Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 30, 2021

Talk to any meeting owner who has managed a large virtual event this past year using a skilled emcee and he or she will tell you it made all the difference. That’s why we like to refer to this role as a Content Weaver. Bottom line: Having an emcee allows you, the meeting owner, to sleep better at night. Check That Box.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Convene Refer-a-Friend Program to offer up to $12,500 in cash payments for eligible referred business Convene , a global hospitality company that designs and manages premium meeting, event, and flexible office spaces, today announced that it has launched its Refer-a-Friend program to incentivize individuals to refer new business to the company.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Smart Meetings’ October webinar, From Checkboxes to Strategy: Implementing and Leading Sustainable Event Practices , breaks it down. As planners learn more about practical best practices and work to implement them in their meetings, before they know it, the scope and scale of sustainability don’t seem nearly so daunting.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2023

To fully understand the importance and impact of AI on the meetings space, Smart Meetings spoke with Iain McCowan, director of AI at Dubber , to glean some sense of how it can be a helpful tool for planners. With the use of AI, Dubber captures key moments and insights within an online meeting space.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Outside, they could visit the Papaya Juice Bar, a reference to the team’s papaya orange color, with a design inspired by a McLaren Formula 1 race engineer booth. Over at the Levi’s Austin store, the space was converted into Formula 1-inspired pit lane , with the Levi’s x McLaren Racing collection featured in custom-wrapped displays.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Designing accessible events topped almost all meetings industry event agendas in 2024, but few planners understand what is required to make everyone feel welcome even as equal access moves from the desired to the required column in their job descriptions. Her father had cerebral palsy, which brought its own needs.

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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.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 4, 2024

Managing XARA is Damian Ferrar, global head of Jack X, and his team of strategists, creatives and technologists who are mentoring the character and monitoring the results for any bias or false information, often referred to in the space as “AI hallucinations.”

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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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Conferences that Work

APRIL 11, 2022

Over the years I’ve designed and facilitated hundreds of meetings. One of the most common issues I address that is rarely acknowledged openly is the tension between the wants and needs of suppliers and practitioners at meetings. But what happens when both suppliers and practitioners at meetings attend sessions ?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2022

Top meeting professionals gathered in the Nation’s Capital this week at Smart Meetings Mid-Atlantic Experience were treated to a crash course in finding personal and professional freedom while building a network that will serve their careers for years to come. The one-day event at Hamilton Hotel in the heart of Washington, D.C.,

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 13, 2024

If you’re looking for a meeting venue that you’ll never want to leave, read on. Its public space, referred to as the “Living Room,” is furnished with eclectic furniture and large bookcases, as well as an active art gallery. of private meeting space make for an all-around inspiring and unique experience for groups.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 18, 2021

Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences : Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian — in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. My post Why don’t meeting conferences pay speakers?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

of total event space, options range from an intimate meeting for 12 in their executive boardroom or a reception for 50 at Winston’s on the Beach, to an outdoor event for 175 at the Lido Terrace or indoor venues for larger groups. The post Meet Up with Churchill appeared first on Smart Meetings. With 6,704 sq.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

Event marketers are ramping up in-person events with a fresh perspective provided by two years of virtual meetings and the proliferation of tech specifically focused on video conferencing. Smart Meetings talked to industry experts for tips on how to produce meaningful experiences for everyone on the registration list. Make it Tangible.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. Top 10 Meeting Destinations in North America 1.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2023

Phone a Friend To help younger, less experienced meeting planners within Soundings, Judge fostered a system she dubbed: Phone a Friend. “We What we do is we’ve started to use our more experienced talent, so senior meeting planners who also like to give back and grow in the industry.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Behavioral health activities make your meetings THE place to be Meeting professionals and the attendees at their events have a high level of responsibility. How Behavioral Health Fits into Meetings How do we handle stress? Read More: Hey, Busy Meeting Planner, You Feeling Stressed?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are more subtle benefits to be had, which can be used by the future-ready meeting professional wanting to explore a new way of conducting business. We have seen an influx in group business that specialize in digital currency and have been able to hold several meetings for said groups. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2022

To survive pandemic-related disruptions in the midst of a turbulent economy, associations have to incorporate constructive feedback from stakeholders about the quality of their meetings product. Members often suggest changes to meetings that make executives uncomfortable. The meeting atmosphere was initially tense.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2022

Editor’s Note : Smart Meetings reached out to San Diego State University alumnus Anthony Bollotta to discuss the benefits of furthering your career via education. . I discovered the Meeting & Event Management (MEM) master’s degree program at San Diego State University and realized I found the right fit.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

How can meeting planners be part of the solution in the movement to defeat unconscious bias? Unconscious bias (also known as implicit bias ) refers to unconscious forms of discrimination and stereotyping based on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, ability, age and so on. First, you need to know what it is.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Megan Henshall, global event solutions, strategic lead at Google and co-lead of the Google Experience Institute (Google Xi) spoke to Smart Meetings about her pioneering work in neuroinclusive event design. Lucky for you, Smart Meetings was there furiously taking notes to bring his expertise back to you. Alone in the Crowd?

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 23, 2024

What’s being referred to as the new Comic-Con for sports fans, the event attracted more than 70,000 sports fans and collectors to the Javits Center, and featured appearances from a roster of celebrity talent, from Tom Brady to Derek Jeter to Travis Scott. 16-18, in New York City. Agencies: Freeman, Sparks , BaAM (Fanatics Fest).

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 16, 2020

To elevate the educational value of your meeting, work with your speakers to move them from information-givers to sense-makers. Providing speaker training on adult learning principles that leverages the intellectual equity in the room is essential for making your meeting content valuable. Proof is in the Pudding.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Some venues say which I very much appreciate Were not there yet, when it comes to meeting Greenbuilds standards for managing waste and F&B, she said. In order to ensure compliance, Greenbuild offers exhibitors training, also available for reference here. Is it walkable to hotels? Michelle Russell is Convene s editor in chief.

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Attendease

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Meet them where they are by incorporating texts into your event fundraising strategy. Refer back to these tips each time you draft a message for your event fundraising strategy, and take note of which strategies work best. Your alumni want to give back to the university that gave so much to them, but they’re busy people.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 4, 2019

Content refers to what is being discussed. Because it’s usually the verbal portion of the meeting, it consumes the participants’ attention. Because it’s usually the verbal portion of the meeting, it consumes the participants’ attention. Process refers to how the content is discussed.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Meet Boricua brought culture and heart into El Conquistador Resort ballroom Smart Meetings Leadership Experience at El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico set the stage for top meeting professionals to make new connections to improve their effectiveness—and add some spice to their programs.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 12, 2024

Religious meetings are a small, fascinating subset of the meeting industry. I learned about them when I presented at The Religious Conference Management Association annual conference in 2014, and I’ve written about what meeting designers can learn from religious services. and Olsen, Daniel H. 4, Article 13.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 20, 2020

Although it’s written for software testing conferences (hence the references to Lean Coffee and k-cards ) first-time organizers of small conferences of any kind will learn a lot. While it doesn’t offer the level of detail in Conferences That Work , it’s an excellent introduction to the key issues.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

When it comes to environmental impact, there is no getting around the rather large footprint the meetings industry has left behind in the past. Ditch the pamphlets and convention floor maps with an all-in-one app, complete with the event schedule placed online for attendees to reference at any time.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2019

Creative event marketing is the easiest way to increase the number of people who eventually attend your meeting—directly contributing to the bottom line. Earned media refers to content others publish or share about you. Paid media refers to marketing content you purchase, such as online ads.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The personal touch attendees expect from meetings is now largely being delivered with the help of machines. Smart Meetings covered all the must-have tech advances this year to help you stay at the top of your game. The post 11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

hotels located in historic buildings and locations unveil new meeting rooms and renovations. Located in downtown Nashville’s art district, the hotel includes its own onsite art museum, which groups can book for meetings and social events. Their meeting spaces expand across 10,500 sq. The new meeting space totals 2,300 sq.

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to computer systems that simulate human intelligence. App is short for ‘application’, which refers to a software program developed for a specific purpose. Attendance tracking refers to the process of monitoring the journey attendees take before, during, and after events.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Examples of past virtual event experience and references? Beth Lawrence, Beth Lawrence Meetings & Events, Philadelphia, PA. Beth Lawrence, Beth Lawrence Meetings & Events , Philadelphia, PA. When we’re looking for a speaker, we make sure to ask the right questions… What is their experience speaking at a virtual event?

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