Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Gary Hernbroth, Keynote Speaker. Gary Hernbroth, Keynote Speaker. Posted by Smart Meetings on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Suppliers and planners from around the country are meeting one-on-one as part of a jam-packed agenda at the event, which began Sunday at The Jung Hotel. MeetSmart pic.twitter.com/mATAj5WVOS.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

You’d think that, given that the Oxford Economics and Events Industry Council reports that “meetings generated $1,294 of spending per participant,” event and meeting planners would be given budgetary free rein to produce the kinds of events needed to generate these economic returns. Shrinking Budgets. Adoption of Advanced Technology.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Here’s my article “ Five Reasons to Change Conferences “ , published in the December 2018, NSA Speaker magazine. But our conference programs still focus on lectures, where a few experts broadcast their knowledge to passive listeners.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 4, 2018

IMEX has a well-deserved reputation for keeping a finger on the pulse of current developments in the meetings and events industry. On May 15th – 17th, 2018, 9,000 visitors and 3,500 exhibitors from all over the world mixed, mingled, and discussed some of the hottest trends in the industry. Photo by © IMEX Group).

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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. I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 16, 2018

G2 Crowd is the leading website for online business software and service reviews, where Event Mobi ranks as a High Performer on the Summer 2018 Mobile Event Apps Report. Event speakers are essential to a successful event marketing strategy. And, for attendees to learn, they need someone to learn from, aka — your speaker!

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

Using a combination of research and survey data, we’ve rounded up the 18 most important trends set to hit planners, hotels and venues in 2018. According to CWT Meetings & Events, you can expect a spike in booking prices of about 3.7%. Because in 2018, consumers will want to experience the venue as much as the event itself.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 12, 2018

Today is Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), which is an annual event that brings together leaders from across the meetings and events industry. Meeting professionals across the world participate in GMID’s international day of advocacy. They used EventMobi for their 60th annual general meeting.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In her buoyant, unique style, prominent health advocate Zonya Foco urged participants at Smart Meeting South Central National in New Orleans to take a closer look at their dietary habits. ” Zonya Foco, Keynote Speaker. Zonya Foco RD – Wellness Speaker, Author, TV Host, Keynote Speaker.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2019

rose above 300 in 2018, prompting event planners to reevaluate their physical security strategies. One day, a venue may be hosting a well-known speaker who attracts a large crowd. The next day, it could have several lesser-known speakers dispersed throughout the showroom floor. have become an all-too-common occurrence.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2024

Many of the speakers are inspirations from outside the meetings industry who will share their experiences to bring fresh ideas to the discussion. Smart Meetings sat down with some of the speakers to ask what they hope attendees will take away from the day.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Premium membership adds coaching, access to a new job board and inclusion in the speaker directory. Because ‘I couldn’t find any speakers of other genders, race, age, etc.’ Fox, AWE co-founder and 2018 president, put it. Related : A Legacy of Inclusion: Winning Meeting Tips From Beth Knox. Carrie Abernathy.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 12, 2018

As we kick off 2018, we’re excited to discover a lot of new event ideas for 2018 to energize our event planning. Get Ready for the Top Meeting Trends in 2018. Meetings have always been more intimate affairs compared to events. Meetings are definitely getting a big tech upgrade this year.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

But recent years have seen an increasing number of event management applications, culminating in six of 2018’s nine finalists specializing in behind the scenes management or booking. More : 6 Free Apps to Keep Meeting Planners Organized. As part of the run up to IBTM World 2018 in Barcelona Nov.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Speaker diversity continues to be a hot topic in the meetings and events industry. On average, across different types of events, more than two-thirds — 69 percent — of speakers were male, while less than one-third were female. The speakers and specific events they spoke at remain anonymous. “We Gina Glantz.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

“We have not been [here] before,” said MGM senior vice president of MGM Resorts International Mike Dominguez, in a recent Smart Meetings webinar , referring to the state of the hotel industry going into 2019. As 2018 comes to a close, Dominguez shared some insights into what he sees for the future of the meetings industry.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Change is imminent — and in the meetings industry, it’s upon us. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. With that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. Millennials are the decision makers now.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2017

At Convene , we’ve made it a year-end tradition to ask ourselves this question: What’s the one meeting trend we’ll be keeping an eye on next year? . In 2018, I expect to see speaker lineups at conferences and conventions feature a range of voices outside the old-school white male CEO mold. From Congrats!

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Smart Meeting East National. Take the time to write notes about what impressed—and what didn’t meet expectations. A post shared by Smart Meetings (@smartmeetings) on Nov 23, 2018 at 12:16pm PST. The post How to Create a Perfect Event Recap appeared first on Smart Meetings. Include: An event overview. The location.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Smart Meetings turned to the experts to compile a list of smart tips for this action-packed destination. The adventure fittingly starts Monday with a day of interactive, carnival-themed exchanges of knowledge, courtesy of Meeting Professionals International. Speaker Power. Smart Monday. Juliet Funt, IMEX America 2017.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Meetings are growing and evolving rapidly, and each is an experiment in applying new methods to find a perfect formula. Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. Demand continues to outpace supply of meetings-eligible hotels.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Water Quality Association staff used the Go-To-Meeting platform to deliver virtual sessions from their headquarters. The following is taken from a presentation by LyNae Schleyer, WQA meetings director and Wesley Bleed, marketing and communications director in the Nov. You can watch the full hour-long webinar here.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

(Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) Most meeting conveners concentrate on feedback about meeting content (“great speakers!”)

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

At the end of three days of learning and exchanging business cards at Sheraton Birmingham Hotel for Events Industry Council ’s CMP Conclave 2018 , there wasn’t a dry event-professional eye in the house. What are the takeaways from the annual reunion of certified meeting professionals ? We thought you would never ask.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

BCD Meetings and Events G uide helps make events more sustainable BCD Travel released a sustainability guide for meetings and events earlier this year, offering planners global sustainability trends and best practices. SM Your guide addresses a wide variety of topics in meetings like DEI. How and why are they connected?

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Endless Events

JULY 25, 2018

We all want to create an event that is full of uniquely engaging conference speakers, but how do we do that? Most events no longer want basic conference speakers. A speaker standing in front of the crowd talking at them with slides is no longer enough. Below you will learn: What makes for an engaging speaker.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

After a year marked by fire, flood and tragedy , the overall tone of Destination Marketing Association of the West ’s Education Summit 2018 was light, inspiring—even funny. Here are takeaways every meeting professional can benefit from. A post shared by Oinkari Basque Dancers (@oinkariboise) on Jul 29, 2017 at 3:19pm PDT.

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Endless Events

MARCH 21, 2022

Remo is a map-based virtual event platform that has been building events and meetings since 2018. “ Remo is a map-based virtual meeting and event platform. We have universities that want to do their football stadium on a map and you come and have a meeting in the stadium. What is Remo? We’re global.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

As a 2018 40 Under 40 honoree, McKeithen discusses her passion for the events industry. How I got here: I worked at NMAC for nine years, starting as the meeting registrar. When I was promoted to meeting planner, I honed my event management skills. Alison Jo McKeithen, MBA, CMP, 38, works in Washington, D.C.,

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Hubilo Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Jumping on to the event, let’s have a look at MIA Conference 2018. What’s MIA Conference 2018? The MIA International Accountants Conference 2018 was held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on 9th and 10th October. Attendees, delegates, event organisers and event speakers could post on the feed. What Hubilo provided?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Today our hosts are sharing their favorite events from 2018 with us. Great sessions and some really funny speakers. Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: Live From IMEX 2018 – #EventIcons Episode 135 A special episode of #EventIcons from IMEX 2018. This is one of our favorite episodes of the year!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

I have no professional background in wellness, which goes to show that any meeting—with the right partners, of course—can incorporate a wellness element into the events. My feelings on wellness in the events industry come purely from passion and from seeing the real benefits it can bring to hard-working meeting planners and attendees.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation has chosen eventpowwow to support their 2018 events, the first being Forum 2018, their triannual world conference, being held from Tuesday 30th October to Sunday 4th November, in Accra, Ghana. Further information can be found via the eventpowwow and Intaward Events websites.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

SpotMe , the leading provider of enterprise engagement platforms, has been shortlisted in five categories at the Event Technology Awards 2018: Best Hybrid or Live Streaming Solution, Best Use of Technology for Engagement & Interaction, Best Use of Technology for Audience Participation, Best Event Networking Technology, and Best Event App.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Five Convene editors looked back over 2018, asking this question: What’s one meeting trend we’ll be keeping an eye on in 2019? So far, we’ve mostly relied on good manners to impel people to put boundaries around their smartphone use during meetings. Big Data Is Facing a Reckoning. Michelle Russell, Editor in Chief.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Having worked with organisers for some time now, we saw an opportunity to provide them with a platform to meet in person. For those of you who couldn't join us, Admission was an intimate event featuring seven speakers who shared their triumphs and challenges from several collected decades in events.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 13, 2020

What does the constant struggle for budget by destinations mean for meeting professionals who rely on their services? trillion in gross domestic product in 2018 and employed 5.29 Building new meetings infrastructure has long lead times, too. CVBs can be valuable partners to meeting professionals. million people.

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