EventMB

JUNE 17, 2024

The provincial government is betting on it by partnering with a major conference to lure the tech community. Skift Take: Is Vancouver the new darling of the tech world? The first of three confirmed editions is set for May 2025. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 24, 2019

As the event-tech space continues to evolve with a number of mergers and acquisitions, I see four changes coming for larger annual conferences. #1. Most event organizers reacted by significantly changing their rules around data governance and privacy to be in compliance. Security is Expensive, but Critical. Overwhelmed by Big Data.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 12, 2020

Global, national and local governments are all over the board on prescribed actions, from declaring states of emergency to barring travel. Many industry organizations and business leaders have taken the position that shows, events and business must go on with appropriate precautions.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Conferences that are like time capsules promote and preserve nostalgia and the past. Conferences that are like time machines teleport people to the future so they can discover what’s next. Conferences that resemble time capsules defend the status quo and traditions. Why Large Conference Rarely Innovate. Defend Or Invest.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The BEIC is grateful to Owen Thompson MP for securing this debate and stands ready to work with the Government and the DCMS on a long-term framework to breathe life back into the private events sector. The BEIC is not seeking a financial stimulus package from the Government.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a rule allowing it to take scammers to court—including those who fraudulently use conference names, logos, and mailing lists—and seek financial penalties. Advocacy works!” The anti-impersonation rule will be effective 30 days after it is published in the federal register.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 11, 2021

The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) has announced that it is making a Freedom of Information (FOI) request of the government. This FOI request,” Kiwanuka continued, “is one of the few remaining tools at our disposal to reveal why the government has made some of its decisions.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 15, 2021

This review will be crucial to how venues – from major sport stadiums to comedy clubs, theatres to live music spaces, wedding venues to conference centres – could operate this summer,” the department added. It also hopes to ends social distancing measures.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 17, 2019

As conference organizers this leads us to bad decisions when selecting speakers and programming where we promote sharing success stories over asking questions, verifying validity and understanding context. That bias guides our governing and managing process. We shape our behavior based on incomplete or inadequate data.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 6, 2024

For over two hundred years, my little hometown of Marlboro, Vermont, met at least once a year for “town meeting” : a form of local government where every eligible resident can directly participate in town governance. My town has not readopted them, though many Vermont towns still practice this form of local government.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2017

.” — Max Cohen de Lara and David Mulder van der Vegt , “ These 5 architectural designs influence every legislature in the world — and tell you how each governs “ , The Washington Post, March 4, 2017. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. How do room sets imply and influence what happens at meetings?

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EventMB

MAY 27, 2022

This annual report ranks convention destinations on the number of intellectual leaders that are part of governing bodies of international associations. The post Conference Destinations Compete With Academic Firepower appeared first on Skift Meetings. London tops the 2021 city ranking, followed by Paris, Tokyo, Beijing and New York.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Brighton Music Conference (BMC), the UK’s foremost electronic music and networking event will still be going ahead on 1st and 2nd of October but as a virtual only event, streamed live and on-demand. Unfortunately, the physical conference can no longer take place as planned due to new Government restrictions.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The Scottish Government has today (15 December) announced new funding of £13 million to provide further support for the events sector in Scotland, much of which has been unable to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exhibition Services PCO – Professional Conference Organisers? Provision for Events? and Technology? Marquee Hire?

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham’s newest conference centre, has been chosen to host the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians’ (BIALL) annual conference in 2025. Membership is representative of all sectors including academic, law firms, government and professional bodies.

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EventMB

JANUARY 20, 2023

Skift Take: Tommy Goodwin, vice president, Government Affairs for the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance, discusses the value and power of advocacy for the meetings industry. Skift Meetings Studio Team Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a rule allowing it to take scammers to court—including those who fraudulently use conference names, logos, and mailing lists—and seek financial penalties. Advocacy works!” The anti-impersonation rule will be effective 30 days after it is published in the federal register.

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Attendease

MARCH 17, 2020

In times where governments are pushing for social isolation and limiting large gatherings as a measure for precaution, virtual events and meetings provide an efficient solution to keep people together.

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Event Industry News

JULY 16, 2020

IACC has today launched its ‘Critical Pathway to Re-opening’ guide, which shares in-depth strategies and advice on how to reopen venues safely, created specifically for venues hosting meetings, training courses and smaller conferences for up to 150 delegates. The guide is free to download for IACC certified venues and associate members.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 21, 2020

The forgotten industry sectors in the current crisis – Exhibition/Trade Expo’s and Conferences. Will you join a vehicle led protest to Downing Street and Parliament Square to urge the government to recognise the depth of the Events Industry and that merely opening venues is of no assistance to us. We ARE an industry worth saving.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

For most conference committees (and next-gen participants), they’re a snore. Association governance and bureaucracy were de rigueur a quarter of a century ago, but we have much less of an appetite for rituals today. Elements of your conference should always put the participants and the profession ahead of the volunteer leaders.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I’ve been promoting the Conferences That Work meeting format for so long, that some people assume I think it’s the right choice for every meeting. two meeting types and three situations when you should NOT use a Conferences That Work design: — Most corporate events. Well, it’s not. Here are (drum roll!)

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Conferences that Work

MAY 3, 2021

In retrospect, now knowing that Seth is alleged to have stolen government funds the year before and transferred them to the exact non-profit I was asking about supplies a new perspective to his reactions.). Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post How to trust your gut appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 12, 2018

Roofs were torn off schools, government buildings, and the hospital. Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: A birthday present for you on the 21st anniversary of Conferences That Work What a long strange trip it’s been The first Conferences That Work event was held June 3–5, 1992, at Marlboro College, Vermont.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 3, 2020

Speakers for a Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin conference film their presentations at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. government announced additional flight restrictions. Members of the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin still can watch sessions from the virtual conference online.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 28, 2017

But most conference experiences have changed very little, if at all. So what type of conference education are you serving your customers—shallow learning, advancement learning or deep learning? So what percentage of your conference education falls into each of the following three categories? Shallow Learning. Deep Learning.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It also narrates the journey of conference ambassadors within the creative industries, covering areas such as advertising, media, broadcast production, esports, and gaming. Equally, the destination is using the campaign to highlight the unique settings and landscapes that business event organisers can make the most of while in Wales.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Skift Take: Visa processing delays have prevented some international attendees from participating in trade shows and conferences. There is an effort underway to help, but what will a looming government shutdown mean to visa issues? Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2020

Following the announcement that business events and conferences can restart from 1 st October, ExCeL London has outlined its reopening plan, for safe, organised events. Jeremy Rees, CEO, ExCeL London: “We are delighted that the government has confirmed the timetable for when business events and conferences can resume.

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. COP 25, the UN Climate Change Conference, which has the objective to move the United Nations Paris Agreement into practical action, really couldn’t have got off to a worse start.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 17, 2025

The platform considered recent fatal accidents, audits from aviations governing bodies, industry-leading safety initiatives, fleet age and how airlines dealt with any incidents. For meeting profs, the conference offers valuable takeaways on how to build flexibility into event planning, ensuring preparedness for unexpected challenges.

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Event Farm

JUNE 9, 2021

Marcella Farman-Dietz, executive event consultant for Medialink, joined Ryan Costello, co-founder of Event Farm, to discuss a sample event budget for a one-day business summit and reception for 400 attendees at a hotel conference center in NYC. Attendees simply pull up the app to show their green checkmark and their entry is approved. .

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Commenting on the first meeting of the APPG, Theresa Villiers MP said; “This was a very successful meeting with lots of enthusiasm from MPs about backing the events, conference and exhibitions sector. This is a really encouraging start for the newly re-established APPG.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

By joining forces through the One Industry One Voice initiative, the taskforce hopes to coordinate closely on campaign dates; to amplify each other’s messages where relevant; share and agree on data and statistics to accurately reflect key industry numbers; align closely on key industry asks of Government; and to promote each other’s activities.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

When we emerge from our government-imposed cocoons, we are less likely to find participants content with trends that meet pop culture standards but rather will shift and seek those that tie into the deeper values they have put to the test over this past year. This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Key findings from the report include: Corporate events such as conferences, trade shows, exhibitions and product launches, generating £33.6 Their efforts provide a strong case to share with the UK Government as we advocate for the continued recognition and support of this vital sector.”

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Oracle OpenWorld is on a mission “to host the most sustainable conference in the world.”. Dreamforce, the mega-annual conference of Salesforce.com, raised $3 million for (RED) to help end AIDS forever and another $10 million for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. Government and private citizens can only do so much.

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