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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

A recent thread on the MECO community (a great resource for meeting professionals since 2006) describes numerous recent basic logistical failings, and points to what I see as symptoms of fundamental problems with meeting industry associations at the national level. But their inclusion looks good on the promotional materials.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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Participants Will Pay for Virtual Events If the Content Is Compelling Enough

PCMA Convene

The panel members — a corporate planner, two association planners, a meeting-design expert, and a hotel executive — discussed the viability of hybrid events. And the panelists agreed that growing an audience size will increase the financial viability of the event, and a group’s bottom line over time.

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Hybrid is happening, here’s what works!

Expo Pass

One of the biggest takeaways from all our speakers is that they are ready to keep hybrid events safe, and meet all regional guidelines for meeting in-person. Montegrano pointed out there are even new, and relatively inexpensive gadgets, such as cameras that will focus on the speakers in the room automatically.

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Essential Accidental Planner Resources

SmartMeetings

We asked some of the people creating meeting magic today alongside the massive influx of new meeting designers that have come to the industry since Covid for tips on what to ask your partners and when to get started. Brandt Krueger, senior production manager, EideCom What questions should planners be asking their AV providers?

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What Meeting Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020

PCMA Convene

A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. A keynoter was banned from an elite financial summit for crude comments considered sexist and racist. Decisions like Shoptalk’s plan to feature an all-female speaker lineup in 2020 , before shifting to 50/50 male-female speaker parity in 2021, are not without controversy.

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