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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

Smart Meetings

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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Big 5 Global continues its success in the ‘Year of Sustainability’ with 230+ speakers joining 130+ sessions

Travel Daily Media

The post Big 5 Global continues its success in the ‘Year of Sustainability’ with 230+ speakers joining 130+ sessions appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Together, the programme will feature 230+ speakers across 130+ sessions from around the world. 70% of the speakers at Big 5 Global are speaking for the first time.

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Hybrid: Two Strategies, One Powerful Marketing Product

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So, how can marketers create impactful hybrid events that resonate with physical and virtual attendees while delivering ROI for hosts, sponsors and exhibitors? Without it, attendees lose interest and log out. Consider speakers for your hybrid event. Physical events, on the other hand, rely on “the experience” and surroundings.

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Tech Company’s AI Reporter Helps Meeting Attendees Be in Two Places at Once

Convene by PCMA

The feedback from the event’s speakers about the quality and accuracy of the content summaries and takeaways was, in general, very good, Rose said. Others were more critical, which Rose attributed to a mismatch between the message the speaker intended to convey and how it came across.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Desireé Dolecki, CMP

Smart Meetings

Where She Is Now Dolecki now serves as director of conferences and events for The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). In the app, participants build their schedules, check in to sessions, complete surveys and connect with speakers, sponsors and one another.

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Incentive Lessons from SITE

Smart Meetings

SITE CEO Annette Gregg analyzes incentive travel for 2023 and predicts trends for 2024 Annette Gregg, CEO of Society of Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) , was the speaker at this December’s Smart Meetings’ Smart Chat Live! As Gregg told webinar attendees, “Nothing replaces travel.”

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Incentive Lessons from SITE

Smart Meetings

SITE CEO Annette Gregg analyzes incentive travel for 2023 and predicts trends for 2024 Annette Gregg, CEO of Society of Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) , was the speaker at this December’s Smart Meetings’ Smart Chat Live! As Gregg told webinar attendees, “Nothing replaces travel.”