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Your IMEX America 2024 Recap: Day One

Smart Meetings

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

Event Marketer

Your monthly event sustainability update In our April Industry Pulse Survey , 72 percent of event marketers said sustainability plays a role in vendor and/or material sourcing and selection, and half of the survey’s respondents said they are eliminating single-use plastic at their events and activations.

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Record-setting IMEX Impacted Business and Lives

Smart Meetings

She noted the number, quality and diversity of fringe events around the show. She described the dynamic as a partnership with the hosted buyer trade show as the strong heart making space for partners to create their lively activations on the show floor and beyond. San Antonio will host WEC June 1-4, 2026.

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

PCMA Convene

Before retiring from independent auditing company BPA, he managed its iCompli Sustainability and Event Audit services, so his new company — a sustainability assurance practice focused on standards writing and carbon footprint calculating, certifying companies and events to industry and international standards — was a natural next step. “The

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Metaverse: what it means for tradeshows

Event Industry News

The second is a more immersive route which allows attendees and exhibitors to take part in a show experience from afar. Similar to the virtual events of 2020-21 what this loses in face-to-face interactions, it can make up for in convenience – attracting global audiences and sustainability. How far away is a tradeshow metaverse?

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Exhibition Place GM Laura Purdy to Chair New North American Chapter of UFI

Canadian Special Events

UFI will work with MAD Event Management, a trade show management company led by President Martha Donato and CEO Marty Glynn, to manage the activities for the new North America chapter.  As Chapter Chair, Purdy will represent the region on both the UFI Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for the term from 2023 to 2026.

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