Remove 2030 Remove Events Remove Meetings
article thumbnail

The Live Events Industry Needs Your Voice: Support a NAICS Code Revision

Smart Meetings

The live events industry has faced monumental challenges over the past few years, but one critical issue has persisted for decades: the absence of a dedicated designation for our industry within the federal NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code. What Is the Live Events Industry?

article thumbnail

Key Takeaways from MPI Northern California ACE 2025

Smart Meetings

Here, Smart Meetings brings you the key takeaways. #1 1 2028 is Poised to Spur a Significant Market Shift With the demand for meeting space continuing to soar, event planners are increasingly feeling the pressure to lock in venues ASAP. Dominguez pointed to data showing that, on average, hotels currently have 14.5

2025 147
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Keele University Events & Conferencing gain Green Meetings Gold Accreditation

Prestige Events Magazine

As an award-winning leading UK academic venue, Keele University Events & Conferencing have just been awarded a ‘Green Meetings Gold Accreditation.’ But more importantly, engaged with suppliers to understand their sustainability commitments and how these impacted on the events and conferencing business.

Meetings 246
article thumbnail

The Survey Says: Meetings and Events are Thriving and Evolving

Smart Meetings

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. Sophie Hulgard, Chief Sales Officer at Accor, says, “The total global meetings industry worldwide is forecast to be worth $1.78

Meetings 246
article thumbnail

ExCel London Paves the Way for Green Meetings

Smart Meetings

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. soon to debut over 25,000 more—and hosting around 400 events and 4 million visitors per year, it is the largest event venue in London.

Meetings 255
article thumbnail

Are Regional Meetings a Solution for Lowering Carbon Emissions?

MeetingsNet

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. In both cases, it’s surely not a good look for the event host. tons of carbon equivalent (CO2e) to 0.91

article thumbnail

Why Planners Choose the Pennsylvania Convention Center

Smart Meetings

Plan with Confidence Elevating Excellence: Why Meeting Planners Are Choosing the Pennsylvania Convention Center With over one million square feet of saleable space and the largest ballroom in the northeast, the Pennsylvanian Convention Center offers meeting planners an unbeatable blend of scale, service, and sustainability.