Smart Meetings

JANUARY 17, 2025

Thinking about a Caribbean locale for your next meeting or event? New options for meeting profs are Sandals St. I look forward to the destination meeting its new targets going into the new year and continuing to offer travelers a premier choice for their Caribbean holidays. Planning an incentive trip with wellness in mind?

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The team also partners with internal sustainability teams to invest in carbon offset programs for employees’ travel to the events. The team had 20 rooms running for the entire duration of the 2024 event, with more than 165 meetings hosted at Amplify Americas and 51 meetings at Amplify EMEA. Welcome to the Dream Team.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This new series builds on the brand’s previous success with its award-winning Beyond Food reports and the Meeting of the Future digital platform. The guides are designed to equip member venues and event planners with actionable strategies for hosting ESG-conscious events.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Sustainability, Big and Small From reused to recycled to sustainably sourced, brands this year wove sustainability into the narrative. And Boehringer Ingelheim made sustainability the foundation (literally and figuratively) of its booth at ASCO. Meeting Space with a Vibe No more four white walls with a door.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Data The meetings and events industry is projected to flourish in 2025, with meeting professionals expressing confidence in its future and noting planned increases in meetings budgets, as revealed in the 14th Annual Global Meetings and Events Forecast by Amex GBT Meetings & Events. The audit revealed that 73.3

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

London Hotel Group, The Wesley, has two sustainable hotels based in Camden and Euston, that serve as the perfect location for delegates looking for a corporate event, training, conference or meeting space in Central London. Bloomsbury – An intimate meeting space with a large LED screen.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 25, 2025

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. The brands exhibit at RSNA 2023 was recognized as a Standout Booth, and at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting that year, 4DMedical won Best in Show in the mid-size category.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As a luxury hotel sales director, youve seen how increasingly sophisticated meeting planners are becoming in their venue selection. Takeaway Tip: Suppliers who embrace these trends and market them effectively in their RFPs, proposals, and promotional materials will stand out as trusted partners for meeting planners.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Meeting planners are responsible for the success of corporate events, conferences, and incentive programs. Hotels, CVBs, and destinations looking to attract more group business, need to understand the top pain points of meeting planners.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

What makes attending conferences worthwhile? As I described in Conferences That Work , the two most common reasons for attending conferences are to learn useful things and make useful connections. But there are numerous other ways that conferences provide value to stakeholders. Obvious problems. Complicated problems.

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

We tend to think of event sustainability in terms of large, sweeping efforts that require big budgets and run the risk of disrupting the attendee experience. So we broke down a mix of 10 b-to-b and b-to-c sustainability ideas to implement at your next event. Partnering with sustainability-focused vendors is a good place to start.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2024

One of central Londons leading sustainable events venues, 15Hatfields , has recorded its best trading quarter to date. year-on-year increase in revenue for September, October and November 2024, thanks to its live business meetings and events bookings being up by 11.68%.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Wyboston Lakes Resort directors share their trends and wishes for 2025 Technology will remain pivotal, not just for operations but for creating immersive experiences, says Louisa Watson, Marketing Director & Sustainability Lead. Marketing efforts will need to emphasise genuine sustainability practices.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

WEFTEC Earns EICs Platinum-level Sustainable Event Standards Certification In October 2024, over 20,000 professionals in the global water sector gathered in New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for the Water Environment Federation s (WEF) annual Technical Exhibition and Conference ( WEFTEC ).

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The UK & Ireland Chapter of ICCA, the global association for the international meetings industry, has opened registration for its 2025 Annual Conference, set to take place in Leeds from 26th to 28th February 2025. This will include another BIG Debate amongst the attendees.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

The Business Events team at London’s Barbican Centre will be showcasing the latest sustainable upgrades and refurbishment work to its Frobisher event spaces during IMEX 2023. Across a series of different spaces, the venue is capable of holding up to 750 attendees across the whole of the Barbican’s 4th floor conference suite.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Read More : Today’s Best Practices for Visas and International Travel Business travel has been a key economic driver, thanks in no small part to the power of in-person meetings and events. While virtual meetings kept people connected during the pandemic, in-person engagements are proving more critical than ever.” million people).

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Attendees volunteered in the Sustainability Hub at Greenbuild in Philadelphia, PA. Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, organized by the U.S. Some venues say which I very much appreciate Were not there yet, when it comes to meeting Greenbuilds standards for managing waste and F&B, she said.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

The business events, accommodation and meetings industry contributes more than 61 billion to the UK economy each year, yet it remains particularly vulnerable to inflationary pressures, talent shortages and inconsistent government support. Together, we can work towards solutions that support our industry’s sustainability and growth.”

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Pondering whether Dubai would be the perfect fit for an upcoming meeting or event? The megahit service has some meeting profs considering implementing the concept in their incentives and team building planningwhile still risky, the heaping praise Scandinavian Airlines is basking in highlights the potential upside. Or maybe Australia?

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2025

Its stunning architecture and period features have made it a sought-after venue for a wide array of conferences, meetings, and events. In recent years, BMA House has also made remarkable strides toward sustainability.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Jo Austin, Conference & Events Sustainability Lead at Levy UK and Sales Director at Lime Venue Portfolio, commented: This is all about best practice. For us, some of the best conversations happen at the kitchen, during the day were looking forward to seeing our clients, and meeting with our industry, to have these conversations.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The integration with Tempest will enable business events strategists to identify destinations and venues that meet their needs and criteria. Concurrently with this designation, The Center also welcomed the 2024 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, the largest gathering of green-building professionals worldwide, Nov.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this blog post, I’ll showcase the unique opportunities Stuttgart offers for your event, from hotels and venues to experiences, all with sustainability woven into the event planning process. This setup reduces transport emissions and encourages attendees to use sustainable travel options.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2023

Meeting Room of the Future Trends Report Offers Roadmap for More Climate-Friendly Practices We’ve heard it before: Climate sustainability is a pressing issue. It permeates so many parts of our lives; inevitably, that includes meetings. Accessibility came in first, followed closely by human sustainability.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For many meeting professionals, taking a well-deserved breath after a year of planning large conventions, attending the International Association of Exhibitions & Events (IAEE) Expo! Meeting professionals can ignite others with the work they do. is an annual tradition. This year was no exception.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 15, 2024

Questions about sustainability in booth design often trigger two responses: We’ve been doing it for a while (aluminum structures, rentals, recycling carpet) and Clients don’t want to pay for it. The resulting recommendations on sustainable booth design are due later this year. At the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in Phoenix (Jan.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Ahead of the United Nations’ International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste on 29 September, heart of London events venue, IET London: Savoy Place , has launched new sustainable menus in partnership with renowned caterers Searcys.

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

As corporations pledge to be more sustainable, the event industry seeks lasting solutions. In an era of climate and pandemic disruption, event marketers are embracing a new chapter that addresses consumer and corporate expectations surrounding sustainability and safety. THE PANDEMIC EFFECT. CORPORATE MESSAGING.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

Smart Meetings Wellness Experience brought not-a-buzzword, capital-W Wellness to life in word and action. Read More: The Science of Event Happiness Featured at Smart Meetings Elevate Experience Wellness, now. Its meeting people where theyre at, and there are so many ways we can do it. Wellness is already in events DNA.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Initiatives part of building’s development project Shaftesbury Theatre , events venue and the West End’s largest independent theatre, has implemented several new sustainability measures as part of its ‘dramatic transformation’ renovation project, with the aim of reducing the theatre’s impact on the environment wherever possible.

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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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PCMA Convene

MARCH 24, 2025

Pastries and desserts are just some of the prolifically problematic foods that are most likely to go to waste at meetings and events. Before the conference began, Astrapto provided food-waste prevention training to the conference event planners and the venue catering teams.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

While there’s evidence supporting that strategy, there’s little appetite for abandoning national meetings, says one sustainability expert. There is, however, a simpler way to cut emissions for national meetings. tons if an annual meeting in New York was converted to seven regional events held around the country.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Built in 1986, leading London events venue, The QEII Centre, was not originally constructed with sustainability in mind, but in recent years the team has been working diligently to rectify this. And while not perfect, the venue has successfully implemented wide-ranging initiatives to progress its pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2040.

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