MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2021

IHG, whose meetings-focused brands include InterContinental, Kimpton, Regent, and Crowne Plaza, has announced a partnership with Wellness 4 Humanity to provide and administer rapid on-site covid testing for corporate and association meetings at more than 70 properties in the United States.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2021

II (formerly Nasdaq: DGNS) (“Dragoneer”), announced the completion of the business combination of Cvent and Dragoneer, a special purpose acquisition company formed by Dragoneer Investment Group (the “Business Combination”) on 8 December 2021.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 10, 2024

He recently had dealt with a life-threatening health crisis and, after five years working at Tourism London, had left his business development position after his contract ended. In 2019, Marc Forgette found himself at a crossroads. Marc Forgette “I had some thinking to do,” Forgette told Convene. What did I want to do next?

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

Did you anticipate that we would be at this stage in terms of vaccination distribution, variants, and other COVID-related impacts in the first quarter of 2021? What would you say is the biggest challenge for a traditional association meeting planner? With very broad brushes, yes. Do you see resistance to this new model?

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2020

Two bodies of research highlight planners’ challenges and potential attendees’ preferences when it comes to meetings. In a late June webinar that drew more than 700 corporate and association meeting planners, 64 percent of attendees responded that they expect their organizations to return to holding in-person events by January 2021.

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