Bizzaboo

MAY 28, 2023

Onsite registration has a profound impact on your attendees’ overall event experience. When attendees enter an event venue, the onsite registration and event badge printing process is like your storefront — the first look at what the event will be like. How To Overcome Onsite Registration Challenges 1.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Registration forecasting for 2023 was the top challenge identified by Louisville Tourism’s Client Advisory Council members. The assessment included analysis of CAC members’ registration data, insights discovered about attendee behavior, and suggestions for how and when this information should be communicated.

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

As things currently stand in the events industry, we’re planning events in 2022 as if the COVID-19 pandemic never existed. She notes that, indeed, some events look a lot like 2019 in 2022. After all, aren’t we supposed to give attendees what they want? “I planned a conference in 2020 that got canceled.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Smart Meetings has collected a list of advocacy stories from 2022 and we are all excited to see even more in the new year. Smart Meetings sat down for a chat with Megan Henshall, a 2022 Smart Women in Meetings Visionary Award Winner, to discuss neurodiversity in the events industry and what professionals can do to accommodate the issue.

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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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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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Conferences that Work

APRIL 25, 2022

Registration is limited, so register now! Online on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — 12:00 – 1:00 pm PDT • 1:00 – 2:00 pm MDT • 2:00 – 3:00 pm CDT • 3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT • 8:00 – 9:00 pm BST • 9:00 – 10:00 pm CEST. Today’s attendees are no longer satisfied sitting and listening to people talking at them.

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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. Since January 2022, we’ve seen steady increases in attendance with a recent 10,000-person citywide breaking an attendance record in early March.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 24, 2022

The Promenade was the hub of Convening Leaders 2022 at Caesars Forum, offering networking spots, sponsor activations, and the Work Lounge sponsored by Visit Indy. We brainstormed what a hub should deliver from an attendee point of view. Some organizations put registration services in the hub to help welcome the participants.

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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.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

4-6 conference did take place in the Loop, including panels, talks, and a 50-vendor exhibit hall at the conference hotel, the Palmer House Hilton, as well as opening and closing receptions, at the Merchandise Mart and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. And much of the Oct. And much of the Oct.

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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. Ensure cybersecurity.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

She presented a special session at Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference titled, “Event Risk management: 2022 Risk Categories.”. Have a call-of-command if something goes wrong like attendees go missing or someone dies, she advised. Defining Risk.

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 30, 2022

More than 35,000 attendees from 130 countries involved in the global tech ecosystem gathered in Toronto at the Enercare Centre for Collision , a Web Summit event. The Collision 2019 app developed served as a ticket, networking interface, and schedule for on-site attendees. Intentional Event Design. Not Everything Went to Plan.

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Stova

APRIL 13, 2023

Consider meteoric rise of ChatGPT: This free, AI-powered chatbot debuted in November 2022. In this article, we share five ways you can use artificial intelligence in event management to save time and enhance attendee experiences. billion in 2022 to $1,394.30 How do we know? What exactly are AI and ChatGPT? Do more with less.

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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.

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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The welcome reception embraced women from across the country—rising stars, entrepreneurs, stellar performers, industry leaders, innovators and visionaries—all established, accomplished and excited for the conference. Attendees arrived with positive energy, ready to network with fellow guests to share ideas.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Whether it’s a yoga session, interactive panel discussion or virtual conference, the popularity of virtual events has exploded and it’s paving the way for new forms of communication and collaboration. As you will see, they come in all shapes and sizes, covering anything from tutorials and interviews to webinars and conferences.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 28, 2022

Be a hero for your team at Universal Orlando Resort, where our experts can help you plan immersive meeting experiences that connect organizations to their attendees in ways they’ve never dreamed possible. Universal elements and all related indicia TM & © 2022 Universal Studios. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 6, 2023

Unless you plan events for a booming industry, your reality working for professional and trade associations is that revenue from your 2022 and 2023 meetings is 15 percent or more lower than 2019. Exhibitors are being more selective about the conferences they will support. You’re faced with lots of problems, but few solutions.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Consider this data from our State of in-person B2B conferences report : 68.9% of organizers say their event management software played a major role in the success of their most recent conference 62.9% of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. Not sure you need event technology?

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Bizzaboo

JULY 20, 2023

We’re excited to announce two significant updates to Klik Experiential, Bizzabo’s wearable event technology for B2B conferences and flagship events. The Edge SmartBadge takes wearable event technology to new heights Tens of thousands of conference attendees worldwide have worn Klik SmartBadges since their launch in 2022.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

While the full 2024 report will be released on March 26th, Jennifer Best, vice president of marketing at AAE, shared some early data from this year’s survey results with attendees at the Catersource + The Special Event conference in February to highlight corporate event trends and how they’re likely to impact speaker bookings this year.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Building on our range of onsite solutions for registration, check-in, and lead retrieval, Bizzabo’s SmartBadge — part of the Klik Experiential suite of solutions — empowers Event Experience Leaders to deliver enhanced experiences for attendees and exhibitors while capturing insightful behavioral data.

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Eventtia

APRIL 1, 2022

Yet, all of those efforts will go to waste if you can’t attract enough attendees (both in-person and virtual attendees) to your hybrid event. The in-person attendees can enjoy face-to-face networking and great food from your caterer. Create activities that allow both attendees to participate in real-time.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The two-part CEMA webinar series, “Planning an Annual Conference in 2021, The Before & After,” reviewed what worked and what didn’t at Workiva’s Amplify virtual events. In that same spirit, I tuned in to the two-part CEMA webinar series , “Planning an Annual Conference in 2021, The Before & After.”

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The organization settled on a simulive event that was complimentary for attendees. Approximately 18,000 attendees registered and the event hosted 12,500 unique users. The largest [in-person] congress we’ve had is about 10,000 attendees,” Astorga said. “So The 2020 virtual event hosted roughly 1,750 new attendees.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 26, 2023

It’s the only way to describe the 28,000-person 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC), organizer Informa Tech announced on its website: “GDC is back.” Tech conferences aren’t the only gatherings experiencing this problem — events lacking in participant diversity are particularly ripe for harassment.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In early 2020, Suzy Brown, CMP, and her team acted quickly to move the Genetics Society of America’s (GSA) in-person The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC), scheduled for that April in Washington, D.C., online — breaking new ground for the GSA.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

PCMA research uncovered similar findings: One of two event planners planned hybrid events so attendees could attend according to their preferences. After several years of avoiding in-person events or only attending virtual events, attendees are ready for the evolution of events. Attendee satisfaction. Attendee engagement.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

That was nearly identical to the percentage — 93 percent — who chose that response when Kenes Group, a Geneva, Switzerland–based professional conference organizer, surveyed HCP virtual-event attendees in 2020. See our Kenes Group 2020 survey story here.).

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When you’re promoting an event , you need to make sure you create an eye-catching, engaging announcement email to attract as many attendees as you can. Key takeaway: Keep announcement emails simple and leave most registration details on the event page. We’re currently offering a special early bird registration discount.

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Stova

JUNE 2, 2023

Download the Case Study In August of 2022, the Gabelli School of Business partnered with Stova to host their new student orientation over the course of three events. The third event was the Gabelli School's on-site Orientation utilizing Stova's registration, badging, mobile event app, and event management solutions.

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Stova

JUNE 2, 2023

In August of 2022, the Gabelli School of Business partnered with Stova to host their new student orientation over the course of three events. The third event was the Gabelli School's on-site Orientation utilizing Stova's registration, badging, mobile event app, and event management solutions. Build community among students and staff.

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Stova

JUNE 2, 2023

In August of 2022, the Gabelli School of Business partnered with Stova to host their new student orientation over the course of three events. The third event was the Gabelli School's on-site Orientationutilizing Stova's registration, badging, mobile event app, and eventmanagement solutions. Build community among students and staff.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

We’re excited to announce a 40% increase in in-person events hosted on the Event Experience Operating System in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. As demand for modern, data-rich conference technology grows, Bizzabo has hired event industry veteran Will Curran as Head of Klik.

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