Event Industry News

MAY 29, 2020

What should ballrooms look like when we are all back to meeting again? Meeting planners no longer have to worry about figuring that out. A new event-tech tool could smooth the return to meeting by making it easy to plan room layouts that take each region’s safety rules and recommendations into account. Room to Experiment.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We have always been proud to be a place that brings people from all over the world together and we look forward to welcoming delegates through our doors when we meet face-to-face one again. Virtual Event Platform: A Virtual Venue Solution for your Event. Hybrid Events: A Safe and Flexible Event Solution.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Two-thirds of meeting professionals have reported the recovery of the hospitality industry to more than half of 2019 levels and one-third reported having reached beyond recovery to 80% of 2019 levels, according to new research by IACC’s new report, Meeting Room of the Future Barometer Late—November 2022. Hybrid Is Down.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Lime Venue Portfolio is delighted to announce that Jo Austin, currently serving as Sales Director, has taken on an additional leadership role as the new Conference & Events Sustainability Lead for Compass Group UK&I. It’s massively important to our member venues, their owners, their customers, and their delegates.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 11, 2021

An assortment of venues from across London saw a large uptick in enquiries for both corporate and private events after the news, with some seeing increases as high as 550%. Almost all venues also saw an increase in interest for conferences, meetings and educational events, whilst demand for filming and photography bookings remained strong.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. soon to debut over 25,000 more—and hosting around 400 events and 4 million visitors per year, it is the largest event venue in London.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2023

As event managers, our goal at the end of a long-awaited event is to ensure meeting planners and their constituents are happy. 2 destination for meetings in North America, and one can imagine our event spaces and hotel services at JW Marriott Nashville see great demand being that we are in the heart of the happenings.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 20, 2017

Meeting and event professionals are very much aware of the security challenges generated by bringing people together. They plan for accidents, venue problems, protesters, weather related issues, and much more. Your venue may be well-protected, but how do you protect your participants after event hours? Venue risks.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 19, 2020

The Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) latest research reveals the business meeting and events sector has been decimated by the impacts of COVID-19 and is urgently calling on government intervention. And the impact has gone much further than just the venues. But we can’t do this alone,” says Longhurst. “To

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PCMA Convene

MAY 19, 2021

Armies of cleaners have been deployed to disinfect surfaces at venues, yet the risk of surface transmission of COVID-19 is low. At the start of the pandemic, fears around the spread of COVID-19 spawned a cleaning frenzy among consumers and venues. Venue Ventilation. Seventyfour/Adobe Stock). Maridav/Adobe Stock). Adrian Segar.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this blog post, I’ll showcase the unique opportunities Stuttgart offers for your event, from hotels and venues to experiences, all with sustainability woven into the event planning process. Venues and experiences linked with world changing corporate history and the sense of pioneer spirit await delegates.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 21, 2020

Will you join a vehicle led protest to Downing Street and Parliament Square to urge the government to recognise the depth of the Events Industry and that merely opening venues is of no assistance to us. We need the government to put in place workable plans to assist us as our crisis continues to deepen. Assemble time 04:00.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Choose venues where this networking angle can be explored. Event Planners must create sufficient opportunities for attendees to network in face-to-face meetings. Find a venue that can accommodate your event, find some attractions - such as a dj or a local band - and plan the bar and food options that will be available.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2021

Meeting profs across the United States are being tasked with increasingly difficult decisions about requiring and enforcing mask wearing after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suddenly updated guidance for face coverings and physical distancing in Mid-May. Big Challenges.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 4, 2020

#WeMakeEvents announces an important collaboration with #ExcludedUK for an urgent action to raise awareness, and much needed funds, for the 3 million people who remain excluded from meaningful government support. This could include venues (if permitted), homes, shops, offices or salons. Hon Ian Blackford MP.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 6, 2021

Convention centers and other venues hosting 5,000 or more will need attendees to be tested or show vaccination proof. On March 25, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued an executive order rolling back restrictions for events of 50 or more people; these no longer need the approval of local governments. In Reno, Nev.,

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Smart Meetings made history by convening top meeting professionals in an iconic location fresh off an almost $200 million renovation to experience the best motivational practices employed today. of historic and modern conference center space offered something for attendees and their guests while they were meeting.

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Event Farm

APRIL 19, 2022

Chief Strategy Officer of Membersuite and Co-Founder of Event Farm, Jennifer Ross, the Founder and CEO of JHR Global Events, and Amanda Gayle, Director of Conferences and Meeting Services for the American Nurses Association. Venue and location have always been significant pieces of the event puzzle; that hasn’t changed.

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

By connecting events industry players around the globe, from venues and organizers, to exhibitors and suppliers, the effort aims at achieving solutions to the climate crisis and reaching net zero (balance between man-made greenhouse gas emissions and their removal from the atmosphere) by 2050. VENUE PERSPECTIVES.

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Event Industry News

JULY 21, 2020

The Guidance has been approved by DCMS, and is specifically referenced in the ‘Working Safely during coronavirus (COVOD-19)’ web pages on [link] , following months of constructive dialogue with numerous government officials and departments.Direct links are www.aeo.org.uk/covid-19 covid-19 , [link] , and [link]. .

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 4, 2024

Catherine Chaulet “Meeting planners can actually appreciate the organizational strengths of the Olympic Games, seeing how everything is organized in a way that ensures security measures are in place,” says Catherine Chaulet, president and CEO of Global DMO Partners , based in Washington, D.C., appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Sheridan President and CEO of Meet Boston and co-chair, Meetings Mean Business Coalition What does the official end of Covid mean for the meetings industry? Read More : Event Safety PSA: Failing to Prepare Could Cost You Mark Cooper CEO of IACC What does the official end of Covid mean for the meetings industry?

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 20, 2020

“There are so many new, more time-consuming considerations that event planners will have to face in arranging meetings under the new guidelines, though this shouldn’t be a deterrent from organising live meetings and events. Even while abiding by social distancing, there is a warmth that an online conversation can’t match.”

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 28, 2020

Eight meetings, kicking off with Doncaster ’s Pertemps St Leger Festival, are set to be staged with crowds next month as part of the Government’s pilot scheme to return spectators to elite sport. Originally published by Racing TV on 26th August 2020.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

Force Majeure clause and employment classifications changes coming for MPs The legal nuances of meeting planning can be a bit overwhelming even for the seasoned planners. To offer some helpful insight in what areas to be on the lookout for, Smart Meetings sat down with Ty M. Force Majeure. Independent Contractors vs Employees The U.S.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Hargrove sets an example for planning events that go off without a hitch through their government shutdown contingency plan After the venue booking, event design, attendee lists, emails, emails and more emails, your event is all ready to go—finally! government may face a shutdown on Oct 1, the final day of the festival.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Mandy Jennings, CEO and Owner of Venues of Excellence reflects on 2024 and the power of the sales and marketing consortium for independent venues. As 2024 draws to a close, Mandy Jennings, CEO, reflects on the incredible progress and achievements of the past 12 months for the consortium and its member venues.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Meeting planning always seems to have another trick up its sleeve no matter how prepared you thought you were. With this and ever-changing rules and regulations about Covid-19 safety, what is a meeting professional to do? How Concerned with Safety Is the Venue? What are the venue’s safety standards?

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SpotMe Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Strategic meetings management is a concept that’s over 20 years old but has recently taken on a new form. Gone are the days of simply executing logistical tasks and coordinating venues and catering. The time for strategic meetings management is now. What Is Strategic Meetings Management?

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 25, 2020

We’re delivering the fund with our EventScotland team on behalf of the Scottish Government, with development input from the newly formed Event Industry Advisory Group (EIAG). This will help to ensure that these businesses are able to support the delivery of events in Scotland as we recover from coronavirus.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 22, 2021

Do capacity limits for indoor meetings include event staff? If the capacity is 50 people, can you have 50 attendees seated for dinner plus your event staff (this does not include venue staff) that is not seated, instead walking around space working event, or is the 50 everyone in the room whether you are seated or not?”. Here in D.C.,

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GEVME

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This digital venue which played to over 200 sessions with 650 speakers provided not only broadcast-quality live streaming of the events, workshops and panel discussions but also interactive chat sessions and Q&A with the speakers and panellists. . Explore the venue through microcosms. Caption: Credits SWITCH 2020.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Here are three ways meeting professionals can benefit from recent technological developments to future-proof their events post-pandemic. One of the key live event components that was missed most during government lockdowns was networking and being able to go and meet new people, build connections and develop business opportunities.

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GEVME

JANUARY 26, 2021

A lot of industries have been affected due to lockdowns, restrictions and containment zones by governments across the world. Almost all broadcasted sports matches, the Google I/O Meet etc. Going hybrid enables lesser people to travel to the venue, so lesser overall carbon footprint. Why has this transformation occurred?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

Corporations, universities, government agencies and associations abruptly began rethinking the structure of their conferences and team-building events for the remainder of 2021. The venue also matters. There’s Only One Wrong Choice for Team Building appeared first on Smart Meetings. What are planners to do? The post Live?

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Event Industry News

JULY 29, 2020

Lancashire Cricket and its world class venue, Emirates Old Trafford, have today launched a campaign aimed at sharing the knowledge and best practice gained from hosting behind-closed-doors Test Matches with the wider events industry.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

Asian governments have emphasized strong adherence to self-quarantine in the case of travel or exposure. Meetings Could Look Like [Way Outside of the Box]. When it comes to meetings in the Asian market, they look vastly different. The post Will Constant Mask Wearing Save the Meetings Industry? has mostly missed.

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