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Meeting Safety Trends in 2022

Smart Meetings

Event safety has become a priority, if not for meeting planners, then for attendees. Can my IT folks prevent a hack or act in case a virus invades your onsite registration system? If you, your staff, or attendees are experiencing depression, anxiety or other strong emotions, professional help is available and worthwhile.

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State of In-Person Events: Who’s Booking What, Where & When?

Smart Meetings

Cautious, Ready & Excited: Freeman’s Event Research Report, which has been gauging attendee and exhibitor sentiment every few months since the pandemic started, shows their Confidence Index rising from.75 ELI CEO Howard Givner will be moderating the panel and invited Smart Meetings to listen in on the pre-event prep call. 81 in April.

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Success Story: Fall Product Launch with Celebrity Endorsement, Hilton Head, South Carolina

Blue Spark Event Design

Client Objective: Create a custom brand-activation event experience for 500 attendees at the The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa that offered a beautiful product-focused event design , perfect for product marketing shots(wanna see the PHOTOS ?), Services we provided: Site Selection and Negotiation. Entertainment.

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How to Create Inclusive In-Person Events

Convene by PCMA

Planning for full accessibility ensures that attendees with disabilities can actively participate in all aspects of at an event. Closer to the event, organizers also should consider if their registration page is accessible. But where to start on designing accessible events? Photo courtesy of Disability:IN).

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2021: Moving Forward and Meeting Safely

Blue Spark Event Design

Travel advice to communicate to employees/attendees: Check travel restrictions before you go. Preparing a health questionnaire for attendees and staff ahead of time will help you gather important data to maintain the overall health of your conference. Local policies at your destination may require you to be tested for COVID-19.

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Event Planner Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Decade

Maritz Global Events

Event registration platforms and management software hold a goldmine of information: names, business titles, personal/business email addresses, phone numbers, travel itineraries and reservations and more. With so many things to consider, site selection will challenge more and more and event planners. Data Protection.

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Benefits of Hiring a Professional Event Planner

Blue Spark Event Design

Utilizing these tools to enhance the corporate brand, entice customers, re-energize employees and educate attendees are all great reasons to gather. Event planners have extensive knowledge of different elements in the event industry that can help you convey a specific message to your attendees.