Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

A NASA scientist hunkered down in his dark garage—the only place he can get cell phone reception—gives his keynote presentation to over 2,000 attendees at the world’s largest space science conference being held virtually from Sydney, Australia. There is a New York blackout. Working Harder and Smarter. We broke our staff into a.m.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Discover blockchain events and conferences happening throughout the world in 2023. Today there are a plethora of blockchain conferences, blockchain networking events, and more happening worldwide every year. December 2022. December 2022 Blockchain and Finance Events. Nordic Blockchain Conference. January 2023.

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The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

There were so many excellent entries that it was hard to pick just one, but eventually we decided on SAP Sapphire 2022 in the Best Transformational Change category, and Siemens Energy Business Conference 2022 in Best Customer Experience – Live. This approach culminated in >20,000 attendees in 2019. Location of Event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Note to #meetingprofs : You have to experience the @encore @EncoreGlobal_ experience to spark your excitement about the possibilities for immersing your attendees in multi-sensory journies. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 12, 2022. IMEX22 pic.twitter.com/L1HkdcudyB.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 30, 2021

After a promising but brief return to in-person-only events in the spring, the Delta and Omicron variants forced many event organizers to renavigate a hybrid event landscape to engage both digital and physical audiences. Even as their hybrid events remain a work in progress, many organizers now see their long-tail potential. Building Rapport.

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2022

The community model has established itself as one of the biggest event trends of 2022. Perhaps one of the biggest perks this paradigm shift brings along is continuous audience engagement – one of the most talked-about pain points for event planners. Audience Engagement Stretches Beyond Singular Events.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 4, 2024

Potential event attendees still enjoy meeting in person, but they want to make sure they go to the events that are right for them, said Monique Ruff-Bell, TED’s chief program and strategy officer. Your audience is saying] that instead of going to a dozen events, I’m going to pick three to five. Here’s what she had to say.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

For sure, there are a significant percentage of meeting attendees that can’t wait to participate in person; but organizers and planners found out during the first several months of 2022 that a sizable audience of previous attendees were more than happy to participate virtually. Pick the low-hanging fruit.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 16, 2022

If your goal is to create incredible events that dazzle attendees, look no further. This list of events from leading brands like MozCon, Adobe, and SXSW are all prime examples of how to plan a memorable attendee experience. Today, it’s not enough to wow your attendees. What is the attendee experience? Source : Moz.

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2022

Through the rise of virtual events , planners have been able to extend their reach and scale their events to a wider audience. They will also be able to reach targeted groups of attendees that come from other regions all over the world. Event planners will have more platforms to engage attendees with. QR codes in action.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

My interest deepened in large part from working with MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) destinations and venues that focused on these topics. Here are event design ideas inspired by my visit to Art Basel 2022. Art Basel Parcours, entrance to Persona, 2022 exhibit by Manon de Boer, Latifa Laâbissi.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 27, 2022

Attendees listen to a session during PCMA EduCon 2022 in early June. Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discussed the challenges of attracting attendees to their events. We started coming back with in-person events as of April 2021 and have steadily increased the number of events and audience sizes since then.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

This carefully curated conference directory features more than 100 tech conferences happening worldwide in 2023. Conferences: Both IRL and virtual conferences powered by virtual event software are the backbone of the tech events industry and can be both B2C and B2B events. November 2022. December 2022.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

After two years of not meeting, companies and audiences may have different goals and expectations so conferences that were previously produced as simple iterations on the previous years’ event must now be reinvented whole cloth. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus. Once the contract has been signed, the tough talk doesn’t stop. Tell a Story.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

Using the Open Space and World Café formats, the 200-plus attendees dig into the topics that are most pressing for them in a free-wheeling, energizing, productive atmosphere. The attendees themselves take care of those things. Easing Attendees into the Atmosphere.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024. But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Accor’s annual Global Meeting Exchange returned in 2022, held at the Fairmont San Francisco, at the top of one of the city’s famous hills. The conference annually brings sales representatives and executives from the Paris-based hotel chain together with their clients and the meetings industry press for education and networking.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

Between 2021 and 2022, I committed the error of typing the phrase “the future is hybrid” not once, but seven times and even titled an early 2023 story “ The Future is Hybrid-ish.” A more accurate assessment might be that the future is whatever format engages audiences most effectively. The attendee experience has to be seamless.

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Hotel Engine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Check out the 15 best leadership conferences for operations professionals to level up your business and perform better in your job. Business Agility Conference. ACUHO-I Business Operations Conference. International Conference On Business Operations, Research and Management. ILA Annual Global Conference. Collision.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 10, 2022

In-person attendees reconnect during a Happy Hour Monday in the CL Promenade at Caesars Forum. PCMA Convening Leaders 2022 got into full swing Monday with a fun run, engaging keynote presentations from Ronan Farrow and Paul Galloway, educational sessions, and one big surprise — a few numbers by singer and dancer Paula Abdul.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Attendees today are hungry for captivating events and are open to experiencing them in new ways. According to Forrester’s Q3 2021 B2B Enterprise Marketing Events Trends Survey , “Hybrid events will become the dominant form of events in 2022 and beyond.” The term “event” is truly boundless in 2022. Where to Begin.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 6, 2022

billion monthly active users in May of 2022, so it has a massive presence. . Issue 2: Fewer Audience Engagement Features. Zoom does have a Chat feature, but it’s pretty clunky, especially if you have a lot of attendees. Zoom also doesn’t allow you to poll attendees or track their engagement. The platform had 1.3

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

What plan do you have in place to communicate important messages to your attendees? Training should include both theoretical knowledge of crisis communication and practical exercises like drafting urgent statements and conducting mock press conferences to sharpen public speaking skills. Do not rely on one method.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

In 2022, they will keep moving out of impersonal hotel ballrooms to more unique venues. One of the biggest event trends in 2022 is sourcing venues with character. Local event venues can make a lasting impression on your attendees and gives them a chance to get to know the destination better. The Van Buren PHX.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 15, 2024

According to the inaugural Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Event Technology Platforms , there’s a noticeable shift in the event industry from large, travel-heavy conferences to smaller, localized events. Ultimately, the more options you provide your attendees with, the better their overall experience.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

More than simply stretching our pre-existing 2022 budgets thin might be required in this climate. We’re predicting that in 2023, we’ll see more corporate events, conferences, and exhibitions than in the last three years. . Consequently, catering prices have increased in 2022 too, and you should budget for those price hikes. .

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Like many in the audience, he is a frequent flier. “In Always keep your circles open,” he says, noting the tendency of attendees to gather in small cliques following presentations and activities during conferences and events. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 13, 2022. SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 12, 2022.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 30, 2022

Colleen Bisconti, vice president of global conferences and events at IBM, is the incoming chair of the Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA), a wholly owned division of PCMA. It used to be, pre-pandemic, that Think was our single global conference — our flagship client and business partner event. It’s an invite-only model.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s no secret that hybrid event has made it big throughout 2021, and is here to stay in 2022 and forward. A hybrid event is designed to give event organizers the best of both worlds, and in this guide, we will help you figure out all you need to know about hosting and managing a hybrid event in 2022. Why Host a Hybrid Event?

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 29, 2022

An on-stage incident involving a presenter and attendee raises the question: Can organizers account for every possibility when creating an event’s risk-management plan? As Wilde made her presentation, a woman from the audience approached the stage and reached up towards Wilde with a large envelope.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 14, 2023

To supercharge your event strategy for 2023 and beyond, you must reprioritize your in-person conference strategy. With that in mind, let’s look at some of the benefits of in-person events and examine four key reasons why today’s best events teams are putting most of their eggs into the in-person conference basket this year.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Christian Savelli Hospitality industry watcher Chris Meyer, who recently returned from SISO CEO Summit Conference in Las Vegas, agreed that conference organizer executives who attended were largely upbeat even though they are looking at the same recession indicators—an inverted Treasury yield curve, shrinking manufacturing and buying power.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Smart Meetings sat down with Tahira Endean , head of programme for IMEX Group, to discuss how the talking point of Human Nature will be woven through the experience during the three days of the conference and during Smart Monday immediately preceding the trade show and hosted buyer experience. We’re not exponentially changing the world.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

78% of respondents say that their or their clients’ expenditures have increased since 2022. In fact, the industry’s audience is expected to surpass even 2019 levels in the coming years. Respondents also confirm the importance of trade shows, exhibitions and conferences.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

According to Forbes , in-person events increased by 255% from the 4th quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2022. As much as I’d like to say we’re reincorporating the in-person audience, there’s definitely a rush to just do in-person,” he says. “A Maybe it’s just the vibe for 2022; it feels like we’re in a bit of an inhale moment.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The European Association of Archaeologists’ annual conference in Belfast included an interactive program for the local community — including children — to learn about their heritage. 2, was supported by Conference Partners International’s “fantastic team,” Murphy said. The event in Belfast, Aug. I see it as a positive.”

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This carefully curated conference directory features more than 100 tech conferences happening worldwide in 2024. Conferences: Both IRL and virtual conferences powered by virtual event software are the backbone of the tech events industry and can be both B2C and B2B events. We’ve done all the work for you!

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