Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2023

Melbourne’s star as a top global destination for medical conferences shines brightly, with a massive 48 medical conferences set to take place within the next five years, attracting around 38,000 delegates. This non-profit healthcare association blazed trails in sustainability at their global conference in Melbourne.

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Event Marketer

JULY 5, 2021

One way P&G rose to the occasion: with its digital LifeLab environment at the virtual CES conference, which mimicked the brands’ popular hands-on experience at the tech event a year prior. But when Cisco took its conference virtual , it required the brand to find new ways to incorporate entertainment. EMS SUMMER.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Virtual conferences aren’t a groundbreaking idea anymore, but event planners are continually learning how to use them in groundbreaking ways. Learn how virtual conferences work, which key components you need to include to really stand out in your field, and how going hybrid may be the trick in a post-pandemic world. Trade shows.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 12, 2021

A year after converting their annual business conference to an online event, the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) returned to an in-person event in March, 2021. Strupp spoke with Convene about PDPW’s conference and how it fits into its overall education program. Cassandra Strupp. Face-to-Face + On-Demand.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

In March, despite the fact that the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) had never before offered an online education component to their annual meeting, the association converted a face-to-face meeting to a virtual one in just seven days. For MGMA’s Medical Practices Excellence Conference, scheduled for Oct.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2017

Janet Sperstad, program director for event management at Madison Technical College in Wisconsin, is seeing more meetings where sessions aren’t necessarily shorter, but speakers and topics within a session change every 20 minutes. They also promote informal attendee interaction, which maximizes learning and understanding.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 13, 2021

All participants can interact via the conference app.”. Live, in-person with capture for a rebroadcast a few weeks later with interactive Q&A.”.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Muskego, Wisconsin. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. RIMS, Risk Management Society. Woodhaven, New York. Kathryn Gleesing, MBA, CMP. President & CEO. Destination Management Connection. Stephanie D. Jones, CAE, CMP. Water Environment Federation. Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Vanessa Kane, CMP, CMM.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Most recently, Codianne was director of operations at Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center. Marcus Hotels & Resorts promoted Harless to managing director, now overseer of Grand Geneva Resort & Spa and Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Skip Harless.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. Madison, Wisconsin, is No. Madison, Wisconsin.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. Madison, Wisconsin, is No. Madison, Wisconsin.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 28, 2017

Kalahari’s first property, Wisconsin Dells, opened in 2000. A funeral directors’ conference even brought hearses into the space. Not only will we continue to be a destination for youth and recreation sports, but we can compete for conferences, events and meetings we didn’t have the capacity to host before.”.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. 37 • Conference and Events Manager. 26 • Conference Services Manager. 35 • Conference and Event Manager. 23 • Conference Services Coordinator. 38 • Conferences Manager. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2017

® “ Attract a crowd with an unforgettable meeting in Wisconsin Dells. In addition to being a top destination for tourism, Wisconsin Dells is a top destination for meetings. Newer conference facilities at many of the area’s waterpark resorts and convention centers inspire business groups, making it easy to meet there.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 29, 2016

founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, recently outlined four keys to wellbeing during a presentation at the Mindfulness & Wellbeing at Work conference, presented by the University of California, Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center — which adapted Davidson’s talk for its website.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 17, 2017

16,000-square-foot Woodfill Conference Center, with six meeting rooms under one roof. Designated a National Historic Landmark, the resort offers a 2,400-square-foot conference center with 14 meeting rooms, and the new Grove Lodge can accommodate small meetings. The American Club — Kohler, Wisconsin. There’s 22,000 sq.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 10, 2020

This central location makes the Illinois State University a desirable event space for conferences or meetings in the area for up to 10,500 in its 100 spaces; 7,000 overnight. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Monroe Convention Center in Bloomington, Indiana, just fifty miles from Indianapolis, is truly a unique venue. Rochester, MI.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Thomas three years ago, Jacuzzi’s then-new president and CEO had a question about the hot-tub company’s annual International Dealer Conference: Is that all there is? It was January 2014, and by every measure the conference had been a success — well attended and well received. Here’s how: 1. DEEPER WATER. SPILLOVER EFFECT.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Culture Cake is a non-profit conference due to take place on September 28th in Porto, Portugal. The aim, by the end of the conference, is for attendees to develop a company culture manifesto which they can then iterate on with their employees. The event is a special side event of beyond tellerand, a conference run by Marc Thiele.

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Unique Venues

JULY 10, 2019

More specifically, the newly-renovated Younts Conference Center. With the freshly cut, green grass that reminds everyone of summertime and the multiple fountains placed all over the campus, each one of the guests will fall in love with this university and its conference center. Annapolis Basin Conference Centre. Amherst, MA.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 30, 2019

When old man winter rears his ugly head, the best thing you can do to boost your conference attendance is to head to Florida—right? Another boon for winter meetings in Milwaukee is a heated skywalk that connects 1,700 hotel rooms to the Wisconsin Center, which has more than 188,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 9, 2021

SIOP’s 2020 conference chair, told Convene last year. The 2021 SIOP Annual Conference was scheduled to be held in New Orleans, so the virtual-only event’s platform, Gather.town, featured elements of The Big Easy. We offered live synchronous events and receptions in a virtual conference venue” provided by Virtual Chair, Botsford said.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

. “Pre COVID we already knew that, according to research, 58% of the people were telling us that they would spend more on food and beverage if they didn’t have to wait in line,” said Emmy Gengler, CEO of Softjourn, at a recently held Event Tech Live 2021 conference. How Contactless Technology Affects Ticket Sales.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

The Ultimate List of Conferences to Attend in 2023 Are you struggling to find which conferences are worth investing your time and money in? We’ve put together a comprehensive list of 200+ top in-person, virtual and hybrid conferences that you should attend in 2023.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 10, 2018

An Eddie Bauer co-worker helped Barglof net a job interview with Tarsus Group , an international business-to-business media group known for its conferences, exhibitions, massive trade shows and publishing. Barglof’s job relocated her to Wisconsin, where she lives in Milwaukee and works in the western suburb of Brookfield.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Keynote speaker Janet Sperstad, program director at Madison College in Wisconsin, explained that human-centric experiences deliver lasting impact by tapping into behavioral science, meeting design, technology, health and well-being , and CSR in new and interesting ways. How People Think is as Important as What They Think.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 31, 2017

Expansions to Wisconsin Dells and Pocono Mountains Properties. Wisconsin Dells, WI (September 2019): We’re expanding an additional 130,000 square feet bringing the total available meeting space to 230,000 square feet. Slated to open in 2020, the Texas offering will include 990 guest room and a 200,000 sq.-ft. convention center.

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Unique Venues

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In this region, the University of Illinois Conferences & Special Events is home to a 1,400-acre campus with high-tech classroom spaces, lounges, and overnight accommodations for up to 1,800 people and a dedicated event staff to help plan it all. University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Springfield, MO. Central Michigan University.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 11, 2016

Grand Hotel Mackinac Island in Michigan has its two-story own conference center that offers 16,000 sq. The American Club , Kohler, Wisconsin. It offers 238 guest rooms and 20,000 sq. of meeting space. To no surprise, it has hosted U.S. presidents, international dignitaries and business tycoons. of elegant event space.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

You studied political science and played football at the University of Wisconsin. What will you talk about at the PCMA Education Conference? What spurred you to military service after graduation? I grew up wanting to be in the military. Through sheer force of will, we were able to make it succeed.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Conference Producer | UBM | Remote, OR. Director of Public Events | University of Wisconsin | Whitewater, WI. Convention & Event Services | Chula Vista Resort | Wisconsin Dells, WI. Wedding & Events Manager | Auberge Resorts | Telluride, CO.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Located in Golden, Colorado, The Colorado School of Mines is an ideal location for conferences, meetings, or professional retreats. Across the country in the northeast, you can find the Conference Center at Waltham Woods just minutes from downtown Boston. You can use classrooms, the Cecil H. & Thomas, Minneapolis & St.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Located in Golden, Colorado, The Colorado School of Mines is an ideal location for conferences, meetings, or professional retreats. Across the country in the northeast, you can find the Conference Center at Waltham Woods just minutes from downtown Boston. The Conference Center at Montclair State University. Tufts University.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In 1970, when it was a small boutique agency in Appleton, Wisconsin, her company created one of the first incentive programs, for a wholesale food distributor. Many newer ships have dedicated conference centers, boardrooms and other flexible spaces. Full and partial charters are available.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

The mission of the bucolic 36-acre retreat and conference center near Lake Michigan in Racine, Wisconsin, is, Dower said, “to utilize Wingspread as a place for the right people to deal with big issues in a small-group fashion.”. The Johnson Foundation manages Wingspread, a Benchmark Global Hospitality Company property.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Conference Producer | UBM | Remote, OR. Director of Public Events | University of Wisconsin | Whitewater, WI. German Speaking Project Manager (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Events) | Dublin, Ireland. Lighting Tech | Creative Visions | Raleigh, NC. Westerville, OH. Event Manager | GetG5 | Bend, OR. Pennsylvania.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Conference & Technical Event Producer | Precon Events | Rockville, MD. Event Manager – B2B Conferences | GreenPearl Events | New York City, NY. Conference and Events Manager | McKinsey & Company | New York City, NY. Danbury, CT.

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