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Global Meetings Industry Day 2022 Announced

MeetingsNet

Mark your calendars for the seventh annual day of awareness and advocacy for the meeting and event business. The services provided by the meetings industry often go unnoticed, but the economic impact is unmistakable. Prior to the pandemic, in-person meetings supported 5.9

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What’s the Economic Impact of the Meetings Industry?

PCMA Convene

In terms of jobs, the meetings and events industry creates more direct jobs than large manufacturing sectors such as automotive, chemicals, and food. The industry also employs more workers than the telecommunications sector or oil and gas. for events and conferences. in benefits to the U.S. in benefits to the U.S.

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Evolving Event Design with David Ball from Brandfuel

Event Industry News

The second lecture in the University of Westminster’s autumn Event Design Lecture Series takes place on Monday 14th October. This includes designing the internationally acclaimed Zeitgeist event in the UK for the last 14 years. Having worked in the design industry for 13 years, David founded his own agency – Brandfuel, in 2005.

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Will Death of Net Neutrality Kill the Event Store?

Smart Meetings

A new report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) found that the number of providers offering high-speed broadband required for streaming keynotes and virtual meetings could be limited. When Will Meetings Be Affected? The post Will Death of Net Neutrality Kill the Event Store? appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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What Does the Net Neutrality Appeal Mean for Planners?

SmartMeetings

And, the big question is what does this mean for meeting and event planners? Eliminating Net Neutrality would hand over such power to the biggest telecommunication giants in the United States—Comcast, Verizon and AT&T. I think that’s most applicable to the meetings industry. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings asked some urban hotel executives what they are seeing in their ballrooms today, what types of groups are returning, what protocols are being required and what are some creative uses of the space they have seen. of meeting space. Each person is required to show proof of vaccination before entering the meeting space.

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2019 40 Under 40: The In-Crowd

Connect Your Meetings

Meet the “In-Crowd,” our 2019 Connect Association 40 Under 40. This year’s group celebrates the diversity inherent in the events industry. 36 • Manager of Events. Telecommunication Industry Association. 31 • Associate Manager of Meetings. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. Ogechi Anyanwu.

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