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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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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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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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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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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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

The announcement yesterday that London-based virtual streaming giant Hopin was purchasing the physical event services company Boomset was another step in the direction of an end-to-end hybrid meeting solution. Our goal is to empower event managers to succeed with any event format,” the company said in a post.

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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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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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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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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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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

The global event marketing agency Hamilton has been recognized with an EDDIE award for an exceptionally smart move in February. The company transitioned from immersive brand events to vaccination events. Event on Ivy Tech Community College campus in Sellersburg; Photo credit: Courtney Cantor.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In 2020, the combined #GivingTuesday and GivingTuesdayNow, which was held on May 5 in response to the hardships caused by the pandemic, raised more than $3 billion in the United States. The Meetings Industry Fund — provides financial assistance during times of crisis like a disaster, medical illness, or an emergency. eventwell.org.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As an exploration of how the COVID crisis has impacted the business events industry, “ Events UnPaused ” — Maritz Global Events’ five-part podcast hosted by President David Peckinpaugh — is chock-full of insights and most definitely worth a listen. Megan Henshall. Michelle Russell is editor in chief of Convene.

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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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Endless Events

APRIL 20, 2021

The future of events is human-centric! Today’s event icon is the personable Megan Henshall , the global events account manager at Google who got into events because she was “really bad at sales” She shares how she experienced the pivoting year of 2020 and explains how to adopt a human-centric mindset in events.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 25, 2017

And it would seem that a chunk of that lost business will come from global events that have chosen to take the U.S. After reading a story about the travel ban ‘s potential impact on scientific meetings in Convene ‘s March issue, OHBM Executive Director Joann Taie wrote to us: .

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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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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 3, 2020

As PCMA Convening Leaders 2020 kicks off in San Francisco, we got a behind-the-scenes look at the insights they are using to transform their conference. “Sometimes, you lose perspective on what’s really happening at your event,” said Kim. Pay close attention to each aspect of the attendee journey.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. Right now, those sorts of challenges are popping up at events all over the world.

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Event Industry News

JULY 30, 2019

Together with its partners, the GCB German Convention Bureau has announced the launch of phase III of its Future Meeting Space research. What are the different purposes and objectives of business events? The project is supported by the GCB and the European Association of Event Centres (EVVC) as well as Maritz Global Events Inc.,

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GlobalSignIn

APRIL 8, 2021

Mudit Singhania and Vidyut Singhania, founders of Babel, want to improve the event attendee experience, engagement and conversations with the help of data. Their Hyper-Personalized Engagement platform (ISDA AI) which was deployed at the SWITCH 2020 virtual event, aims to empower the global events industry. .

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2021

Kristin Horstman is a senior director at Salesforce and has been on our show just recently , Johnnie White is the CEO of the American Society of Appraisers, and Rachael Riggs is a WellBeing Leader at Maritz Global Events. Health & Wellness In Events In The New Normal. And what does this panel have in common?

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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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SmartMeetings

APRIL 5, 2021

The FBI 2020 Internet Crime Report found a whopping $4.2 Yes, cybercrime is a real threat for meeting professionals. And now that most have gotten a handle on protecting their virtual meetings, going back to physical gatherings with at least part of the program will add a whole new level of complexity. Somewhat Confident.

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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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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

JUNE 15, 2021

In terms of the stats, attendees made 4,044 connections resulting in 2,375 meetings, 9,116 messages exchanged and 9,372 leads for the show’s 59 exhibitors.

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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 20, 2020

Listed event operators fall into two categories: companies for whom live events comprises the majority of revenue, and diversified media groups for whom live events are a smaller part of their business.

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Maritz Global Events

APRIL 14, 2021

With the sudden lockdown of the world due to Covid-19 in 2020, we needed to quickly develop a new plan for the upcoming International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) 59th Annual Congress later that year — a virtual + F2F experience that would enable us to bring people together all across the globe.

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