Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2021

That was the theme of the event, and a good reminder of the implosion of our world that began just over a year ago. Keynote Wes Moore opened the convention by captivating us with his story, and an enormous message that resonated deeply: “Before you leave here—this place, this town, this planet—make sure it mattered that you were here at all.”

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 19, 2023

Providing a successful and amazing experience for event attendees can often feel like an award-worthy performance for meeting professionals, and rightfully so, as the smiling faces of attendees funnel out of the venue chatting about the performance. So, he used an empty Pringles can for his rum and Cokes,” Fiorello said.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

“We know they have differences in how they need to connect and what they need to connect about. So, putting line staff in medical practices next to leaders created a dissonance with our attendees, and in the content and discussions we were fostering resonated with some but not with others, and vice versa.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

From a focus on flexibility to communication and advocacy for the local community, these go-getters grew stronger and wiser. Following, in their own words are their stories of growing more flexible, resilient advocates for their communities who are now armed with an understanding of the importance of communication and humanity.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2021

“This city has so much to offer visitors—vibrant arts, culture, museums, sports, recreation, beautiful hotels, dynamic meeting facilities and a mind-blowing culinary scene—but it’s about more than just things on a map,” Gamez said in a press release. I want to make Visit Oakland the best organization of its kind to work for in the country.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This is the season for counting our blessings and giving thanks. Smart Meetings reached out to our esteemed editorial advisory board to ask what they are grateful for during this transition year and how they demonstrate it personally and professionally. As always, their thoughtful responses left us inspired. Eduardo Chaillo.

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ADMEI

AUGUST 15, 2023

“We are confident that this partnership between ADMEI and ILEA will allow the members of our organizations to significantly increase their knowledge base, access to resources, and networking potential,” said ADMEI President Lonise Carey. ILEA is a community centered around celebrating all aspects of live event production and management.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Find some tips here , but in short, serve less meat and dairy, and more locally grown veggies. Send a gentle reminder to attendees about the ways that they can limit their ecological footprint. Suggestions might include using public transit, bringing personal water bottles, reusing hotel towels, and more.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2022

The recent rise in Omicron cases combined with our desire to give our business community certainty has led us to push IMEX in Frankfurt back by five weeks,” said IMEX CEO Carina Bauer. The last two years have made us all question what matters personally and professionally. Event Adjustments.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Ferguson, who serves on the boards of directors for both the U.S. In his perspective, artificial intelligence and blockchain will have an application, but they will serve as adjuncts and enhancements. “We Change is exhausting, and our organizations are suffering from burnout, but we can’t afford the status quo.”

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Many meetings still focus on creating audiences rather than community. Here’s how Damon Kiesow , Knight Chair for Digital Editing and Producing at the Missouri School of Journalism , compares the concepts of community versus audience from a journalistic perspective. Kiesow says: Community does not scale. Audience scales.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Attendees can explore the city’s many unique neighborhoods, discover its historic and thriving LGBTQ community, and visit world-renowned art and cultural institutions. They also assist with meetings and events in our downtown area—helping direct business and events visitors. reading on the Richter scale. concert at Oracle Park.

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Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

As per usual, our incredible hosts Brandt Krueger and Will Curran are here to guide the conversation. But our super special and iconic guest of the week is none other than Lori Pugh Marcum ! Only this time around, she’s the one who’ll be teaching us everything there is to know about planning a virtual event.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Two weeks ago, a brave whistleblower came forward and told the world the ugly truth about Facebook. Since the Brew Crew never shies away from giving their perspective on current events, they decided to talk about social networks: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Social Networks Vs. Niche Communities. The result?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

She started in the hotel industry in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, was president and CEO of Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau and served in the same role at Tacoma Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau. We have an opportunity to control our narrative about how the country looks at the city,” she said.

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Motivation Excellence

APRIL 24, 2023

Some of us have only known him a short time, but it’s been clear that he has immense character and positivity. Read on, and watch our Get to Know ME segment on a man many call Friend! I started working in the travel/hospitality industry in 1980, learning more about incentive travel starting in 1984.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2021

It’s the season when hospitality avatars are sporting rainbow flags for Pride Month, but the time to be considerate of those who count themselves in the LGBTQ + community is all year long. Brunson’s example text: Respect costs us nothing. More: What Meeting Profs Get Wrong About DEI—and How to Start Fixing It. Bold and Proud.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It gives our guests and associates a sense of home, they want to come here for lunch,” says Lucy Vu, executive assistant at The Westin Harbour Castle, talking about the property’s rooftop, where they keep beehives, as well as grow herbs and fruits for the hotel’s restaurants. “It We love it.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2023

Eager to learn more about Ashley, we’ve decided to bring her on for today’s #EventIcon episode! Ashley currently serves as the Vice President of Business Partnerships at Achieve Incentives & Meetings and is the third generation to work for the 70-year-old family business. It wasn’t my choice, but I am so glad I’m here.

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Techsytalk

AUGUST 12, 2022

In another dive into the brains of the techsytalk team, we’re chatting with Krysta Eigelberger who works with us to build the techsytalk Collaborative – our for planner, by planner community. In this episode, we’ll talk about engagement, marketing, building and nurturing your email list and so much more!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The talking point for IMEX 2023 was Human Nature, something IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer pointed to as important right now because people need to feel uplifted and positive about the future of the planet and the human race at a time when daily news feeds are filled with so much hardship and adversity. We want to join the planner journey.”

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Back in March of this year, the world came crashing down on all of us. And even the most resilient amongst us had to take a minute to let it sink in. What would happen to us now? More than that, we can look back at everything that happened and think about what we learned. Events With Empathy.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Former Aramark executive Cathy Schlosberg was named senior vice president of marketing in June of 2019 and former Enterprise Holdings Assistant Vice President of Global Travel and Meetings, Amanda Armstrong, took the role of senior vice president of brand and community engagement at Encore in January of 2022.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

When we tell clients about the benefits of event platforms, they still ask: But why not Zoom instead? There are some instances in which Zoom might make complete sense to host your virtual event, but once you learn about all the benefits of event platforms, it will be hard to settle for a regular video call. Community model.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

When planning experiential events, you need to think about your specific target audience. Let these experiential marketing examples serve as inspiration; some offer free products while others use thought leadership. Your speakers and emcees should also know about the experience you’re planning. What makes them tick?

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The Abbi Agency

MAY 6, 2021

Once more, the team here at The Abbi Agency is taking our talents worldwide. Hot on the heels of announcements about our company’s growth and acquisition of London-based Made By Chance , we’re happy to share we’re now joining the global IPREX Network. But our work is about more than marketing.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

This was the largest-ever single gathering of esports conference commissioners, university leaders, and gaming communities, which brought 63 teams and 480 athletes together from across the country to compete for the ultimate titles. All vaccines are important for protecting ourselves and those around us. Meeting Trend No.

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Endless Events

JUNE 17, 2021

Our day-to-day lives have changed dramatically in this past year – both on a professional as well as on a personal level. In today’s episode of Event Brew, Nick, Thuy, and Will will mostly talk about the latter portion of their lives. But as more time passed, virtual fatigue started weighing us down.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Traditional ways of thinking no longer serve us like they used to. But first, let’s put our bold claim into perspective. Only then can we set our eyes on the horizon and see that embracing event tech is the only way of the future. If you strategize like that, everything else will fall into place.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

In the past, PCMA has hosted Condoleezza Rice , the first female African American secretary of state and the first woman to serve as national security advisor, now director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. But if people have different points of view than our own, it will enlighten our thinking.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

“We are driven to make a positive and sustainable impact wherever we do business, and this rigorous climate commitment to reach net-zero emissions is a needed step for us to do our part to help the communities and environments where we live, work and visit remain resilient and vibrant,” said Anthony Capuano, Marriott’s CEO.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Convene asked him to share some of his advice for building meaningful connections with our teams and in the way we design our events via email in advance of his session. If we do this, our intention to serve can become a barrier for connection. You’ve written about the importance of disconnecting to be fully present.

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Solimar International

JULY 19, 2023

Photo by Jennifer Lundt Lessons from Dahar’s Amazigh Community Aisle 16, Seat A — A window seat! — I thought to myself as I stowed my carry-on after a short layover in Frankfurt on my way back to the US from my family home in Tunisia. My family is from a rural part of Tunisia’s Sahel region, about two hours south of the capital.

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Endless Events

JULY 30, 2019

Because today’s episode of #EventIcons is all about keeping it weird and making it awesome in the process. We’re exploring the amazing things that can come out of thinking outside the box, growing, and constantly learning in our industry. Comment below and let us know! Because trust us, it can make a big difference.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I am thankful for our health and acknowledge that we must take care of ourselves in mind, body and spirit. I have the opportunity to shape our annual conference, creating event spaces where attendees can share, learn and grow. In our community, I volunteer at our local food pantry. How do you practice gratitude?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

There’re many ways to express appreciation to our workforce and it doesn’t always have to be expensive. This lets them understand that you took notice about their specific contribution. This will serve as a motivating tool for colleagues to do the same with one another. There will be much resistance along the way.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

in the still shiny space to learn about new equipment, techniques and trends from more than 1,100 vendors. Our audience needed the show; the industry wanted to meet,” she said. The convention center helped with protocol-friendly, individually packed and served food preparation. The show took over 632,000 sq.

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