Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Gone are the days of static schedules that shuffle through speaker after speaker while attendees remain seated. Featuring 200 renowned speakers, tastebud-tingling food, a boozy bar-crawl, four separate venues, and even a full-on music festival, the Boston event — now in its fifth year — has more moving parts with each iteration.

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StraussCA

JUNE 10, 2021

The success of your association’s trade show or conference depends on how you market to potential delegates. To limit crowd sizes, why not schedule your keynote speakers multiple times throughout the day, speaking to smaller groups. It can be useful to team up with local tourism boards. Offer the same program each day.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 10, 2019

We knew it would create challenges for speakers,” Almond said, “and we had to be mindful of training them to turn.”. While one speaker did complain prior to taking the stage, Almond said that his tune had changed by the end of his presentation. There’s never been a trade show at Convening Leaders,” Almond said.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

We are so impressed with the 75 attendees who showed their dedication to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation by getting tattoos on our trade show floor. Trade Show Madness. The Fort Woof Puppy Lounge had the biggest bark at our new trade show while Discover Puerto Rico’s coffee shop provided the buzz.

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Social Tables

MARCH 22, 2024

Global Sustainable Tourism Conference | Stockholm, Sweden | April 23-26 The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) will host its next Global Sustainable Tourism Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. This year’s expo will host more than 50 speakers over three days.

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Hubilo Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

There you go with your tourism planning all done! With an interesting lineup of speakers and inspiring exhibitors, it will be an immensely enjoyable lesson for event professionals on networking and education at events. It is the event industry’s largest conference and trade show platform for event professionals.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Read on to find out why we expect more diversity in business-event speakers, why we think relationships will be key to improved event security, and why we are following the rise of artificial intelligence and cognitive-enhancing drugs. Travel Association’s Secure Tourism Summit. Casey Gale, Associate Editor.

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Event Industry News

MAY 31, 2022

Tracy Halliwell, Director of Tourism, Conventions & Major Events at London & Partners, added: “With the arrival of Crossrail and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, there has never been a better time to host your event, meeting or congress in London. We look forward to welcoming them to London soon.”.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Sessions begin on October 16 during “Smart Monday” powered by Meeting Professionals International and carry on each day of the trade show, October 17-19, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Coordinating the behemoth task is Tahira Endean, head of programming and a self-described “total event nerd.” Sessions cover generative A.I.,

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 19, 2022

The FAM trip will coincide with EVENTIT 2022, Scotland’s only annual trade show for professionals working in the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) sector. Industry professionals planning events and incentives in Scotland are invited to join the FAM trip to Edinburgh on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 September.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

A physical, in-person conference typically involves multiple speakers separated in different rooms or areas. These speakers can cover different topics in different sessions, and there can be various other types of activities included in the event agenda (contests, networking sessions, campfire sessions, etc. ).

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The educational programme is packed with inspiring speakers, presenting a great developmental opportunity for us to discuss key topics, share ideas and learn from each other as we bounce back from the pandemic.”. million ticket holders, and more than five million people who visited Birmingham city centre during the Games fortnight.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

Most of these events are still done in the traditional way (speakers, panelists, etc.), ” —Frans Johansson, author, speaker, and CEO of The Medici Group. ’ This helps us show value beyond just fun or social activity planning. Historically, those courses resided within tourism, hospitality, or even recreation.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2020

Her students are then required to analyze what an event’s virtual expo hall looks like, for example, how demonstrations at virtual booths are performed, how breakout sessions are handled, how speakers adapt content for a digital platform, and more. Digital staging for speakers and emcees: Was there a theme? Are they live vs. recorded?

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2020

Big companies such as Google and Facebook announced cancellations of major conferences in the United States, as did Mobile World Congress and travel trade show IBT Berlin in Europe. Her annual Frankfurt hosted buyer and trade-show event was scheduled for May 25-27. He suggested the following process.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 12, 2019

We knew it would create challenges for speakers,” Almond said, “and we had to be mindful of training them to turn.”. While one speaker did complain prior to taking the stage, Almond said that his tune had changed by the end of his presentation. There’s never been a trade show at Convening Leaders,” Almond said.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2016

With an astounding 85,300 Twitter followers, Issa shares tourism, events/meetings industry, and American Express Meetings & Events updates. The Evolving Role of Speakers. Watch one of his past Smart Meetings webinars on meeting and trade show automation here. Dahlia Gazzar. Holly Woolard / Loraine Burger.

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Nunify

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Canrvials also help boost tourism and local economies. Activities: Mixers, speed networking, panel discussions, guest speakers, casual meet-and-greets and other fun networking event ideas. Metrics like lead generation, brand awareness, and sales pipeline growth measure the success of trade show participation.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

ACS has also been showcased in Convene ’s August 2015 annual Best in Show issue for the Best CSR Initiative and awarded the 2011 and 2012 PCMA Capital Chapter Green Leader Award. Mary Gallagher, CMP , Director, Convention Sales, Eastern Region, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board. SPECIAL MENTIONS.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Gloria Guevara Manzo, CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council, Maud Bailly, CEO Southern Europe, Accor and Sebastien Tondeur, CEO, MCI Suisse SA will share their views on a panel discussion entitled Travel 2021: The CEO Outlook. Delegates can begin scheduling these sessions approximately one week prior to the event date.

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2020

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) held an online MICE Tourism Update attended by around 740 industry partners on 25th May 2020 (Monday) to introduce a multi-pronged recovery plan for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Strengthen supports for trade marketing. Image Rebuilding.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Liz launched Liz King Events.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

After some creative scheduling, Barcelo Maya Grand Resort stepped up to host in 2023, Louisville Tourism agreed to host what is expected to be a crowd of 2,500 at Kentucky International Convention Center a year early in 2024. Thanks to all the vendors, sponsors, student volunteers & speakers. Is it worth paying duties on that?

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Keynote speakers included Nick Watt, Political Editor at BBC Newsnight who provided an overview of the current political landscape and a look at its future and the RT Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events who provided an update on group’s work and advocacy efforts. In the UK £9.4

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2017

To most, the idea of putting together a set of dates, a venue, a program, a speaker lineup, an education schedule, food and beverage orders, audiovisual packages, marketing materials and more is overwhelming, to say the least. Warsaw School of Tourism and Hospitality Management. 31 • Trade Show Strategy Specialist.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

I was tasked to see through the whole event alongside managing our department, the speakers, and local partners. Some days I may be conducting site visits with clients in Dallas and showing off the city, and other days I may be in D.C. giving a presentation or attending a trade show. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 22, 2019

The focus sectors included Pharmaceuticals, Textiles, Tourism, Environment, Innovation, R&D, Aerospace & Defence, Agro & Food Processing, Chemicals, Engineering, Healthcare, IT and so on. The Trade Show was inaugurated by PM Modi on 17th January. — Vibrant Gujarat (@VibrantGujarat) January 19, 2019.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 25, 2021

Motivation Secrets : I actually started as a sports executive, then reinvented and move to Israel to work in the tech sector before discovering travel and tourism. It forces you to think about how effective you can be in a different environment. I love opportunities for growth and need challenges to do that. Gianna Cardinale Gaudini .

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

July IAVM VenueConnect July 31 - August 3, 2023 – Philadelphia, PA The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) VenueConnect Conference and Trade Show provides targeted education and networking opportunities for venue management professionals, including arenas, convention centers, amphitheaters, stadiums, universities, and more.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

billion value of the sector and its pivotal role in supporting local economies, driving business tourism, and creating jobs across the country. billion contribution to the UK economy but also help drive growth in sectors such as tourism, hospitality, and creative industries. This breadth and depth not only fuel the industrys 61.6

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Herbert, founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of Black Meetings and Tourism; Harvey Grotsky, president, CEO, publisher and editor-in-chief of Coastal Communications; and the late Marin June Bright, CEO of Bright Business Media, publisher of Smart Meetings. Meeting industry journalists and publishers received certificates of appreciation.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

A report from Tourism Economics reveals that, while international travel increased by six percent in 2018, the U.S. continued to lose market share last year as international travel expanded 6 percent globally across all world regions,” Adam Sacks, president of Tourism Economics, told Convene. saw a fraction of that growth.

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