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MARCH 1, 2024

SXSW 2024 kicks off next week, bringing a convergence of tech, film, music, education and culture to Austin, TX. The post SXSW Throwback: 12 Experiential Ideas from Past Activations and Events in Austin appeared first on Event Marketer.

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MARCH 20, 2025

This years awards have been expanded to cover 15 categories with 5 new categories that include: – Water, Waste, Resource & Recycling Project of the Year – Outstanding Achievement in Carbon Reduction & Net Zero Progress – Organisational Engagement & Cultural Change – Supply Chain Engagement The awards, which are now (..)

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JANUARY 21, 2025

Event Marketer will underwrite the cost of two full conference passes to EMS for mentees selected by the steering committee and will offer a mentorship program discount to EMS for all participants. Together, we are building a stronger, more diverse future for experiential marketers.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas, is set to undergo a comprehensive $30 million renovation aimed at elevating both the guest and conference experience. The audit revealed that 73.3

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 28, 2017

It’s as if Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore’s Experience Economy is just now hitting its stride—for conferences at least. The word is out: we’ve got to create conference experiences, not just conferences that feel like a patchwork quilt of our great grandmother’s dresses. A Disturbing Conference Trend. Read on…). Wrong hook!).

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DECEMBER 26, 2024

Adaptability and Relevance to Meet Your Needs AT&T Hotel and Conference Center The AT&T Hotel & Conference Center , in Austin, Texas, embarks on a $30 million renovation project beginning in spring 2025 to modernize its 85,000+ sq. The Newman (Legend Collection) in London will launch in the summer of 2025.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Jo Austin, Conference & Event Sustainability Lead at Compass UK&I and Sales Director at Lime Venue Portfolio, said: “This new series focuses on providing practical, actionable tools – from templates for addressing food waste to communication strategies for highlighting an event’s sustainability efforts.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Lime Venue Portfolio is delighted to announce that Jo Austin, currently serving as Sales Director, has taken on an additional leadership role as the new Conference & Events Sustainability Lead for Compass Group UK&I.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

Here’s a real-life example of how to crowdsource a conference program in real-time. In May 2017 Liz Lathan, Tom Spano, and Nicole Osibodu invited me to design and facilitate the session crowdsourcing at the first Haute Dokimazo unconference in Austin, Texas. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Jo Austin, Conference & Event Sustainability Lead at Compass UK&I and Sales Director at Lime Venue Portfolio, remarked: This series is all about offering practical, actionable resources from templates to tackle food waste to strategies for showcasing an events sustainability initiatives.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Live from Austin: Our Picks for Top Experiential Trends at SXSW 2024 We hit the ground in Austin during the 38th annual SXSW conference and festivals in search of fresh experiential marketing trendsand the brands activating around the tentpole event certainly delivered.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The brand popped up at the Mall of America in Minnesota, and in Austin, TX, with its mobile, cherry-topped Balm DotWorld vending machine in tow, then leveraged the unit as the centerpiece of a 360-degree experience. OK, now, lets talk about the launch experiences hosted in January for the new Black Cherry Collection.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 17, 2025

Live event tech pioneer Eventbase have launched the worlds first secure digital credential for conferences and events at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals, taking place in Austin, Texas this week.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

IET Birmingham: Austin Court is donating one LEGO pack to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for every site visit taking place this December. As part of the IET, proceeds from events at Austin Court support the institution’s charitable objectives.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

A conference focused on female founders would seem like an accepting place for babies, wouldn’t it? Elena Brandt, the founder of a market research startup called Besample , was excited to attend the Y Combinator Female Founders Conference 2024 , in August. The conference featured successful female speakers that I wanted to hear from.

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MARCH 23, 2022

The organizers and sponsors behind the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festivals have been “keeping Austin weird” since the annual event was established in 1987. In addition to taking place as usual in downtown Austin, a virtual edition of SXSW 2022 was offered to expand the globally-recognized event’s reach.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

1 Among Best Cities for Conferences. The Driskill Austin. A post shared by The Driskill | Austin, TX (@thedriskill). With a suitable location near the Austin Convention Center and in the entertainment district, attendees can eat at the restaurant where former U.S. Read More: San Antonio No. The Hermitage Hotel Nashville.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Benavidez is executive pastry chef at AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Benavidez most recently worked at executive pastry chef at The University of Texas at Austin, where he led the university’s bakery. Before this, he worked at Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, where he most recently worked as pastry sous chef.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The event, dubbed the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice, will feature teams from the Mountain West and Mid-American conferences and will also serve as a platform to promote Snoops new alcoholic beverage and youth football program (two very separate enterprises).

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Event Marketer

MARCH 15, 2024

More SXSW 2024 Coverage: Live from SXSW 2024: Six Brands Catalyzing Connections in Austin SXSW 2024, Part Two: From Porsche to Shipt, Six Activations Making Headlines ~Pourri is inviting attendees at the SXSW Registrant Lounge to sign up for NFC-enabled pocket sprayers that unlock perks.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 5, 2020

We are offering customized and curated conference packages delivered to each person (via contactless delivery) before the event. Shane Terenzi, High Beam Events, Austin, TX. We are offering customized and curated conference packages delivered to each person (via contactless delivery) before the event.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Or looking to wrap up 2018 with an exceptional conference? This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries. In other instances, summits function exactly like conferences.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 13, 2024

In part two of our live coverage from SXSW 2024, we bring you six more steal-worthy event and experiential strategies spotted during our travels around Austin. SHIPT We have to hand it to Shipt for making waves all around Austin without a property to call home for the week. Agencies : Public School; Czarnowski Collective.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” With all of this in mind, they knew that Meydenbauer Center , Bellevue’s conference center, alongside other activation spaces throughout the city, worked to meet those needs.

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JULY 17, 2023

Food festivals, music concerts, conferences and private events have all utilized the convention center for its flexibility and its surrounding hotels, restaurants and nightlife. Just like San Francisco, Austin is dedicating 2% of eligible city budgets to public artwork and purchasing artwork to install in city-owned establishments.

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Event Marketer

MAY 20, 2024

8 in Austin. NYC’S NEW SUMMIT IS AN EXTERMINATOR’S DREAM As Pizza Rat and “Ratatouille” superfans, it’s difficult to report on New York City’s newest conference: the National Urban Rat Summit. Among those speaking at the conference will be “preeminent rat researchers from across the nation.” No, really.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

We've created a thorough directory of the top women in tech conferences happening in 2019. These events focus on empowering women through conferences that help attendees learn new skills, make valuable connections or access motivational leaders. January Women in Tech 2019 Conferences. February Women in Tech 2019 Conferences.

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Event Marketer

JULY 11, 2024

Still, Sundance isn’t the only festival (possibly) on the move; it joins a growing list of big events and conferences that are set to relocate or expand to new cities. This news follows last year’s successful showing in the Asia-Pacific region for the weeklong, inaugural SXSW Sydney , returning Oct.

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BizBash

AUGUST 15, 2017

Here's a look at new eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open in Austin.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 17, 2017

I’ll admit that in 2011, when the Virtual Edge Institute (now called the Digital Experience Institute) first co-located its conference with the Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders, the experience fell flat for me. What obstacles are preventing you from live streaming your conference education?

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Beyond its online community and talent infusion solutions, AfroTech features a portfolio of in-person events: its flagship AfroTech Conference, the largest annual conference for Black technologists, and AfroTech Executive, a multicity, three-part event series for tech industry leaders and executives who are shaping the financial sector.

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MAY 13, 2024

SXSW IS HEADED TO FOGGY LONDON TOWN SXSW has called Austin home for decades, but organizers behind the annual conference and festivals are charting new territory. Among them: school-wide dance breaks, a celebrity hockey game benefiting veterans and first responders, wellness fairs, and activations supporting the disabled community.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

She also worked as reservations agent and manager in training for conference services and groups sales. Hilton Garden Inn Austin University Capitol District in Texas named Deutsch general manager. Thompson comes from Sonnenalp Hotel in Vail, where she worked in multiple roles, most recently as its concierge. Nadeem Siddiqui.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Here's a look at new Austin eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces available for events.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Austin is known for shining 300 days a year, with the average temperature for November sitting at a decent 71°F. Fairmont Austin sits by the plush shrubbery of Palm Park and Waller Creek with easy access to Austin Convention Center. Louis Exclusive Conference Center and 1,400-seat Ferrara Theatre. of meeting space.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

That thought lingered until last year, when Gerstmann’s wife, Beth Surmont, FASAE, CMP-Fellow, CAE, was about to attend a conference in a state “that had recently put forward harmful anti-LGBTQ+ policy.” Founding CVB/DMO partners of SocialOffset were Visit Seattle, Visit Austin, Nashville Music City and Visit Baltimore.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Jessica Lessin, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of The Information, agrees: “For comparison, last year’s WTF conference took place in New York with fewer than 200 people squeezed into a venue in Times Square. SXSW (Austin, Texas - March 13-22). This year, the city of Austin canceled SXSW the week before it was supposed to begin.

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