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Holograms Beam into Events

Smart Meetings

Proto CEO David Nussbaum gave a keynote and demonstrated Proto’s translation technology by creating a hologram version of comedian and actor Howie Mandel speak to doctors from Hyderabad, India, in their native language, Telugu.

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Best of 2024: Health and Wellness

Smart Meetings

Neuroinclusion: Events for Everyone The term neuroinclusion builds on the concept of neurodiversitythe understanding that neurological differences are not pathological but simply differences in cognitionto incorporate the understanding that neurodiversity will always exist in an audience into event design.

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Omicron Event Cancellations Abroad, Travel Bans and Returning Resident Restrictions

Smart Meetings

Still, and perhaps partially a result, many travelers have found themselves stranded since the weekend, hundreds of flights are suspended, and some events are already being canceled. In the last week, major global events , corporate events, sporting events and holiday parties across Europe and Africa have slowly been getting called off.

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Asia Is Opening Up to International Events—Slowly

Smart Meetings

The 44th edition of IAA World Congress was held February 2019 in Kochi, India, long before the public knew the word “Covid.”. Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) reported a surge in demand for in-person events—127 global meetings booked from 2022 to 2024—since Malaysia reopened in April.

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AMR launches Exhibition Recovery Tracker

Event Industry News

This new initiative provides a monthly quantitative view of how face-to-face exhibition activity is recovering across 15* major exhibition markets, by comparing it to pre-COVID event activity. We found speaking with organisers and investors there was a gap in how to pinpoint recovery movements within the exhibitions industry.

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Globex update: Global exhibitions market to contract by c.70% in 2020

Event Industry News

Florent Jarry, Head of AMR’s Global Events Practice says, “The pandemic is having a devastating impact across the global exhibitions market. 70% contraction. However, the situation does vary strongly by country, with China and Brazil respectively least and worst hit. UFI members receive a 20% discount.

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Takeaways From a Biennial Global Event: Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019

Hubilo Blog

The opening ceremony of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. With the tagline being, #ShapingANewIndia , the Global Summit was driven towards the betterment of the country and improving the socio-economic development for the same.

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