EventMB

JUNE 30, 2022

These are the sorts of value-adds that attendees have come to expect after the pandemic-inspired metamorphosis of event tech. Intentional Event Design. Attendees at Collision 2022 encountered a carefully-designed experience. Having a well-tested interface with strong UX functionality met those expectations handily.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It’s with pride and gratitude that I share that I’ve been nominated once again for the prestigious Eventex Index as one of The Most Influential People in the Events Industry for 2023. appeared first on Conferences That Work. To secure this recognition for the fifth time, I’m hoping to have you by my side once again.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

Beth Surmont, today a proud CMP Fellow, says that during the very first Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference, she witnessed the monumental impact events can have firsthand. “A A young woman stood up and tearfully shared her story.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2022

More than 2,000 meetings industry folks gathered at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for the launch of Business Events Industry Week , a concentration of events designed to illustrate the Power of Purpose exercised when people come together. — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) March 25, 2022.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Source: Web Summit Flickr Skift Take: Web Summit 2022 opens today in Lisbon, Portugal and its CEO Paddy Cosgrave predicts there will be 100,000 people participating in it and related events. With many conferences still struggling to reach 2019 numbers, Web Summit is bucking the trend.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

She is co-chair of Events Industry Council’s Meeting and Event Design Group Covid-19 Business Recovery Task Force and now consults leading companies on their return to events approach. Any interruption to pre-planning or on-site execution that disrupts an event is a risk,” Warwick said. Defining Risk.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 29, 2022

Creative content is so desperately needed that I decided to bring back the style trends for 2022 to motivate the event industry to think outside the box and recognize that what we present to clients must be of value purpose and touch on people’s emotions. People are being called to a higher consciousness in 2022.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 1, 2024

All the conferences I design and facilitate have a time and place for participants to share their experiences. But most clients don’t give me post-event feedback about my work or the event. I asked her to visualize and draw what PSFG wanted and needed the conference to achieve. And that’s okay.

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EventMB

JUNE 3, 2022

This special podcast episode was recorded on site at IMEX in Frankfurt 2022. It features testimonials from a diverse group of 21 event industry professionals who share their core reasons for being at the 18th edition of the trade show, the first since the start of the Covid pandemic.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Damon Kiesow , @dkiesow@social.kiesow.net, Mastodon toot on Nov 06, 2022, 10:37 Kiesow concisely sums up why the news business and the meeting industry concentrate on audience rather than community. This brings us to a key question that is rarely openly discussed: Whom are conferences for? Community is decentralized for quality.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2024

Wells serves as senior catering sales manager, bringing extensive experience in catering, conference services and wedding planning. She holds a bachelor of science in hospitality and tourism management with an emphasis in event planning. The Wharf appoints Richter as director of catering and event services. for over a decade.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Guide to Implementing Virtual Events , by Attendease Having the right technology stack is essential to run a successful virtual conference. Download this implementation guide to learn the pieces that you need to run your multi-session online event. This is what Tahira Endean talks about in her book Intentional Event Design.

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Decibel Management

JANUARY 15, 2022

Welcome to 2022. While that specific prediction has not panned out (at least as far as I know…if I am in the wrong, and these self-serving, meal-rising kitchens do in fact exist, please let me know where), there are plenty of other cool reasons to celebrate the arrival of 2022. Sundance Film Festival (January 20 – 30).

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Reports including the Joint Industry Incentive Index indicates travel remains desired and will return through 2022 and beyond with can’t buy experiences rising again and delivering inspired, transformative moments for the individuals that travel with you will be the currency that delivers retention. On Trend: Events as Community Builders.

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Attendease

MARCH 10, 2022

However, when it comes to event registration, one size does not fit all. For example, registering for a webinar or an in-house educational seminar differs greatly from the registration process for a multi-day user conference. Design a Mobile-Friendly Event Registration Process.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Before Ronda Keys was a CMP Fellow —and a CMM, CEM, DES, CTA, HMCC and the assistant director of events at The Universities at Shady Grove —she was a little girl planning events complete with themes, invitations and menus for her Barbie dolls. She says, “Event design was a passion of mine at an early age!”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

78% of respondents say that their or their clients’ expenditures have increased since 2022. This growth brings both ample opportunities and new challenges as planners work to accommodate an influx of attendees while booking, planning and executing events. 78% agreeing that attendance at these events is important for their industry.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

For the International Conference for Software Craft and Testing held annually in Germany—known as SoCraTes—event coordinator Tobias Goeschel has a notably less-complicated job than most other business-event planners have. Easing Attendees into the Atmosphere. With Open Space, you should never be bored.

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Attendease

MARCH 10, 2022

However, when it comes to event registration, one size does not fit all. For example, registering for a webinar or an in-house educational seminar differs greatly from the registration process for a multi-day user conference. Design a Mobile-Friendly Event Registration Process.

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EventMB

MAY 26, 2022

May 26, 2022. May 17, 2022. London and New York-based event tech company Glisser raised $4.9 March 29, 2022. Australian events management software provider EventsAIR has received a significant private equity investment, believed to be over $100 million, led by The Riverside Company. March 15, 2022.

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The MICE

AUGUST 26, 2022

In recent years I’ve developed an interest in art, architecture and design. My interest deepened in large part from working with MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) destinations and venues that focused on these topics. Here are event design ideas inspired by my visit to Art Basel 2022.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

There was no stopping the buzz at the AEV conference last week, November 28, 2022, as delegates gathered at the Harrogate Convention Centre for the day’s proceedings following the popular icebreaker event at The Cold Bath Brewing Co. the evening before. I look forward to attending the next one!”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

— JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 12, 2022. Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference. IMEX22 pic.twitter.com/L1HkdcudyB.

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EventMB

MAY 24, 2022

Digital registration to CES 2022 granted access to about 50 live-streamed conference sessions, keynotes, select Media Days press conferences, and the ability to engage with exhibitors. Also, the in-person audience from this year’s show was more likely to come back and consume digital content after the show.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

How meetings can beat the loneliness epidemic In my first full year as a member of the meetings and events industry, I’ve had the immense privilege of attending numerous events, conferences and trade shows. A 2022 Cigna study reported that only 39% of U.S. It’s probably one of the greatest ways you can do that.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Though I don’t teach college anymore, I’m interested in educational class design because a class is a meeting. And much of what we can do to design great meetings is applicable to college classes too. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. ” Sadly, I was disappointed. No related posts.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 14, 2020

She has worked in the meetings and events space for over 25 years. A certified Event Designer and Digital Strategist, Tahira holds a Diploma in Event Management and a Bachelor of Hospitality Management. The events that have been the most successful are the ones that have made it more about design over platform.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The annual awards of the Meetings Industry Association saw The Belfry Hotel and Resort, win Venue of the Year and their Sales Director, Katie Niland, placed on the miaList 2022. It’s a real honour, both professionally and personally to be named on the 2022 miaList.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

After one big effort in August, nearly six times as many Maritz Global Events employees are certified in event sustainability. Over the past year, a handful of employees at Maritz Global Events, Fenton, Mo., However, during the company’s Activate conference in August, participation went to a whole new level.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 5, 2023

In 2022, Zoom added avatars to their Meetings and Webinars products. Image courtesy of Zoom Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Zoom avatars—some thoughts appeared first on Conferences That Work. Initially, Zoom only offered animal avatars, but custom human avatars were added in 2023.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Local PCO, Think Business Events has recruited a new member to its growing team. Due to the success of its calendar of events in 2022 and beyond, the PCO is welcoming an experienced professional from the MICE industry, Bec McIntosh, to spearhead its new training and procedural department.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

In-person events are back and they’re smaller and more local than ever. In 2022, they will keep moving out of impersonal hotel ballrooms to more unique venues. One of the biggest event trends in 2022 is sourcing venues with character. Source: Desert Foothills Events.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Testament to its success, The Belfry Hotel and Resort has been awarded miaList Venue of the Year 2022 and England’s Leading Conference & Meeting Hotel at the World Travel Awards, making it the best meeting, conference and event venue in the UK.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 23, 2023

GES has launched its eco-friendly badge holders following a successful roll out at the Climate Action Innovation Zone, a 13-day event held alongside COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2022. Plastic waste has become a key driver of pollution across the world, overwhelming marine, terrestrial and aerial ecosystems.

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EncoreAPAC

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

However, since the disruption of COVID we’ve noticed a shift in client demand moving away from tried and true to more bespoke event design. A carefully considered mix of installed and mobile equipment to give versatility and enhance the event experience. Smaller event spaces can benefit from mobile technology too.

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