Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2023

Smart Woman Summit kicks off the next year for Smart Women in Meetings with empowerment and thoughtful conversations When leaders come together to tackle the biggest challenges in the hospitality meetings industry. One take-away for supervisors was the importance of “meeting employees where they’re at.” something magic happens.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 27, 2023

More than 15,000 event professionals gathered at IMEX 2023 , Oct. The easily sharable photos and videos from this roaming photo booth were a hit with the meeting planners looking for the next exciting destination for their event. The post Five ‘Attractivations’ that Stole the Show at IMEX 2023 appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Congratulations to the 2023 IT List. MEET THE TOP 100 EVENT AGENCIES The post The 2023 IT List: Recognizing the Top 100 Event Agencies appeared first on Event Marketer. And as always, our editors took it from there.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Presenting, the 2023 Fab 50. MEET THE FAB 50 The post The 2023 Fab 50: Recognizing the Event Industry’s Top Builders appeared first on Event Marketer. Here, we salute the award-winning designers, strategists, producers, technologists and other miracle workers. Thank you for making this industry look and feel so good.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Launched to increase meeting and event bookings across its extensive UK portfolio, the campaign incentivised booking agents with unique prizes, and results have exceeded expectations. The UK Conference and Meeting Survey 2023 highlighted that while the industry is on the road to recovery, overall expenditure levels remain below 2019 figures.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 3, 2023

Brands engage attendees in innovative products and global mission statements amid botanical-rich environments E xploring the exhibit halls at CES 2023 , held Jan. Reddit donated the space’s custom walls to Habitat for Humanity post-event, and ceiling tiles from its meeting rooms were biodegradable and made from plant-based materials.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Creating experiences, setting the stage for networking opportunities, and fostering connections among colleagues and association members are what the meetings and events world is all about. Meetings MBA: Budgets, Models and Forecasts Budgets are great for estimating and tracking spending. In short, think big.

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EventMB

APRIL 29, 2024

Skift Take: With applications for the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards well underway, let’s take a moment to look back at the 2023 winners. Adam Stacey Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings A heads up, as well, that the early-bird deadline for submissions is tomorrow, April 30, at 11:59 p.m.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

I’m looking back on 2023. 2023 in review I slowed down in 2023. Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. In 2023, in-person is back!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Looking for a showstopping dining experience to feature at your next meeting? of leisure and meeting spaces. The opening of Hotel Bardo Pittsburgh further elevates our city’s evolving reputation as a place where modern sophistication meets authentic charm.” Considering Saudi Arabia for a future event? The sector generated $1.5

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EventSource

JUNE 29, 2023

From vibrant plant-based delights to refreshing fusion cuisine, our city’s culinary maestros are proving that summer 2023 is far from ordinary. Whether you’re a foodie, an event planner, or simply curious about the culinary horizon, it’s time to whet your appetite with Toronto caterers’ top summer food trends for 2023.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Barbican’s world-class event venues comprise a range of spaces, from intimate meeting rooms to the 2,000-capacity Barbican Hall. The Barbican also made waves in the film industry, hosting the star-studded London premiere of the winner of four academy awards, Poor Things at its Lakeside Terrace in December 2023.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Winners will be announced in the December Smart Meetings Magazine. The post Platinum Choice 2023: Nominate Your Favorite Hotel Partner! appeared first on Smart Meetings. The deadline to get your votes in is Sept. Take a look at last year’s Platinum Choice winners here.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Read More : New and Renovated: Meetings in International Cities The quarterly report follows EIC’s 2023 Global Economic Significance of Business Events Study and is part of an overall strategy to actively monitor progress. The post Events Industry Council Releases 2024 Q2 Report appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Smart Meetings Vice President, JT Long, sits down with IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer to get a sneak peak in what is in store for attendees in Las Vegas on Oct. IMEX 2023 Sneak Peek with Carina Bauer appeared first on Smart Meetings. On this special episode of What One Thing? Don’t Miss a Podcast Drop. The post What One Thing?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Smart Meetings’ event tech contributor Brandt Krueger offers planners some insightful suggestions on how technology can be used to plan more thoughtfully before heading to the airport. Adding AI to Your Next Meeting Smart Meetings chatted with Iain McCowan, director of AI at Dubber, to get a sense of how AI can be a helpful tool for planners.

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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. Will recommendations around sessions and speakers and people that you should meet get smarter and more personalized?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Industry growth and a positive outlook is the 2024 theme American Express GBT Meetings & Events showcased its 13th annual “ Global Meetings and Events Forecast ” at IMEX America 2023. Tejado said meeting planners are keen on embracing new tech. It has to do with having a dispersed workforce.

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EventSource

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

And we have over 20 of Toronto’s most inspiring weddings from 2023 here. Here’s over 20 of Toronto’s most inspiring weddings from 2023. Review | 24 Blog mentions Photos Courtesy of Simkova Studios “Jessica and Sam’s private estate wedding was a standout of our 2023 season.

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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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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Smart Meetings Florida Experience elevated the gathering at every turn. Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright The precise mixture of authentic connections, elevated experiences and innovative ideas is Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright’s recipe for making everyone feel at home when they come together to get business done.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Heading into one of the year’s biggest trade show seasons, kicking off with CES 2024, we round up experiential strategies from the exhibits we covered throughout 2023 to help inspire your builds, tactics and engagement strategies for trend-forward business audiences.

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Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2023

But make no mistake, these modestly sized shows and meetings packed a powerful punch of inspiration and ideas. CHECK OUT THE FULL COVERAGE The post Winners Announced: The 2023 B-to-B Hidden Gems appeared first on Event Marketer. Congratulations to all of the winners of Hidden Gems, presented across 14 categories. Sparkle on.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Meetings Industry Association’s (MIA) has unveiled the shortlist for its prestigious 2024 miaList, having received a record-breaking number of nominations for a third consecutive year.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Two-thirds of meeting professionals have reported the recovery of the hospitality industry to more than half of 2019 levels and one-third reported having reached beyond recovery to 80% of 2019 levels, according to new research by IACC’s new report, Meeting Room of the Future Barometer Late—November 2022.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Experts offer tips and ideas for meeting professionals As the year slowly comes to a close, many financial and insurance meeting planners may be thinking about what they should be keeping on their radar. Did 2023 reignite the Golden Age of Travel? Squeglia, CMP, Independent Contractor at RLC Events, to get the inside scoop.

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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. AI technology is not going away,” said Tauvaa. How fun is that?

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EventSource

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As the cool fall and even cooler winter approach, we find that our professional and social calendars begin to fill with all sorts of end of year events: meetings, holiday parties, weddings, social engagements, and so forth. And so, what’s the best part of attending these end of year soirees? Why, the food of course!

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

While there’s evidence supporting that strategy, there’s little appetite for abandoning national meetings, says one sustainability expert. There is, however, a simpler way to cut emissions for national meetings. tons if an annual meeting in New York was converted to seven regional events held around the country.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As we near the end of 2023, planners looking to finish their year with a bang may want to consider some interesting and different team-building activities to bring the year to a close. Check out these experiences available for your next group meeting. of meeting space, five meeting rooms and 122 guest rooms.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2024

Robert Kenward, Fitability® Recruiter at You Search & Select has been appointed as a board member of the Meetings Industry Association (MIA). With recruitment being an ongoing challenge for the sector, the leading industry recruitment expert will focus on providing best practice guidance and strategic advice to board members.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

If there is a silver lining to the pandemic for the meetings industry, it’s this: The pandemic accelerated the evolutions of meetings. Like the typewriter, print publications and fax machines, the fully in-person meeting would have eventually become extinct. People know how to use them, and they make great meeting programs.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 24, 2025

Pastries and desserts are just some of the prolifically problematic foods that are most likely to go to waste at meetings and events. The event drew more than 1,400 global participants for three days to discuss building a circular economy.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

We also learned that the awareness of Siemens as a technology company was growing [88 percent in 2024 compared to 66 percent in 2023], but attendees wanted more technical content and examples of how Siemens products and solutions were solving our clients challenges. We learned that more wasnt more, Gromlich says.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 8, 2023

What the impact of a younger generation means for the future of the meeting industry No two generations are the same. Smart Meeting spoke with Ken Holsinger, senior vice president of strategy at the event management company Freeman, to pinpoint how data can be used to enhance the event experience for all ages.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Editor’s Note: As we celebrate the 2023 Meeting Professionals of the Year , we thought it fitting to go back to a 2020 Meeting Professionals of the Year winner, John Cruz, senior corporate meeting planner with BlueCross of North Carolina , for some perspective. Then, provide the extras that show you care.

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