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People on the Move

Convene by PCMA

She will provide leadership to the Visit Orlando Destination Experience team to elevate engagement with clients planning and conducting meetings and conferences in Orlando. Candace Woodruff Candace Woodruff has been appointed as trade show project manager for the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB).

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How to Move a 2,000-Person Expo to an MLB Stadium in 3 Months

Smart Meetings

Three and a half months prior to my client’s largest annual trade show, we were notified that the San Diego Convention Center would be unable to host the program due to it being used as a temporary Emergency Intake Site. The week of the conference happened to be an “off week” for the Padres. We got lucky.

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China to host first World Food Tourism Conference

Travel Daily Media

The post China to host first World Food Tourism Conference appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The first World Food Tourism Conference will be held in China’s Panda paradise Chengdu on 5-6 September 2018 simultaneously with the Travel Trade Market 2018 (TTM).

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Meeting Professionals International Experiments with Annual Meeting

MeetingsNet

four times, all in Canada (Toronto in 2002 and 2019, Montreal in 2007, and Vancouver in 2010), drawing crowds of between 2,600 attendees four years go to 3,700 in 2007, when the event had a trade-show component. Previous MPI conferences had fewer general sessions and keynotes. WEC has taken place outside the U.S.

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Event Tech: The Ultimate Overview Of A Decade Of Technology

Endless Events

From 2010 onwards, it’s time we get an overview of the past decade of technology. Starting Off Strong In 2010. “Literally right away in 2010 was probably one of the biggest things that influenced this whole decade”, says Brandt. And in 2010 was when the iPhone four came out. The Advent Of The iPad.

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Prague conventions poised to grow

Travel Daily Media

Since the inception of this programme in 2010, more than 40 congress ambassadors have been awarded. We regularly join the bidding process together with our partners and congress ambassadors, attend trade show, MICE workshops and organise various roadshows mainly in Europe and Americas.

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European MICE spending to increase in 2016: report

Travel Daily Media

For the first time since the initial forecast was released in 2010, survey respondents across all regions of the world are predicting increases to their overall programme budgets, with European respondents expecting an increase of 1.8% – representing a significant upward turn from the decline of 0.7% Hungary showcases its MICE facilities.