Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2023

Following the events of George Floyd’s tragic death in 2020, meetings industry organizations have been actively seeking to engage in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) discussion. If a client has strong feelings about DEI, meetings planners should too. “If

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Endless Events

MARCH 21, 2022

Remo is a map-based virtual event platform that has been building events and meetings since 2018. “ Remo is a map-based virtual meeting and event platform. We have universities that want to do their football stadium on a map and you come and have a meeting in the stadium. Introducing Remo, A Map-Based Event Platform.

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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 18, 2023

In practice that meant a robust lineup of think tanks and panel discussions on trends and deep dives into digital marketing by way of Adore founder and Creative Director Lisa Larson; environmental, social and governance priorities from Hilton Director of Sales Ava Setzer; and AI adaptations from Endless Events Chief Event Einstein Will Curran.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 15, 2018

How to train your panel moderator to get (and keep) your audience’s attention. Have you ever.had a panel moderator who liked the sound of his own voice a little too much? watched as the audience wasted time with a bunch of irrelevant questions? watched as the audience wasted time with a bunch of irrelevant questions?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 25, 2016

I guarantee you will learn many new great ideas about conference panels from this Blab of my Thursday chat with the wonderful Kristin Arnold. With many thanks to Kristin and our viewers (especially Kiki L’Italien who contributed mightily) I now offer you the AMA About Conference Panels annotated time-line. 1:30] Using sli.do

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2020

It’s all about panels and moderation, and it will serve as a nice prequel for today’s show. Meeting Design Toolbox for Meeting Architects. How To Engage Your Audience – #EventIcons Episode 87. Audience Engagement 101: Guide to Planning Relevant Corporate Events. Dan Ram ( @iamdanram ).

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

As such, they’re the dominant audience at corporate events and conferences. The Benefits Of Event Technology For Audience Engagement. Audience engagement is one of the most talked-about pain points for event planners, especially when planning hybrid and virtual events. Communities offer year-round audience engagement.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Attendees can watch the panel and interact in the live chat, but there’s very little two-way communication available. That being said, Zoom is often a good enough tool for broadcasts , announcements , and regular meetings with little interactions. Enhanced virtual audience engagement. 10 Benefits Of Event Platforms.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

From an absence of diverse panel speakers to a lack of options for those visually or hearing impaired, events still aren’t catering to everyone. Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. Read More : 5 Tips for Improving Accessibility for Meetings Accessibility is a multifaceted issue.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2021

Moreover, attendance rates for online sessions can be low: Registrants are less likely to show up, as they may get pulled into meetings or simply forget to add events to their calendar. Similar to in-person events, online events typically consist of solo presentations, panel discussions and fireside chats.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Two forces driving innovation are (1) the demand for something new and interesting, and (2) the shift from tech designed for the event organizer to tech designed for the audience experience. Read More : Salman Rushdie and Complacency in the Meetings Industry 1. And the next next-gen of technology innovation?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

From an absence of diverse panel speakers to a lack of options for those visually or hearing impaired, events still aren’t catering to everyone. Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. Read More : 5 Tips for Improving Accessibility for Meetings Accessibility is a multifaceted issue.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways. to 12:30 p.m.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

How do you make virtual meetings immersive? Can a hybrid meeting deliver the same—or more—impact than a contained ballroom? The day-long presentation mixed content from three in-person hubs—San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and London—along with thousands making up the remote audience from around the world.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

How do you make virtual meetings immersive? Can a hybrid meeting deliver the same—or more—impact than a contained ballroom? The day-long presentation mixed content from three in-person hubs—San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and London—along with thousands making up the remote audience from around the world.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 13, 2023

The post IAAPI Annual Meet & Training Program 23′ appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The 21st edition of the Annual Meet and Training Program (AMTP), brought to all by IAAPI, is all set to mesmerize attendees in the vibrant and cleanest city of India, Indore.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The post MICE Associations to meet at Cvent CONNECT Europe from 4 – 6 Oct appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The inaugural in-person awards ceremony will also be broadcast live to a virtual audience across Europe.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 16, 2020

While the Covid-19 pandemic ripped most business events from the calendars of hotels and convention centers, some destinations have been using the downtime to sharpen their competitive advantage and become better able to deliver the most value to meeting groups when in-person events return. Those leaders can be leveraged in two ways.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2024

At a recent meetings-industry conference, hotel executives explained how their properties struggle to balance rising operational costs with competitive rates for meeting groups. While these are incremental projects, the panel warned that full-scale property renovations won’t be as frequent as they used to be.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Here’s what you’ll find: Will’s journey from starting a DJ company as a high school student to being a CEO of one of the most influential event management companies, a candid conversation about audience engagement as one of the event profs’ biggest pain points: are smartphones the enemies or friends of engagement?

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DCI

JULY 13, 2023

During the 2023 Public Relations Society of America ( PRSA ) Travel and Tourism section conference in Madison, Wisconsin, attendees dove headfirst into a discussion on how best to connect destinations with the meetings and events press. Danielle LeBreck , Senior Content Director at Meetings Today, Loren G. They are cornerstones!

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2023

Annual conference center gathering in Durham addressed staffing, sustainability and collaboration A nine-year average drop in the age of the meeting/hospitality professional since the start of the pandemic translates into a loss of nine years of collective knowledge. Knowledge is what helps you handle the unexpected,” he said.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 5, 2024

From 6 th May, AROYA Cruises, Cruise Saudi’s first Cruise Line, will join travel trade leaders, pioneers, and professionals from across the globe as they meet in Dubai for the annual four-day event.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has published some useful lessons learned from organizing six online scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online meetings improve access and attendance. The three other meetings did not share historical attendance data.).

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 5, 2021

Here, for instance, are takeaways from the “disruptors panel.”. With the pending loss of third-party cookies, first-party data is key to owning your audience. The post Destinations International Offers Roadmap for DMOs’ Rebound appeared first on Smart Meetings. The entire study report is free and available here.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 9, 2018

Panels & Moderation – Everything You Need To Know. How To Plan Smart Meetings. How To Engage Your Audience. Picking The Perfect Event Venue. School of Event Planning & Management. How Is Your Event App Security. Safety at Events – What Every Event Planner Needs to Know. What Do You Know About Virtual Reality For Events?

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MeetingsNet

MAY 9, 2024

Understand your audience: Take the time to understand the needs and preferences of your event attendees. Tailor your program to address these needs, ensuring relevance to your target audience. Read more in our series on effective pre- and post-meeting engagement: Want Meetings with Year-Round Impact?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2019

Ask about dietary restrictions, entertainment preferences and amount of time they’d like to spend in meetings. Do they prefer panels over breakout sessions? More : From Distraction to Engagement Supercharger: Putting Your Audiences’ Phones to Use. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Gallen to meet the team from START Global at a small event co-organised by them and to learn more about their work and the innovation that comes out of this event. The event was held on campus, at the Square building, where they held a panel discussion and a keynote with founders and a venture capital firm. I travelled to St.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Asia Pacific Incentive and Meetings Event (AIME) returned triumphantly to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) on February 19-21. Julia Swanson, Chief Executive of MCB, said AIME is the leading trade event for the meetings and events industry in the Asia Pacific Region. Highlights included keynote speakers Adj.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 20, 2024

Place sponsor branding on interactive social media challenges or campaigns to encourage audience participation while amplifying sponsor messaging and fostering community engagement and brand advocacy. These incentive ideas enable sponsors to captivate audiences, generate buzz, and leave a lasting impression.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 26, 2021

To hook and WOW audiences.’ . Hubilo creates experiences that are unique to virtual audiences. Today, webinars are a highly powerful marketing tactic that many marketers across the world use to foster connection with prospects, audiences and their employees.’. People are meeting their most fundamental human needs virtually.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 1, 2023

Earlier this year, we announced a sustainability-focused partnership with the American Geophysical Union, an alliance with the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals, the acquisition of both Event Leadership Institute and U.K.-based based Event Marketing Association. During the session, Matthew Huber, Ph.D.,

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 24, 2024

Comprised of a conference as well as music, film, and comedy festivals, SXSW draws an audience totaling nearly 300,000 people to the city over 10 days every March, with a campus that starts at the Austin Convention Center and extends into downtown and beyond. Learn more and start planning today at VisitAustin.org/Meet.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

After a postponed 2020 annual event for more than 700 people, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) brought its World Education Congress (WEC) back to Las Vegas this week with more than 1,200 people live for a series of firsts. See also : Tales from Las Vegas: Jewelry Trade Shows and LVCC’s Comeback Convention. A Challenging Year. “We

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