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Women In the Events Industry: The Ultimate Guide For Raving Success

Endless Events

Gather around, it’s time for an empowering chat about women in the events industry! As you already know, our partnership with MPI during IMEX America 2019 brought us some amazing pieces of content. We’ve covered everything from leadership to sustainability , strategy and consulting. But to end things with a bang, we’ve compiled the absolute best interviews for women in the events industry from our live #EventIcons show at IMEX 2019.

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Making the Case Against Phones in the Meeting Room

MeetingsNet

An instructor at the University of Michigan warns his students about "continuous partial attention," and his ideas make sense for your attendees, too. We peeked into the lesson plans of four popular college instructors who have found creative ways to keep their students focused on their lessons—and their classmates. Dr. Eric Fretz uses a variety of presentation techniques to keep students engaged and off their cell phones.

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9 Tools Every Event Planner Needs

Stova

With several team members, multiple partnerships and countless balls in the air, planning an event can feel chaotic. Taking advantage of modern tools can improve communication and efficiency, and generally make the planning process much easier. We’ve compiled a list of some of the most popular and indispensable event planning tools to help you stay organized and on track!

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4 Tips for Writing Text Communications

MeetingPool

We’ve all seen the Consumer Cellular ads and know that “text size” can easily be enlarged on mobile or GrandPad devices, which is important to keep in mind when creating event text communications from your business desktop or laptop. The interface and experience of that of the attendees that receive event-related text messages are likely […].

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Mobile-Only Tickets: A New Direction For The Events Industry?

Endless Events

‘Tis the time for mobile-only tickets to make their way into the events industry! And if you thought this was decades away from happening, you thought wrong. So this week, we’re doing something a little different. The Event Tech Podcast is going to start bringing you interesting news out there and our hosts will be discussing the ins and outs, the pros and cons, live.

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Eric Fretz, Ph.D, Makes a case for old-fashioned pen and paper note-taking

MeetingsNet

We peeked into the lesson plans of four popular college instructors who have found creative ways to keep their students focused on their lessons—and their classmates. Dr. Eric Fretz uses a variety of presentation techniques to keep students engaged and off their cell phones. He’s a big fan of props (once having a drone fly through his lecture hall) and he’s been known to deliver his lectures in head-to-toe costume.

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Six Ways for Event Planners to Prioritize Mental Health

Special Events

You will do better if you feel better--six helpful tips for event planners to focus on their own wellness.

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Serving Alcohol at Events: Best Practices To Ensure Safety & Tackle Potential Issues

Endless Events

On today’s episode of #EventIcons, we’re tackling the topic of serving alcohol at events. As we all know, this is a very hot conversation in the events industry. And since we want nothing more than to keep you up to date, we decided to get things going! Many people will agree that this is a serious issue within the industry. But with all the new trends surrounding food and beverage popping up around the world, there are more than enough ways to ensure things can change for the better

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How "Teach-Backs" and Game Shows Can Keep Attendees Off Their Phones

MeetingsNet

A Rutgers journalism professor brought new ideas to the classroom to get students focused. Her tactics can work for your meetings, too. We peeked into the lesson plans of four popular college instructors who have found creative ways to keep their students focused on their lessons—and their classmates. When Rachel Kremen first began teaching journalism in the Journalism and Media Studies department at Rutgers University, she quickly realized that hour-long lectures weren’t going to cut it.

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ITB China backs tourism forum

Travel Daily Media

The post ITB China backs tourism forum appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. More than 3,000 delegates from 26 countries attended the 2019 World Culture and Tourism Forum in Chanba, Xi’an, China. The conference hosted by Xi’an Municipal People’s Government and Ctrip focused on the theme of ‘Intelligent integration of culture and tourism’.

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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October Highlights from Around the Web

Stova

We're sure you have a great list of event industry influencers that you follow on social media.

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Office Evolution--A Case to Embrace for the Event Industry

Special Events

This industry leader makes the case that events--even more than other businesses--benefit from offering employees a flexible workplace.

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Things Just Hit the Fan. Time for a Crisis-Management Meeting

MeetingsNet

A blueprint for quickly planning internal meetings that salvage employee trust and confidence. Throughout October, the range of crises that companies can face was on full display across the national business media. At Oracle, co-CEO Mark Hurd died at age 62 after taking a short leave of absence, stunning many employees and investors. At Fisher Investments, chairman Ken Fisher cost his firm $3 billion in lost business in just two weeks after he used crude sexual references while addressing a fina

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Seasonal Spaces: Corporate Holiday Party Ideas Inspired by Venues

BizBash

Design this year's corporate holiday party around the setting—from the ballroom to the rooftop to the unconventional.

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The Official 2019 Global Event Forum Report Breakdown!

Endless Events

On this week’s Event Brew, we’re breaking down the Global Event Forum report. So, just in case you don’t know, the Global Event Forum brings together the most influential live event professionals. And here, they debate and discuss the hottest and most relevant topics impacting the live event industry on a global level. Four issues were outlined and discussed at length.

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Four Reasons to Book Your Next Event in Downtown Los Angeles

Special Events

Quickly becoming one of the most popular neighborhoods in the city, Downtown Los Angeles has offerings that will dazzle residents and out-of-towners alike.

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Connect with Attendees Using Improv and Creative Brainstorming

MeetingsNet

A University of Southern California teacher has conquered smartphone distractions in the classroom with active listening techniques that can work just as well for meeting groups. We peeked into the lesson plans of four popular college instructors who have found creative ways to keep their students focused on their lessons—and their classmates. When Freddy Tran Nager, founder of Atomic Tango, a marketing agency, began teaching marketing and advertising classes to both undergraduate and graduate s

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Winter Whimsy: 9 Ideas for Hosting a Holiday Party in Unconventional Spaces

BizBash

From boozy slushies to backgammon, these playful elements, activities, and venues help create a jolly good time.

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A Perfect Event: Three Elements That Lead To An Ideal Outcome

Endless Events

What planner doesn’t want a perfect event? And who amongst us in the industry don’t bend over backward trying to achieve it? Probably very few, since it seems nearly impossible to accomplish. However, here at Endless, we want nothing more to help you put together the best events you possibly can. So today, we’re breaking down the three elements that lead to a perfect event outcome.

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An excellent life story exercise for groups

Conferences that Work

In 2005, I joined a men’s group. Eight of us get together for two hours every fortnight. One man chooses a topic and leads the meeting. A couple of months ago, Brent offered the following life story exercise via a preparatory email sent in advance: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post An excellent life story exercise for groups appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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“Nuggetize” Content to Get the Most from Learners

MeetingsNet

Today's college students benefit content delivered in chunks that are 10 minutes or shorter, says Paul Lipsky, MFA, Five Towns College. Would that work for your attendees, too? We peeked into the lesson plans of four popular college instructors who have found creative ways to keep their students focused on their lessons—and their classmates. A 3D animator for more than 30 years, Paul Lipsky believes that a lot of educational institutions that teach creativity to budding artists “do a very p

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Last-Minute Inspiration for Halloween Parties of All Types

BizBash

Planning an eleventh-hour bash, or just in the mood for some spooky event inspiration? We've got you covered.

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Even Scarier Stories to Tell Event Planners in the Dark

Maritz Global Events

Event planners have too many horror stories to tell for one article, so here are more nightmare scenarios that will keep you up at night. All event planners have one. That one memory they never want to relive and even shudder at the mere thought of. Some of them are downright horrifying to anyone at all familiar with the industry. But, just like most of your favorite tales, there’s a lesson to be learned within each.

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Freddy Tran Nager, connects with students using Improv and creative brainstorming

MeetingsNet

We peeked into the lesson plans of four popular college instructors who have found creative ways to keep their students focused on their lessons—and their classmates. When Freddy Tran Nager, founder of Atomic Tango, a marketing agency, began teaching marketing and advertising classes to both undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Southern California, he initially worried that he wasn’t connecting with everyone in the classroom.

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Rachel Kremen, uses teach-backs and game shows

MeetingsNet

We peeked into the lesson plans of four popular college instructors who have found creative ways to keep their students focused on their lessons—and their classmates. When Rachel Kremen first began teaching journalism in the Journalism and Media Studies department at Rutgers University, she quickly realized that hour-long lectures weren’t going to cut it.

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Paul Lipsky, MFA, believes the solution is to “Nuggetize” content and call attention to critical material

MeetingsNet

We peeked into the lesson plans of four popular college instructors who have found creative ways to keep their students focused on their lessons—and their classmates. A 3D animator for more than 30 years, Paul Lipsky believes that a lot of educational institutions that teach creativity to budding artists “do a very poor job of it.” Students in creative fields often have even less patience for traditional classroom learning than other students, Lipsky contends.

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Meetings Experts Weigh In

MeetingsNet

We peeked into the lesson plans of four popular college instructors who have found creative ways to keep their students focused on their lessons—and their classmates. Dr. Eric Fretz uses a variety of presentation techniques to keep students engaged and off their cell phones. He’s a big fan of props (once having a drone fly through his lecture hall) and he’s been known to deliver his lectures in head-to-toe costume.

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Learning Unplugged: Eric Fretz, Ph.D, Makes a case for old-fashioned pen and paper note-taking

MeetingsNet

We peeked into the lesson plans of four popular college instructors who have found creative ways to keep their students focused on their lessons—and their classmates. Dr. Eric Fretz uses a variety of presentation techniques to keep students engaged and off their cell phones. He’s a big fan of props (once having a drone fly through his lecture hall) and he’s been known to deliver his lectures in head-to-toe costume.

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Festive and Formal: 11 Ideas for Hosting a Traditional Holiday Party

BizBash

‘Tis the season for a luxe, high-end gathering with a seated meal served in a decked-out space.

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Up on the Rooftop: 9 Ideas for Hosting a Sky-High Holiday Party

BizBash

The only thing this setting is missing is Santa’s sleigh and Rudolph.

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Learning Unplugged

MeetingsNet

How 4 college professors get phones out of the classroom Could their ideas work for your meetings? Every 12 minutes. That’s how often Americans typically check their cell phones, according to a study by tech insurance firm Asurion. That number probably comes as no surprise to meeting professionals, who often report that smartphone use is one of the top distractions to networking and learning at their events.

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