Event Industry News

MARCH 9, 2021

Following nearly a year of canceled trade shows, Go LIVE Together is working closely with major convention and exhibitions-oriented cities around the United States to helppromote safereopening plans and accelerate recovery for the business events industry’s nearly 7 million employees, as well as the markets they support.

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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. 29 to Oct 1.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 4, 2024

Agency: Giant Spoon) Photo credit: Ben Draper THE FTC IS GIVING EVENT SCAMMERS THE BOOT Scammers have long plagued the event industry, particularly within the trade show sector. Spoof government and business emails and web addresses, including using lookalike email addresses or websites that rely on misspellings of a company’s name.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

Andrea Stokes, practice lead for hospitality at JD Power , told Smart Meetings that according to data “81% of business travelers expect to travel at least once in the next 6 months to attend conferences, conventions or trade shows, which is good news for the meetings and events industry. These results are on par with our Q1 survey.)”.

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Skift Take: Visa processing delays have prevented some international attendees from participating in trade shows and conferences. There is an effort underway to help, but what will a looming government shutdown mean to visa issues? Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 4, 2024

Additionally, work has continued being the sector’s voice to government through regular meetings and offering regular counsel and sector intelligence through mia Insights.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

In the UK, as well as a general election likely to be held towards the end of 2024, local government and mayoral elections will also be held around the country, potentially changing the local political landscape. Full details of the plan can be downloaded here.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This is achieved through a combination of Policy, Advocacy, Content and Engagement, bringing together senior leaders from across the business events sector to discuss policy ideas and initiatives and to connect with government, policy makers and influencers, public sector organisations and politicians.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 21, 2021

The world’s biggest mobile trade show is prepared to go fully hybrid this summer. The GSMA and Ministry of the Interior of the Government of Spain have announced details of an agreement to allow all MWC Barcelona registrants, including exhibitors, attendees, sponsors, and partners, to enter Spain to attend the in-person event.

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Event Industry News

MAY 5, 2020

With shows postponed until the end of the year, it’s looking like a hugely busy final quarter for many businesses involved in the events supply chain. That being said, it will likely go through a period of adjustment before the trade show floor looks anything like we remember. Capped Capacity.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

More than 170 delegates representing the UK government and the global business events, associations and education sectors, joined The Business of Events’ UK Policy Forum, which took place yesterday (08 November 2023) at IET London: Savoy Place in Westminster. In the UK £9.4

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

See also : Tales from Las Vegas: Jewelry Trade Shows and LVCC’s Comeback Convention. The plan is to lead with data to make a case for support from government leaders and C-suite executives who will decide whether employees can travel. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) June 16, 2021.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The gathering was equal parts hosted-buyer appointments, educational content, trade show and reunion. This was paired with “excessive” government monetary stimulus to supercharge the economy. “It Associations pivoted faster than they ever have before,” said Jim Anderson, CalSAE president and CEO.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

These are interesting times for trade shows. Earlier this year, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reported that the industry finished last year on a down note — with the performance of B2B shows declining in the final quarter of 2016 after 25 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

Behind the scenes of The NAMM Show In January, Smart Meetings had the privilege of attending The NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, California. We work well in advance of the shows. We have regular meetings and we go to Anaheim frequently since we’re nearby. Was this a new security feature?

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 24, 2019

Most event organizers reacted by significantly changing their rules around data governance and privacy to be in compliance. The California Consumer Privacy Act is similar to GDPR and goes into effect on January 1, 2020.

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Event Industry News

JULY 13, 2020

The Events Industry Alliance (EIA), which represents the UK’s event organisers, venues and suppliers, is making an urgent call on the UK Government to provide clear guidance and proposals for the rapid re-opening of the UK exhibitions sector, warning of severe economic and employment consequences if action is not taken.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

Inspired by lessons learned from the successful American show at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, look for a nature-inspired decor with education areas embedded in the trade show floor, a More than Experience theatre by DRPG and Maritz and a new look for the Hosted Buyer Lounge, Media Zone and food court.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In this new role, Forte will oversee the resort’s portfolio of corporate groups and aim to maximize sales and hotel revenue by developing and maintaining client business relationships and representing the hotel at customer events, trade shows and more. At her side will be Rawlins as director of leisure sales.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 5, 2021

Manchester Central, formerly GMEX, has been home to, among many other things, festivals, standalone concerts, consumer shows, trade shows and conferences, not least those by the Labour Party and the Conservative Party.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Taking place on 08 November 2023 at IET London: Savoy Place , The Business of Events UK Policy Forum, which is an invitation-only event, and will bring together senior business events leaders, policymakers, politicians, government officials, media and industry stakeholders to discuss the development of a long-term policy agenda for the sector.

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Ins'Tent

JANUARY 13, 2020

Trade shows! . We’ve gathered the top expos in the country from all fields, so get your calendar out and get ready to start planning your trade show calendar. . This event alone includes three other trade shows: Surfaces, StonExpo and Tile Expo. JCK Las Vegas | June 2 – June 5, 2020, | Las Vegas, NV.

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StraussCA

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Flashback to February 2020, for one of our clients’ TRAVELING trade show tour. We only start hearing COVID-19 on the news towards our last show dates. Twenty months go by without an in-person trade show for any of our clients. The decision to hold our first in-person trade show of 2021 was made in late summer 2021.

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GEVME

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Governments are also stepping in to set standards with regards to sustainability. Exhibitors at trade shows still print brochures to distribute to visitors. The Singapore Tourism Board recently launched a Sustainability Guideline for business events.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The new Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses will give the FTC sharper teeth in the fight against these cons, allowing it to directly file federal court cases aimed at forcing scammers who impersonate businesses or government agencies to return the money they made from the scams.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Planners for the Specialty Equipment Market Association's annual trade show, which centers on the specialty automotive parts industry, realized early on that the 2024 show's overlap with the election could cause stress among attendees.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 27, 2022

Sian Sayward, beam Governance Director commented: “To remain relevant, sustainable and to become industry-leading, we have expanded and strengthened our leadership board to support our growing membership and partners, which come from more diverse areas of our industry. www.beam-org.uk.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 23, 2021

CPhI Worldwide (9-11 November, 2021), the world’s largest pharma trade exhibition, will return to Milan, stimulating vital growth in the region and across global pharma. The announcement comes after the Italian Government confirmed all trade shows, conferences, and exhibitions will take place in the country again from July 1st, 2021 onwards.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Hopin and RingCentral serve various industries, including technology, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, education, government, retail, and hospitality. Both platforms offer tailored solutions for organizing events such as conferences, trade shows, training sessions, and more across these sectors.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

By joining forces through the One Industry One Voice initiative, the taskforce hopes to coordinate closely on campaign dates; to amplify each other’s messages where relevant; share and agree on data and statistics to accurately reflect key industry numbers; align closely on key industry asks of Government; and to promote each other’s activities.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It is vital that any policy initiatives are stress tested by Government. “I I look forward to expanding the Advisory Council further with specific expertise as a picture unfolds, such as on matters such as taxation, diversity, sustainability, trade and many more.”

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 22, 2024

A large fund from the national government is now available to destinations making bids to host larger events from outside the country. Over the next three years, Canadian cities that are making bids on conventions and trade shows from the U.S. The Canadian government estimates that the fund will generate CA $3.50

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Event Industry News

JULY 27, 2020

Before COVID, the Philadelphia area was poised for another record setting year of events—concerts, citywide conferences, conventions, trade shows, galas, festivals, sports, performances, fundraisers, and special events of all kinds.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The new Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses will give the FTC sharper teeth in the fight against these cons, allowing it to directly file federal court cases aimed at forcing scammers who impersonate businesses or government agencies to return the money they made from the scams.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Organizations and businesses would feel more confident about hosting conferences, trade shows, conventions and other gatherings that require physical presence. Industry associations, organizations, and government entities have played a crucial role in facilitating such collaboration.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 12, 2020

UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, and SISO, the Society for Independent Show Organizers, call on policymaker and governments around the world to empower the best policy solutions to maintain the flow of people, products, and services – and in doing so, to activate the potentials of rapid antigen COVID tests.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 2, 2021

CGMP: Certified Government Meeting Professional. CTSM: Certified Trade Show Marketer. CGMP: Certified Government Meeting Professional. The CGMP program is the highest designation geared toward government planners and suppliers. 9) CTSM: Certified Trade Show Marketer. GTP: Global Travel Professional.

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