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Skift Meetings Awards 2024: Meet the Winners

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Now in its second year, Skift Meetings Awards celebrate the industry’s most respected suppliers, setting the standard for excellence in business events. So, without any further ado, here are the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards winners! At Marriott, innovation transcends all aspects of the global business. along with a 22,000 sq.

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Atlantic City – A Budding Destination for Cannabis Events

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cannabis trade show, to understand the depth of the business opportunity the cannabis industry provides. The total economic impact from cannabis sales in 2022 is expected to reach $99 billion, up more than 20 percent from 2021, eventually hitting $155 billion in 2026, according to MJBiz Factbook.

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Your IMEX America 2024 Recap: Day One

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8 was the grand opening of IMEX America 2024 , with a jaw-dropping trade show, unexpected meetups with good friends and exciting announcement after exciting announcement. Sustainability Takes Center Stage Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) is the umbrella organization that hosts the Net Zero Carbon Events Initiative (NZCE).

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NAMM: Harmonizing Innovation

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Behind the scenes of The NAMM Show In January, Smart Meetings had the privilege of attending The NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, California. Cindy Sample Smart Meetings: The NAMM Show has been in Anaheim for a while now. Cindy Sample : NAMM will celebrate 50 years in Anaheim in 2026.

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Record-setting IMEX Impacted Business and Lives

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IMEX America 2024 ended today with a final count of 15,500 attendees (5,500 buyers and 86,000 pre-scheduled meetings) walking through the doors at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. She noted the number, quality and diversity of fringe events around the show. San Antonio will host WEC June 1-4, 2026.

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Green Lights: How Venues are Adopting Zero-waste Solutions and Reducing Emissions

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Photo credit: Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport ‘Circular Economy’ Practices PepsiCo, in partnership with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), is working toward the goal of making UEFA Champions League (UCL) finals zero-waste events by 2026. Put simply, zero-waste means sending nothing to the landfill.

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Measuring an Event’s Carbon Footprint — It’s All in the Details

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During COVID, people tried virtual trade shows and organizers saw revenue streams rapidly disappearing if that became the way of business going forward. Going deeper into assessing the meeting space includes such considerations as, “Did they bring stuff in? If it’s a trade show, there’s a lot of stuff that moves in and out.