Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Networking events are the lifeblood of professional growth and relationship-building. Hosting different types of networking events benefits not just your attendees but also your organization! According to the 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report, 64% of associations believe members join to network with others in the field.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Shaffer has also been association and corporate sales manager at The DeSoto Savannah in Georgia, sales manager for Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Airport Hotel & Convention Center and more. Lilly has been in hospitality, tourism, event management and sales for 15 years. Tiffany Alves Hafer. Kimberly McCarden Foster, CTE.

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Eventmobi

MARCH 6, 2024

As an event organizer, your to-do list is likely never-ending. You have to juggle all of your event goals, priorities, vendors, sponsors, and attendees at once. With so many tasks on your plate, how can you ensure everything gets done while still creating an immersive, engaging event experience?

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Whittlebury Park luxury hotel, conference centre and golf course in Northamptonshire, experienced a robust growth in enquiries and bookings for corporate meetings and events in August and September this year, 95 per cent more than in May and June. The venue also confirmed 182 bookings for events which will take place up to 2022.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

At a Women in CleanTech & Sustainability event, Ethical Swag’s bamboo cutlery in branded pouches made of recycled materials were coveted items. When Tara Milburn attended her first Promotional Products Association International Show in 2010 or 2011, it was her first entrée into swag (stuff we all get). Lead-gen tool.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

What to expect at Business Events Industry Week 2024 The meetings and events industry calendar is a crowded place, filled with must-attend association conferences, regional gatherings and our own projects, especially in the summer and fall. Events are a catalyst for economic growth and create jobs,” he said.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Eastside Rooms is continuing to target domestic and international association meetings through a partnership with industry expert Julie Watterston from Watterston Associates. They have a great team and a really good product that association meeting organisers will find easy to work within.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) has joined forces with Lime Venue Portfolio and The Imperial War Museum London to produce a live discussion on how legacy is changing the way major events are produced.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Glasgow and Edinburgh are the UK’s second and third most popular events destinations, with only London ranking above them in the UK, according to the latest ICCA Country – and City – rankings. Glasgow ranks 27 th in the world for number of international association meetings held (54) and Edinburgh ranks 30 th with 52.

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StraussCA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Minutes are taken at all meetings whether they are board, committee, or member meetings. These meetings are held in-person, via video call, or via conference call. In this article I will go over what should be and should not be included when it comes to taking association meeting minutes – the do’s and don’ts.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 15, 2024

Conferences and association meetings are pivotal for professional development, networking, and knowledge sharing. However, organizing these events is a significant investment in time, money, and resources. Networking Connections Made Networking is a primary reason professionals attend conferences.

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Unique Venues

APRIL 23, 2025

Washington, DC is one of the most dynamic and influential destinations for hosting conferences, corporate events, government meetings, and professional gatherings of all sizes. With its concentration of federal agencies, policy institutions, and proximity to Capitol Hill, Washington, DC is especially ideal for government events.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

While check-in represents the official beginning of an attendee’s event experience, registration is the true kick-off to your event. This process gives attendees their first glimpse into your event and how it will be run. What Is Event Registration Software? What Is Event Registration Software?

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Ultimate ‘Alfresco Auditorium’ Twickenham Stadium is expanding its conference capacities by offering the stadium’s seating ‘bowl’ for upwards of 1,000 delegates. It also allows the stadium to expand its conference capacity to 3,000, although the stadium bowl seating can comfortably take many more.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 16, 2019

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today announced the launch of a £250,000 competition to improve broadband connectivity for event venues that have conference facilities. It will help immensely in continuing to present Britain as a leading global destination for business events.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

As part of ongoing investment in the services most needed by clients, BMA House’s expert technicians have created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. All with the ability to bring in remote guests to feature in the event.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 20, 2018

Late last year, the association launched its own small and more targeted conference for its medical and scientific community by working closely with its members — and with its host destination to leverage its knowledge assets. In terms of the physical location of these events, again, this presented an opportunity for the association.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

As part of ongoing investment in the services most needed by clients, BMA’s expert technicians have created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. All with the ability to bring in remote guests to feature in the event.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 26, 2025

Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, is more than just an esteemed educational institutionits your go-to venue for hosting exceptional events. Whether youre planning a corporate conference, social gathering, religious celebration, or association meeting, Purdue offers the perfect space to suit your needs.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 14, 2018

Academic conferences are very important to the careers of professors and researchers. Conferences also provide networking opportunities with other professors, publishers, universities and vendors. Attending one, two or three conferences a year can make a huge difference in an academic career. Not just money, but personal costs.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 15, 2020

Destinations International ’s 2020 Virtual Annual Conference streamed over two days vividly illustrated the challenges and upside of the state of what the organization dubbed The Great Interruption—a pandemic , civil unrest , massive unemployment , a recession and a giant cloud of sand from the Sahara. Speaking Out. Make a Difference.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

There is strong evidence that the confidence of event planners has been given a massive boost by the Prime Minister’s speech last Monday as we look at the surge of booking confirmations and new bookings,” says Adam Simpson, Director of Marketing and US Sales at etc.venues. Spike in bookings for next 3 months.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

AHLI’s chief executive will be the recipient of MeetingsNet’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award at an event-industry show in March. You can’t make a list of meetings industry thought leaders without including Michael Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 23, 2019

Organizations can leverage the total benefit their events bring to destinations, building stronger brand recognition and reputation for themselves. Corporate and association meetings often leave a positive impact across a destination that goes beyond simple financial benefit. They all need to hear about the outcomes.

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The MICE

JANUARY 11, 2021

When the idea to stage an international, multi-day conference in Bern was born back in 2018, we didn’t know how things would turn out, and that we’d need to change our plans upside down. From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In October 2020, AIM Group led the Federation of Family Paediatricians (FIMP) into a 3D world with the 3D FIMP House — the first fully digital annual conference for the association. Our business was at risk,” Buongiorno told Convene , and “our clients were looking for answers from us” with in-person events no longer possible.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2023

asked Jennifer Mammele , manager, conference & events, Merchant Advisory Group in the PCMA Catalyst forum. After each session at our conference, we ask attendees to rate the session topic, speakers, length of session, etc. What are some budget-friendly ways to celebrate a big milestone like an association’s anniversary?”

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Whether it’s a conference , social event or wedding, they have a true history of hospitality. Home to the British Medical Association since 1925, their venue now boasts 22 unique and versatile spaces for up to 320, including 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, all fitted with cutting edge AV technology.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If executive buy-in is any indicator, the new Tourism Diversity Matters organization has a huge chance of making a difference in the travel and events industry. Tourism Diversity Matters, a new organization focused on fostering diversity and inclusion in the travel, tourism, and events industry, launched February 1.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 25, 2020

BMA House has created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect the ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. Kat Winfield, venue manager of BMA House comments: “We recognise that events are changing.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2024

At a recent meetings-industry conference, hotel executives explained how their properties struggle to balance rising operational costs with competitive rates for meeting groups. That’s because all the fixed costs of maintaining a property still had to be paid” during a time when in-person events were halted or limited.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning. As we move into May, the immediate future of live events remains uncertain. They have to get two things right: Working on that and on a virtual event. Punt to fall?

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PCMA Convene

MAY 19, 2016

When 19,000 attendees descended on Orlando this week for SAPPHIRE NOW and the ASUG Annual Conference — hosted by SAP and ASUG (America’s SAP Users’ Group) and billed as the largest global business technology event — they weren’t dreading long registration and check-in lines at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). .

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Following a run of successful events and relocations in 2019, ExCeL London has announced significant investment in its technology infrastructure. This year, ExCeL will play host to over 400 events, welcoming four million visitors to a diverse range of world leading exhibitions, corporate events and association meetings.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 29, 2021

As lockdown lifts and events begin to return, organisers who are practiced in the virtual world can expect bigger audiences. Showcase’s Virtual Event Venue. Imagine an event space transformed into a website and you’ve basically understood how Showcase is producing its clients’ hybrid and virtual events.

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