Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

How to kick up the empathy and excitement-quotient at events Smart Meetings Extraordinary Texas Event at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin brought leadership strategies, technology innovations, experiential gifting and fun F&B ideas from the award-winning magazine to life for three days and we are sharing the aha moments with you.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 9, 2024

This is a new kind of business event, and we wanted a newer city that was maybe a little bit smaller or somewhere we could, over time, take over, like SXSW does with Austin or Aspen Ideas Festival does with Aspen, and own it in a way that is harder to do, candidly, in a place like New York.

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EventMB

JUNE 5, 2022

Planning to have an Elvis impersonator stroll a trade show or convention floor? At a trade show or convention, even if there is a strolling Elvis, an investigator can’t just walk in and check. Then you’ll need a license. They will need to register to get some sort of pass,” Tratos explained. It also comes down to money.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 21, 2023

So when you walk in there, it feels like an afterparty, not a trade show.”

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EventMB

AUGUST 20, 2024

We only had four children at a recent show in Austin. Event Childcare Providers An increasing number of large conferences and trade shows will not allow anyone under the age of 18 to enter. Adding childcare services as well as lactation rooms for nursing mothers, to a conference can help create more of an inclusive space.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 11, 2024

At PCMA Convening Leaders 20204 in San Diego, Ten Fifty Entertainment’s Austin Whitney led an immersive tour to show event professionals what makes an event or venue accessible when it comes to mobility needs. But there’s always room for improvement.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Planning an event in Austin? Austin, TX is having a moment. In this article, we'll take a look at the top 20 Austin event venues. The Paramount Theatre is Austin's first performing arts theater, having been originally built in 1915. Source: Visit Austin. SPIN Austin. Source: SPIN Austin.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 9, 2020

A trade show floor is a fantastic place to network, grow your business and increase brand awareness. There are tons of advantages when attending a trade show. It gives you a chance to show potential customers that you are human. By Natalka Antoniuk, Quadrant2Design.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Trade Shows - Trade shows give companies in a specific industry the opportunity to showcase their products and services. Whereas most conferences are open to the public, trade shows usually require a screening process for buyers, company reps, and press. CES (Consumer Electronics Show). Austin, TX.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2021

As the city of Austin has worked toward carbon neutrality, the Austin Convention Center has been leading the charge by buying carbon offsets, converting to renewable energy, and focusing on ways to be one of the greenest places to meet in the U.S. Budgeting to Make the Planet Better. Getting Started.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Austin Convention Center. The LEED Gold certified Austin Convention Center is taking steps to support its home city’s ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2020. A dedicated Green Team Committee works with the Austin Climate Protection Program to conceive and implement a groundbreaking Departmental Climate Protection Plan.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 24, 2017

” Charles Dugan , Owner of American Image Displays , a Seattle-based provider of trade show supplies, displays, booths, and exhibits talks evaluating the success from an exhibitor’s point of view: "Calculating the ROI of a trade show or conference can be tricky. Things to evaluate are attendance numbers?

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Nominated by Debbie DesRoches, Director of Trade Show, SnowSports Industries America — “Debbie is a true professional, and we have been so lucky to work with her since our event moved to Denver in 2010. Nominated by Debbie DesRoches, Director of Trade Show, SnowSports Industries America — “Working with Annie is a pleasure.

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Core-apps

JANUARY 30, 2017

From Matthew McConaughey’s inspirational opening keynote, through four days of education and networking in the heart of Austin, Texas. Austin was a tremendous host, and the Austin Convention Center. This year’s event was a success from start to finish.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 17, 2017

At Convening Leaders 2017 in Austin, Texas, Amanda Marijanovic interviewed Stephanie Brown, vice president of education and conferences for the American Wind Energy Association , where Brown talked about how she reinvented the organization’s 2016 trade show.

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TicketBud

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

SXSW is in a great location because Austin is a diverse city with dozens of start-ups in different niches sprouting up every month. I'm done hemming and hawing over how great Austin is, so now for the important stuff. The city is also filled with investors eager to invest in innovative ideas.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The industry is now highlighting the importance of meetings in some very visible ways, including Live Events Coalition ’s #EmptyEvent demonstrations, where empty banquet setups, a stage and trailers are arrayed in public spaces like Capitol Mall in the nation’s capital, Long Center lawn in Austin, Texas, and Tom Lee Park in Memphis.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Austin, Texas. 37 • Director of Convention and Trade Show. Pamela Wike Boyd. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. The Solid Waste Association of North America. Silver Spring, Maryland. 33 • Director of Sales & Marketing. Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa. Sarah Soliman Daudin. 31 • President & CEO.

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Core-apps

AUGUST 27, 2018

The busy fall conference, trade show and event season is about to be in full swing! Downtown Austin is basically turned into one giant circus of brand activations for the weeks the annual festival takes over. We’re talking about a recipe for experiential brand activations, and it’s the future of all events.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This year’s SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas (11 – 20 March 2022) is a hybrid event focused on connecting people from all over the world, bringing together a diverse range of forward-thinking exhibitors – from promising startups to established industry leaders. SXSW Event Tech Meet Up.

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Core-apps

DECEMBER 13, 2016

See you in Austin, TX Jan. We’re pleased to not only be a part of this year’s Convening Leaders, but we’re also honored to have partnered with PCMA for their 2017 event technology. The post PCMA Convening Leaders Jan. 8-11 2017 appeared first on Core-apps.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 17, 2017

That’s one takeaway from a conversation between Convening Leaders Live host Amanda Marijanovic and Stephanie Brown, vice president of education and conferences for the American Wind Energy Association , at Convening Leaders 2017 in Austin, Texas.

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Social Tables

MARCH 22, 2024

AAHOA Convention and Trade Show | Orlando, FL | April 2-5 In 2024, the Asian American Hotel Owners Association will host its annual trade show and convention, affectionately called AAHOACON, in Orlando, Florida. If so, consider attending this year’s Digital Travel Summit at the Hyatt Regency in sunny Austin, Texas.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

“Keep Austin Weird” is the quirky slogan for the Live Music Capital of the World—our location for Convening Leaders (CL) 2017 last month. Our outstanding Austin partners helped set the stage for this year’s event, bringing the city’s unique flavor and style—not to mention its incredible music scene—into our program.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 20, 2023

April 22 is Earth Day, a time for those in our industry to consider the substantial environmental impact of holding meetings, conventions, and trade shows. Austin, Texas; Denver; Orange County, Calif.; Efforts large and small are helping move the industry in a common direction. Green” began in Portland, Ore.,

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Bizzabo

JULY 5, 2019

This is why 64% of marketers believe trade shows and events are a key source for new business and new prospects. Exhibit at trade shows. Attending relevant trade shows is a must for placing your brand where your customers are. The Top of the Funnel represents the awareness stage for potential customers.

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Bizzabo

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Trade Show - CNET’s Computex. Industry Roundtable - ISFA’s Austin Industry Roundtable. Trade Show - CNET’s Computex. Trade shows are an opportunity for exhibitors to showcase their products and services. Industry Roundtable - ISFA’s Austin Industry Roundtable. Virtual Event - Google I/O.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Trade shows. This year it offers its first all-digital show. The annual trade show, which began in 1967, features presentations and product introductions in the consumer electronics industry, touching on “every aspect of the tech sector.”. Ultimately, they’re longer, larger, and more involved. . Technology.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 26, 2020

Ultimately, the festival organizers were forced to cancel the event after the Mayor of Austin declared a disaster order that effectively shuttered the event. The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. “The However, this situation evolved rapidly, and we honor and respect the City of Austin’s decision.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Debbie Heckler, Conference Services Manager, Radisson Austin Downtown. Sepulveda, Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce “Debbie Heckler is very organized and knows what she is doing when it comes to assisting and managing an event. Rene Ortiz , Director of Event Technology, PSAV / Radisson Austin Downtown.

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Decibel Management

JANUARY 15, 2022

This ten-day event has been held in Austin since 1987 and has grown exponentially during that time, welcoming over 417,000 attendees in 2019, before moving to online events for 2020 and 2021. South by Southwest (SXSW) is described as “an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, music festivals, and conferences.”

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Converve

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

SXSW, Austin / Texas, USA: Festival and conference merging. Since 1987, creative people gather once a year in Austin (Texas) at South by Soutwest (SXSW). Checklist: This is what top notch trade show and congress websites need to deliver today. Hence, the website is attractive and useful at the same time.

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Converve

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

SXSW, Austin / Texas, USA: Festival and conference merging. Since 1987, creative people gather once a year in Austin (Texas) at South by Soutwest (SXSW). Checklist: This is what top notch trade show and congress websites need to deliver today. Hence, the website is attractive and useful at the same time.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

DMOs including the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau also have begun using Watson-enabled technology to help leisure and business travelers cut through the online clutter. You’ve probably seen 3D projection mapping in action at a conference or trade show before. The mobile device gets smarter and smarter,” Jones said.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

EduTECH is Australasia’s largest annual education event, featuring thousands of participants across multiple conferences, masterclasses and networking functions, plus a massive interactive trade show. Austin, TX. New York, NY. National Charter Schools Conference. 2018 Conference on Teaching Excellence.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

They are known for planning epic events, creating amazing exhibits and organize engaging trade shows. From live event production to trade show exhibits, they transform and elevate their clients’ brands. Austin, TX. Nth Degree is known for trade shows and event marketing worldwide. Irvine, CA.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Trade Show Operations Manager | Urban Expositions | Trumbull, CT. Trade Show / Events Manager | Butterfly Network, Inc. | Trade Show & Events Manager | APCON | Wilsonville, OR. Onsite Event Project Coordinator | Cvent | Austin, TX. Branding Event Planner | Gartner | Stamford, CT. Fairfax, VA.

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