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Grass Roots awarded three-year Sibos contract

Event Industry News

SWIFT (The Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) has appointed Grass Roots to provide a range of delegate management services for Sibos, its annual conference and exhibition for the financial industry, until 2021. The post Grass Roots awarded three-year Sibos contract appeared first on Event Industry News.

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This 60-year-old technology simply refuses to die

MeetingPool

Despite being almost 60 years old and seemingly overrun by newer, more potent telecommunications technologies, the fax machine is still very much alive and kicking, new research has found.A Audio player loading…. What’s more, a fifth claimed there were 51 or more fax users within their organizations.To

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TWT: Monkeypox May Be a Red Herring, Bleisure Booms

Smart Meetings

Some meeting planners are addressing these concerns by writing amenity guarantees into contracts to provide a more desirable and consistent experience for attendees. First, travelers are concerned about availability of desired amenities on their trips. Luggage being loaded on board. The global mishandled baggage rate has spiked by 24% to 4.35

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How Blockchain Can Disrupt Financial Services

BizBash

Smart contracts can be coded to reflect any data-driven business logic. Transfer of Ownership (Contracts, Titles) Transferring title of a property or negotiating contractual terms for financing, funding and loads is a long and onerous process with multiple intermediaries, include the legal profession. Digitalizing letters of credit.

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GL events UK extends leadership team with Group Quality Manager

Event Industry News

Steve Collins joins the business in the role, reporting to Managing Director, Scott Jameson, and brings with him experience working for brands including Vinci Construction, telent telecommunications and Marconi operating in the highly regulated rail, highways, telecom and construction sectors.

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Make Your Event Wi-Fi Not Suck – #EventIcons Episode 148

Endless Events

They will answer questions regarding speeds, signal strengths, contract negotiations, and so much more. White Paper: Negotiating the Internet Landscape at Hotels and Convention Centers – If you plan to order Internet or telecommunications services for your event, it is critical to understand the underlying business model in play.

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What’s the Economic Impact of the Meetings Industry?

PCMA Convene

The industry also employs more workers than the telecommunications sector or oil and gas. Shimasaki also took note of how Oxford Economics quantified the total room demand of meetings of 300 million room nights, “which includes both the contracted room block and rooms booked outside the organizer’s room block.

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