MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The Philadelphia-based university hopes to graduate flexible professionals prepared to manage both in-person and virtual events. With all the Covid-related layoffs and corporate downsizing, it might not look like the best time to get into the meetings and events industry.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

While these questions might sound like the premise of the latest action-adventure blockbuster, for the outdoor enthusiasts and professionals who attended the 2017 Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC), they are the daunting — and very serious — considerations they have to prepare for.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 17, 2023

Whether your meetings specialty is event design, contract negotiations, operations management, sustainability, risk management, virtual events, speaker trends, food & beverage, or something else entirely, our call for speakers is seeking fresh voices to educate and spark new ideas for meetings and conventions.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 28, 2020

Sustainable Development goals, and how this guide supports those principles Guide to Opening Dialogue – Key Questions for hotels and event organisers to ask each other to build trust and dialogue on health, safety, and sustainability. In July, EIC released the Meeting and Event Design Accepted Practices Guide.

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EventMB

AUGUST 19, 2024

Shauwa McKinley, principal at Clear Current Consulting, has made a career balancing event planning , travel and tourism, environmental education and sustainable business consulting. The industry needs to calculate these footprints accurately and consider whether current business models are sustainable in light of climate change.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

The group is addressing health and safety, community, global ecosystems, reskilling the industry , innovation, digital transformation , advocacy and risk mitigation. Destinations International’s “We’re Here to Help” recovery campaign was designed to unify the meetings, events and travel industry. Preparing for Return to Meeting.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. Effective procurement strategies not only ensure that companies get the best value for their money but also play a role in risk management, innovation and corporate social responsibility.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 12, 2019

. “So I can see this being something that could exist within agencies and production houses” In Comes Sustainability. We can’t look at the future of events without talking about sustainability. ” We need someone who’s focusing just on sustainability. How to Foster Inclusion At Events.

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Eventory

JUNE 28, 2018

That is what we do by organizing conferences on hot sports topics such as risk management and safety, sustainability, new materials, new technologies etc. Between the sessions, people meet during coffee breaks, then there is a gala evening reception and they are meeting each other and listening to sessions.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 6, 2020

The first six-week Pandemic Meeting & Event Design Certificate course begins on September 1 and is eligible for 20 CMP hours. The new course is a companion to the Virtual Event and Meeting Management certificate course ELI and MPI launched earlier this year, already with over 1,200 alumni. Start Date: November 10, 2020.

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Ins'Tent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It can significantly impact your business’s success, sustainability, and long-term profitability. You can set competitive pricing strategies, optimize your product or service offerings, and manage costs more effectively when you have a deep understanding of your market’s dynamics.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Many of year’s most-read stories help meeting pros navigate their biggest challenges, but they also celebrate accomplishments and look ahead at new ideas and technologies. jpeg Gallery Slide Headline: 10 Ways to Make Meetings and Events Neuro-Inclusive Published: canadaflag-meetings_0.jpg PriceShockPlanner1_1.jpg Read the article.)

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Management Events

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Enterprise Architecture to Drive Sustainability A study by MSCI ESG Research LLC found that progress on the sustainable development goals as defined by the United Nations is sorely lacking. This will end up being a cost-saving move and a proactive approach to risk management for organizations.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Yesterday afternoon we talked to Mike Waterman, president of Visit Houston, about how his city’s meetings infrastructure came through Harvey, and what’s next. Did Houston’s meetings infrastructure suffer any major damage? None of the airports sustained any significant damage. I don’t think it does.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

DGI has military, civilian and industry geospatial intelligence leaders at this year's meeting in London to discuss new policy developments and the latest in technology. East Meets West. Where leading brands meet the smartest startups with a focus in technology, business, and marketing. Digital Geospatial Intelligence (DGI).

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 15, 2019

The meetings and events industry may be unregulated from a legal perspective – meaning you aren’t required by law to be certified in the same way a doctor or lawyer needs to be – but training and education is critical for Event Leaders. Over the past 20 years the meetings and events industry has been evolving at lightning speed.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Taskforce leaders share insights on planning meetings during a pandemic. Along with Meetings Mean Business , Exhibitions Mean Business and Go LIVE Together Coalition , EIC is using impact studies to tell the story of the power of the events industry to employ people, including minorities.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Connect with our community to gain practical insights and best practices to help meet the expectations of the organizations, agencies, and citizens you serve. EmberConf is the best place to meet the folks behind the magic. Where Money and Media Meet! MGA Fintech Growth Summit. Code Beam America. EmberConf 2021. Think 2021.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 3, 2017

24], I guess it was, Houston First and Visit Houston had an emergency planning meeting, kind of going through if the GRB was called upon to be an emergency shelter-in-place — how we were going to handle it, what were the expectations around what we were going to do, what FEMA was going to do, what the Red Cross was going to do.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

How will the Third Industrial Revolution fuel economic growth? Traditionally, when you create new infrastructure — think of the First Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries, or the Second Industrial Revolution in the 19th and 20th centuries — the 40-year build-out of the infrastructure is what created the jobs.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Defining Risk. Risk categories include financial, operational, reputational and security/safety.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. J: Marketing.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

I invested countless hours in travel and meetings, passionately explaining to potential buyers why the Dominican Republic was an ideal incentive destination.” It was about gaining a holistic view of the meeting and event planning industry. Read More: Hey, Busy Meeting Planner, You Feeling Stressed?

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Heat-related risks also are complicated to assess, because multiple factors in addition to outdoor temperature play a role in the threat heat poses, including humidity, wind, and cloud cover. And due to such factors as tree cover and areas covered by concrete, temperatures can range widely within just a few city blocks.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For example, we learned that digital events democratize reach, but we also learned that to reach a wider swath and number of your audiences, you have to meet them where they are at. It was a great way to get our customers to meet and network with each other, all while hearing from Zapier experts on how to best use the product.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. As part of the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, we asked respondents a handful of open-ended questions, including: “What is the biggest challenge facing the meetings industry today?” Cost of hosting a meeting.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

International meetings, conventions, and other business events are melting pots. So many of our communities are like that now — from Burning Man to biker meet-ups to book groups. Mutz agrees that sustained interactions help us to better know people. Outrage is in, discourse is out. DEMOCRATIC DIALOGUE. ” —John Graham.

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