BizBash

JUNE 23, 2025

We intentionally blur the lines between community, culture, and code to create an environment where people don’t just learn, they feel inspired,” explained Samuels, CEO of RenderATL, on how this event is different from other tech conferences. This year’s RenderATL featured a playful vibe, with the main stage located at AmericasMart. “The

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Hologram technology can increase engagement and attract hard-to-get speakers Meetings may be a mostly in-person experience but—as we learned during Covid, with the use of Zoom, Teams and other online video platforms—the use of communications technology has its place in the world of meetings and events.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 22, 2025

Strategic use of emerging technology such as generative artificial intelligence for meeting planning and facial analysis can streamline tasks and drive creative advances. Read More : Atlantic City: A New Wave After curated meetings, attendees left with a stronger sense of how to leverage technological possibilities and new relationships.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 13, 2025

That’s always been important business to a destination, but in the current climate, meetings have never been more important to a city.” Attendees from this conference—the largest attendance Destinations International has ever had—packed food bags with fight2feed to help the local community in need.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Designing accessible events topped almost all meetings industry event agendas in 2024, but few planners understand what is required to make everyone feel welcome even as equal access moves from the desired to the required column in their job descriptions. Her father had cerebral palsy, which brought its own needs.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 13, 2025

That’s always been important business to a destination, but in the current climate, meetings have never been more important to a city.” Attendees from this conference—the largest attendance Destinations International has ever had—packed food bags with fight2feed to help the local community in need.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Smart Meetings’ October webinar, From Checkboxes to Strategy: Implementing and Leading Sustainable Event Practices , breaks it down. As planners learn more about practical best practices and work to implement them in their meetings, before they know it, the scope and scale of sustainability don’t seem nearly so daunting.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 2, 2025

Shoptalk 2025, a global event for retail and ecommerce, owned by Hyve Group, took over the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, March 25-25, bringing together more than 10,000 attendees and more than 225 senior-level speakers from top retailers, including Macys, Inc., Mattel, Canada Goose and P&G.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 9, 2025

Here’s something that many conference organizers suspect but rarely act on: Big-name keynote speakers don’t make your event memorable. I’ve spent decades designing and facilitating conferences that people rave about. Maybe the speaker was charismatic. Sadly, too often, meeting conveners don’t know that better is possible.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 19, 2025

The Barbican, one of the worlds leading arts and conference centres, will highlight its role as host venue for the upcoming 34th World Design Congress as part of its attendance at IMEX Frankfurt.

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BizBash

MAY 20, 2025

With 100 speakers, 60 sessions, and headline names like Cynthia Erivo and Jon Batiste, the event marked a big leap from last year’s inaugural U.S. It also explores how business events are evolving to meet the demands of today’s professionals—what Freeman is calling the “Now Generation” (ages 22-44), who expect more value.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2025

Inside IACC’s vision for a smarter, greener future in meetings and hospitality Attendees at this years 2025 IACC Americas Knowledge Exchange in College Station, Texas, were in for an exciting experience. Mark Cooper Smart Meetings Compared to last year, what made this year’s event different? Can you expand on that concept?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 12, 2025

For instance, for those using the registration platform, it can create instant session insights from audience comments to understand sentiment and gain insight into speaker performance, session content engagement and session logistics. On the attendee side, it can suggest sessions to attend and people to meet.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

Maybe it was that one conference you attended, where a speaker spoke to a part of you that you never even knew existed. I transitioned from restaurants to hotel management, focusing on meetings and events. The post The Authenticity Effect: How Being You Sparks Collaboration & Success appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2025

Meeting Professionals International (MPI)’s World Education Congress (WEC) was a long time coming to Gateway City. During the conference, post-lunch “micro-sessions” offered bite-size learning with longer presentations in the afternoon. Attendees could choose from: The Role of Events in Black History, St.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 26, 2025

It’s really hard to provide advice for navigating changes that could significantly impact your next meeting’s performance. It’s the scientific, academic, and research meetings and those with a large international attendance that potentially face the strongest headwinds. What impact will tariffs have on meeting costs and supply chains?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2025

To find out what the university is teaching future meetings and event professionals and what they gleaned from the two days of sessions and networking, we asked Ryan Becker, senior vice president of communications and strategy with Visit California. Those values are encapsulated in the vision statement: Live, protect, explore.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Here, Smart Meetings brings you the key takeaways. #1 1 2028 is Poised to Spur a Significant Market Shift With the demand for meeting space continuing to soar, event planners are increasingly feeling the pressure to lock in venues ASAP.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2025

A state of San Francisco events scene roundtable discussion focused on how to share the resurrection story For the truth about the past, present and future of events in The City by the Bay, Smart Meetings gathered a group of veteran meeting professionals to a hospitali-tea spilling at The Westin St. Everyone talked to everyone else.

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BizBash

JUNE 17, 2025

Louis, New Trends Report Shows Corporate Events on the Rise, and More BizBash rounds up the latest news related to meetings, trade shows, and CVBs/DMOs. We also recapped buzzy meetings like The Wall Street Journal s Future of Everything Festival. Sarah Kloepple June 17, 2025 Photo: Courtesy of Explore St. April 14-16, 2026.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question every attendee is bound to be asked at a conference, reception, venue visit, or even a job interviewas well as just while going about day-to-day life. How many times have you heard yourself say, Im a meeting planner! When it comes to being results-driven, meeting planners are adept. only to hear, Whats that?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2025

One way PCMA Convening Leaders draws more than 4,000 people to register for a conference at the beginning of the year is by booking high-profile, controversial-in-some-circles speakers such as former U.S. Cybersecurity : Meeting professionals can work with federal agencies to monitor digital threats to event systems and attendee data.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 7, 2025

I love the folks (especially my good friend, Jan-Jaap In der Maur ) at Masters In Moderation , a company that has been providing meeting and facilitation services and training in the European Union since 2012. Its a call to action for organizers, facilitators, and speakers to respect, empower, and prioritize the people in the room.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 10, 2025

When Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress ( MPI WEC ) arrives at the renovated America’s Center in St. Louis has worked to showcase the uniqueness of the city, the heritage and culture and the meetings infrastructure. It’s time to rally around what makes our industry thrive,” said Van Deventer.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Megan Henshall, global event solutions, strategic lead at Google and co-lead of the Google Experience Institute (Google Xi) spoke to Smart Meetings about her pioneering work in neuroinclusive event design. Lucky for you, Smart Meetings was there furiously taking notes to bring his expertise back to you. Alone in the Crowd?

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2025

Alternatively, challenge your team to test their nerve by abseiling the side of the venue for the ultimate conference break-out session. The space can accommodate everything from fun fair rides, and food and drink stalls, to an outdoor stage for bands and DJs, with large screens and speakers.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2025

Aiming for a meeting or incentive thats truly once-in-a-lifetime? This years theme, Global Travel: Developing Tomorrows Tourism Through Enhanced Connectivity, will be woven through all show elements, from the ATM Conference program and Travel Tech showcases to exclusive networking events and exhibitor experiences.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Convene spoke with the organizers of two annual global events Greenbuild International Conference & Expo and the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF), whose audiences are dedicated to moving the circular economy forward to learn how they reflect their stakeholders lifes work while also serving to inspire them. Is it walkable to hotels?

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2025

Alternatively, challenge your team to test their nerve by abseiling the side of the venue for the ultimate conference break-out session. The space can accommodate everything from fun fair rides, and food and drink stalls, to an outdoor stage for bands and DJs, with large screens and speakers.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? 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. Why Does Event Marketing Matter?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2025

Stevens, of Olympian Meeting and the Return on Wellness podcast, and Dr. Jess Garza, Ph.D., of Legacy Mindset , joined Smart Meetings in the recent webinar, Elite Performance Tips for Managing Attendee Energy. How can you meet this need without depriving attendees of the content theyve come for? Experts David T. energy dips.

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Coterie Spark

MARCH 24, 2025

Are you ready to unlock the power of AI at your next conference? AI is reshaping the conference planning landscape, offering groundbreaking tools that engage attendees, streamline management, and maximize impact. Of course, its not always clear how to use artificial intelligence in conference planning.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 12, 2025

ASAE CEO Michelle Mason describes it as more of a retreat than a conference. Read More : Meeting of the Minds: Discover Professional Growth Secrets Poler encourages participants to shift from fear to possibility by imagining the upside of risk-taking. But 97% of our fears never come true. Comfort is the real threat,” she warned.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 19, 2025

A truly great event doesnt just meet expectationsit exceeds them at every turn. Attendees want more than just another conference they crave immersive, engaging, and thoughtful experiences that are both educational and entertaining. The post How to Elevate the Attendee Experience at Any Event appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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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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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2025

Nick Borelli, marketing director of Zenus.ai , a company specializing in ethical AI facial analysis, attended Smart Meetings Innovation Experience in Atlantic City. ”) to more subtle suggestions about how to improve stickiness at booths and reporting on how people felt about a $30,000 speaker. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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The MICE

MARCH 27, 2025

The AER Annual Conference 2023 marked a new beginning after two years of planning under pandemic conditions. The annual conference plays a key role in AERs broader strategy: strengthening its members, fostering ongoing education, and collectively developing innovative solutions for current and future challenges.

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