Smart Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2024

Long wait times and inflationary pressure linger at in-person-only medical meeting The arrival in Seattle of 11,631 attendees for the 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ( ARVO ) conference in May was the culmination of a logistical struggle to return to bringing the world of eye doctors together at 2019 levels.

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The MICE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center represents the first dual-brand concept for Marriott International. Additionally, Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center stand out as large conference venues in Europe.

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EventMB

JUNE 25, 2020

A growing number of countries are reauthorizing large professional events including trade shows, conferences, exhibitions, and congresses. Here is a list of events moving forward in the third and fourth quarter of 2020, and early 2021.

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

However, here are a few things you can do to prepare for future trade shows and exhibitions. Many 2020 trade shows and exhibitions have been postponed to 2021. The idea of investing time and money into trade show planning just to be met with a second wave is intimidating. Create a Contingency Plan.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2021

As organizations shift their energy and resources to adapting safety protocols and freshening in-person conferences and trade shows, will the virtual event and platforms built to sustain them survive or even flourish? What’s Next? I question if the synchronous hybrid meetings, as many envision now, are sustainable.

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GEVME

JUNE 22, 2018

From designing the best custom or modular exhibition stands to offering the most exciting or innovative exhibition services, event organisers and marketing professionals focus a lot of their energy on trying to impress trade show attendees. In this article, we look at ways that trade shows can use the technology to woo attendees.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 21, 2021

After announcing, then detracting, plans for a physical show in 2021, CES organizers say the event is back in action for 2022 with a hybrid format. Confirmed brands attending the in-person world’s largest tech conference include Amazon, AT&T, Dell and Google. HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition: Aug.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 2, 2021

For us, it’s time to do business and reunite in person at one of the biggest and most exciting trade shows in our industry: IMEX! This week, Nick, Thuy, and Will review their experience at IMEX America 2021, held for the very first time at Mandalay Bay. IMEX America 2021 & COVID Compliance.

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CadmiumCD

DECEMBER 29, 2020

To help you get the most out of 2021, we put together a PDF calendar to help you keep your year in order. This year will be a big one and we’re so excited to see what you do with your events in 2021. ” Do yourself a favor and review all the pieces of your 2021 events platform. Review Your Software Needs. Win-win-win.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. Read More : At MPI WEC 2021, Michael C. million convention attendees were hosted in Vegas since the return of trade shows in June 2021.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 9, 2021

Following nearly a year of canceled trade shows, Go LIVE Together is working closely with major convention and exhibitions-oriented cities around the United States to helppromote safereopening plans and accelerate recovery for the business events industry’s nearly 7 million employees, as well as the markets they support.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 29, 2021

For the first time in the show’s history of more than two decades, it switched host cities from Chicago to Indianapolis. Two playfully themed meeting rooms, one for Kit Kat and one for Reese’s, did show off products. A Kit Kat-themed conference room showcased products and offered a private space for meetings. Ferrero USA.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

See also : Tales from Las Vegas: Jewelry Trade Shows and LVCC’s Comeback Convention. The three-day experience, themed Make the Future, was about half the size of 2019 attendance in Toronto, but was the first major conference in Caesars Forum , the 550,000-square-foot conference center that was completed just as the world shut down.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Virtual conferences aren’t a groundbreaking idea anymore, but event planners are continually learning how to use them in groundbreaking ways. Learn how virtual conferences work, which key components you need to include to really stand out in your field, and how going hybrid may be the trick in a post-pandemic world. Trade shows.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Trade shows are the lifeline of many associations but their nature makes them challenging to virtualize — and then monetize. The exhibitions industry watched as the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which hosts CES, the largest annual trade show in the U.S. Illustration by SHOUT). It’s nonsense. It does not exist.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

The tricky part about hybrid conferences and events is making them equally as engaging and fulfilling for people who are attending remotely as it is to those who are physically present. Consider how hybrid aspects can work for these types of events for your organization: Conferences. Trade shows. Training seminars.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 5, 2021

Story and Venue Search London’s survey of over 150 corporate event buyers gives a real insight into the current thinking around the timing of returning to live, the ongoing use of virtual and hybrid events together with plans for the all-important 2021 Christmas party season.

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Event Marketer

JULY 5, 2021

Following a year marked by constant chaos and disruption, the experiential marketing industry came back strong in 2021. Stay tuned for part three of EMS 2021, taking place live and in living color at Chicago’s McCormick Place, Oct. More B-to-B Event Coverage: Introducing the 2021 Dream Team…The Sharpest Minds in B-to-B Events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They reopened to the public in July 2021 and continued to renovate by section. Read More: Learn and Groove in Oahu Paradise, Inside and Outside of the Meeting Room The Hawksbill Conference Room at O2 Beach Club and Spa O2 Beach Club & Spa stands on the serene south coast of Barbados. When you hold your meeting in the 1,500 sq.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

Not only is Indy known for its “Hoosier Hospitality,” and the Indianapolis 500 aka “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” but the city also hosts several unique conventions and conferences that bring extensive revenue to the city. Las Vegas has also made a grand return while maintaining its title as the number one Trade Show destination.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2021

Many in Southern Nevada saw the return to higher leisure occupancy levels as practice for when conventions re-open the trade show doors this month. MPI’s World Education Congress will open at the new 550,000-square-foot CAESARS FORUM conference center the following week. Conventioneers Return. A Strong Comeback. Tara Russell.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

Three and a half months prior to my client’s largest annual trade show, we were notified that the San Diego Convention Center would be unable to host the program due to it being used as a temporary Emergency Intake Site. The center was not going to be available for groups from March to August 2021. It was the end of March.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum debuted in May 2021 to promote the distinction among Marriott CRN’s leading hotels and resorts, and each event is different. At Meet with Momentum, planners learn about Marriott, about the industry and what is changing in the industry.

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EventMB

MAY 26, 2022

This follows the November 2021 PCMA announcement of a partnership with JUNO as its official year-round community platform provider. Virtual conference platform Allseated announced $15 million in new funding to be used to develop corporate metaverses. Allseated experienced 120% revenue growth in 2021 and has 120 employees worldwide.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 28, 2021

Jewelers International Showcase was the first show for Reed Exhibitions in the U.S. and the first show at the Miami Beach Convention Center since the pandemic. The show attracted 3,000 buyers and 170 exhibitors from across the United States. We crafted our plans relative to the pre-show, on-site, post-show experiences. “It

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The most authoritative list of 2021 virtual events and conferences on the internet. Planners have already made their intentions clear, with 93% of event marketers already planning to incorporate virtual events into their strategy in 2021 and beyond. Note: As 2021 goes on, we plan on updating this post regularly.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In advance of its Legislative Action Day on June 1, the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance has announced the 10th industry organization to join its advocacy efforts on behalf of the face-to-face business events industry. events, a strong future workforce, and a more sustainable industry.

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Exhibitor Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

NEW YORK  The highly-anticipated 2021 edition of LightFair returned with overwhelmingly positive feedback about in-person connections, produ.

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Exhibitor Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

EXHIBITORiLIVE/i, The Annual Conference and Exhibition for Trade Show and Corporate Event Marketing, is a href="[link].

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Italian Exhibition Group, key international expo and conference player, with its Rimini and Vicenza expo venues in Italy and offices in Milan, New York, Las Vegas and Dubai and listed on the Screen-based Share Market (MTA) organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A, Oroarezzo will reopen the Arezzo expo centre from 12th to 15th June 2021.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

Over the next six to eight weeks, Bauer will be following news about updated guidance, experiences of other conferences and sentiments about mask wearing and health screening. The main priority is to make sure we have a safe, healthy show,” Bauer said. 8 before the official conference begins. “It

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EventMB

JUNE 9, 2022

cannabis trade show, to understand the depth of the business opportunity the cannabis industry provides. More than 1,200 exhibiting companies and 27,000 attendees gathered at the Las Vegas Convention Center in October 2021. All one has to do is stroll the aisles of MJBizCon , a top U.S. Atlantic City is eyeing that moniker.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 23, 2020

By using Livestreaming tools and collaborating with Virtual Event Providers, we are able to host small to large scale events, meetings, and conferences including weddings. Note: we need to stop assuming that companies pay for all elements of an employee attending a conference). Valerie Bihet, Director, VIBE , Miami, FL.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024. The Hybrid Problem “The White Elephant in the room are hybrid meetings,” said Edwards.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Four Best Venue Management Software Solutions of 2021. #1 A large library of layout elements, including popular table and chair sizes, furniture, trade show booths and more. The post Best Venue Management Software of 2021: Reviews of the Top 4 Solutions appeared first on Planning Pod Blog. Sign up for a free trial.

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StraussCA

MARCH 4, 2021

With hybrid events, the overarching goal is to make the conference accessible for as many people as possible. So, a hybrid event is likely to attract more registrants than an in-person conference. When your conference is hybrid, your sponsors have a better opportunity to get in front of your attendees. Hybrid Conference.

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