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MPI, the largest association within the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) industry, has announced it will hold its 2025 European Meetings & Events Convention (EMEC) in Istanbul, the site of the EMEC 2014. This is our signature European event. It is inherently a European experience,” says Holmgreen.
The novel coronavirus outbreak has had a significant impact on the events industry, from venues and vendors to speakers and sponsors. We feel great sympathy for all affected by COVID-19 and the ripple effects this global pandemic has caused.”. Want to learn how event planners are adjusting -- and even thriving -- in this “new normal”?
Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH) kicked off earlier this month, providing an innovative yet functional space for the global innovation and business communities around the world to connect, collaborate and network. . Credits SWITCH 2020. Credits SWITCH 2020. Credits SWITCH 2020. Credits SWITCH 2020.
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Breaking down the psychology of event engagement. Experience builders obsessed with the attendee journey know that in the last few hours of an event, attendee attrition—people leaving early—can make the difference between an event that falls a little flat or one that wraps leaving everyone with all the feels.
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As first-time exhibitors, 52eight3 is seizing the opportunity to challenge event organisers at this year’s International Confex with a thought-provoking educational seminar – Back to Basics: Is your event PR-worthy? taking place in the Sales & Marcomms Theatre at 3:40pm on Wednesday 26 th February.
It is with great regret and disappointment that today we are announcing that we have made the difficult decision to cancel IMEX America 2020, due to take place at the Sands Expo, Las Vegas from September 15-17. . There are three main reasons why we’ve taken the decision to cancel IMEX America 2020. Message from Ray and Carina.
The Events Industry Council is gearing up for a global economic-impact study that will quantify losses from the pandemic. It’s been more than two years since the Events Industry Council released the Global Economic Significance of Business Events study, and the world has been through a lot since then.
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As an event professional you probably feel like you’ve spent more quality time with your event budget than you have your loved ones during the last two years. Here are my top 5 tips to effectively managing my budgets in the current event landscape. Melissa Park. Increasing Efforts on Client Education.
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The Event Technology Awards celebrate the successful development and implimentation of technology in the events industry. The judging panel for the awards is a stellar line-up of experts and we’d like to introduce them to you in our Meet the Judges series, this week we present Aleksandra Panyukhina, head of event marketing at Userlane.
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A recent Forrester report caught our eye, as it touched on several business trends that will also impact the event strategists and the industry: PREDICTIONS 2020: On the Precipice of Far-Reaching Change. If you’re looking to secure C-Suite support for a new event element, you need to back up this request with proof (behavioral data).
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Swapcard , the Paris-based leading AI-powered engagement and matchmaking platform for premium virtual and hybrid events, announced this week its acquisition of Avolio, Inc., a registration platform headquartered in Atlanta, GA, and its event management software, IPReg. We are entering a new area where data will power experience.
We’re now firmly on the road to Mandalay Bay and can’t wait to welcome back the business event community to IMEX America,” said Carina Bauer , CEO of IMEX Group, when we talked in mid-August. Early on, Bauer’s team decided the event would not be virtual or hybrid. See also : Tips for Streamlining Vaccine Verification at Your Event. “As
The experience we created won three World Exhibition Stand Awards for best stand at a technology event (gold), best use of technology (silver), best reusable stand and best stand in the 100-200m category (both of which won platinum). It also minimises waste, creating a more sustainable approach to attending globalevents.
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Freeman’s Main Stage for Convening Leaders 2020 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco wowed participants. For the Convene September/October issue cover story , we focus on how the pandemic has spurred the development and growth of different business models in the events industry. Jacob Slaton Photography). Bob Priest-Heck.
The report sets out the must do’s for any experience provider during the 2020s whilst providing a framework for the next generation of events.”. The experience industry will very likely change to incorporate more purpose-driven events that attract the ‘woke’ generation. Details will be revealed in the coming months. .
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