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 Marketer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The team had 20 rooms running for the entire duration of the 2024 event, with more than 165 meetings hosted at Amplify Americas and 51 meetings at Amplify EMEA. The post B-to-B Dream Team 2025: Meet Valerie Strehle appeared first on Event Marketer. Weve got a code name just for Strehle: CID or Consider it Done.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 26, 2025

Event professionals are urged to register now for The Meetings Show 2025 to gain access to an unforgettable experience. Some new elements include sessions on neurodiversity inclusion and The Human Library offering one-to-one meetings with experts in their field.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 21, 2024

MEET THE 2024 WATCHLIST Check out our Watchlist Week conversations with the honorees on EM’s LinkedIn channel , under Events. The post Meet the Honorees: The 2024 Watchlist appeared first on Event Marketer. From new faces to some familiar ones, they’re influencing the industry’s next chapter.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

A cash grant of 7,500 at the end of 2024 by event industry foundation Meeting Needs helped finance the delivery of ambulances, food and medicine to Ukraine this month. In particular, our heartfelt thanks to Meeting Needs, who sponsored an ambulance, and to the Country Food Trust who generously provided the food supplies we delivered.

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EventMB

MARCH 14, 2025

Skift Take: Federal layoffs are sending shockwaves through the government meetings sector, leading to widespread event cancellations and millions in lost hotel revenue. The ripple effects extend beyond hotels to meeting planners, sourcing companies, and event tech firms who rely on steady government business.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 11, 2025

Event planners are urged to secure their space on The Meetings Shows popular Hosted Buyer Programme as it opens for registration. With hosted buyer spots for The Meetings Show APAC full two months before its April opening in Singapore, planners wishing to attend the London show are advised to submit applications now.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Meetings Show , the UK’s leading event that brings together the world’s meetings and events community, is calling for innovators and industry experts to submit their game-changing ideas and insights for the 2025 show. The Meetings Show 2025 co-located with Business Travel Show Europe, will take place on 25-26 June 2025.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Meetings Show , the UKs leading event that brings together the worlds meetings and events community, has given innovators and industry experts an extra week to submit their game-changing ideas and insights for the 2025 show. The Meetings Show 2025 co-located with Business Travel Show Europe, will take place on 25-26 June 2025.

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EventMB

JANUARY 6, 2025

Skift Take: Meeting planners are often challenged to provide exceptional experiences on limited budgets. Add in sector-specific field trips and strong EDI credentials, and this Silicon Forest is a meeting destination on the rise. A city with ample leisure appeal, such as Portland, Oregon, can give people a compelling reason to attend.

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EventMB

JANUARY 9, 2025

Skift Take: Devastating wildfires in parts of Los Angeles forced the closure of tourist attractions and meeting venues. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Multiple events have been postponed, and one convention center has been converted into an evacuation center.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 25, 2025

It is a crucial component to our awareness, education and the opportunity to meet with our customers, who are doctors, and you just do not have another opportunity to meet with that many of them in three days, for instance. The post B-to-B Dream Team 2025: Meet Michelle Martin appeared first on Event Marketer.

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EventMB

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings In a candid interview, Irving dishes on leadership, vulnerability as a superpower, and why you should never wait for permission to speak.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 3, 2025

It’s time to revisit this important topic because you can improve your meetings by making attendee status a real-time construct. Improve all your meetings! Such meetings foster deeper, more meaningful connections, leading to outcomes that better align with participants’ actual wants and needs.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

Smart Meetings Wellness Experience brought not-a-buzzword, capital-W Wellness to life in word and action. Read More: The Science of Event Happiness Featured at Smart Meetings Elevate Experience Wellness, now. Its meeting people where theyre at, and there are so many ways we can do it. Wellness is already in events DNA.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Meeting planners are responsible for the success of corporate events, conferences, and incentive programs. Hotels, CVBs, and destinations looking to attract more group business, need to understand the top pain points of meeting planners. Attendees now expect more interactive and engaging events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

London Hotel Group, The Wesley, has two sustainable hotels based in Camden and Euston, that serve as the perfect location for delegates looking for a corporate event, training, conference or meeting space in Central London. Bloomsbury – An intimate meeting space with a large LED screen. This room can also be partitioned.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As a luxury hotel sales director, youve seen how increasingly sophisticated meeting planners are becoming in their venue selection. Takeaway Tip: Suppliers who embrace these trends and market them effectively in their RFPs, proposals, and promotional materials will stand out as trusted partners for meeting planners.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 30, 2025

The life of a meeting professional is a whirlwind of tight deadlines, packed schedules and high-stakes decisions. To navigate these demands effectively, meeting professionals need to prioritize their own mindfulness and well-being. While the role is incredibly rewarding, the stress that comes with it can often feel overwhelming.

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EventMB

JANUARY 2, 2025

Skift Take: Predicting the future of the meetings industry is tough, but we do it every year. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings As we look back at 2024, here's our honest look at what we got right, what we got wrong, and what's still percolating.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Tech-Savvy Solutions Planners look for suppliers who are up-to-date with meeting technology. The post 7 Things Every Meeting Planner Secretly Hopes for in a Supplier appeared first on Smart Meetings. Highlight tools like high-speed Wi-Fi, hybrid event capabilities, or interactive displays in your venue or destination.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 20, 2025

What attendee doesnt get excited about a great F&B setup at a meeting? What about a meeting immersed in enjoying the latest innovation in F&B? of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, all updated and upgraded under the renovation, nestled around a picturesque vineyard setting, inviting every visitor to unwind.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 21, 2025

Avoid pitfalls and protect your event Contracts are the lifeblood and backbone of the meetings industry. Read More : Smart Tech: The Race to Data Security “Make sure the meeting organizer owns the attendee data and that the hotel can use it for service purposes onlynot for marketing, said Warner. Who is in charge of it?

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

The business events, accommodation and meetings industry contributes more than 61 billion to the UK economy each year, yet it remains particularly vulnerable to inflationary pressures, talent shortages and inconsistent government support. Our sector doesnt just respond to growth we help drive it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Refract Seattle 2024 was the largest yet, in the festival’s sixth year—and it’s a shining example of an opportunity for business meetings and events, from citywides to VIP groups, to get connected with the locale of their chosen destination in an unforgettable way.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Coalition’s 41st convention emphasized strength and resilience National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) held its 41st annual convention in Birmingham, Alabama, at Sheraton Birmingham Hotel and Westin Birmingham Hotel Nov. These are meeting professionals that plan and host significant meetings and conferences,” Das says.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 13, 2025

Having registrants not show up has become a big problem for the meeting industry, especially for free events. Although this idea may be new to the meeting industry, the above links show that many appointment-based businesses routinely use this approach. Could no-show fees work for the meeting industry? Your thoughts?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Refreshes for your next Marriott hotel meeting Take a journey through Marriott history with these new and renovated properties. of meeting and event space. of the hotel’s indoor meeting space has been completely redesigned. meeting and event space. Seasonal outdoor event space spans 4,700 sq. and 7,200 sq.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Hologram technology can increase engagement and attract hard-to-get speakers Meetings may be a mostly in-person experience but—as we learned during Covid, with the use of Zoom, Teams and other online video platforms—the use of communications technology has its place in the world of meetings and events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

HeadBox, the UK’s fastest-growing B2B meetings and events platform, is proud to announce the release of its latest whitepaper, “How AI is Solving the Event Industry’s Biggest Challenges.”

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This year, Smart Meetings published a repertoire of sustainability content geared especially around how-tos and making sure everyone has access to the knowledge and resources to feel confident talking about sustainability and implementing it into their business practices. Working with partners can help take much of the load off.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The SEARCH Foundation : The SEARCH Foundation has been providing event, meetings and catering professionals emergency assistance since 1997, and is accepting applications for crisis funds for those affected by Hurricane Helene. and How to Help appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Content-Meets-Connection Space Leveraging the buzz concept, the show introduced a dedicated space that hosted two MoneyPot podcast booths, a stage and a bar. At Money20/20, attendees had an opportunity to have up to six 12-minute meetings that best met their goals.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

At a private event in Las Vegas, a group of researchers found a hacking technique called Unsaflok, allowing hackers to open several models of Saflok RFID-based keycards, putting meeting planners and their attendees potentially at risk. The post Best of 2024: Event Safety and Security appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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