Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Design for Impact How do you create something that you know will leave an impression? Devon Montgomery Pasha, CMP, CED, director of North America for Event Design Collective, joined Smart Meetings to highlight the most significant challenges planners face in growing engagement.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Demonstrating its commitment to leading the industry on climate action and providing sustainable travel experiences for guests, The Belfry Hotel & Resort, in West Midlands, has officially achieved EarthCheck Benchmark Bronze status.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 30, 2025

AGF (A Greener Future) reveals 34 events, venues and innovators from 14 countries as finalists in theInternational AGF Awards 2025, sponsored by Skydiamond. The ceremony […]

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Event measurement specialists EventDecision have released a new service to event agencies taking part in RFPs. TRACK Footprint provides a snapshot of the impact of a proposed event, designed for use within an RFP response.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As a result, Events Industry Council (EIC) updated its standards in 2022 to enhance sustainable practices across the events industry. Additionally, EIC introduced a new certification for event professionals interested in promoting sustainability and social impact in their organizations and global business events.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

After one big effort in August, nearly six times as many Maritz Global Events employees are certified in event sustainability. Activate brought 274 Maritz team members and 377 supplier partners to Phoenix for education and networking; for 48 of those Maritz employees, a big focus was the sustainability course.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Read More : Year of the Sustainable RFP Let me connect the dots for you. The choices made here ripple through to create a more responsible and sustainable event industry. The 7-Step Process to Event Design with its focus on procurement is a necessary tool for planning flawless quality-driven meetings and conferences.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

IMEX 2022 concluded its 11th American run Thursday following a thunderous return with over 12,000 people in attendance at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, a 45% increase over last year’s event due to pandemic travel restrictions. More than 1,600 people participated in MPI education over the course of the event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Transform a ballroom into breakout spaces and allow people to mill about freely and challenge expectations of what a large event can look like. Green Gatherings Sustainability is at the front of both planners’ and attendees’ minds, as Green Gatherings takes center stage. Sustainability isn’t only about reducing emissions.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Be curious and ask them about their priorities and what’s important to them—not only in what they are seeking in their event experiences but also broader marketing and business priorities. Spatial Design for the Subconscious Mind Cookie-cutter conference designs can be mundane and predictable to an attendee.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. The country has hosted a number of large-scale events since reopening in June 2020.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The author of “Intentional Event Design” joined the IMEX team in June after leaving SITE Global where she was head of events for more than three years, to pursue a. Smart Meetings debriefed with Tahira Endean, head of program with IMEX Group, about what worked and what will be changed for next year. A Focused Approach. “We

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

You might think that, in 2022, shouting about your sustainability credentials as loud as you possibly can is a no-brainer. Power consumption is a huge factor in measuring the sustainability of any event. Is your event powered by generators? Sustainability doesn’t happen overnight, it’s a process.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

One variant could be offering both the in-person and virtual components simultaneously, allowing attendees, who are not able or willing to travel, to partake in in-person sessions and panels through video-conferencing software.

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

A throw-away trend or something that will shape our events, how should we view flight shaming in the events industry? In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. But really what did anyone expect?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 5, 2021

Yet stakeholders have discovered numerous positive aspects, including: You’re instantly “there” Travel expense and time is eliminated, with an associated sustainability bonus. The adoption of participant-driven and participation-rich meeting formats improves event ROI.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 14, 2020

We had the opportunity to talk recently with Tahira Endean, CITP, CMP,DES,CED , Head of Events at SITE (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence) , about the future of events. Tahira describes herself as the world’s biggest event nerd. She has worked in the meetings and events space for over 25 years.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Today, American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), the world’s leading B2B travel platform, announced a new agreement with climate tech company CHOOOSE to integrate its carbon emissions calculations across Amex GBT’s travel booking and reporting tools.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 17, 2024

Event Sustainability Live (ESL), the premier event dedicated to advancing sustainability in the event industry, is proud to announce its partnership with Purpose Sustainability Strategy, a sustainable event strategy education + consulting firm and Purpose Net Zero, their subsequent travel emissions measurement technology, to collaborate and advocate (..)

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EventSource

JUNE 29, 2023

Through sustainable practices, locally sourced ingredients, and unique global influences, Toronto’s catering industry is transforming the way we think about and enjoy our seasonal meals. We use sustainable seafood like albacore tuna, seared with chermoula to throw a bit of a middle eastern twist on this classic.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 12, 2024

· New partnership recommends delegate personalised low-carbon journeys, nudging towards net-zero travel · Integration aids in planning, delivering, and tracking event environmental impact · Focuses on MICE sector, automating audience travel pattern measurement Event sustainability leaders ‘event:decision’ and travel demand management platform ‘You.

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EventMB

JUNE 11, 2024

Travel Portland Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings A city with ample leisure appeal, such as Portland, Oregon, can give people a compelling reason to attend. Add in sector-specific field trips and strong EDI credentials, and this “Silicon Forest” is a meeting destination on the rise.

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EventMB

AUGUST 20, 2024

Make it an Immersive Experience While the importance of in-person meetings and personal touches can’t be overstated, the ability to connect with attendees unable to travel is also essential. Local produce and reduced waste are key ingredients to a sustainable kitchen, but the most important aspect is the ability to cater to everyone’s needs.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 3, 2025

Key takeaways The AGF Annual Festival Sustainability Insights report is the culmination of a year of information gathering, data analysis, and number crunching for the 40 festivals from 16 countries that were assessed by AGF in 2024, covering topics such as food & drink, water & sanitation, power & fuel use, waste & recycling, travel, (..)

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The CWT’s Future of Sustainable Events supplement names The PARKROYAL on Pickering in Singapore among “three of the best sustainable venues.” These are people for whom travel has become commonplace and accessible in a way that it wasn’t for older generations,” Sharp added. Photo by Victor on Unsplash).

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PCMA Convene

MAY 20, 2024

PCMA Convening Leaders 2024, held in January in San Diego, earned the Silver certification of the Events Industry Council’s (EIC) Sustainable Event Standard. In April, PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 was awarded the Silver certification of the Events Industry Council’s (EIC) Sustainable Event Standard.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If unvaccinated attendees are permitted to join in-person events and social distancing is required, will people actually want to attend – is this an in-person experience that people would want to repeat again and again? The sustainability of socially-distanced events is also questionable.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 12, 2024

It’s split across four key themes: INFORM – INSPIRE – INNOVATE – IMPACT, with a stellar line up of expert speakers covering topics including event security, AI, inclusivity, wellness, experiential design, contract negotiation, sustainability and legacy. Delegate downtime It’s not all work and no play.

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SevenEvents

MARCH 13, 2025

Venues that can accommodate both indoor and outdoor spaces are most effective, as there is more flexibility when creating the content, customer journey and entertainment elements, as well as providing a contingency for event organisers in the case of bad weather.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 28, 2020

Understanding the essential element of rebuilding and regaining trust, other elements of this guide, available as stand-alone documents, include: Events Industry Council Principles for Recovery , which correspond with U.N. In July, EIC released the Meeting and Event Design Accepted Practices Guide.

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Stova

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Sustainability is an increasingly pressing concern and should be a priority that guides your event design from inception. What Is “Sustainability” and Why Do Your Stakeholders Care? Sustainability is commonly understood in a few different ways. Any initiative within your event that supports one of these goals (e.g.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

From how to create change and achieve buy-in to accreditation, how to measure and impact delegate travel and insights into B-Corp and Social Impact, beam‘s ESG Summit on Wednesday 8 May at Unity Place, Milton Keynes is a day designed to inform, educate, inspire and share tried and tested sustainable practices.

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EventMB

JANUARY 6, 2025

Skift Take: Meeting planners are often challenged to provide exceptional experiences on limited budgets. A city with ample leisure appeal, such as Portland, Oregon, can give people a compelling reason to attend. Add in sector-specific field trips and strong EDI credentials, and this Silicon Forest is a meeting destination on the rise.

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Event Industry News

JULY 3, 2023

A midland’s based team building and corporate events agency are hopeful after being shortlisted for the Best Sustainability Initiative category at the Meetings and Incentive Travel Magazine Awards this coming September.

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

2020 Virtual Event Trend: A Continued Focus on Sustainability. Sustainability cannot be an afterthought. This year events will start thinking more holistically about what we can do to improve our impact from banning single-use plastics, and educating out attendees, to offering more plant-based catering. Site Visits .

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The MICE

AUGUST 26, 2022

In recent years I’ve developed an interest in art, architecture and design. My interest deepened in large part from working with MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) destinations and venues that focused on these topics. Sustainable stand design by Expomobilia. Congress Center Basel foyer.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 27, 2020

From F&B to security and sustainability, these conversations and accompanying checklists will empower event professionals to take the steps required to return to meeting safely. Winer, vice president, MGM Resorts Event Productions. This is the perfect time to put sustainability on the forefront. A Green Focus.

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