Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the report of 98 global venue operators, Europe (including Sweden, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Belgium, and the Netherlands) and the Americas are showing encouraging signs of a meetings industry increasingly seeing itself in a better place as the weeks pass by. Hybrid Is Down.

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GEVME

APRIL 22, 2021

We exist in an age where it is now officially a task to keep people hooked onto their devices when hosting digital events 2021. Digital events 2021 will have to learn and adapt different ways to capture the audience’s attention and have them hooked onto the event for long periods. How do you want your digital events 2021 to be?

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Event Farm

JUNE 14, 2022

Last year in May, when in-person events started showing signs of life again (after being nonexistent with the pandemic), our team set out to check the pulse of our event community with a 2021 Back to In-Person Events Survey — leaving us with really helpful insights as we evaluated how event professionals were feeling about a comeback.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

The center was not going to be available for groups from March to August 2021. There was no way we were going to move it again. ” Shortly after the notice from the Convention Center, Andrea flew to San Diego with an open mind willing to redesign the whole event to fit in the available venues. It was the end of March.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

The fundamentals are the same for both shows, but the venues and attendance are unique,” she said. “We One lesson learned from both Frankfurt 2022 and America in 2021 was that people want more focused learning tracks. See highlights from IMEX America 2021. We are always looking to learn and adapt.”. Focused Learning.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The lunchtime event will be hosted on 17 th September by Friends House, the Euston based conference centre that recently gained Greengage ECOsmart Platinum accreditation as one of the greenest venues in London. At the same time it’s so good to bring industry colleagues together once more – and in an impressive eco-venue”.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

EventLAB, Hire Space’s event industry showcase, has announced its 2021 speaker line-up , with Shonali Devereaux of Diverse Speaker Bureau as MC, and leading figures including Mark Bannister, Technical Director of COP26, Mike Kershaw, Founder of Kershaw Partners, and Kuba Wieczorek, Co-Founder of eve sleep, among the keynote speakers. .

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Expo Pass

DECEMBER 20, 2021

That does sound like 2021 in a nutshell, doesn’t it? Keep reading for our most popular articles of 2021. Our top article in 2021 was a brief rundown of our event: How to Hybrid: The Mysteries Unraveled. Ireland did this for their virtual 2021 St. The post Our most popular articles of 2021: Expo fan favs!

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As we head into the final days of 2023, Venues of Excellence, reflects on its most successful year ever, welcoming 12 fantastic new independent venues into the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium. Over the past two months, the consortium has welcomed three new venues.

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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. The best virtual conferences are packed with interactive components tied to trademark conference staples, such as networking opportunities, breakout sessions, engagement tools , keynote speakers, and gamification. .

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

Here are the four things event marketers need to consider when planning hybrid events for 2021 and beyond. Venue Matters. For hybrid events , venue matters. This will mean physical distancing requirements, mandatory PPE, hygiene stations , and new one-way navigation inside venues to eliminate crowding.

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Event Age by Swapcard

MARCH 18, 2021

Here are the 50 best virtual event ideas for 2021. Use this opportunity to create buzz around the schedule, introduce your speakers or get your community acquainted with the virtual platform by showing them how to use it. your platform is your venue. Want more ideas? Get your community fired up before the event starts.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

After a year of adapting to virtual-only formats, many within the events industry are eagerly predicting that 2021 will be the year of hybrid events. Hybrid events were designed around the in-person experience, with live streams of speaker presentations tacked on as a bonus feature. Planning Hybrid Events in 2021.

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Endless Events

APRIL 30, 2021

Choosing a hybrid event venue presents its own set of challenges. While pre-COVID considerations also play into the decision-making process, the event landscape of 2021 brings more complexity to the table. The support planners require from their venues increases tenfold in face of a hybrid future. Source: ESNS 2021.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Attendees can go to an actual venue for the event, but can also opt to participate online if they are unable to be there in person. Those attending in person can go to workshops, engage with each other, interact with speakers, and ask questions. 5 Tips to Successfully Transition Your Events from Virtual to Hybrid in 2021.

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Event Age by Swapcard

MARCH 18, 2021

Here are the 50 best virtual event ideas for 2021. Use this opportunity to create buzz around the schedule, introduce your speakers or get your community acquainted with the virtual platform by showing them how to use it. your platform is your venue. Want more ideas? Get your community fired up before the event starts.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) has hosted its largest exhibition to date, as part of the ISBA 2021 Annual Conference (Independent Schools’ Bursars Association). Ian Edwards, Chief Executive, ICC Wales, commented: “We are delighted that ISBA chose our venue for their annual conference.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 20, 2021

The first step to making conferences more interactive is starting with a robust online event platform that can connect your attendees and speakers with fun and useful features. Check out: The 2021 Guide To Virtual Conferences (And Why You Might Want to go Hybrid). Need the latest information on taking events hybrid? Include Polls.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 21, 2020

As the business events industry — and everyone else — says good riddance to 2020, the editors at <i>Convene</i> consider the business events industry trends they’ll be watching in 2021. Many of the speakers in the conference program, he wrote, “picked up on this theme: how to ensure A.I. How will A.I.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

When a speaker can hear the basic human gesture of clapping at the push of a button, it is beautiful to see,” he said. After a slowdown from 2021, the use of streaming technology is steadily growing again, Alroy reported, citing a survey that found 68% of organizers plan to have a virtual component at their next in-person event.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

Corporations, universities, government agencies and associations abruptly began rethinking the structure of their conferences and team-building events for the remainder of 2021. The venue also matters. Li Hayes of speaker management agency Go Leeward argued here in early August that hybrid is dead. The post Live?

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Hubilo Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here are some of the event trends you should be mindful of in 2021: . This trend will continue for the most part of 2021, with digital remaining a major component of the event strategy. Secondly, not all attendees will be entirely comfortable with travelling to the event venue. Speaker Management. Session Production.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 25, 2021

The event planners are the brainstormers who pick the physical venue and hybrid event platform, pick the theme, handle the budgets, and find vendors, etc. Where to Apply Event Production Techniques in Your 2021 Hybrid Events. Check out the Top 10 Hybrid Event Production Companies of 2021. Here’s Why. Day of the Event.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

IBTM World 2021 is taking place from 30 November to 2 December at Fira Barcelona. Inside the venue, attendees are required to wear masks. As an added layer of security, Hosted Buyers will benefit from complimentary medical insurance and all visitors will be able to purchase PCR testing at the venue should they need to.

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Socio Events

JUNE 22, 2021

The pandemic changed business as we knew it and forced event managers to pivot their in-person gatherings to virtual venues—or else forgo events for the foreseeable future. How will you set your speakers up for success? But instead of booking a physical venue, you would secure a venue through a virtual event platform.

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Endless Events

MARCH 31, 2021

Or maybe you just can’t wait to start planning for your first hybrid event of 2021 and beyond. And in order to help you get things running, we compiled this hybrid venue checklist, complete with everything you should be looking for. Today, we start with a hybrid venue checklist. Indoor & Outdoor Spaces.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Ask yourself, does my next meeting venue have plans should the power go out? The Economy : As we continue to look at in-person conferences and suppliers start to see revenue go up, the market for meeting planners to find venues and suppliers will become more competitive. He’s a sought-after consultant, speaker, writer and trainer.

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Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Attendees, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors can now participate in global events without incurring travel and accommodation expenses. that saw attendees from 55 countries and speakers from 3 continents. For Tomorrowland 2021 the organizers continued to rely on Belgium’s decision to allow in-person events. Reimagined.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Speakers from CNBC, Burning Man, IBM, and more joined us to share their insights and perspectives on the hybrid future of events. 2021 will be all about hybrid events. Now it's an integral part of any event, serving as the venue, your platform for engagement and interaction, live-streaming, APIs, and a means for surfacing data.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 23, 2020

As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, UK venues and hotels have been revealing the true cost to their businesses – and sharing their best tips for survival. A survey this week on behalf of NFS Technology Group found that 90% of venues are seeing meetings and events move to July onwards. Two major hotel companies report a £1.3m

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. To forecast the landscape for in-person events in 2021 is to indulge in paradox, perfectly encapsulated in the events of the last several days. All of this will make managing venue guarantees more challenging.

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Endless Events

APRIL 14, 2022

While the strictly in-person Oscars 2021 felt too exclusive, the Oscars 2022 served us some truly out-of-place drama. I’ve been to this venue and it’s incredible what they can do from live TV to being there in person.” The Academy Awards have been the talk of the town recently.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 15, 2021

In one statement, Hyatt wrote : “When we learned that CPAC 2021 stage design had been compared to a symbol of hate, we promptly raised this concern with meeting organizers who strongly denied any connection to such symbols. We understand and respect the opinions of those who might disagree with that decision.”.

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All Seated

JUNE 7, 2021

We love creating image projections of the city and displaying them throughout the venue. For 2021, we have the unique addition of Brood X cicadas to think about on top of potential weather issues. Ely is a sought-after speaker, adjunct professor in the field of public relations, and a self-professed royal wedding enthusiast.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. 2021 also brought about many exciting developments in hospitality technology, digital marketing, hotel services, and changes in travel trends. Detailed event schedules, session details, speaker lists, and other event information will be released soon.

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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. IMPACT 2021.

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Guidebook

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Guidebooks custom, interactive Maps and audio/visual Tours features provide interactive, in-app solutions for navigating venues and surrounding areas, making it easy and enjoyable for attendees to explore without contributing to waste. Digital Maps and Audio/Visual Tours Forget about paper maps. The result?

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