SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas. Here are six highlights from IMEX America 2016: Innovation & Technology.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After taking Think to the Australia and New Zealand market in 2016 and 2017, GPJ wanted to kick things up a notch for 2018. When we started the journey in 2016, we set out to challenge our audience to think differently about what was possible when technology and humanity came together. Data Capture.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Returning to F2F, do alcohol and meetings still mix? It happened in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2009,” Juliane Farinazzo, co-founder and events director of Bijou Events, remembers as if it were yesterday. Faceplanted on the table during a global investigator meeting, causing four glass bottles to topple to the floor.”.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2019

In an event survey of 239 event and meeting planners from all over the world, 42 percent responded that managing the on-site registration and check-in process is the biggest pain point during an event [1]. In addition, security is an ongoing concern for large events. 1] “Do You Need an Event Checkup?”,

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Event Industry News

JULY 30, 2019

Together with its partners, the GCB German Convention Bureau has announced the launch of phase III of its Future Meeting Space research. What are the different purposes and objectives of business events? The project is supported by the GCB and the European Association of Event Centres (EVVC) as well as Maritz Global Events Inc.,

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Aleksandra is a highly skilled event marketing professional with more than 10 years of experience in business, entertainment and sport events. Currently Aleksandra is specialising on event and experiential in the digital marketing industry and is leading the global event team at SEMrush. Brand Events.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Learn how Dave Jefferys, one of PCMA’s Ascent Luminaries, transformed ‘an underground network of LGBT meeting professionals’ into a thriving organization. The Luminaries series, made possible by VisitDallas, is part of the PCMA Convene Ascent initiative, which seeks to promote inclusion and diversity across the business events industry.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

And there will be growing use of cashless payments and livestreaming at meetings and events. Did anything surprise you about the lodging sector’s performance in 2016? What is one trend that meeting planners should be keeping an eye on in 2017 and beyond? We anticipate 2016 to finish around 2.2 EXHIBITIONS.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 9, 2016

Are trendy, new digital tools or unpredictable economic conditions threatening meetings and events? A recent study conducted by International Live Events Association (ILEA) and Visit Scotland Business Events has identified a few possible culprits that may impact the future of international meetings.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 24, 2017

The consensus is high demand will level off ticket prices despite turbulent global events like Brexit leaving unanswered economic questions. The 2017 Global Outlook report , created annually by Travel Leaders Group, predicts average domestic airfare will land at $410.

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Eventbase

MARCH 19, 2019

“The past decade has been an exceptional ride,” West said, reflecting on his time in the event technology industry. Every day, there are massive events happening around the world where thousands of people are making memories like these,” continued West. Sinclair presenting at a company meeting.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Leading global brand experience company, Cook & Associates, delivered three major projects at this year’s Electronica event in Munich – for KEMET Electronics, Velocity Electronics and Electronic Specifier. Celebrating its centenary in 2018, KEMET Electronics has been working with Cook & Associates for the past 2 years.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 11, 2018

FIRST, a leading global events agency operating out of New York, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Singapore and Hong Kong, announced today that Jon Reid has been named Regional General Manager, Europe. FIRST has experienced significant global expansion in recent years supported by the 2018 acquisition of U.K.

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e2m.live

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The following data showcase the significance of events industry in the global economy: a) In the U.S., the events industry contributes more to GDP than even movie production (source: A survey conducted by Meeting Professionals International). c) It is expected that the global event management market will worth 8.5

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2023

At least 11 meeting and event-related companies are featured in this year’s Inc. companies based on revenue growth, is led by a healthcare management company, but a close second is a group-transportation platform that meeting and event planners may want to know about if they don’t already: CharterUp. 5000, an Inc.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 22, 2018

Three events — a brutal storm, a dozen tractor-trailers filled with conference waste, and an awareness of a crime taking place under the meetings industry’s radar — brought this year’s PCMA Community Advocate of the Year finalists to causes that fired their passion, and clinched their company’s commitment. Here are their stories.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. On the meetings side, how do you make sure that you’re not spending all your time educating your procurement partners on our industry instead of getting work done?” Possibly. “I McDonald’s Corporation has been undergoing a major restructuring since 2015.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

This goes to the outstanding innovation, initiative or invention that has been a game changer in the green event space, that has disrupted business as usual, or has given a new solution to help turn something problematic in to something good. Rainbow Serpent 2016 – James Gillot photography. awards@agreenerfestival.com.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Smart Meetings asked incentive leaders what trends they are seeing out in the wild and found that event professionals in all capacities are getting creative about making travel activities more memorable—and therefore, more effective. Meetings at sea are a dream for lots of people.

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Maritz Global Events

MAY 2, 2019

As for me, I’m an early podcast adopter – first as a listener in 2007, then as a producer and host in 2016. Then, study the data and dial up frequency accordingly. The Game Has Changed. One thing I know for certain: the more I study the data (both public and private dashboards) and connect the dots, the better the outcomes.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2022

PCMA and CEMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat celebrated the achievements of Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno with the Global Meetings Executive of the Year award. Buongiorno is Vice President, AIM Group International, a company that for over sixty years has been one of the international leaders in events and conferences.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. She even launched her own events agency DAHLIA+. Tahira Endean : She has been a part of this immense events industry for a little more than 2 decades.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2021

This reinvention story actually starts back in 2016. Marks was head of events at family-owned Shaw Communications in Calgary, Alberta. She had finally earned a seat at the executive table and was tasked with modernizing the company through events as it was celebrating its 50 th anniversary. “It In the Beginning. Lisa Marks.

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Socio Events

MARCH 14, 2023

Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) sixth annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) is the event that has meeting and event professionals all over the world buzzing with excitement. On March 30 from 6 a.m.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

AlliedPRA creates local destination experiences for meetings, incentives and events that move hearts, minds and businesses forward to deliver unforgettable moments. BCD Meetings & Events. FreemanXP is a global brand experience agency that empowers brands through personalized experiences. San Diego, CA.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

As a member of the events and IT teams, I was given the chance to create larger, more impactful digital event experiences and to run webinars and videoconferences. As these events and meetings grew, I was ultimately promoted and transferred to Merrill Lynch headquarters in New York. When you’re young, time seems endless.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

In honor of #GivingTuesday, I looked back to see which articles we’ve published online about how organizations and individuals in the meetings industry give back to the world have most resonated with readers. The report also reiterated the unique role that event organizers can play in creating change. ” .

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

In honor of #GivingTuesday, I looked back to see which articles we’ve published online about how organizations and individuals in the meetings industry give back to the world have most resonated with readers. The report also reiterated the unique role that event organizers can play in creating change. ” .

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

In the six-month span between Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States and the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Lancey Cowan, J.D., Then there was a lot of chatter about, ‘Well, if even one ARVO member can’t come to the meeting, I’m not going to come.’”.

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