Guidebook

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Sustainability is a critical and essential factor for events today. While conferences, festivals, and gatherings bring people together, they also have some hefty environmental consequences. Thats where sustainable event practices come in. Gamification for Sustainability Want to make sustainability fun? Event apps

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GEVME

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Be it a graduation ceremony, career fair, exhibitions or a business conference, over the past two years, event planners have been switching from traditional physical venues to virtual venues. What is the best virtual event platform in 2022? That’s why knowing the virtual event benefits is useful. The answer is yes.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Built in 1986, leading London events venue, The QEII Centre, was not originally constructed with sustainability in mind, but in recent years the team has been working diligently to rectify this. And while not perfect, the venue has successfully implemented wide-ranging initiatives to progress its pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2040.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

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. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Attendees volunteered in the Sustainability Hub at Greenbuild in Philadelphia, PA. Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, organized by the U.S. Gilham said the message is conveyed that its a sustainability not a budgetary decision. Plus: We explore why we need to rethink swag and reclaim trash.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

For meeting profs organizing conferences and corporate gatherings at the Shaw Centre and other downtown venues, this new transit option simplifies logistics for international delegates. Beyond convenience, the LRT extension underscores Ottawas commitment to sustainability, offering a greener way to explore the city.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The 2022 ABPCO Excellence Awards, which took place on Friday 9 December saw association and not for profit event professionals gather at the ICC Birmingham to celebrate a year of achievement across a range of categories. The winners were: Best Event by an In-house PCO – NASUWT for the Teachers’ Union Annual Conference 2022.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

Jamie Anton, Group Director of Golf and Leisure at De Vere, a collection of historic mansion house estates and distinctive contemporary hotels and event destinations, has shared his tips to help you start your 2022 work life healthy and happy. Boost mental wellbeing. Looking after our mental health has never been more important.

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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. Read highlights from Day 1 and 2 of IMEX America 2022.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Therefore, event sustainability is one of the biggest concerns when it comes to the return of in-person events. Here are the ways in which we are acting towards this common goal of being more sustainable and environmentally conscious. This allows attendees access to all event details prior to meetings and conferences.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The banner New York City anniversary event was a record attendance for the organization and the content reflected the golden anniversary moment and the pivotal time for the industry as it faces the challenges of sustainability, economic uncertainty and changing demographics. million was invested in 105 projects, touching 16,000 people.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

And amid it all, sustainability watchdogs are championing corporate policies that are focused on monitoring their organizations’ overall business travel emissions. A number of organizations, event properties and venues are using sustainability campaigns and air emissions tools to help track and offset activities.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In the report, consisting of 580 global event professionals from five continents and 23 countries, it was found that all aspects of the meeting sector are increasing, including interest in sustainability, attendance, meeting spend and diversity, equity and inclusion. for conferences and tradeshows and 4.2% Sustainability Concentration.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

DRPG , leading creative communications group, ended the year with its annual Christmas conference at its headquarters in the West Midlands. The conference, which was held on Wednesday 21st December 2022, brought together over 400 team members to celebrate the festive season and reflect on the past year.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) is a world-leading sustainability benchmarking and performance improvement programme for destinations and their visitor economies. The judges felt that Belfast’s Changing the Menu. was the most scalable, modifiable, and maximally impactful of the top five finalist’s projects.

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The MICE

MARCH 27, 2025

The AER Annual Conference 2023 marked a new beginning after two years of planning under pandemic conditions. Held in Amsterdam, this event for the Alliance of Independent Travel Agencies (AER) brought together 500 travel agencies and 400 specialized tour operators, with a large portion focused on sustainable travel.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. Sustainable Meeting. A Green Legacy.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This issue of the Conference Buyer’s Guide features input from suppliers, associations, venues, agencies, and individuals committed to making a difference; from wellness initiatives to sustainability, the future of the hybrid model to showcasing the power of the UK event model, and much more besides.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Encore Global hosted “Break Free, a journey of transformation” which invited guests to take part in an interactive survey focused on the sustainability efforts at IMEX while touching all the senses in a dramatic LED-enhanced space. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 12, 2022.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 13, 2022

Ulta’s annual Beauty Field Leadership Conference presents sponsors with a prime opportunity to get their products in front of more than 2,000 general managers, field leadership teams and business partners, and Paul Mitchell arrived at this year’s event, April 27-30, in San Antonio, Texas, prepared to grow partnerships—and trees.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) has revealed the finalists for its 2022 Excellence Awards. Seren Events Limited for AMEE and Ottawa 2022 Brightelm for the Business of Net Zero – A COP26 roadshow event Mosaic Events for the Historical Association Conference 2022.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Meetings are more prevalent than conferences in the industry, with meetings generally being considered one-day events in which the group engages with themselves, while a conference is defined as an event with staging and speakers addressing an audience. Data shows that delegation sizes have reduced and now sit at 74 people on average.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As a result, the Resorts Green Team is already nearing its tree-planting target for 2022. The project, which aims to reduce energy usage and ultimately the carbon footprint of the resort, launched only four months ago with an ambitious target to plant 5,000 trees on the Resort’s 380 acres in 2022.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has further bolstered its commitment to sustainability by appointing Garima Singh as its new Sustainability Manager. The venue now employs two dedicated team members focused on driving the business’ sustainability ambitions including its commitment to Net Zero 2030.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

The 10th NYC Experience Wellness and Travel Media event presented by Organic Spa Media on June 17, 2022 highlighted five major wellness trends that meeting planners should be aware of in booking spa experiences or resorts with wellness-centered offerings. These trends have relevance for planners in a variety of ways.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Sodexo UK & Ireland’s forward-thinking and collaborative net zero supply chain engagement strategy has been recognised at two prestigious, national awards for sustainability excellence, the Reuters Sustainability Awards and the National Sustainability awards.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In collaboration with Palram, manufacturer of thermoplastic sheets (moldable plastic, essentially), PLANETech World 2022 , to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. 21, 2022, will be the first time a trade show reduces its own construction’s carbon footprint. Just] because something is natural [doesn’t] mean it’s sustainable.

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Event Industry News

MAY 25, 2022

BMA House , home to the British Medical Association since 1925, was the perfect setting to introduce Event Industry News’ (EIN) latest Sustainable Event Buyer’s Guide. Put a team together that’s passionate about sustainability and make time for them. Remember, sustainable solutions don’t have to be more expensive.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

The launch comes shortly after the arts and conference centre announced it would be hosting the 2023 Ecocity World Summit; as well as two major award wins for venue sustainability*. Tickets for the exhibition offer an ideal opportunity for organisers to add a new dimension to their conferences and events taking place at the Barbican.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

Diversity, sustainability and violent crime were on the agenda for Destinations International Annual Convention 2022 in Toronto, Canada, this week along with a host of other social issues destination marketing organizations are taking on as they emerge from Covid empowered to address a larger mission of getting heads in beds.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. Recently, the company debuted a comprehensive sustainability strategy. In 2022, the center was the first U.K. At over 100,000 sq.

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SpotMe Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

Top 10 Hybrid Event Management Companies of 2022. The team of over 300 specializes in end-to-end event management of all types including meetings, conferences, incentive, as well as other strategic business operations. With headquarters in Detroit and offices in almost every continent, GPJ’s reach is sure to expand into 2022.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Events agency Conference Care have announced the launch of a new service – Carbon Consultancy by Conference Care. Speaking about the launch, Director Chris Peacock said “We’ve been into sustainability for a long time, and Conference Care as a company has been carbon neutral for over ten years.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

The award was presented at the International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) Americas Knowledge Exchange Conference held in the USA at Durham, North Carolina. The resort’s Room2Grow initiative also impressed the audience at the conference. For more information, please visit www.wybostonlakes.co.uk/business business

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Virginia Beach’s agricultural industry tells a story beyond economics Every morning David Trimmer wakes up thinking about the viability, sustainability and growth of the agricultural industry in Virginia Beach. They want to go see what’s going on in farming in Virginia Beach. We all play a part in that.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Winning Best Hybrid Event at this year’s Event Tech Awards 2022 marked a significant milestone in WBCSD’s journey with both their agency partner 2Heads and in the way their events communicate their vision. Proving that the creative marriage of technology and events can create sustainable results that benefit business and people.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Recovery Continues on a Positive Trajectory According To IACC’s 2022 Meeting Room of the Future Barometer. The meetings and events industry’s recovery continues on a positive trajectory, with venues reporting continued growth in event volume levels, according to IACC’s latest Meeting Room of the Future Barometer (MRoTF) 2022.

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