MeetingsNet

MARCH 16, 2021

As a result, the umbrella organization for the meeting and convention industry has set its sights on a similar study, with a twist. The study will use 2019 as a benchmark and quantify event-related economic losses in 2020 due to the pandemic. Articulate how meetings and events can be a catalyst for economic recovery.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A sampling of how the leading independent planning companies execute every sort of event, from user conferences to exotic incentives. The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Humana decor 3_1.jpg.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Meeting professionals are starting to rebook events in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, but continuing waves of Covid and cautious restrictions from some countries are resulting in a slow restart. The last PCMA Convening Asia Pacific was held in Sydney in 2020. Read More : PCMA Leads with Protocols, Inclusion and Transparency.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 10, 2020

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.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This practical session will also give attendees vital tips and takeaways on how to get greater coverage, build engagement and ultimately achieve greater exposure for their events and brand. 52eight3 is a highly skilled marketing and PR agency focused on getting technology and suppliers seen, known and loved by event organisers.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

IBTM Events today announces that IBTM World 2020 will transition to being a virtual event this year. Whilst we have been planning positively for a live event in December, and we know that people want to get back to meeting face-to-face, the situation across Europe and the wider world remains very changeable.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The Events Industry Council (EIC) today announced the 2020 Hall of Leaders inductees and Social Impact Award recipients. EIC’s Hall of Leaders award is the premier recognition and programme in the events industry recognising a lifetime achievement for those that have had a legacy impact on global business events sector.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. We know how hard it can be to find great events to attend, so we’ve made it easier for you. Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 5, 2020

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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Event Marketer

JULY 26, 2021

Storytelling also provides the through-line for the journey for any attendee at any event. Storytelling took on entirely new forms in 2020 and early 2021, and the way brands tell their stories might be changed forever by the lasting impact of the pandemic. Mark Henneberger , Vice President of Events Solutions at Walmart.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. He has stayed on top of new meeting trends and technologies for decades. In 2023, in-person is back!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Impact XM shares seven sustainable action areas for planning green meetings Global event and experiential marketing agency Impact XM believes that sustainability is not an end goal, but a practice. Smart Meetings spoke with Heather Griffin, vice president of marketing at Impact XM, to learn more.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 8, 2022

The Sustainable UK Events Industry 2050 – A reality or just a dream? The global events industry was valued at USD 886.99 Billion in 2020, and the industry is expected to double in value by 2028 (Verified Market Research 2020). So how do we get there?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

These constant challenges and budget fluctuations can be both time consuming and overwhelming, but with the right pre-planning you leave the total budget overhaul in 2020, rather than have it be an ongoing, everyday need. Here are my top 5 tips to effectively managing my budgets in the current event landscape. Melissa Park.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

Meetings can still happen. There is only so much you can do online, and the last time I was there was January of 2020,” she explained. “We Even with the new reality and address, the event won’t be fundamentally different. But if borders aren’t open sufficiently, the numbers could be less than that. Enduring Elements.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Awards are given across 10 important sustainability categories, including the top accolade of the International Greener Festival Award 2020. Nominees are selected from those certified by A Greener Festival following a detailed environmental assessment, site visits and post show analysis by trained sustainable event auditors.

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Glisser

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Company-wide ‘town hall’ meetings are the format most likely to remain virtual as in-person meetings and events return but employers retain more flexible working patterns. That’s according to an audience poll during Glisser’s most recent webinar , entitled, ‘Running Successful Virtual and Hybrid Internal Company Meetings’.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

The ambitious Economic Significance Study comprises four insight streams to examine the global events industry’s economic impact and, for the first time, quantify the cumulative losses experienced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on the Events Industry Council, visit: [link].

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Event Industry News

JULY 7, 2020

We recently worked with a long-term client, Atomos , to meet all three of these goals and more. 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).

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SmartMeetings

MAY 27, 2021

Even companies that canceled key conferences altogether in the chaos of 2020 have announced they are bringing back at least the virtual component. Facebook’s F8 developer conference will be a one-day streaming event in June “to celebrate, inspire and help developers grow.” The Day the Meetings Stopped.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Expert negotiator tips for managing policy changes in uncertain times Other than expensive, unreliable Wi-Fi, there are few things meeting professionals hate more than uncertainty. One planner we talked to had nine events for federal employees cancel in one month while a new administration was confirmed.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2021

Francis recently worked as general manager for Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown, where, in 2020, he earned the General Manager of the Year award. Face2Face Meetings & Incentives in Las Vegas named Pencak director of meeting partnerships. Alex Francis. Ashley Pencak, CMP, VEMM. Based in Washington, D.C.,

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 18, 2019

What’s the purpose of meetings and what’s their role in organisations’ communications mix? The GCB (German Convention Bureau) and its research partners are currently diving deep into that question as part of the “Future Meeting Space” (FMS) innovation project, launched in 2015 and now in its third phase. Innovation Catalogue Reloaded.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

I know the meetings industry looks dark right now and the future is unclear. A lot of talented people are losing their jobs because of the need to pause meetings to slow the spread of the virus. After all, this is the year 2020, the same numbers used to benchmark ideal eyesight. It is not going to replace in-person meetings.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2021

Learn more about Global Events Collective’s Moments That Matter documentary project. Marks was in the United States in March of 2020 for Catersource and the Special Event when she heard news that the NBA was cancelling games. Bringing people together for an event is already a high-risk proposition.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 5, 2020

Meeting planners also learn by watching others doing. That is why, in this time of repackaging grand destination programs to fit onto confined computer screens, a great way to avoid mistakes is to study how our peers are shape-shifting to meet COVID-era standards. That left Artura no choice but to reinvent her plan.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 11, 2021

Bill Grusich, CMP, FASAE, Senior Vice President, Sales, Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), 2020-2021 PCMA Visionary Award supplier honoree. Ben Goedegebuure, Enterprise Vice President, Global & Industry Presence, Maritz Global Events, 2020-2021 PCMA Visionary Award business events strategist honoree.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 14, 2021

This move is the first step in Swapcard’s answer to the biggest challenge organizers are currently facing: finding one technology partner that can run all their virtual, hybrid, and face-to-face events throughout the year. Starting in the spring of 2020, Swapcard and Avolio, have collaborated on a multitude of virtual events.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 1, 2020

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. This article will help you get a jumpstart on conquering this challenge: Successfully Climbing Your Mountain of Event Data.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Freeman’s Main Stage for Convening Leaders 2020 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco wowed participants. Adding virtual components to a meeting can complement the live experience. While disruptive, the pandemic gave us an opportunity to pause and use the moment to redefine how we create and experience “LIVE” events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

But, even though event professionals have had it rough these past couple of years, we’ve proven to be an incredibly resilient and versatile community, not willing to let a £70 billion industry disappear. In fact, according to a report by Allied Market Research, the global events sector is expected to reach $1,552.9

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

We have significant interest from huge global events and sporting bodies across the globe too, they are considering using our technology to amplify their events and increase their sponsors ROI.”. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events. Areas of interest. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Harvard Business School credits the 1990’s as when sustainability in business finally came to meet head-on the longer term trend in consumer society. So why has it taken the events industry so long to engage with this topic? 2020 forced us all in events to press both PAUSE and FAST FORWARD at the same time.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Alex Sapiz, vice president for global events for Cisco (clockwise from top left); Lauren Parr, vice president for meetings at the American Geographical Union; and Timothy Simpson, brand and engagement chief strategist for the Design Studio, talk about disruption during a NEXT Conference session. At NEXT on Feb.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

Lyons, actor, author and Smart Meetings TV host, did just that for his Lessons from Leaders podcast series. Maritz Global Events President David Peckinpaugh, Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy, U.S. Experience the full Webinar Lessons from Leaders Podcast 2020 Highlights. lessons from leaders. Conclusion.

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