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NCBMP 2024 Brought History, Culture and Education to Alabama

Smart Meetings

The Coalition’s 41st convention emphasized strength and resilience National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) held its 41st annual convention in Birmingham, Alabama, at Sheraton Birmingham Hotel and Westin Birmingham Hotel Nov. These are meeting professionals that plan and host significant meetings and conferences,” Das says.

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CHS Leeds Launches Educational Content

Prestige Events Magazine

CHS Leeds has announced its educational programme for the event, taking place 25 th March 25, at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, and which will focus on the shows theme of Welfare. CHSs educational programmes have become one of the key reasons why visitor numbers across the businesss brands continue to grow.

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How to Celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day on April 3

Smart Meetings

Travel Association has designated April 3 as Global Meetings Industry Day, an annual international event celebrating the major impact meetings, conferences, trade shows and exhibitions have on people, businesses and communities. Today, GMID is championed by Meetings Mean Business as part of U.S. Travel Association.

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Meetings Industry Association unveils essential Martyn’s Law guidance for business events sector 

Prestige Events Magazine

To provide clarity for the sector, the Meeting Industry Association (MIA) has produced a practical guide to help the business meetings and events industry navigate the forthcoming Martyn’s Law.

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Focus on learning, not education

Conferences that Work

For better meetings, we need to focus on learning, not education. Yes, sometimes, cultural or professional “requirements” mean we have to provide education. That’s so we can “certify” that we’ve educated attendees to some prescribed standard. Learning, not education.

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Register now to save your space at The Meetings Show 2025

Prestige Events Magazine

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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Higher Education Event Strategies: Utilizing Texts for Your Alumni Event Fundraising Strategy

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Meet them where they are by incorporating texts into your event fundraising strategy. In this quick guide, we’ll cover several ways you can use SMS for alumni fundraising events, explore tips for writing impactful higher education text messages , and even provide some examples that you can copy and paste.

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