MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Speaking Industry Benchmark Report produced by AAE Speakers Bureau compiles data from both event organizers and keynote speakers to better understand the issues and trends affecting the speaker-booking process. For many events, speakers will be chosen based on outcomes and relevance versus celebrity alone.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

START Summit offers an innovative take on entrepreneurship conferences – entirely student-run it gives a fresh perspective on Europe’s startup landscape. Fast forward to 2023, and START Summit attracted over 6,000 participants and featured 150+ speakers. It’s scheduled for March 21-22, 2024, in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In today’s world, you cannot overlook the possibility of Mother Nature becoming an unwanted attendee at your meeting or event. Realizing the potential for a winter storm or another weather disaster while planning your meeting or event will help keep your attendees safe while reducing the risk of significant financial losses.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

There is no magic elixir to absolutely protect attendees from fast-spreading novel coronaviruses. Top of the list of things seen frequently that don’t actually keep attendees safer: temperature reading guns. “A Wearing N95 masks can protect attendees, Bronstein says, but only if they are worn continuously. Robert Bronstein.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 15, 2018

As you know, conferences are the bread and butter of event planners. You plan so many conferences of a similar nature each year that it can be easy to get stale. But, just because conferences have a heavy business-focus, doesn’t mean they need to be (or should be) lifeless! Using projection for conference staging.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 2, 2023

As an event organizer, it can be disheartening when your efforts to increase event engagement fail to meet your goal or when your carefully planned conference falls short of delivering the audience experience you envisioned. Plus, event organizer priorities have shifted accordingly, and a staggering 45% now prioritize attendee engagement.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You’ve booked a keynote speaker that is sure to wow! You’re focused on providing engaging and interactive sessions for your attendees. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 8, 2024

Nearly all the conference presentations came directly from the association’s call for proposals, Mesmer said during a presentation she made at PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2024 in January. Mesmer has added new voices to the list of speakers, including young professionals who are on the rise in the industry. There were a lot of manels.”

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2022

Attendee retention rate is one of the most important event KPIs. When event planners measure how many attendees have attended their events before, they are getting insights into attendee loyalty. So, how can event organizers measure and increase attendee retention ? Boost Attendee Retention With Gamification.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2020

Because this time around, you’re not just competing with attendees’ phones. Sure, engaging remote attendees is harder than engaging those who are physically present. You want your attendees to be hyped! Keep the hype alive by sending out relevant information about the event – who are the speakers?

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 14, 2023

A well-crafted speaker bio is a great way to create a strong first impression with event attendees and generate buzz. Keep reading to learn more about why speaker bios matter, discover how to write a bio for a conference, and view speaker bio examples that should give you a better idea about what a strong bio looks like.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. Learn How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist from an FICP22 Speaker.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You’ve booked a keynote speaker that is sure to wow! You’re focused on providing engaging and interactive sessions for your attendees. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 10, 2022

The first day of the hospitality conference held at NYU earlier this week discussed the growing trend of returning to travel, at times exceeding pre-pandemic rates. Tisch Center of Hospitality in the NYU School of Professional Studies is the ideal host for a conference discussing today’s trends in the travel industry. Jonathan M.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 23, 2024

Luxury language and presentation tips IACC 2024 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey was centered around empowering attendees to be seen, heard and respected as they drive their careers forward as leaders in the meetings and events industry. Smart Meetings was also privileged to be a judge for IACC Americas Innovations Workshop.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Are you struggling to find an outstanding speaker for your event? After all, the right conference speaker has the power to captivate, inspire, and educate your audience, making your event a memorable experience. Prepare a detailed audience profile before you search for the right speaker for your event. It’s a tall order.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 17, 2019

Conferences can be powerful catalysts for learning, networking and growing together—an efficient way for industry professionals to meet other professionals and share their experiences. How do you get more out of your next conference? Benefits of Videoing Your Next Conference. Promote Future Conferences.

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Blue Spark Event Design

MARCH 13, 2024

Mastering return on investment (ROI) with corporate conferences involves more than just organizing an event; it requires a comprehensive approach that begins with meticulous planning, continues through strategic execution, and culminates in the thorough measurement of outcomes. need help with audio visual? Not sure what staff to have onsite?

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 17, 2023

For complex conference programs, this insight means that you can increase satisfaction — and reduce attendee anxiety — by providing them with several targeted choices. For conferences that develop education sessions that appeal to a broad audience, applying the principles in this study can improve the attendee experience.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The post HSMAI Middle East concludes 6th Annual ROC Commercial Strategy Conference appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. The HSMAI conference was a remarkable gathering of minds, highlighted by global keynote speakers whose insights were both relevant and thought-provoking.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 10, 2023

The industry’s best event marketers create a 365-day event experience for attendees, who expect personalized communication and on-demand content once an event is over. It’s a simple, polite, professional way to ensure attendees feel appreciated and that their contributions are valued. What is a post-event “Thank You” email?

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 7, 2021

But what is a keynote speaker, exactly, and how do you go about finding the right one? In this post, we take a deep dive into what a keynote speaker is: Who they are, what they do, and where to find them. Well, for starters, harnessing the power of an accomplished and enticing speaker could help take your event to the next level. .

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 8, 2024

Event branding is crucial in creating a distinctive and impactful identity for conferences and corporate events, including creating a theme or idea that matches the event’s goal, principles, and target audience. Event branding creates a unique and memorable conference or corporate event identity. What is Event Branding?

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 8, 2024

Taylor Swift: The Conference Era When: Nov. indiana.edu/ Attendees: ~700 Taylor Swift has proven she can make the whole economy shimmer with the success of the Eras Tour, a career-spanning concert that kicked off in March 2023 and will run throughout 2024.

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Endless Events

MAY 26, 2020

It was a massive virtual event with over 50 speakers and a whopping 3,000 attendees! So she’s better equipped than anyone else to give us the best tips on virtual conferences. Because now that everyone is jumping into the virtual event bandwagon, this is something we had to talk about. More about the planning process.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Achieving conference success ultimately requires careful orchestration between the event team, partnering agencies, and other departments, which is where a pre-event checklist template comes into play. Keep reading for our pre-event checklists that will help you optimize conference and event planning. We did the work for you!

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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2018

Finding a conference venue is a lengthy and detailed process. How do you find the right speakers? How many attendees will you invite? The main component of a conference is the venue, it’s where the main show takes place! Finding the perfect conference venue can be challenging. Which venue will be available?

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Techsytalk

MARCH 20, 2019

Corporate events include conferences, client events, internal meetings, parties, and team building events. It can be a one-day event or a week-long conference. Traditional methods cannot bring back life to corporate conferences. How to bring life back to corporate conferences. Invest in theme and presentations.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 3, 2024

In this post, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the most important event industry conferences that every event professional should attend this year. Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. Don’t see your 2024 conference for event planners on this page?

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Endless Events

JUNE 5, 2020

After you took the time to learn about mistakes to avoid , how to engage your audience , and sponsorship deals , we want you to think about how to entertain attendees. It’s even somewhat strange to imagine a conference where people can’t gather at the end of the day to have a drink together. Yes, you read that right!

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Stova

MARCH 28, 2024

Pre-event evaluation questions can cover everything from logistics to topics to keynote speakers. This valuable feedback will help you plan around your crowd and show your attendees that you are organized and responsive. You can also ask where attendees are staying and use the answers to help provide more detailed travel info.

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2018

Business and event planners around the globe are raving about this year’s C2 Montreal conference. There were over 6,000 participants that attended the C2 Montreal event this year and although the 2018 event was at the end of May, the groundbreaking is already planning for the 2019 conference with the theme of tomorrow.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We’ve established a comprehensive directory of the most prominent women-in-tech conferences happening in 2024. These events focus on empowering women through conferences that help attendees learn new skills, make valuable connections, discuss innovative trends, promote intersectionality, and access motivational leaders.

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Endless Events

MAY 23, 2018

Breakout sessions are a staple at conferences. If you are wondering what conference breakout sessions are and why more and more conferences are incorporating them, then continue reading. All of these topics revolve around a central theme, the conference’s main theme. Perks of Adding Breakout Sessions to Your Next Event.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

As the importance of wellness offerings in meetings and events continues to rise, so does the expectation from attendees. 1: Pause & Pen There have been numerous studies about the positive effects of journaling, and incorporating this into your meeting can be a great opportunity for self-reflection amongst attendees.

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 5, 2022

What do you do if your speaker goes off the rails? Let’s say the speaker goes off script and says things that don’t align with your company? What questions do you ask of the speaker to prevent this from happening? The speaker was very famous. Clarify Why You Want To Hire a Keynote Speaker. Nightmare scenarios?

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