Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

Travel Association has designated April 3 as Global Meetings Industry Day, an annual international event celebrating the major impact meetings, conferences, trade shows and exhibitions have on people, businesses and communities. This years event locations are Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Greater Edmonton and Calgary.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

Oakland event prioritized DEIB education MPI Northern California Chapter’s Annual Conference Experience moved to Oakland Marriott City Center from its traditional home in San Francisco this week with a new format. The post MPI NCC ACE: Less Trade Show; More Idea Exchanges appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 26, 2025

Joe Sorrentino, chief events officer for the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC), says the organization is leaning more into experiential with engaging activations around the hall to separate VMX from the traditional medical conference format. Luckily, a dj was keeping the energy up.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 25, 2025

She was looking for a new opportunity after building a career as a graphic design contractor and consultant, producing work for clients in biotech, higher education, real estate and packaging. Conferences and trade shows in my industry are critical, and I was surprised how critical these shows were when I first got into med device, she says.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

New data from Corporate Travel Management (CTM) has revealed that events are the most common reason for Millennial and Gen Z workers to take business trips, with 44 per cent ranking conferences, events and trade shows as the main purpose behind their business travel. Conferences, events and trade shows (44 per cent) 2.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 13, 2025

The event satisfied the balance between education and connection. Power of Recognition During one of the education sessions on building a culture of recognition, the speakers presented IRF research that showed specific and sincere recognition increases engagement, trust and productivity.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

The deficiencies of meeting planning textbooks and education. In my opinion, meeting planner education is deficient. Planners could be educated so they can help their clients with meeting design. And good event design is about how a conference works. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 2, 2016

Trade show organizers who have re-imagined their expo floors into a solutions-based destination rather than one of a hard-sell shopping place are winning at delivering attendee value. In this column, we’ll focus on the preferences influencing education as a motivator (from Part One of the reports). The Learning Tree.

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BizBash

JUNE 16, 2025

Sponsored Content June 16, 2025 Photo: Courtesy of VDA Hosting conferences and trade shows is more challenging than ever as attention spans shrink, dropping from 2.5 Stationing brand ambassadors to chat with attendees as they relax and enjoy a coffee is a great way to encourage natural education and engagement.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

In this extensive guide to trade show booths, we provide ten creative examples in each of the following categories: 1 Trade show booth ideas for small budgets. Trade show booth ideas that attract visitors. Creative trade show booth ideas. Trade show booth ideas: 10×10.

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BizBash

JUNE 9, 2025

Meetings" class="section-feed-content-node__website-section-name"> Meetings How Destination Toronto Brought Festival Vibes to a Major Industry Conference The destination marketing organization designed quick yet impactful activations for a closing night event during PCMA CL.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many professionals attend two or more conventions, or trade shows, a year in various locations throughout the United States and the world. Select a hotel or conference center with family suites. The parent gets the education they need, while the family enjoys what they want. — Choose a family-friendly destination.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2024

Long wait times and inflationary pressure linger at in-person-only medical meeting The arrival in Seattle of 11,631 attendees for the 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ( ARVO ) conference in May was the culmination of a logistical struggle to return to bringing the world of eye doctors together at 2019 levels.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 22, 2025

As the lines blur between corporate event teams and corporate trade show departments, we know this partnership provides a win-win-winfor EDPA members, for end-user clients, and for the industry overall.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We recently convened a roundtable of senior-level conference organizers to discuss risk tolerance and the forces that are shaping their 2021/22 event strategies and decisions. Three primary risk categories are emerging as organizations weigh their options for major conferences in 2021: Mitigating financial risk.

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BizBash

JUNE 11, 2025

Meetings" class="section-feed-content-node__website-section-name"> Meetings How The Wall Street Journal Designed Its Future of Everything Event Around a B2B Crowd The annual conference featured thought-provoking conversations and high-tech, hands-on demonstrations.

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Eventmobi

JULY 26, 2022

The organization provides tools, resources, and education to help association professionals and volunteers succeed. The CSAE Annual National Conference. CSAE holds their national conference in a different Canadian city every October. CSAE has used EventMobi’s app over the past two years for their annual national conference.

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Eventmobi

JULY 31, 2024

That’s especially true once you hit the trade show floor.) Here are a few ideas that could get you thinking: The Power of In-Person Education After a couple of years of sharp, unexpected transition for the events industry, in-person meetings have reemerged—stronger, sharper, and more focused than ever. How does that look?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In addition to visiting a world of destinations, hotels and tech suppliers, attendees took in 1,600 education sessions on the show floor and another 1,600 nuggets of wisdom were delivered to those who came in a day early for Meeting Professionals International (MPI)’s Smart Monday. MPI World Education Congress (WEC) in St.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Glenn Bowdin, Chair, UKEVENTS, said: The UK events industry is incredibly diverse, with a rich ecosystem that encompasses everything from live experiences to business conferences and the extensive supply chain that supports them. Integration of major business and outdoor events with key governmental industrial and social initiatives.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many event planning conferences were canceled or postponed, and most of those that weren’t took place virtually. While 2021 may still look a little different than normal, expect to see many conferences back and ready to help industry professionals navigate the massive changes in the way they do business.

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GEVME

MARCH 15, 2019

When you’re in the events industry, you should know the main event management conferences for 2019 so you can visit them to improve your knowledge and share your own experiences of working long hours while trying to pull off amazing corporate events for your clients. Discover the current top event management conferences with GEVME.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 18, 2021

Leading learning firm Tagoras has launched another round of its virtual conferences survey , the results of which will be compared to its last round, conducted near the beginning of the pandemic. The report helps to raise overall visibility for virtual conferences and the results will be freely shared in a new report.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When you’re a sleep wellness brand vying for attention at a global technology trade show, sometimes you’ve got to make your own dreams come true. To introduce the 360 smart bed to attendees, Sleep Number built a sizeable booth featuring a 22-foot-tall, cylindrical LED screen broadcasting educational brand content.

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Attendease

AUGUST 26, 2024

Here’s a brief overview of common examples of corporate events: Conferences and seminars Academic or professional conferences and seminars allow companies to share industry knowledge, thought leadership, and best practices. These events foster networking, education, and building a brand’s reputation.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 14, 2020

To help you understand how you can adapt your meeting, conference or trade show to an online format, we’ve outlined the most common event types we’re helping to go virtual, and listed the tools and professional services being used to create an engaging virtual event experiences. Virtual Event Type: Public Conference.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2024

The annual customer gathering and user conference for the largest event tech company on the planet, Cvent Connect, is moving to Henry B. Specialized meetups will enhance peer-to-peer engagement for real-world education. Day 1 (June 10) : Kick off the conference with specialized training camps and partner/leadership summits.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Foot traffic has long been a key measure of event ROI, especially at trade shows. At a virtual trade show, for example, you need to show sponsors and exhibitors how many potential leads they reached. This kind of data is also essential for virtual conferences. Tools to Measure Event Interest.

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CadmiumCD

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We put a page together that makes it easy to review all the pieces of your event puzzle for your 2021 conferences and trade shows. In 2020, conferences and trade shows that used eventScribe for their events got creative with making money and delivering ROI to sponsors. Get Ready for Hybrid Events.

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Eventmobi

MARCH 18, 2021

But how can planners leverage this expertise when designing an agenda that includes a variety of virtual conference session types? Virtual Conference Sessions: Live Stream vs. Simulive. Using the EventMobi platform, two speakers present at a virtual conference using the simulive format. Educational Presentations.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

Founded and funded by the Cambridge Colleges 25 years ago, Meet Cambridge currently has a portfolio of more than 50 venues, offering organisers a broad spectrum of meeting and conference facilities for all types and size of events.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 29, 2025

It explores AI’s potential to function as a co-worker, educator, and creative partner while addressing its practical implications in business, education, and daily life. The book acts as a guidebook for navigating the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

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Attendease

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Nothing beats the feeling of hosting an event that went off without a hitch—especially since planning, coordinating, and managing a successful event takes a lot of hard work, education, and resources. However, when the doors are closed or attendees log off, there’s still work to be done. This data helps identify areas of concern.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

million convention attendees were hosted in Vegas since the return of trade shows in June 2021. Massari continued: “Over the last 12 months, Caesars Entertainment has proudly hosted many conferences at CAESARS FORUM, including PCMA Convening Leaders, Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress and Cvent Connect.

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BizBash

MAY 19, 2025

Meetings" class="section-feed-content-node__website-section-name"> Meetings How Destination Toronto Brought Festival Vibes to a Major Industry Conference The destination marketing organization designed quick yet impactful activations for a closing night event during PCMA CL.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It’s not often that a business-event planner has a formal education and professional background in change management. After all, everyone differs in how they process information and communicate with others, especially in the high-stimulus atmosphere found at conferences and trade shows.

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