Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

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.” . 2020 Virtual Event Trend: A Continued Focus on Sustainability. Sustainability cannot be an afterthought.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 2, 2022

While Wunderman Thompson’s trend talks mostly about foraged cocktails, the idea behind it — that local and sustainable ingredients minimize waste, cut shipping costs, and make meals fresher — has found support among convention center and hotel chefs and operations staff. Molly Crouch, director of sustainability at Sodexo Live!

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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. I listened to speakers discuss efforts to make the city livelier for its residents. The hotel was renovated in 2016.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

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.” . 2020 Event Trend: A Continued Focus on Sustainability. Sustainability cannot be an afterthought.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A popular industry podcast, Meetings Podcast covers a wide variety of topics, from special event planning, to event logistics, AV assistance and event speakers. Editor's Note: This blog post was originally published on August 17, 2016 and has since been updated. Meetings Podcast. GatherGeeks. PlannersPod.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The evening meal was prepared by Chef Tom Court, using only Worcestershire sourced food and drink, creating a fully sustainable experience. The event kicked off with a welcome from Group CEO, Dale Parmenter, and with keynote speaker, Richard Mullender.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

It serves as one of the starting points for the International Living Future Institute’s (ILFI) approach to sustainability at its annual unConference, with the planning team holding not only exhibitors but all suppliers to strict environmental standards. The Living Future unConference marked its 10th anniversary this year.

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Skiddle

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Launched in Bristol in 2022, this year’s edition will take place on the 9th and 10th of February at London’s E1, seeing the event grow in size and featuring high-profile keynote speakers in Harvey Goldsmith MBE and Irvine Welsh. The NTIA was established back in 2016. Scroll down to read the interview.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For the 2017 Annual Conference in Roanoke, Virginia, next month, AORE asked presenters to self-identify in a number of categories, including race, gender, and sexual orientation, in order to bring in a more inclusive speaker lineup. Dorie Clark ‘Organizers [choose] speakers from, or recommended by, one’s often-homogenous social network.’.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Biofabricate 2016 , Nov. 17, 2016 Parsons School of Design New York City. Organisms such as yeast, bacteria, fungi, algae, and mammalian cells are fermented, cultured, and engineered to synthesize nature’s materials,” according to the website for the Biofabricate 2016 conference, “but with new functional and aesthetic properties.”.

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zkipster

MARCH 8, 2022

Olivia Robinson is a native Londoner and English speaker. She joined zkipster as the first client-facing hire – Head of Client Relations for EMEA – in 2016, ascended to Global Head of Client Relations in 2019, and was promoted to Chief Revenue Officer in 2021.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

Some of the few titles he’s been awarded are: Won the Smart Business Magazine’s Social Media Impact Award, Awarded: 2015–2016 ILEA International Volunteer of the Year Award, Ranked: #2 Most Influential Event Professional on Social Media in North America , and many more. Announcing. Attracting. Anticipation. Facebook Live? —?This

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 8, 2019

Take, for instance, the award-winning Woodberry Kitchen, which serves up imaginative locally-sourced and sustainable cuisine in a converted ironworks factory. Imagine your attendees connecting over cocktails in the tasting room of a local distillery, or taking in the inspiring words of a speaker from one of our renowned institutions.

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Management Events

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We speak with Donnie SC Lygonis; innovation strategist and business coach at KTH Innovation, entrepreneur, and TEDx speaker ; on the inspiration behind his non-profit organization, the characteristics of strong innovation culture, the misconceptions of sustainable innovation, and more. . How has the journey with EWB been like so far?

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Maritz Global Events

MAY 2, 2019

Podcasts featuring event speakers can help boost attendance and engagement. As for me, I’m an early podcast adopter – first as a listener in 2007, then as a producer and host in 2016. PS: While you’re scanning this report, look at what’s happening with Smart Speakers. Then, study the data and dial up frequency accordingly.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 22, 2018

The Ultimate Design Handbook: The conference planner’s guide to creating an impeccably designed event, from design principles and spatial design to digital and sustainable design. The 2016 Event Professionals of Tomorrow Study : The latest event planning trends organizers must know to take their events to the next level.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Careful selection can set the right tone to announce speakers or help relax delegates between sessions. Think sustainability. Robin has been sole shareholder of Eclipse since 2016 after successfully negotiating the MBO of the retiring owners. Muse over music. Like lighting, music is another effective way to create atmosphere.

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The MICE

MARCH 1, 2022

There were two reasons for choosing to host the symposium at the Lindner Grand Hotel Beau-Rivage in Interlaken: In 2016, Wasser Agenda 21 hosted a similar event in terms of duration and number of participants in Interlaken. Online streaming allowed remote speakers to give their talk virtually. Sustainability initiatives at the event.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

For nearly 10 years now, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has hosted unique on-site content from blogging attendees at its annual REALTORS Conference & Expo, in addition to professional video interviews with speakers and special guests — all free of charge. Most people are not at that level.”.

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2023

I feel like plenty of speakers, presenters, and facilitators rely too heavily on them. Audio is harder to cut, especially if it’s a large group, but I think you can get by without visuals if you have a dynamic speaker.” I went to Connect Corporate in 2016. It’s more focused on how the speakers present and execute.

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 9, 2018

One element of change Courtney loves to see is a move towards sustainability. She shares, “Being the old soul hippie that I am, I love that our industry is really moving into a place of sustainability. Her knowledge of sustainability and events is so vast. She says, “I would love to stay on my path with sustainable events.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 22, 2018

Jeff Chase, Vice President of Sustainability, Freeman Company. And with Greenbuild International, a show dedicated to sustainability in the construction industry, that figure soars to 90 percent. Freeman’s sustainability initiatives at freeman.com/about/sustainability. Jeff Chase. It’s a commitment.”.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Marco is a Harvard Business School OPM Graduate, and member of YPO, the Young Presidents Organization and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. 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.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 30, 2017

After a successful debut at WasteExpo 2016, the Food Recovery Forum returned for a second time this year. The forum included 15 educational sessions and a keynote with speakers from the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The amount of venture capital invested through the first half of 2018 — estimated at $175 billion — already had exceeded the annual totals of the years between 2002 and 2016, Crunchbase wrote. He’s looking at three different areas — modern mobility, smart cities, and sustainable building — that members can engage with, he said.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Simultaneously, many plenary and knowledge sessions had started off with the speakers from across the globe speaking and sharing their ideas, learnings, and struggle in the industry. The sessions ranged from Artificial Intelligence talk to the discussion over Smart cities; from building up a sustainable ecosystem to Women-centric solutions.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Whether they are speakers, vendors, partners, or staff, we all have the common goal of inspiring attendees to take away ideas and connections that enable them to become more engaged, be more productive, and grow professionally. I will become a top lobbyist and spokesperson of sustainability in the events industry.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

That afternoon, our group attended the opening session of the Union of International Associations’ (UIA) Associations Round Table Asia Pacific 2016 at the coastal Paradise Hotel. After the relatively intimate Paradise Hotel ballroom, BEXCO — the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center — seemed behemoth.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. 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 truly loves her job!

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In 2016, when speaker, moderator, author, and entrepreneur Holly Ransom hosted Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Disruptors conference — which focuses on sparking innovation across the business sector by bringing together diverse voices — Graeme Edge was in the audience.

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Event Industry News

MAY 11, 2022

– Over 170 expert industry professionals from 25 countries participated – Expert speakers from inside and outside the industry shared their vision for the future of the industry. The Conference opened with guest speaker Paddy Cosgrave, founder and CEO of Web Summit, who discussed his take for the future of live events.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

I was tasked to see through the whole event alongside managing our department, the speakers, and local partners. It was the first full day of Convening Leaders in Vancouver in 2016, and I attended our customer event that evening. By this way of encouragement, I hope to contribute to a sustainable business-events industry in Malaysia.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

Hopefully, some future partnerships can assist us with bringing other conventions [to Minneapolis], where they can be speakers.”. We came up with a theme: Honeybees were sustainable agriculture,” she said. “It Just how competitive is it for DMOs that are bidding on meetings and conventions in 2016? “I And we won. It was super.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Our customer-focused event had speakers and attendees from the UK, Australia, Germany, and cities in between. The other side of hybrid is the opportunity to beam speakers into an in-person event from around the world and thus saving money and all the environmental benefits that go without the need for travel. Here are a few thoughts.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 12, 2025

Convene reached out to Claire Hector-Taylor, business development manager international, for ChristchurchNZ, the sustainable economic development agency for Christchurch, and Gerald Howard, senior business development manager for congress management organization Lausanne Montreux Congress, to learn more about the initiative.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 30, 2020

The tea is hotter than ever today and all thanks to the topic of controversial speakers! This is why we decided to go ahead and touch upon the whole ordeal of controversial speakers at events. I remember in like 2016, 2017 asking people on my Facebook account, and I try to stay really politically neutral when I’m online.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

There is a long, meandering line from a 1989 story about how a medical association computerized its operations, beginning with a leased 64K microcomputer, to our June 2016 cover story about how technologies such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence are now being used at meetings and events. The Ethics of Fams.

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