Conferences that Work

AUGUST 24, 2020

Amidst the myriad books on creating and running events, Intentional Event Design , by Tahira Endean and published in 2017, stands out. Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love ( ebook , paperback , or both ). In Conferences That Work I lay out four key assumptions that lurk behind the traditional meeting format.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

Founded and funded by the Cambridge Colleges 25 years ago, Meet Cambridge currently has a portfolio of more than 50 venues, offering organisers a broad spectrum of meeting and conference facilities for all types and size of events.

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BizBash

OCTOBER 31, 2017

For planners who produce conferences, trade shows, meetings, or other face-to-face events, the challenges today may be greater than ever.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

As event marketers work to attract traffic to their trade-show floors, it’s common to tailor messaging based on where those prospective attendees live, what type of companies they represent, their age, and a number of other demographic factors. Age, though, is an important factor in understanding the makeup of trade-show audiences.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

Read More: IMEX22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees By moving the event to Mandalay Bay Convention Center, IMEX was able to tap into MGM’s renewable solar energy initiative , which produced 191,258 kWh of renewable energy to keep the lights on at the trade show floor. And 946 books have been donated since 2017.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

These are interesting times for trade shows. Earlier this year, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reported that the industry finished last year on a down note — with the performance of B2B shows declining in the final quarter of 2016 after 25 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth.

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EventMB

JUNE 13, 2018

The Anaheim Convention Center (ACC) in California is the largest exhibition facility on the West Coast of America and can accommodate all types of events, including mega trade shows, conferences and meetings. ACC North, the 2017 expansion to the complex, increased the venue footprint to 1.8 Here is our […].

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 9, 2017

Expects lots of new twists at the 2017 MIC Conference & Trade Show next week. I am so excited that our conference has been extended to two days,” says Sidney Stoper, 2017 event chair. “I am so excited that our conference has been extended to two days,” says Sidney Stoper, 2017 event chair. “We

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. In the first quarter of 2018, I’ve booked more business than all of 2017.) Our industry conferences are the obvious places to provide this education.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Expenses for exhibitors at association trade shows have increased significantly while corporate marketing budgets have remained flat. According to a recent survey by The Exhibitor Advocate, exhibitors are seeing increased labor rates and material handling and shipping costs between 20-30% since 2017.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. I also stay on top of industry trends and attend event-industry trade shows all over the world.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The ABPCO Excellence Awards, which took place on Friday 9 December, recognise and celebrate industry best practice in association and not for profit conferences and events. The ICC Wales team are very deserving winners of the Best Legacy Award as this campaign will have a real impact on the safety of conferences and events in the future.”.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Types of Corporate Events Conferences: Large-scale gatherings focused on industry insights, innovation, and networking, featuring multiple speakers and breakout sessions. Trade Shows and Exhibitions: Provide a platform for companies to present products, network, and engage potential clients.

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Eventinterface

MAY 17, 2017

As audiences have evolved, planners must now use a variety of communication and marketing techniques to successfully engage all generations of attendees at their conferences and events. They are used to searching hashtags to locate photos of themselves to share with their friends, and find conference content. The result?

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

Rachel in her wide career of journalism and events has mastered Trade Shows. Christy is a nationally recognized, award-winning strategic planner and entrepreneur, writes for multiple industry publications, speaks at conferences worldwide, has a private coaching practice and has taught strategic planning at the university level.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

ICC Wales has been instrumental in educating the sector on Martyn’s Law, also known as Protect Duty, through educational resources including its Protect Duty report , delivering informative sessions at industry trade shows and launching its own Protect Duty Events Industry Group. ICC Wales Dragon 26.08.19

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Since the beginning of 2022, ICC Wales has worked tirelessly on creating educational resources including its Protect Duty report , delivering informative sessions at industry trade shows and launching its Protect Duty Events Industry Group, which held its first meeting on 17th October 2022.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Nominated by Debbie DesRoches, Director of Trade Show, SnowSports Industries America — “Debbie is a true professional, and we have been so lucky to work with her since our event moved to Denver in 2010. Nominated by Debbie DesRoches, Director of Trade Show, SnowSports Industries America — “Working with Annie is a pleasure.

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Core-apps

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Everything You Need to Know About Event Apps for 2017 A mere eight years ago, Apple officially introduced “there’s an app for that” into our vocabulary with the launch of the App Store. Read more » The post The 7 Event App Trends for 2017 appeared first on Core-apps. Flash forward to today, and there’s now 2.2

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. I also stay on top of industry trends and attend event-industry trade shows all over the world.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. As Janet Sperstad’s white-paper Purposeful Meetings: How to Plan With Deeper Meaning, Innovation, & Insight shows, the concept of “purposeful meetings” became the theme of IMEX America 2017.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

By creating “journey maps” at a recent conference, the team was able to outline completely different experiences for attendees based on their personas. But make no mistake, the networking is there: over 3,000 face-to-face meetings were scheduled at C2 2017 alone. C2 is pushing the envelope for event experiences.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Only the second UK conference venue to win in the 25-year history of the award, ICC Wales secured the title for its tireless work in creating educational resources including its Protect Duty report , delivering informative sessions at industry trade shows and launching the Protect Duty Events Industry Group.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 17, 2018

We have compiled a list of event marketing statistics—covering topics such as event budgets, event technology and event promotion—that you can use in your next event marketing presentation, conference, or call. This reflects a 32% increase since 2017. Bizzabo , 2017). Bizzabo , 2017). American Express , 2017).

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2018

This week, we have a few tips for making your trade show booth stand out and managing your social media better. MTV’s 2017 Video Music Awards would be the perfect inspiration. If you like to keep it simpler, you could take a look at last year’s In Good Company Conference. Trade Show Tips for the New Year.

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Core-apps

DECEMBER 13, 2016

We’re pleased to not only be a part of this year’s Convening Leaders, but we’re also honored to have partnered with PCMA for their 2017 event technology. 8-11 2017 appeared first on Core-apps. See you in Austin, TX Jan. The post PCMA Convening Leaders Jan.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The lab communicates on behalf of the partners with journalists, event professionals and event organisers at trade shows, conferences and professional association events. They joined the lab community in 2017. Conferences. The Event Tech Lab is the perfect place to raise awareness for any new product or service.

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Plan Your Meetings

MAY 30, 2017

There remains a litany of conferences for meeting and event professionals to receive education and valuable networking throughout the duration of 2017. This list does not contain every single conference for event planners, but we feel that these are the main ones you should have on your radar. PCMA Education Conference.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2021

The inaugural Plant Based World Conference & Expo took place at New York City’s Javits Center in 2019. The Grow Green 2019 conference at the British Library explored the potential and challenges of the shift toward farming more plants. We want to convince influential voices who aren’t vegan of the value of the movement.”.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 20, 2018

When analyzing gender balance across speakers by type of gathering, conferences and conventions were among the least diverse — 68 percent male versus 32 percent female — while fundraisers and galas featured the most women speakers, 54 percent. That number rose to 33 percent in 2017, but dropped to 32 percent in 2018. Gina Glantz.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MARCH 22, 2017. The 40 Under 40 honorees will be featured in an issue of Connect magazine and recognized at Connect Marketplace, the co-located meetings conference and trade show. Loading… If the form is not loading, please click here.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Whether you’re organizing consumer events, corporate events, virtual conferences, or hybrid networking events and trade shows, effective event management can lead to brand visibility, meaningful connections, and lasting impressions. Corporate Events : Conferences, seminars, and team-building events.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2017

Often this has been limited to merging data from social media profiles to populate conference apps and suggest meetings. After years of speculation, Absolute Exhibits , a trade show display provider, is calling AR one of the top trade show trends of 2017. Push Notifications.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

In the meantime, conferences can continue to take place in Rupp Arena and most of the existing convention center. of meeting and exhibition space, Las Vegas hosts approximately 22,000 meetings, conventions and trade shows annually. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan broke ground in March 2017 on a $1.5 million sq.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Revenue during the year ending 31 December is set to be up by over 18%, compared with 2017. Together they hosted 3,425 companies exhibiting across 47,000 sqm and welcomed over 90,000 attendees (compared to over 52,000 in 2017). The company’s publishing division also performed ahead of expectation.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 3, 2018

With Eventer – a platform launched in January 2017 – that process becomes easier and more secure. This means that whether it’s a wedding, conference, party, trade show or concert, everyone with access to that event’s Eventer can see all the pictures and video that was shared by other guests or attendees.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 5, 2018

bb Blanc Audiovisual & Entertainment, Toronto, ON for Right To Play Tribute Dinner 2017. FMAV, Calgary, AB for the ILEA Esprit Awards Gala 2017. Quest Audio Visual, Toronto, ON for the Arbonne CNTC 2017. Calgary, AB for Rendez-vous Canada 2017 “All The Stars”. Best Audio Visual Design for an Event.

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