Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2025

Read More : Sustainable Event Planning: Action Steps to Lasting Strategy You might embrace sustainability through eco-friendly initiatives like digital-first documentation, locally sourced catering, and reusable materials. The post Multigenerational Magic: Engaging Diverse Audiences at Events appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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StraussCA

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Stepping into the role of a Board chair and hosting your first association Annual General Meeting (AGM) can be a daunting task. Recognizing the AGM’s multifaceted importance is the first step in preparing for a successful meeting. A positive tone can set the stage for a constructive meeting.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The role corporate social responsibility plays in real-world impact The meetings industry is grounded in impact—and not just for attendees. As such, many meeting profs are finding CSR approaches to be more and more essential to their events.

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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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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has published some useful lessons learned from organizing six online scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online meetings improve access and attendance. The three other meetings did not share historical attendance data.).

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 30, 2020

Over the last few weeks I’ve run numerous online Zoom meetings for support groups and local, social, and professional communities. In the process, I’ve learned a lot about what makes these meetings most useful for participants. Breakout room functionality is essential for your online meeting platform. Key takeaways.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2025

It summarized the document as follows: From a tax code that incentivizes the growth of our industry’s small businesses to policies that help the U.S. The post Quashing Unfair Tax Policies, Growing International Travel, Training Workers Tops ECA 2025 Hot Button List appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience focused on setting and reaching event goals When some of the most productive meeting professionals in the world meet in majestic The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson for three days of education, inspiration and networking, the experience has to be over the top. “We

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2023

Sustainability is now required at meetings as attendees are demanding an environmentally conscious event. Curbing pollutants has become part of the meeting professional job description, but how does one to do so at in-person and virtual events in a meaningful and cost-effective way? Tips and methods for producing greener events.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2023

Experiencing Afrofuturism Created through an act of Congress passed in 2003, the National Museum of African American History and Culture and is home to over 40,000 artifacts that document and celebrate the contributions made by African Americans. meeting space. Located in the heart of downtown Washington D.C.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2025

For meeting profs, the SEARCH (Special Event Assistance, Relief and Crisis Help) Foundation is raising funds to assist those in the industry who have been affected. The post Multiple Wildfires Tear Through Los Angeles appeared first on Smart Meetings. Click here for a full list of recommended items. Let others know where you are.

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StraussCA

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Ensuring association Board meetings are documented accurately and efficiently is crucial. But thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), meeting minute takers now have access to powerful tools that streamline this process, making minute-taking more efficient, accurate, and accessible.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2025

For meeting profs, the SEARCH (Special Event Assistance, Relief and Crisis Help) Foundation is raising funds to assist those in the industry who have been affected. The post Multiple Wildfires Tear Though Los Angeles appeared first on Smart Meetings. Click here for a full list of recommended items. Let others know where you are.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 1, 2025

” Meeting Needs chair Chris Parnham said: DRPG is a fantastic organisation and one of our best supporters and oldest charity partners. ” The team will be documenting their efforts across DRPG s social channels throughout the challenge.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. ExCel plans to hold a minimum of 12 meetings with local stakeholders annually to support crime reduction. At over 100,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Not having the right documents could cost you your long-anticipated trip. Check your airline’s and your destination’s government or tourism bureau travel restrictions website to ensure your negative result meets every qualification. travelers to show some form of health documentation. Unvaccinated U.S.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

Hotel sales directors face increasing pressure to demonstrate measurable returns on their marketing investments, particularly in the meetings and events sector. This article explores proven strategies for hotel sales directors to enhance their meeting and event marketing ROI. We appreciate your support.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

These elements must come together seamlessly to deliver a transformative experience that resonates with audiences and meet strategic objectives. It involves gathering systematic feedback, evaluating performance metrics and documenting lessons learned to make every event a valuable learning opportunity.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 8, 2019

Meeting professionals often find themselves managing multiple priorities. Meeting planners, especially, are required to balance time management, self-management and effective allocation of resources. The post How to Kick the Multitasking Habit in 2019 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Multitasking is Not Prescribed!

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Eventmobi

DECEMBER 9, 2020

With their first hybrid event MEET THE CHANGE, the German meetings industry association MEET GERMANY needed to deliver an innovative event format. MEET THE CHANGE in Numbers. This required quite a technical set up: © MEET THE CHANGE pictures by Oliver Wachenfeld. The Experience on Site.

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Attendease

AUGUST 26, 2024

Trade shows and exhibitions These large-scale industry gatherings allow companies to showcase products or services, connect with prospects, meet with partners/vendors, and assess competitors. With everything documented, there’s no need to start from scratch for each new event. What is the typical size and complexity of my events?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2023

What makes change requests so difficult and tips to resolve Most meeting planners have experienced the need to make last-minute changes to an upcoming event. The study recommends creating effective strategies like a centralized, comprehensive document management system that allows for easy sharing and editing.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In 2023, Smart Meetings released a stream of multimedia resources for planners to learn about sustainability in the world of events. Read on for a list of the best of Smart Meetings’ sustainability publications from the past year. You Can Go Net-Zero You want to pave the way for green meetings. But where do you start?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Prior to the initial kickoff meeting for every event my team produces, we sit down with our clients to clarify their mission, define any non-negotiables and outline their goals and KPIs. Once these tasks are complete, I schedule time to walk them through each document. Read More : How to Budget Realistically for Hybrid Meetings.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2021

Doing the same old meeting is familiar and comfortable but the opportunity to develop a refreshed event strategy that embraces the power of f2f and digital delivery is imperative. I question if the synchronous hybrid meetings, as many envision now, are sustainable.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

But how can you ensure every single touchpoint meets and exceeds expectations? For internal meetings, your colleagues are already aware, so nurturing can be more lightweight through channels like the company intranet, team messaging platforms, and calendar invites. The answer lies in mapping out the complete event attendee journey.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Smart Meetings breaks down the 2022 international travel buzz and gives travel tips to meet smart. British Airways has cancelled more than 1,000 flights before the end October to meet its capped 100,00 per day passenger limit and many other European airports have followed suit.

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StraussCA

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Building on my July 2024 blog, To Meet or Not to Meet. and felt overwhelmed by all the factors to consider to make an informed decision on the future of the meeting. Here’s a suggested structure for such a meeting: 1. Recently a client talked about their annual conference (or do you mean AGM?)

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Conferences that Work

MAY 25, 2020

Although less critical, I’d encourage participants to join the meeting on a PC too, if possible.) At the start of the meeting, make the facilitators Zoom co-hosts , so they can manage participants (mainly mute/unmute) in their Three Questions breakout room. Any online shared document can be used for this.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Kristin Arnold [I think you’re referring to Zoom Rooms, not Zoom Meetings. Use shared documents to seek feedback and capture insights from large groups. More hybrid meetings in future. Set up a shared “group notes” document where people can contribute their notes from the panel. Raza Shaikh.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Meet Cambridge is proud to have worked alongside The International Neurotrauma Society (INTS), a body of globally-renowned scientists and clinicians tackling brain and spinal cord injuries, helping the organisers to win the bid and bring the 2024 conference to Cambridge for the very first time. In all, 45 different countries were represented.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

We’ve all made the shift to virtual meetings—because we had to. How can your digital meeting beat a Netflix binge or mindless scrolling? Read More : Virtual Meetings Are Missing These Two Things, Meta Is Working on a Fix. Meet the Demand With On-demand. Here are five tech tips to make your virtual event engaging.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Here are five examples of how explicit communication improves meetings. 1—Tell attendees how your meeting socials will be social! Want to make your meeting “socials” actually social? A little explicit pre-party communication will improve your meeting. Don’t just throw a party with loud music.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. However, registering provides all access to webinars, on-demand videos, downloadable documents and much more.”.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

This coming June will mark my 30th year of designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. So I designed the workshop as an “ Ask Adrian Anything ” about meeting design and facilitation. This is analogous to walking around and interviewing such individuals at in-person meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

We are now offering facilitator training to leadership and development teams, running workshops to document the power of storytelling, and documenting the connection between Belonging and high-performing teams. The post Designing for Belonging: How to Engage Audiences Using Empathy appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 19, 2024

She learned of the CMP early on in her career in the meetings and events industry. Each time they organize an event, her team has begins preparing far ahead of time, meeting weekly and going through various processes and templates and ensuring they are all aligned on their progress. After a few years, she began to prepare.

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