said Fedrizzi, over a glass of sparkling water in the Institute’s conference room. The second wave of sustainability is focused on human health, because those two are intrinsically linked.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Nominated by Tina Squillante, CMP, for a completely revamped American Society of Transplantation conference in 2013 “I brought in a lot of new ideas, and I was doing things in a new way in a very short period of time. Nominated by Cori Dossett, CEM, CMP, Conferences Designed “I have worked with Brittany several times in the past year.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

When Kimberly Smith was reviewing attendee feedback following the 2016 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference & Expo, she kept coming across the same complaint: The event’s F&B options had left attendees with a bad taste in their mouth. Collaborating With Catering.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

The central London conference and events venue was audited by the MIA against stringent 50-point criteria including the quality of venue facilities, accessibility, legal compliance, customer service and best practice. AIM Higher Gold is the Meetings Industry Association’s highest accolade.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2023

Changing the culture throughout the hotel has been a key priority and we have spent a great deal of time over the years working on the business’s values, brand and strategy; building on our passionate people, excellent service, innovation and sustainability.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The aim of the initiative is to facilitate collaboration between event organisers and Scottish partners including VisitScotland, city convention bureaux, key conference centres and venues, PCOs and inbound event organisers – all to make it as easy as possible to organise enriching, unforgettable and sustainable events in the country.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Each key topic (automation, platooning, e-mobility and sustainability) was then presented in depth by MAN’s CEO, Joachim Dress, using a dynamic and visually engaging presentation. The press conference culminated with the introduction of the CitE , a revolutionary new concept electric transportation vehicle.

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MPI

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

We asked several meeting professionals—including several members of the MPI Sustainability Advisory Council—the following question: “Tell us about a sustainability success story you experienced or learned about this year.” These small things add up at large scale.”

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

My husband, Doug and I started in 2016 as a corporate gifting company. We would go to events, meetings, conferences and the swag would be left in the trash or in the hotel room and that’s not sustainable. Why the corporate gifting industry? One example is beautiful candles made by a woman in Arizona.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2022

The campaign to eliminate single-use plastic from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which hosts corporate and group events, began with a conversation in its gift shop in 2016. The larger hotels in proximity to the aquarium have replaced plastic water bottles with aluminum, as has the Monterey Conference Center. We’re thriving.”.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2017

At business meetings and conferences, travelers expect hotels and conference centers to have high quality tech equipment and a knowledgeable support staff. in 2016, according to statistics from U.S. Sustainability rules. Hotels need to make sure their offerings are up-to-date and user-friendly. 2017 Update. 2017 Update.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 23, 2016

There’s an outdoor lawn that can host up to 750 and a new state-of-the-art conference center with more than 10,000 sq. Menus will change seasonally, ensuring sustainable purchases and practices that support Northern California farmers and purveyors. “We of meeting space. The property’s 69,285 sq.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Moscone Center plans to achieve LEED Platinum certification and become the most environmentally sustainable convention center in North America. The $241 million project was first proposed in 2011, designed in 2014, approved in December 2016 and finally broke ground July 19. of exhibition space and outdoor terraces. Jacksonville.

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

It’s not really a surprise, breakout sessions are a staple at conferences across the world. Without question, personalized content is more effective a Demand Metric Study from 2016 found that 80% of people found personalized content more effective than content that hasn’t been personalized.” . Sustainability cannot be an afterthought.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

Still, in 2013, when SAO asked her to organize a hackathon as part of the upcoming.Astronomy 5 conference, Humber felt like she was suddenly on unfamiliar ground. “I Even as recently as 2013, when Humber was first called on to put one together, their presence was somewhat alien at meetings and conferences.

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The MICE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There’s a lot happening in Stuttgart right now, especially in its transformation into a leading destination for sustainable events. It drew over 2000 participants dedicated to sustainable urban development. The hotel has a strong commitment to sustainability through its Gold DEHOGA sustainability certification.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

According to the 2016 Center for Exhibition Industry Research Index Report, trade shows will sustain a yearly 3 percent growth for the next few years. Internet use on mobile devices went from 40 percent in 2012 to 68 percent in 2016, and is predicted to hit 75 percent in 2017, reports Zenith of the French ad agency Publicis Groupe SA.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

When the Green Venue Report debuted in 2014, it used survey information from 16 convention centers around the world to outline best practices in event-venue sustainability. And for the 2016 Green Venue Report, which the Greenview sustainability consulting group released last month, the number hit 44.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

This month, the Aloha State will host World Conservation Congress (WCC) 2016 and its estimated 10,000 attendees — representing not only the first time the group meets in the United States in its 68-year history, but the largest conservation event ever to be hosted by a U.S. THE CHALLENGES OF WCC 2016. destination.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Caroline, who has been a vice chair of BVEP since 2016, is passionate about advancing the profile and performance of the valuable people within the events sector. Our partners have a wealth of experience in pursuing BVEP’s aim of supporting the sustainable growth of the UK events industry.”

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Event Industry News

MARCH 26, 2020

The award-winning venue has 22 multi-functional, flexible rooms, suitable for meetings, conferences and exhibitions up to 8,000 delegates. Recognised as the first carbon-neutral convention centre in the world, The CCD’s contemporary design meets the highest standards of environmental sustainability. W: www.theccd.ie

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

As of 2016, millennials are officially the largest workforce in the U.S. Here are a few of the tools planners are using to make it happen: Silent conferences – Multiple speakers are able to present in the same space, while attendees wear special headphones that allow them to toggle between/choose a speaker.

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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., Another new question in the 2018 survey sought to determine how much of a priority event organizers place on environmental sustainability at their events.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

It’s not really a surprise, breakout sessions are a staple at conferences across the world. Without question, personalized content is more effective a Demand Metric Study from 2016 found that 80% of people found personalized content more effective than content that hasn’t been personalized.” . Sustainability cannot be an afterthought.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

ICC Belfast has evolved and grown since its opening in 1997 and now it has firmly staked its place as a key venue on the European map, hosting major events and conferences. Originally opened in 1997, an extension to the venue, which now boasts over 7000sqm, was unveiled in 2016. Collaboration is key to everything we do at ICC Belfast.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

“It’s easy to take a conference to any destination, but sometimes you don’t leave a mark,” said Olivia Galun, IAPCO’s secretariat. “We At IAPCO 2017’s legacy session, attendees split into eight teams of about eight people each to brainstorm a legacy that a specific conference might leave in a specific host city.

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Social Tables

APRIL 15, 2019

Corporate meetings such as conferences, trade shows, and other professional networking events are far from stuffy these days. Summer of Sustainability Make a positive difference and leave an equally positive impression on attendees by making “reduce, reuse, recycle” more than just the mantra of your event.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For the first time in AGF’s history, the not for profit organisation are hosting and presenting the International AGF Awards, a new awards night which aims to highlight a single best-in-class event for its sustainability across 11 categories. Rainbow Serpent 2016 – James Gillot photography. AGF Greener Catering Award.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

Embrace Sustainability: Use Recycled and Recyclable Materials. Take the Green Challenge with a Sustainable Booth. Other businesses are doing what SCIB is doing by using fully sustainable and reusable stand materials. Fully sustainable exhibition stand at #IMEX18. IMEX_Group #Sustainability pic.twitter.com/AzZocT4HY9.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

This is a great podcast for those looking for information on the latest happenings in events and meetings including: sustainability initiatives, inclusion and diversity, and innovative technologies that help enable better events. Outside of the podcast series, EventLAB hosts a number of in-person events and a flagship two-day conference.

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Event Industry News

JULY 18, 2018

The average number of meetings held between January and May of 2018 were 10% higher than the same period in 2017 and more than 25% higher than in 2016, while the average daily delegate rate (DDR) has also grown steadily by 10% over the last three years to £43.50.

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EventTechBrief

OCTOBER 21, 2019

We were going to build Google AdWords for conference advertisers on the back of our event footprint (alas, it didn’t work). Put another way, cutting deeper in 2016 likely would have made 2019 a different year for us. We opened our PHX office in 2016, and should have done it earlier. Build a giant event app company?

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 7, 2019

It has won the UK Event Agency of the Year award a record 5 times in last 11 years – in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018. Conferences. Rick has delivered numerous key-note speeches at industry events and has been voted into Event magazine’s Event 100 club every year since its inauguration. Areas of interest. Brand Events.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

At the National League of Cities (NLC) Conference , held May 23 in Washington, D.C., Our connection: The Meetings Mean Business coalition has done the work of quantifying the economic impact of the events industry — $325 billion in direct spending in 2016. mayors from across the U.S.

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