Event Industry News

AUGUST 28, 2020

With representation from across the many sectors and regions of the global events ecosystem, the task force provides a voice in planning, preparing and participating in our recovery and our future as well as helping to amplify our story of economic and social impact as advocates for our industry.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

There was no stopping the buzz at the AEV conference last week, November 28, 2022, as delegates gathered at the Harrogate Convention Centre for the day’s proceedings following the popular icebreaker event at The Cold Bath Brewing Co. the evening before. I look forward to attending the next one!”

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Canadian Special Events

JULY 20, 2017

As you might imagine when working in the arena of live experiences for a living, event professionals run into all sorts of opportunities to Creative Problem Solve. A good event professional takes risk management into great consideration, but a great one knows how to mitigate recovery. See where it leads you.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 11, 2021

Event professionals from around the world will come together on 7th April to honour the life and work of author, academic and event designer Julia Rutherford Silvers. The opening tribute by Professor Joe Goldblatt will be followed by six bite-size sessions discussing Julia’s inimitable 6 A’s in event design.

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Canadian Special Events

JULY 20, 2017

As you might imagine when working in the arena of live experiences for a living, event professionals run into all sorts of opportunities to Creative Problem Solve. A good event professional takes risk management into great consideration, but a great one knows how to mitigate recovery. See where it leads you.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2018

After wrapping up what he felt was another successful Risk Management Society (RIMS) conference in 2017, RIMS vice president of events and education, Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, got some disturbing feedback: Multiple women said they had felt out of place at the event. Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES. A New View.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Every conference comes with its own unique set of risks. During the 2015 United Nations Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21), those threats were especially complex. Listening to Guignard’s GloPro session in Paris was Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, vice president, events and education for the Risk Management Society.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

The group is addressing health and safety, community, global ecosystems, reskilling the industry , innovation, digital transformation , advocacy and risk mitigation. The living document will be updated as the situation changes and everyone learns more about how to support a vibrant live events industry.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 20, 2016

The first-ever ASM Microbe program — the American Society for Microbiology’s grand experiment in combining its General Meeting and Interscience Conference on Antimicrobrial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) into one new annual conference — wraps today. Look for my article about that in our September issue.). .” ” 2.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

The Jersey Shore destination has been aggressively courting meetings in the wake of recent casino closures — and as MPI’s luck would have it, Caesars Entertainment was nearing completion on the Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center. The 100,000-square-foot venue offers 2,500 hotel rooms just upstairs, a perfect fit for WEC 2016. “It

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 27, 2016

For Michael Massari, senior vice president of meetings and events at Caesars Entertainment, creating a backup plan became increasingly tricky in the days leading up to MPI’s World Education Congress in Atlantic City on June 11–14. And because one of Atlantic City’s strongest assets is its beach, rain could be a major killjoy.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Now I first saw him, literally, like when I first started this job, I attended a conference online, and I honestly can’t even tell you which one, because I was a complete baby meetings industry writer. Another time, I met him at a conference, and I think we had a conversation of like, oh my gosh, we’re the youngest people here.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2020

World-renown conference speakers, Heather Mason and Ed Salvato have had active roles in the events industry for years, participating and speaking at face-to-face meetings in the past as well as attending and presenting in the current online modality. How does a busy, stressed out planner know which options to choose?

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

The group is addressing health and safety , community, global ecosystems, reskilling the industry, innovation, digital transformation , advocacy and risk mitigation , with expert groups addressing each area, starting with a report on health and safety from the meeting and event design group. But we have to do it thoughtfully.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2018

A catalyst for creating meaningful business connections, the 2018 PCMA-ICESAP Annual Conference delivers both an effective networking and educational experience to empower participants to elevate their performance, strengthen their community and make each moment count at their next event.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

NAMBATINGUÉ  Neighbor countries might benefit from this situation and see some meetings coming to them, but this is not what we should aim for, because London representatives have been very successful in attracting events over the last decade, with a great level of professionalism and excellent infrastructures. Were you surprised by the vote?

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

NAMBATINGUÉ  Neighbor countries might benefit from this situation and see some meetings coming to them, but this is not what we should aim for, because London representatives have been very successful in attracting events over the last decade, with a great level of professionalism and excellent infrastructures. Were you surprised by the vote?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

She is co-chair of Events Industry Council’s Meeting and Event Design Group Covid-19 Business Recovery Task Force and now consults leading companies on their return to events approach. Defining Risk. Your purpose is to preserve and protect the integrity of the brand using processes,” she said.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 9, 2018

” — Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, vice president of events and education, Risk Management Society. People have different facets that define them.” — Mathias Posch, president and partner, International Conference Services (ICS). It requires a culture shift and leadership buy-in.” ” — Gen.

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Decibel Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

While hotels and conference center spaces are always a solid option, this could be the year to explore venue space that’s a little bit more off the beaten path. Whether you go the traditional hotel/conference center route or opt for something a little more untraditional, act fast. Step Two: To Theme or Not To Theme?

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

But what recourse do conference organizers have when discriminatory legislation is passed in a future host city that is already on the books? It’s a dilemma: Pulling an event has economic implications for both the host organization and the host city, and money isn’t the only thing at stake. We support civil liberties.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 14, 2022

As industry roles shifted, we launched 4 new Certificate Courses : Pandemic On-Site Protocol , Hybrid & Virtual Event Director , Advanced Event Design & Strategy , and a CMP Exam Prep Course. We had 4,239 event professionals register for our courses , 3,667 of which passed their exams to earn digital credentials.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

That’s what happened at the 2015 World Hepatitis Summit last September at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, where 550 attendees from 56 countries gathered to discuss global tactics in combating the disease responsible for 1.4 million deaths a year.

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Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 10, 2017

Particularly if the meeting location is a privately owned hotel or conference facility, an event sponsor may have the right to keep guns out, and even deny entrance to attendees refusing to comply. Create a written policy on firearms for your organization, and then enforce it.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 18, 2016

Last Tuesday, the Cleveland Police Department and the Secret Service held a press conference at the downtown Multi-Agency Communications Center (MACC) during which they went into some detail on convention security. Road closures have been in effect since yesterday, and a 1.7-mile

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