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. Advocating Voices.

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Event Industry News

MAY 15, 2019

Scotland is bucking the trend with the number of major association events held in 2018 up 5% from 2017, despite the UK dropping two places in the latest ICCA Country and City Statistics report for total number of international association meetings. Where ideas become legend”.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

We’re thrilled to welcome meeting and event attendees back to the City by the Bay. San Francisco’s welcoming people, its unbeatable food scene, and its endless activity regularly lead to record-breaking meeting attendance. And in the past year, a dozen new meeting and event spaces have opened throughout the city.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

In her prior career, she was executive director for Meet, a South Carolina company, director of sales at Visit Myrtle Beach and convention sales manager for Kingston Plantation Resort. Travel Association, Meetings Mean Business Coalition, PCMA Education Foundation and Chautauqua Institution in New York. Daniel Gibson.

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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. The group will meet April 9 at ASAE’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 22, 2024

Badge scanning tech is common at meetings. Kamprath and I gave examples of how often the most impactful sessions at meetings—impactful in the sense of changing future behavior rather than entertaining an audience —can be somewhat uncomfortable for participants at the time. What about consent versus notice? Advance notice we love.

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StraussCA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

One thing all associations have in common is the recording of meeting minutes. Minutes are an official record of actions that the board or committee took at a meeting. Minutes are taken at all meetings whether they are board, committee, or member meetings. Don’t wait to type up the meeting minutes.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A networking event is a gathering where people meet to build professional relationships. These events come in many forms from casual meetups in a café to formal conferences. Meeting new people–and learning about their needs–creates opportunities to connect with potential customers or partners Brand building.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 15, 2024

Conferences and association meetings are pivotal for professional development, networking, and knowledge sharing. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Measuring Event Outcomes Attendance Numbers One of the most straightforward metrics for evaluating the success of a conference is attendance numbers.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

She realized that she needed “to be able to meet our customers where they are” and to pursue “progress over perfection,” she said. “If We very much focus on meeting our customers where they are and being transparent about what we’re doing.”. That was our response to meeting our customers where they were. …

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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

MAY 31, 2023

Released last week (23 rd May 2023), the latest edition of the annual report tallies the number and location of international in-person association meetings held across the globe in 2022. 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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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. We’re keen to hear the positive stories as well as understand where the pit falls can be.”

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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. Whittlebury Park now offers an enhanced variety of outdoor meetings and events options.

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Event Industry News

JULY 19, 2022

The Report provides two views of a sector continuing to face multiple challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic: data for meetings in the year 2019 are presented in-full, the “last good year” before the crisis, in addition to an analysis of what took place in 2021. Number of international association meetings.

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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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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. However, it became clear to the association that more breakout content was needed for a number of specialties.

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Eventmobi

MARCH 6, 2024

Whether you need an all-in-one solution or a tool for specific event needs, you can use event software for any aspect of managing your next conference, trade show, association meeting, workshop, or fundraising event. Consider creating a short presentation with an overview of each provider to make your meeting run smoothly.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

Home to the British Medical Association since 1925, the sustainable venue boasts 22 unique and versatile spaces for up to 320, including 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, all fitted with cutting edge AV technology. These upgrades will ensure BMA House’s place as a leading London hybrid venue.

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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. These upgrades will ensure BMA House’s place as a leading London hybrid venue.

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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. Make a Difference. Special Recognition.

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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. Conferences. It is open for six weeks and will end at 23:59 on Friday 27 th September 2019. The sector is currently worth £32.6

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

You can’t make a list of meetings industry thought leaders without including Michael Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International. And when you think about in-demand educators, Dominguez is at the top of that list, too, with his data-driven sessions detailing the meeting and incentive-travel landscape.

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MPI

MARCH 5, 2024

In our increasingly digital world, where loneliness and a sense of disconnectedness are prevalent for many people, live events such as business conferences and trade association meetings are becoming more important than ever for human connection and belonging.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2017

based medical conferences — and to continue to do so for years to come. Medical conferences should brace themselves for an impact,” Andrade said. No longer will a conference merely be vetted as in the past — an entire procedural change must take place, she added. Andrade says this won’t be the case for 2018.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

Events confirmed range from corporate conferences and AGMs to association meetings and government departmental events. Adam adds “What is more promising in the figures is a major spike in enquiries and bookings for short lead meetings and events – taking place in the next 3 months.

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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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Event Industry News

JUNE 22, 2021

The Report provides two views of a sector now facing multiple challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic: data for meetings in the year 2019 are presented in-full, the “last good year” before the crisis, in addition to an analysis of what took place in 2020. . Number of international association meetings.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 17, 2017

The Olympics is essentially one of the largest meetings on earth. According to the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) 2016 rankings, the number- one city for international association meetings is Paris. The Athlete Village will be on the UCLA campus, which has several venues for meetings.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 6, 2022

Five Associations Professional Meeting Planners Need to Know. Have you recently entered the events industry and are looking for associations to join that will help you learn the tricks of the trade? Are you an experienced event planning professional and searching for new associations to become a member of?

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2021

The CHS Group, in partnership with the wider West Midland meetings and events industry, has launched a celebratory week for event professionals. CHS is once again collaborating with ICC Birmingham as part of the week long itinerary, but also bringing together the industry’s key trade associations.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey.

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Connect Your Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2016

With more than 2 million square feet of combined meeting space, and nearly 16,000 guest rooms in more than 100 hotels, the professional staff will help you find the perfect fit for your next meeting or event. > Collecting proposals from hotels and meeting facilities matching your criteria. >

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Event Industry News

MAY 5, 2021

The City of Vienna is providing the Vienna Tourist Board and its Vienna Convention Bureau with an additional €4 million to support national and international organisers of meetings held in the city, from 1 May 2021 to 31 December 2023, paving the way for the sector’s growth offering up to €60,000 of funding per event.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 26, 2025

Whether youre planning a corporate conference, social gathering, religious celebration, or association meeting, Purdue offers the perfect space to suit your needs. World-Class Event Facilities: Purdue boasts an impressive array of event spaces, featuring the Purdue Memorial Uniona hub of meeting spaces and banquet facilities.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Initially developed by SearchWide Global in partnership with Destinations International and the International Association of Venue Managers, the program provides hands-on work experience to ethnically diverse applicants in three career tracks: meetings and events, destination hospitality, and sports. Travel Association.

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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. At our recent marketing & sales conference, the audience was comprised of marketing directors and above.

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