Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The time has come for us to take proactive steps to address these challenges in the corporate meeting space. As a corporate meeting and event industry professional with over 25 years of experience, I have witnessed first-hand the negative impacts of work-related stress.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. Read highlights from Day 1 and 2 of IMEX America 2022.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The summit, which took place the day before CL officially started, is an example of two of Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes’ 20 bright ideas to personalize events — pre-event and executive programming. Recommended: Keep the tour group small so you can navigate easily through the trade-show floor and so that people can hear.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many professionals attend two or more conventions, or trade shows, a year in various locations throughout the United States and the world. This could mean places with fun attractions such as theme parks, zoos or historic sites. Read More : Take Me Out to the Ball Game Sponsor a talent show.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2020

And what are some virtual trade show ideas I can use? But some of the questions we see people asking more often surround trade shows. On today’s episode of Whiteboard Wednesday, our incredible host Will Curran will share some of the most unique and exciting virtual trade show ideas.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2022

All the media coverage has meeting and events pros wondering what the metaverse means for their world. VR/metaverse solutions seem like a means to put staff back in that office box, defeating the purpose of giving them a choice in the first place. Imagine attending a trade show online, from home. He may already be there.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

A community of female leaders built on welcoming others emphasizes the power of belonging The announcement of the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Award winners that went out Friday swelled the ranks of leaders honored to more than 1,000 strong. She loved everything about the business. As a female publisher 22 years ago, she was utterly alone.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

If there is a silver lining to the pandemic for the meetings industry, it’s this: The pandemic accelerated the evolutions of meetings. Like the typewriter, print publications and fax machines, the fully in-person meeting would have eventually become extinct. People know how to use them, and they make great meeting programs.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings spoke with representatives from three leading walking tour companies about how tours can help to truly transform a meeting experience. He took groups to two major investment banks and ended with a trading game as a fun team-building activity that stimulated what it was like to do open trading.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A comprehensive travel survey recognizes this historic day World Tourism Day takes place each year on September 27. credit: Casino.org The results showed that only 28% of Americans take a week-long vacation each year—most opt for long weekend trips instead. According to the International Trade Association , in 2023, the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Because even the smallest meeting is the best place to find new leads, clients and prospects. This works well for a meeting with under fifty individuals and where attendees don’t know each other. The goal is to meet as many individuals as possible in a structured, timed event. What’s your favorite place to travel?

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 22, 2024

The 31 st edition of the exhibition will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from Monday 6 to Thursday 9 May. Growth is expected across all show verticals, including regional year-on-year upticks for the Middle East (19% larger), Europe (32% larger), Asia (20% larger) and Africa (28% larger).

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Destination Celebration at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center brought together Destinations International and PCMA members last week to celebrate partnerships being formed by meeting professionals everywhere. This time around, the focus was on the human connections that happen when everyone is in a ballroom together.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2022

Predictions are that 40% of 2022 events are projected to happen online, there will be a 37% increase in companies’ virtual event spending, and 20% of trade shows will remain virtual. The post Reinventing Business Models for Events appeared first on Smart Meetings. But the reality is that 80% of virtual attendance is free.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. of meeting and exhibit space and 150,000 hotel rooms, more than $4.5

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. Breaking down the Accor survey results The results showed an overwhelmingly positive outlook for the industry. billion by 2030.”

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2021

Many in Southern Nevada saw the return to higher leisure occupancy levels as practice for when conventions re-open the trade show doors this month. of indoor and outdoor meeting space, including an array of quirky, unique spaces for more intimate gatherings, including The Shag Room and The Manor. Conventioneers Return.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 21, 2024

The post The Meetings Show Asia Pacific makes a roaring debut in Singapore appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 3, 2024

Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. The IPEC program for independent planners provides the perfect mix of education, networking and meetings with suppliers, with options for hosted and nonhosted buyers. Event Production Show (EPS) Feb.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today’s iconic guest, Deanna Nwosu , thinks that all event and meeting planners should nurture an entrepreneurial spirit. For almost 20 years, Deanna has worked on fundraisers, conferences, trade shows, and other events ranging in size from 10 to 20,000 attendees. A lot of our predecessors fell into event coordination.

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Endless Events

JUNE 22, 2018

Running out of trade show ideas for improving your B2B events? If you want to see your trade show attendance and exhibitor count to grow, you need to focus on the experience of the show. Of course, your event has to run smoothly so as not to distract attendees from why they are in the trade show in the first place.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 5, 2024

The event, owned by MeetingsNet’s parent company Informa, connects meeting buyers and suppliers for one-on-one conversations but also weaves in educational opportunities; a trade show featuring destinations and experiential activations; and after-hours networking events. Win-win for the attendee and the show.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

How the meetings industry is celebrating #GMID2023 Destinations across the United States are showing just how much #meetingsmatter. This year marks the sixth annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), hosted by U.S. It’s so vital that it’s worth celebrating, read below see ways meeting profs are doing just that.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 24, 2023

Exhibitors, industry professionals and other attendees will meet at the second annual SIAL America 2023 , organized by Emerald X at Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) to showcase food and beverage categories that are key to retailers, wholesalers, food service companies and distributors. “We Importers and exporters from the U.S.,

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that Hong Kong has won IBTM, the world’s leading Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) event brand, to organise its inaugural MICE trade show IBTM Asia Pacific 2025, in Spring 2025 in Hong Kong.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2022

During the rest of 2022, we will highlight the power of in-person business events and Dubai’s strong value proposition to associations executives, corporate meeting planners and other decision-makers. In Dubai, and the UAE in general, enforcement of mask wearing in restaurants, bars and event facilities is still in place.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. Read highlights from Day 1 and 2 of IMEX America 2022.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The holiday spirit took over Sacramento’s renovated SAFE Credit Union Convention Center last week as 400 association meeting professionals came together during the return of CalSAE ’s Seasonal Spectacular event Dec. The gathering was equal parts hosted-buyer appointments, educational content, trade show and reunion.

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Travel Daily News

APRIL 3, 2023

LONDON – The Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) European office showcased the best of what “Beautiful Samoa” has to offer to the European markets by meeting 63,000 consumers, 73 travel trade partners and 40+ media, along with other South Pacific Islands and private sector partners. The event took place in Central London.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 28, 2020

These studios are designed to elevate film and television production in a way that “perfectly matches the real world with the digital world” However, event producers are also looking at this advanced technology to take meetings and presentations to the next level. Unique & Exciting Virtual Trade Show Ideas. ??

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

Held this year on Thursday, April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day is “an international day of advocacy showcasing the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences, and conventions bring to people, businesses, and communities,” according to the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

While some of the presentations will be broadcast (four hours a day, Tuesday and Wednesday), so those who can’t attend can still “get the flavor” of the show, no one is pretending that is the show. “It It is a window into the show,” Bauer said. “It It is not the show experience.”. Meetings can still happen.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Sheridan President and CEO of Meet Boston and co-chair, Meetings Mean Business Coalition What does the official end of Covid mean for the meetings industry? Read More : Event Safety PSA: Failing to Prepare Could Cost You Mark Cooper CEO of IACC What does the official end of Covid mean for the meetings industry?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 14, 2020

I am so fortunate to be visiting one of my favorite places. We were so excited to write this article so we can show you what happens behind the scenes at one of these events! Additional articles and resources: 45 Questions To Ask Before Meeting With A Virtual Event Production Company. Latest shows and podcasts.

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