Velvet Chainsaw
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
High-tech user conferences like Dreamforce and Microsoft Ignite have been designing innovative hub spaces to engage and nurture their top customers for years. A conference hub should be a destination that participants want to go to when not attending sessions or walking the expo hall. Here’s what we came up with.
Prestige Events Magazine
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The meetings and events facilities at the Celtic Manor Resort have been renamed the Ian Edwards Conference Centre to celebrate the memory of the venue’s long-serving Chief Executive Officer, who sadly passed away last month.
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Velvet Chainsaw
AUGUST 31, 2021
As conference organizers, it can be helpful to consider our responsibilities from the viewpoint of duty of care — the legal definition of which is “a requirement that a person [or organization] act[s] toward others and the public with the watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the circumstances would use.
Prestige Events Magazine
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Butlin’s, the UK’s leading destination for fun-filled events, is taking its Conference & Events offering to the next level with brand new menus designed to meet the evolving expectations of corporate clients. Combining food and fun has been considered in part of new developments as well.
Velvet Chainsaw
OCTOBER 20, 2020
This article was originally written for the April issue of PCMA’s Convene magazine. While things have changed, these tenets will hold true and the principles can be applied to other D&I conferences and events. The six attributes of women’s leadership conferences that have stood out for me: [1] Movement.
Velvet Chainsaw
MAY 20, 2021
As it becomes more apparent that face-to-face events will return in some form this year, conference organizers have an opportunity to make changes that would have been more difficult to sell up the ladder in the past. Long-term traditions can deter next-generation conference participants. Attendees have been drowning in content.
Prestige Events Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Butlins has announced the appointment of Ervina Kiezaite as the new National Sales Manager for Conferences & Events. With over 12 years of experience in sales, events, and marketing, Ervina is set to lead the continued growth of Butlins Conference & Events across its three resorts in Bognor Regis, Skegness, and Minehead.
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