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. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Meet at these bright new and renovated resorts in San Diego, Oahu and Barbados that enjoy sunshine and the ocean breeze nearly every day of the year. The resort draws inspiration from its island location to host tranquil yet highly motivating meetings and events. When you hold your meeting in the 1,500 sq.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. If all the meetings that we have re-scheduled for 2024 come through, we will show a very nice gain in the group market.”

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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.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

One of the first big conventions to return anywhere in the world after the Covid pause was Informa Market’s World of Concrete show in June 2021 at the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center. The show took over 632,000 sq. Planning two mega-shows back-to-back during a pandemic was a learning experience. A Sustainable Focus.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2021

Doing the same old meeting is familiar and comfortable but the opportunity to develop a refreshed event strategy that embraces the power of f2f and digital delivery is imperative. I question if the synchronous hybrid meetings, as many envision now, are sustainable. The post The High Cost of Hybrid appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw.

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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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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

Cindy Sample, director of NAMM trade show operations, remembers the moment well. The post Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim appeared first on Smart Meetings. Then another Covid wave hit, war broke out in Ukraine and supply chain issues challenged the industry in new ways. A Desire to Move Ahead.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The holiday spirit took over Sacramento’s renovated SAFE Credit Union Convention Center last week as 400 association meeting professionals came together during the return of CalSAE ’s Seasonal Spectacular event Dec. The gathering was equal parts hosted-buyer appointments, educational content, trade show and reunion.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

SISO (Society of Independent Show Organizers) and UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, released a case study to share the challenges faced by Emerald in producing Surf Expo in early January in Orlando. When Surf Expo — the first major B2B trade show in the U.S. The show floor was 100,000 net square feet.

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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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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Trade shows are the lifeline of many associations but their nature makes them challenging to virtualize — and then monetize. On top of that, 63 percent of exhibitors said virtual events do not meet their goals,” she said. “We The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. of meeting and exhibit space and 150,000 hotel rooms, more than $4.5

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Consider these hybrid event examples, both with different focuses, but still blended experiences: A large trade show that’s principally an in-person event with exclusive online content and an event app. Hybrid events can work for many types of meetings and programs, including internal and external company events. Trade shows.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

Editor’s Note: Meeting professionals are still pivoting on the regular and can learn a lot from the experiences of their peers. The center was not going to be available for groups from March to August 2021. She said, “This isn’t ideal, but, I have a captive audience of customers and suppliers that want to meet.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 16, 2021

More B-to-B Insights: Meet the 2021 Dream Team: The Sharpest Minds in B-to-B Events. We’re more focused on meeting the customers where they are. When the pandemic broke, we were at the heels of one of the largest shows we have for our professional video business, which is NAB, the National Association of Broadcasters.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

She will oversee all resort operations, including culinary, experiential, meetings and events and resort teams and uphold the resort’s outstanding reputation as an esteemed Napa Valley property. She, too, joined the resort as a senior sales executive, in 2021. At her side will be Rawlins as director of leisure sales.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Smart Meetings spoke with Cartotto about what new security trends next year may have in store. Without taking deliberate precautions, meeting planners and their attendees’ data, including names, phone numbers and addresses, could be left vulnerable to hackers. What Meeting Planners Should Ask Hotels. Managing the Physical Space.

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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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EventMB

MAY 26, 2022

This follows the November 2021 PCMA announcement of a partnership with JUNO as its official year-round community platform provider. Allseated experienced 120% revenue growth in 2021 and has 120 employees worldwide. December 27, 2021. December 14, 2021. May 26, 2022. The company sees the metaverse and Web 3.0

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Plus, check out our list of the best virtual events and conferences to attend and be inspired by in 2021. Trade shows. Check out The Best Mobile Conference and Event Apps for Your Hybrid and In-Person Events in 2021. The Best Virtual Conferences and Events of 2021. January 2021 Virtual Conferences and Events.

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The MICE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s ideal for meeting organizers—direct flights from almost everywhere, no need for transfer arrangements, and the ability to host large events, which is unique. When meeting planners stay with us, they experience firsthand how seamlessly an event can take place in a good environment. That caters to a larger client segment.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2021

Cisco’s announcement in November that it was buying the virtual interaction company Slido may have been a foreshadowing of event tech mergers to come in 2021 according to event tech experts. That could be good news for meeting professionals looking for new features and end-to-end solutions.

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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. Danica Tormohlen photos).

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EventMB

JUNE 2, 2022

Organizers reported 9,000 attendees, including close to 3,000 buyers, and 2,300 exhibiting companies taking part, making it the largest event industry trade show to take place since the start of the Covid pandemic. IMEX America 2021 reported a total of 8,605 attendees, itbm world 2021 reported 7,000 reported attendees.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 21, 2022

In particular, the letter, signed by leaders of more than 600 industry organizations, noted that domestic business-travel spending in 2021 was 50 percent less than in 2019. These supports include: • a convention and trade-show restart tax credit. • billion federal fund that was quickly exhausted in 2021.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Four Best Venue Management Software Solutions of 2021. #1 Add and manage tasks and appointments (for things like walkthroughs or client meetings). A large library of layout elements, including popular table and chair sizes, furniture, trade show booths and more. Sign up for a free trial. 1 – Planning Pod.

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Event Marketer

JULY 31, 2023

In addition to using this closed-loop food waste recycling system, Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport has, since opening in September 2021, generated enough renewable power to support 39 homes for an entire month and offset 323,053 miles of automobile use by diverting its waste from landfills.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2022

And now, business groups have even more motivation to meet in Orlando. meeting destination has much to offer groups who seek big-city cultural amenities with a memorable vibe. destinations to welcome conventions, trade shows, meetings, and consumer and sporting events during that time. Secret to success?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

It was to consist of multiple exhibition halls, a 24,000-square-foot ballroom, 18 meeting rooms and Centre for Dialogue, which would accommodate meetings in the round. of meeting space. New exhibition halls, meeting rooms, an outdoor terrace, banquet space and cafe and bar were also added. After adding 215,278 sq.

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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. The post Atlantic City – A Budding Destination for Cannabis Events appeared first on Skift Meetings.

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Event Leadership Institute

MARCH 17, 2021

2021: The Year of the UX. If 2020 was about functionality—making the virtual event operationally sound—then 2021 will be about user experience. The New York Times recently profiled several new entrants into the space that I hadn’t even heard of in the story The Race to Fix Virtual Meetings. Well, lesson learned.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 2, 2022

And that’s exactly what happened when RE-AK Technologies, also based in Montreal, applied its technology to measure the emotional and cognitive engagement of participants during a two-hour-long online session for event professionals held in April 2021.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 27, 2023

Sosa says the hospitality school brings the industry in to meet the students where they are, offering an invaluable impact to their career development. Graduates can go on to work on themed experiences presented in trade shows, pop-ups, attractions, retail, dining, museums and virtual worlds.

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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. For a while there, many corporations believed that virtual events were the way of the future and that traditional meetings would be obsolete.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

With in-person meetings heating up, IMEX America could be buzzing with interviews. It’s not news that many organizations cut their meeting staffs drastically during the pandemic, nor that the “Great Resignation” of 2021 saw millions of people leave their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility, and more happiness.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 19, 2020

NSSF—The Firearm Industry Trade Association, which owns and sponsors SHOT Show, will decide by Dec. 1 whether the trade show will go on in January as planned. In January, SHOT Show 2020 drew 55,151 attendees and 2,570 exhibitors in 693,035 net square feet of exhibit space at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.

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