Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. The 2023 FICP Annual Conference will be staged Nov.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Searching for top technology events to attend in 2019? Or looking to wrap up 2018 with an exceptional conference? Scouring the internet for event information could be an overwhelming task. They are held to educate, inform, or train attendees.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2022

The 3 days of gathering started with Destinations International ’s Convention Sales and Services Summit, covering everything from trends in what is important to attendees today to tips for planning more inclusive events. Lifetime Achievement Educator Award went to dr. Eric D. Thank you to the visionaries honored tonight.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

Significantly, 81% of event carpet was returned directly to inventory for reuse and the food court was uncarpeted, saving an estimated 4,184 pounds of CO2, earning MeetGreen Calculator’s Visionary designation. IMEX is not new to the quest for more sustainable events. A total of 14,557 pounds of food has been donated in that time.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It brings together event industry stakeholders from around the world including conference, exhibition and event organisers, convention bureaux, venues and other suppliers. Since its launch, more than 400 conference and events industry organisations from 55 countries have pledged to achieve net zero carbon by 2050.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As Chief Event Strategy Officer for the American Society of Hematology (ASH), Bill Reed, FASAE, CMP brings 30,000 meeting professionals from more than 110 countries together to share research about the causes and treatments of blood disorders. The post Lessons from a Global Medical Conference appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

That starts with an expanded footprint at the new Mandalay Bay Las Vegas location, a change announced four years ago, before anyone could have envisioned a global pandemic would necessitate less density. The fortuitous shift allows IMEX to increase the size of education rooms and double the size of the hosted buyer area.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2023

Where event profs hope to give event attendees a vibrant, appealing and informative session, it may come off more as an information dump for some. Smart Meetings spoke with several event experts whose main goal is to craft a personalized, engaging and educational experience. Make Your Attendees Feel Like Co-creators.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Peckinpaugh spent the last 11 years as president of Maritz Global Events and will continue to hold this role in addition to his next. Travel Association, Meetings Mean Business Coalition, PCMA Education Foundation and Chautauqua Institution in New York. Peckinpaugh has also held board and leadership committee positions at U.S.

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Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you. It’s a curated experience unique to ‘me.’

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Smart Meetings sat down with Tahira Endean , head of programme for IMEX Group, to discuss how the talking point of Human Nature will be woven through the experience during the three days of the conference and during Smart Monday immediately preceding the trade show and hosted buyer experience.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

Meet Blackpool has announced it has become a member of three key industry associations: the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO), beam and the Tourism Management Institute (TMI), further cementing the town’s dedication to the global events and tourism sectors.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 25, 2025

The UKs leading event that brings together the worlds meetings and events community returns to Excel London on 25-26 June, offering high quality educational and networking opportunities and the chance to meet over 650 global event suppliers. Exhibitors […]

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It brings together event industry stakeholders from around the world including conference, exhibition and event organisers, convention bureaux, venues and other suppliers. Since its launch, more than 400 conference and events industry organisations from 55 countries have pledged to achieve net zero carbon by 2050.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

ICC Wales has been named winner in the Best Legacy Award category at ABPCO’s Excellence Awards, for its work in educating the global events sector on the incoming Protect Duty (Martyn’s Law). It’s wonderful to have been recognised and supported by so many of our industry peers in winning this and the ICCA award.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

Vice President and General Manager Eric Spadafora said he is seeing requests for conferences for 100,000 or more people. These are not just big video conferences, but actual events,” he said. Lawrence Coburn, CEO and co-founder of twine , compares the intricacies of designing an engaging event to construction in the real world.

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Event Farm

APRIL 19, 2022

In March, we held Part VI of our Pandemic Compliance & Safety at Live Eve nts virtual series, to bring together three very experienced event professionals and discuss tips and lessons learned along the way as they planned and executed large scale events across the country during a pandemic – Ryan Costello, ??Chief

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

UBQ Materials, developer of the world’s first bio-based thermoplastic, is helping create the first global event built from landfill waste. Tuviahu says UBQ is cooperating with conference organizers of PLANETech to donate their materials for the construction of the start-up booths.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 23, 2020

The ability to bring multiple attendees from across the world together virtually and still achieve the goal of the event is one that we as event professionals cannot deny. Note: we need to stop assuming that companies pay for all elements of an employee attending a conference). Melissa Park, Global Event Producer.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2019

“No economic good will be successful if we don’t have social good,” said Sherrif Karamat, PCMA president and CEO, in a small breakout room before the final speaker (more on actor Geena Davis later) took the stage to address the approximately 3,800 people who traveled from 36 countries to be there for the flurry of networking and education sessions.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The South Wales venue has been announced as a finalist for the ICCA Best Marketing Award and in the Best Legacy category at the ABPCO Excellence Awards for its work educating the global events sector on the upcoming Protect Duty (Martyn’s Law).

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Glow Global Events

DECEMBER 22, 2021

We added the following organizations to our roster of valued clients: Airport Minority Advisory Council ( AMAC ) – Glow spearheaded the 36 th Annual AMAC Airport Business Diversity Conference, a virtual event, June 14-16. Glow stepped in to lead its series of virtual education summits throughout the year.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

International Convention Centre Wales ( ICC Wales ) has won a prestigious international award for its work in educating the global events sector on the incoming Protect Duty (Martyn’s Law). South Wales venue secures award for its Protect Duty campaign .

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

After one big effort in August, nearly six times as many Maritz Global Events employees are certified in event sustainability. Over the past year, a handful of employees at Maritz Global Events, Fenton, Mo., However, during the company’s Activate conference in August, participation went to a whole new level.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Convene has written a lot about groups that are consolidating their meeting portfolios—the American Society for Microbiology combining two annual conferences into one, the Consumer Bankers Association going from eight down to one—but the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) is going in the other direction.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2023

discussions to a “Belong-a-palooza” to a filmmaker workshop, fresh topics will complement evergreen sessions such as event contracting and meeting security, for a lively educational agenda. Attendees can get a guide to tailored education in the hosted-buyer lounge and in the Inspiration Hub. From generative A.I

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Event Industry News

APRIL 17, 2019

Built on the trust of the Event Industry Professional Integrity Certification (EIPIC®) created by Event Integrity and their proprietary vetting process, the marketplace will help Event Hosts shop and book with verified Venues & Vendors for their events. Tri llion, which means there are a lot of people working in it.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

If all the professionals in this vast industry committed to designing their events to align with the SDGs, we would not only have a phenomenal impact on the world’s health, but we could help educate millions of people every year. These can be addressed in every event from conferences and seminars, to trade shows and festivals.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

Here are some useful takeaways from the day’s educational sessions. In addition, MPI conducts a 12-hour online-education marathon featuring three 15-minute sessions per hour; these cover a wide range of job issues for planners as well as career advancement and physical and mental wellness. Everyone has help along the way.

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 7, 2019

Each month we interview an events professional who is breaking the mold. This month we spoke with Aleksandra Panyukhina—Head of Event Marketing at SEMrush—about unifying a global events brand, leveraging events for every step of the funnel and tracking event ROI. Tailoring events to the buyer's journey.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 5, 2019

Facebook has aligned its core company mission, products, and global events strategy to deliver a consistent message to its users and developer communities. Let’s take a look at 10 examples of how community building has come to life in Facebook’s diverse portfolio of events. 10 Imaginative Events from Facebook.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 7, 2019

Looking to attend an AI event or two this year? Below, we've listed 20 of the top machine learning conferences in 2019. Some of these events focus specifically on machine learning. So without further ado, here are the top 20 machine learning conferences in 2019: 1. International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML).

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

Whether its a conference, a seminar, or a workshop, the goal is the same: create a memorable moment that builds trust and excitement around what you do. Think about why youre hosting the eventare you launching a new product, educating customers, or just generating buzz for your brand? To get started youll want to do some planning.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Search within blog categories like education, sustainability and team building or check out her opinion pieces for something different. Speaking of opinion, here’s a great article on sustainably supporting local communities , while creating authentic experiences for event goers. Event Leadership Institute. Gallus Events.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

It’s also an opportunity to discuss new engagement strategies with peers and experts, immerse yourself in engaging experiences, learn about the latest in event technology, and find out how you can maximize it to drive results. . Event Tech Live is a hybrid show dedicated to event technology. Register now for MIX 2022.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. We know how hard it can be to find great events to attend, so we’ve made it easier for you. Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals.

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