Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 4, 2025

The Wyboston Lakes Resort team has come back from Texas with the highly prestigious International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) Americas Innovation Award while chef Lena Cybulska was a very close runner-up in the Global Copper Skillet competition. Every time a guest opts out, a donation is made to the Room2Give fund.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 7, 2022

While keynote speakers can still be a significant attendance driver, I think 2023 is the year to resurrect the industry panel. Conference organizer provides speaker coaching for effective TED talks. for 2023 appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw. Differentiation. Can be a preview of a spotlight or concurrent session.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

You’re not alone—a major conference is being held to address the G20’s fastest-growing MICE market. trillion and supported 52 million jobs worldwide in 2023, yet its environmental footprint is in serious need of improvement, as underscored by an upcoming WTTC report to be released in collaboration with Iberostar Group and Oxford Economics.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Top Legal Issues Meeting Profs Should Be Aware of in 2023 To offer some helpful insight in what legal areas to be on the lookout for, Smart Meetings sat down with Ty M. The post Best of 2023: Event Contracts and Budgeting appeared first on Smart Meetings. Mason lays out what that means and what you can do about it.

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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. The annual conference plays a key role in AERs broader strategy: strengthening its members, fostering ongoing education, and collectively developing innovative solutions for current and future challenges.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Meetings and conferences are perhaps one of the most important fundamental ways in which people come together and change happens. So I’m pleased to discover an academic research article paper about unconference — especially since its title is: The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences !

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2024

More than 60 conference sessions have been confirmed for this year’s World Travel Market London , bringing together leading experts and ministers, helping WTM cement its reputation as the world’s most influential travel and tourism event. Every year WTM strives to make the conference programme indispensable.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Business of Events can announce an outline of its planned activity for 2023, which will see an increase in the number of scheduled events and reports as it works towards building a policy agenda ahead of the next UK General Election. Further industry reports are also scheduled, including the 2023 edition of the Global Destination Report.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 30, 2023

“We brought our first-ever AI Studio into the conference this year, and that was a great opportunity for us to introduce attendees to diving deeper into the topic, the demos and interactive experiences. The invitation-only conference, hosted Sept.

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SpotMe Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

And with 2023 just around the corner, you need to be ready for what’s in store. And it’s an event industry trend that’s expected to grow in 2023. But there’s another reason that hybrid events will be one of the big 2023 event trends. Looking for resources to help you plan successful hybrid events in 2023?

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Click to vote for The Most Influential People in the Events Industry for 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.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This is expected to continue well into 2023, according to a new report, “ 2023 Global Meetings and Events Forecast ,” by American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT). Although all meeting types are expecting increased attendance in 2023, in-person meetings in particular are expected to see the greatest. More Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2023

At Connect 2023, Cvent showcased new features planners will love Opening the first day of Cvent Connect 2023 with a Broadway performance by experience company Broadway Plus was fitting. What I envision is if I met 27 people and went to 15 sessions, and I loved the first five minutes of that one and seven minutes of this one….”

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

January 2023 also saw the Barbican once again achieve AIM Gold accreditation. The art, education and conference centre first undertook AIM Gold accreditation in 2015, since when it has continually maintained what is considered to be the industry’s leading benchmark for venue quality, customer service and professionalism.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 10, 2023

Booking Insights Destinations International presented its 2023 Showcase and also made an announcement that it would be forming a “strategic alliance” with Groups360 , the technology company that offers online booking strategies for meeting planners and connects group travel organizations and hoteliers.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

In the first quarter of 2023 alone, we hosted 18 events that have resulted in an economic impact of $62,663,443. The grand prize winner will receive 1 million Hilton Honors Points, and $500 to be used for an industry conference or education course. The post The Industry Comes Together for GMID 2023 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2023

CHECK OUT THE FULL COVERAGE The post Winners Announced: The 2023 B-to-B Hidden Gems appeared first on Event Marketer. INSIDE THE BEST B-TO-B EVENTS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF The Hidden Gems awards program, recognizing small and mid-sized b-to-b events, returns amid a pivotal moment for the industry. Sparkle on.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Let’s Grow at the 2023 Experiential Marketing Summit, May 9-11, in Las Vegas. Speaking of budgets, our editors asked six event marketers how they’re making the most of event budgets in 2023. New Work Flows Without a doubt, event marketers across the board are faced with shorter timelines, tighter budgets and new faces.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge. FICP 2024 Annual Conference will be Nov. How fun is that?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

As meeting professionals begin to plan events for 2023, Mike Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), joined Editorial Director JT Long for his annual Smart Chat Live! predictions conversation about the trends meeting profs need to prepare for in 2023. The New Normal Is Here.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The conference and events arm of the cinema chain has recently made a series of hires and promotion ahead of a promising start to 2023. Rachel Macaulay has been promoted to head of corporate sales and new hire Simona Negretto takes on the position of national conference and events manager.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

INBOUND, HubSpot’s annual Boston-based conference connecting business, marketing and sales professionals familiar with its marketing software, welcomed 11,000 global attendees Sept. The post Take a Tour of INBOUND 2023: Wearable Tech, Accessibility and Communities appeared first on Event Marketer. Agency : Agency EA.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 4, 2024

During a 1992 conference, I created the first of what I now call spectives. Spectives are popular and successful because, like peer conferences, they adapt beautifully to participants’ wants and needs. the 2015 PCMA Education Conference ) and small (e.g. the 2023 BizBash Leadership Summit ) conferences.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 18, 2025

Among the venue teams partners is catering company, Baxter Storey, who this year celebrated its 20 th birthday and in 2023 was recognised as the first-ever business and industry sector caterer to achieve World Class status by Hospitality Assured. Across the site, Red Bull Technology Group can cater for a variety of conferences and events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It didn’t always go by the name Leaders Conference. Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is hosting its annual 2023 conference at Nashville’s Music City Center with a change in how it approaches the in-person event. What about that line staff who are no longer in the Leaders Conference?

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Event Marketer

APRIL 4, 2024

Look no further than the National 4-H Council’s Ignite Summit, a teen-centered event for 1,200 high schoolers and adult educators, which significantly reduced its number of “structured” breakout sessions on offer between the inaugural event in 2023 and this year’s event, March 13-17, at The Westin Washington in Washington, D.C.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The hot news today is that Ohio native and award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist John Legend will perform during PCMA Convening Leaders 2023 Networking Reception on Jan. Insider Tips for Planning a Columbus Conference. 10 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. That way you won’t miss out on the best ideas for you,” he said.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)

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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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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Former military officials report the existence of non-human “biologics” at UFO crash sites… 2023’s most memorable moments sound more like a missing verse from Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” (or Fall Out Boy’s recent version of the classic) than a year-end recap, but it’s been that kind of trip around the sun.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 21, 2023

The post SXSW 2023: White Claw’s Marketing VP Talks Activating for Music Fans at the ‘Shore Club’ appeared first on Event Marketer. We do a variety, from amplification of the experiential work that we’re doing to posting our own content to amplifying UGC. Head to Chief Marketer for the full interview.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 27, 2020

At the time, we stated, “Hotels and the entire events supply chain need to understand that we won’t fully recover until we help conference and show organizers regain their top-line attendance and revenue.”. conference organizers going out of business. In fact, full recovery for U.S. lower-cost hybrid alternatives.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

ICC Wales will welcome more than 1,900 delegates, 320 exhibitors and 90 speakers when the venue hosts the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Annual Conference and Exhibition in October 2025.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Around 1,500 cultural heritage experts from around the world are set to meet in Sydney for the General Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS GA2023) in September 2023, marking the first time the event is held in Australia or the Pacific region. Achieving Carbon Neutrality. Selecting a Sustainable Venue.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 14, 2025

Birmingham selected over high-profile European capital cities to host influential robotics conference More than 1,500 international delegates anticipated in the West Midlands, bringing 1.55m economic impact Birmingham has won the bid to host the 18 th edition of the European Robotics Forum (ERF) in 2027.

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