Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

In a nutshell, I think that our industry associations have become too focused on justifying their continued existence financially, and are neglecting their core mission of supporting and representing their members and association meeting attendees.

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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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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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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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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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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 23, 2019

This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council for CMP Preferred Provider review. Hear about cutting-edge clauses that have been created by an attorney specifically to ensure successful and hassle-free meetings and events. Webinar live date: February 26, 2019 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Speaker: John S. Foster, Esq.,

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webMOBI

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Virtual Event Virtual event is an online based event that allows you to hold an organised meet-up from one location to many viewers. This event can range from hosting global conference, trade shows, product launch, recruitment fair to small question and answer session.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 21, 2019

clock hour toward your Certified Meeting Professional certification or re-certification in Domain A: Strategic Planning. When it comes to planning successful meetings and events abroad, preparation is critical, requiring research, patience, and practice. For more info on how to get CE credits, click here ! Speaker: John S.

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Event Industry News

JULY 16, 2019

Leading venue, Manchester Central, is pleased to announce that it has extended its partnership with technical event production specialist, Blitz, a GES company, to be its preferred, in-house partner for audio visual services. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events. Areas of interest. Concerts & Tours. Conferences.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 10, 2024

At the many trade shows he had participated in throughout his career, Forgette — a French Algonquin member of the Apitipi Anicinapek Nation in northeastern Ontario, Canada — noticed a significant lack of Indigenous representation and presence. Did I want to jump back into another sales role in our industry?”

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PCMA Convene

JULY 27, 2016

When Senior Director of SAP Events Keegan Hooks, CMP, told a group of meeting professionals during our behind-the-scenes tour of SAPPHIRE NOW that she had saved “millions” by splitting the design and build of the show’s “assets” between two companies, more than a few jaws dropped.

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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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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

This month, ASAE hosted a successful pilot for their newest event, Xperience Design Project (XDP) on Dec. More than 80 association meeting, marketing, programming, and technology professionals, including industry partners, were brought together to test and fine tune the new format.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas. Event Technology in Action. Innovation Tours were led by Glenn Thayer of Emcee Squared.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While large groups and associations are certainly groups they target, you may be surprised to learn that many convention centers are also going for the smaller groups. A Convention Center Is Equipped to Assist Event Planners Generally speaking, convention centers are connected with the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB).

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Chosen by a committee of industry veterans and previous 20 in Their Twenties winners, the latest class of honorees are dedicated, focused, and inspired by their work on business events — everything kids aren’t supposed to be today, yesterday, and probably tomorrow, too. Events Executive, Melbourne Convention Bureau. Chloe Armstrong.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 16, 2019

In either scenario, you need to determine how much they or their organizations can reasonably a lot for your event. Green and healthy meetings are on the rise, as well as family-friendly destinations. Carefully consider their feedback before moving ahead with a future event. Check out The Essential Event Planner Guide.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

Denzil Rankine, founder and executive chairman of AMR International and coauthor of Reinventing Live: The Always-on Future of Events, on the monetization of digital events: “In theory, the economics are very positive for online only, but achieving them is really tough. That’s because everyone came into this unprepared.”

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StraussCA

AUGUST 5, 2021

I am one of the optimists; I believe that Canadians will see the safe return of association events in the fall of 2021. As associations consider when to bring members together, they must consider that members must be ready, willing, and able to do so. Community gatherings and kids sporting events will likely come first.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

and a specialist in the future of medicine, Bertalan Meskó has attended hundreds of conferences and events devoted to medicine and health care. But most events were chock full of boring speeches delivered in front of bullet-point-filled PowerPoints, sounding and feeling the same as talks 20 years ago.”. “All Don Neal agrees.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

International meetings, conventions, and other business events are melting pots. Trade shows and conferences always bring people together for a common purpose, even though they may come from uncommon backgrounds,” said John Graham, CAE, president and CEO of ASAE. And conferences may be our best hope for creating change.

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