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Conference Go/No-Go Decisions in a Pandemic

Velvet Chainsaw

The Conference Board has the best we’ve come across so far: May Reboot – quick recovery. In the beginning of this crisis, organizers of major conferences and trade shows were canceling with very little lead time. For refunds, take the lead from what airlines and hotels are doing for individual cancellations.

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5 Improvements for Event Registration Data Collection

Velvet Chainsaw

It’s difficult to determine what to include — and not include — when collecting attendee data at the time of conference registration. In the spirit of making it easy to say “yes,” session sign-up should be delayed until 30–45 days prior to the conference. One best practice for conference registration?

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Experts: Travel Industry Could Coast Through Recession

Smart Meetings

Christian Savelli Hospitality industry watcher Chris Meyer, who recently returned from SISO CEO Summit Conference in Las Vegas, agreed that conference organizer executives who attended were largely upbeat even though they are looking at the same recession indicators—an inverted Treasury yield curve, shrinking manufacturing and buying power.

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7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More

Smart Meetings

Previously, he worked for American Airlines Arena and Heat Group as senior event manager and event staffing manager. She has been with ACVB since 2015, previously serving as trade show sales coordinator and administrative assistant. It’s located just north of Miami in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.

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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

Velvet Chainsaw

Expenses for exhibitors at association trade shows have increased significantly while corporate marketing budgets have remained flat. Transportation providers from airlines to shuttle bus providers to shared ride services and taxis are all raising fees.

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Real Results, Real Impact: EventMobi Celebrates GMID 2018

Eventmobi

Business meetings, conferences, conventions, incentive travel, trade shows and exhibitions have the ability to evolve and enable the way people, business, and communities work together to make a greater impact. EventMobi supported numerous IATA Slot Conferences. The International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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VR: What Is It Good For?

SmartMeetings

Branded cardboard headsets that you could drop any phone into could be mailed to any potential customer or handed out at a trade show, significantly lowering the bar to entry-level VR. A handful of hotels and venues started putting together immersive walkthroughs of their spaces that could be viewed in VR.