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Sustainable Meetings Through Renewable Concepts

Smart Meetings

Sustainability is now required at meetings as attendees are demanding an environmentally conscious event. Partnering with event technology and destination experts can help cut through the green myths by taking an action-oriented, big-picture approach. Tips and methods for producing greener events. Eco-friendly Designs Take Shape.

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Marriott Tells Association Planners to Seek Additional DEI and Technology Advances

Smart Meetings

Marriott International’s third board chair in the company’s 96-year history, David Marriott, explained at the opening session that the company is focused on technology, growth, sustainability and DEI. It should be able to combine customer requests with data from previous stays to create better end-products. and Canada.

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The Survey Says: Meetings and Events are Thriving and Evolving

Smart Meetings

In fact, the industry’s audience is expected to surpass even 2019 levels in the coming years. Softer Productivity In recent years, wellness has become the star of the show. They’ve termed this concept Softer Productivity. This contributes to a more collaborative and productive meeting environment. billion by 2030.”

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ExCel London Paves the Way for Green Meetings

Smart Meetings

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. Recently, the company debuted a comprehensive sustainability strategy. At over 100,000 sq. In 2022, the center was the first U.K.

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3 Shifts in Event Sustainability

Convene by PCMA

Instead of advertising its brand, Amazon chose to use its naming rights to spotlight its pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by calling the Seattle venue Climate Pledge Arena — just one example how sustainability has become top of mind for organizations and consumers. Michael Dyerland/Visit Seattle). ” — Shawna McKinley.

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The Future is Multimodal (Among Other Things), According to a New PCMA/Marriott Study

Smart Meetings

In a meetings world where attendee expectations are changing faster than the event app technology, anticipating the needs of groups is essential. The team mined everything from data about tweets from The London Underground to layout of Google cafes and the impacts of weather on productivity, then interviewed industry leaders.

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Amex GBT: Internal meetings and AI accelerate industry growth

Travel Daily Media

Gerardo Tejado, SVP, Professional Services, Amex GBT, said: “With more distributed workforces than ever, companies are re-evaluating the importance of internal interactions for team cohesion, productivity, creativity, engagement, employee welfare. The factors most likely to impact attendee numbers are cost, and health and safety concerns.

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