Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

A cash grant of 7,500 at the end of 2024 by event industry foundation Meeting Needs helped finance the delivery of ambulances, food and medicine to Ukraine this month. In particular, our heartfelt thanks to Meeting Needs, who sponsored an ambulance, and to the Country Food Trust who generously provided the food supplies we delivered.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 26, 2025

Event professionals are urged to register now for The Meetings Show 2025 to gain access to an unforgettable experience. Some new elements include sessions on neurodiversity inclusion and The Human Library offering one-to-one meetings with experts in their field.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

MPI Academy shares insights into how planners can master their continuing education journey Ah, the continuing education conundrum. Continuing Education with MPI Academy Tim Luepke, director of MPI Academy Once an event producer himself, Luepke now dedicates his time to giving back to the industry with education and advancing careers.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 9, 2025

Three fresh faces have been added to the board of trustees of event industry charity foundation Meeting Needs to replace four board members who have stepped down after serving Meeting Needs for a total of 20 years. We also need to thank our outgoing trustees, all of whom have made a magnificent contribution to Meeting Needs.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 11, 2025

Event planners are urged to secure their space on The Meetings Shows popular Hosted Buyer Programme as it opens for registration. With hosted buyer spots for The Meetings Show APAC full two months before its April opening in Singapore, planners wishing to attend the London show are advised to submit applications now.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. I’ve been convening meetings for decades, though, so I know a fair amount about meeting planning. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2024

MPI, the largest association within the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) industry, has announced it will hold its 2025 European Meetings & Events Convention (EMEC) in Istanbul, the site of the EMEC 2014. The post MPI Gears Up for EMEC 2025 in Türkiye appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2024

For many, the hospitality industry presents an exciting and rewarding path by offering diverse education opportunities for career growth and development. Yet it’s not just school leavers that can benefit from the multitude of education initiatives this industry has on offer. Applications close 30 August 2024.

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Eventmobi

JULY 31, 2024

An annual meeting is many things—a gathering, an experience, and a way to build connections. But an annual meeting is only three days out of the year, maybe four. Many organizations are producing better meetings than ever. That’s especially true once you hit the trade show floor.) EventMobi Director of Sales Ian Webb thinks so.

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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. The annual event offered a wide range of education sessions on sustainability, connection, F&B, leadership and so much more.

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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! Known as The Show for Shows, the education, trade show floor and networking brought together solutions and inspiration. is an annual tradition.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

When it comes to incorporating healthy experiences in events, the saying meet people where they are was the touchstone for a series of seven Caesars Entertainment Meetings & Events Wellness Roadshows crossing the country. The post Caesars Wellness Road Show Event Resonates appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2025

Smart Meetings spoke with Herman C Deboard II, CEO and founder of Huvr Inc. , Smart Meetings What are the perks of allowing individuals to take part in virtual tours? In addition to travel, we extend our virtual touring capabilities across numerous sectors such as news, healthcare, education, sports, events, and real estate.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 25, 2025

She was looking for a new opportunity after building a career as a graphic design contractor and consultant, producing work for clients in biotech, higher education, real estate and packaging. The post B-to-B Dream Team 2025: Meet Michelle Martin appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 19, 2021

Ever since my first encounter with the hybrid hub and spoke meeting topology at Event Camp Twin Cities in 2011, I’ve been a big fan of the format. Yesterday [see below], I realized that hub and spoke is a great format for purely online meetings too. What’s a hub and spoke meeting? But first…. A terminology reminder.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As well as contributing to the events content through its sponsorship of the People & Culture theatre, delivering two educational sessions, and convening a specialist roundtable at the show, Lime Venue Portfolio will be showcasing best practice examples throughout its presence at International Confex.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

CHS Birmingham delivered on its expectation to be one of the most productive events in its history, with buyer’s and exhibitor’s pre-arranged meetings up 16% on last year, not to mention the relationships built across the show’s networking. Now, with demand remaining high, the organisers have announced the next major theme; Welfare.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

At events like IMEX America and MPI World Education Congress , we see this shift in action: virtual attendees aren’t just passive spectators but active participants, with real-time Q&As, curated meetups, and interactive content, creating a harmony across physical and digital spaces.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

AI, inclusive travel and an engaged workforce were top of mind in Lake Tahoe DMA West took to the new Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada, this October for its 2023 Education Summit & Vendor Showcase. The event brought together 42 DMOs and 19 vendors, including Smart Meetings. We’ve recapped them below. Be open-minded.

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EventMB

JUNE 18, 2024

Visit Atlantic City Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: Visit Atlantic City’s content program is designed to give event planners the resources and knowledge to intertwine sustainability into their entire programs and to get a better appreciation for the destination as a whole.

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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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Eventmobi

AUGUST 8, 2024

They’re often built around specific locations or causes, with a narrower focus than you might get at an annual meeting. The most important resource chapters offer is education. General networking, at 82%, was previously almost as popular as education, though that has receded slightly in recent years, likely because of the pandemic.

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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

DECEMBER 9, 2024

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%. Warren said: Already our forward bookings for 2025 are up 23% year-on-year with a substantial number of business meetings and events in the calendar for a complete range of industries.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

CHS Birmingham saw pre-arranged meetings up 16% on last year; now, more than ever, exhibitors are ready to fulfil RFPs immediately at the show, satisfying the urgency for information from buyers. CHS Leeds recently announced the theme of the 2025 show, Welfare, a subject that is already gaining interest throughout the events community.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

Lime Venue Portfolio and Levy have partnered with the UK & Ireland Chapter of ICCA, the global association for the international meetings industry, as the lead sponsor for the 2025 annual conference, set to take place in Leeds from 2628 February 2025.

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EventMB

JANUARY 21, 2025

Skift Take: Planners are presented with more opportunities for free education than ever before. Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings So why pay to attend an industry conference?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2025

The nature of business meetings has undergone a significant transformation. Sign up for the monthly Behind the Bookings newsletter here Understanding the Shift in Meeting Dynamics Corporate leaders are placing greater emphasis on regular in-person interactions to bridge the gaps created by remote and hybrid work models.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

From screen to scene, elevate your next event Finding the perfect meeting space is a process. To get a better sense of what is possible when you host your event at the movies, Smart Meetings took a look at Galaxy Theatres Grandscape in The Colony, Texas, and chatted with Frank Rimkus, CEO of Galaxy Theatres , to find out.

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Event Marketer

MAY 2, 2025

Science and beauty have always been at the foundation of Neutrogenas brand, and at this years American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting (the worlds largest event of its kind), the brand blended that heritage with its most recent innovations in a science lab-themed environment.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2024

Meetings planners converge to share their experiences April 11th, 2024, marks the annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) where meeting professionals all over the world will be able to share and learn from each other about the importance of the meetings industry on a global scale.

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EventMB

APRIL 28, 2025

Skift Take: Meeting attendees are looking for more than just education and networking opportunities they want to make a positive impact on the host destination. Visit Atlantic City + Skift Meetings Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

From live entertainment and our Gaming Arena to educational exhibits and family-friendly activities – the Fan Village offers something for everyone to enjoy.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 16, 2020

The bread and butter of conferences is concurrent education sessions. To elevate the educational value of your meeting, work with your speakers to move them from information-givers to sense-makers. The training focused on evidenced-based education practices and how to apply those to become facilitators of learning.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Ford product experts were on-hand to interact with consumers for educational moments and the drives, including a chief engineer of performance, and the team that designed the Raptors. We considered that a big win-win.” Have a feedback mechanism. It turned out to be the Ford merchandise team’s most successful event.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Training and education (42 per cent) 3. Customer/sales meetings (38 per cent) Regional variations The top three ranking among North American respondents (36 per cent of the sample) was identical. In the UK, one and two remained the same with internal meetings taking third place. Overall, the top perks are seen as: 1.

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