Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. Innovative virtual language interpretation software is making attendee accessibility a reality for everyone involved in creating inclusive meetings. The program makes its virtual services impartial to any particular meeting platform.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After two years of testing streaming platforms, meeting professionals are asking for more comprehensive solutions and a number of event technology companies have risen to the challenge. How it impacts you: Automated back-end processes allow you to better manage speakers, sponsors, staff and meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2022

As small- to mid-size meetings are coming back fast, how are meeting professionals really managing the challenges of sustainability, supply chain issues and staffing? Meetings of the Future has always been about getting the smartest people on stage along with the opinions of our members and working it out,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Security systems will include automated TSA lanes, biometric-based access control systems and a flexible design to accommodate future technology or regulatory changes. The post Meeting Planners Travel Report: Euro Travel Rebounds, JFK Terminal Tech-Savvy 6 Breaks Ground appeared first on Smart Meetings. More than 100,000 sq.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Meeting automation platforms (MAPs) offer a more focused alternative that automates pre- and post-meeting tasks while monitoring in-meeting data-gathering and integration with existing applications for data and analysis. Learn how to improve key areas of your events program, including: .

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

On the other hand, event organizers may decide to alert all meeting participants that they are at risk, even if only one person at a 5,000-person meeting reported a positive test — information that won’t help individuals calculate their own levels of risk, she said.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The post Amex GBT: Internal meetings and AI accelerate industry growth appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Internal meetings are expected to continue to significantly drive growth within the meetings and events industry in 2024.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It covered Europe, but it also covered meeting attendees coming from Europe to the United States,” says Jill Blood, vice president of deputy general counsel for Maritz. “So, While these new laws aren’t quite on the level of GDPR, they still spell significant changes for meeting professionals and their attendees. Jill Blood.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

This year, Smart Meetings provided webinars by an amazing group of speakers. Artificial intelligence and automation are creating an easier world for event planners. Smart Meetings’ Top Webinars of 2018 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Here are some of the top picks for 2018. Risk Management 101.

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Traveler's Q

APRIL 4, 2024

AI is not just an emerging trend; it’s revolutionizing the industry from automated logistics to dynamic scheduling. With the integration of AI, event planners can leverage data analytics, machine learning algorithms, and automated systems to optimize every aspect of event planning, from conceptualization to execution.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2023

Osborne III Convention Center in Jacksonville, Florida is an impressive historical building now undergoing renovations to elevate its convention and meeting spaces. of meeting space, made up of 22 rooms of varying sizes with 33-foot ceilings. Amenities include catering by SAVOR…Jacksonville as well as a gift shop. 113,021 sq.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Many companies are relying on inefficient meetings and events practices rather than embracing the newest tools available, according to a new report released by a management software company. At the core of the report is a call for more automation, process-wide transparency and the use of real-time data tools when managing an event.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article is the second part of Smart Meetings December 2021 issue Dash of Smart column. . Frustration with the current state of sourcing meetings predates the global pandemic. Hotel sales teams are barraged with automated forms, lean staffs and limited information to determine what the customer really needs.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

If hotels are to meet this demand, they need to incentivize people to work for them. Prospective workers have high expectations—if hotels give them an offer they can’t refuse, meeting planners will reap the benefits of a smoother hospitality experience. Ad campaigns and posts bring properties to meeting planners’ attention.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2021

meeting destinations for five consecutive years—and for good reason,” says James Tattersall, director of sales and marketing at Lake Nona Wave Hotel. Additionally, Lake Nona is powered by automated shuttle creator Beep. These automated buses operate all throughout the city as the longest autonomous vehicle network in North America.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 2, 2023

Speakers warned of a world where unchecked AI will cause chaos by enabling automated misinformation, “throwing people out of work, and giving vast power to virtually anyone who wants to abuse it,” wrote Steven Levy, who attended the meeting. Sounds like a plug for our industry.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2024

has good news for meeting professionals. It is actually a tool that will get some of that ‘drag stuff’ out of the way to focus on the things that you really want to do, the reason you got into the events industry in the first place,” he explained at Smart Meetings Innovation Experience in Irving, Texas, last week.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Many meeting planners are already aware of artificial intelligence’s presence in virtual events, where the technology can be used to transcribe speech into text, create summaries for the different topics addressed, and deliver next-step action items. systems and should be available for virtual-meeting use within several months to a few years.

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Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2018

It was Global Meetings Industry Day a while back so we peeked into the corporate meeting trends and statistics that have shaped the past year. Another highlight is that the number of event-related careers is growing due to the sheer popularity and effectiveness of meetings as both marketing tools and revenue opportunities.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

cities, but, ready or not, automation is already here in hospitality. He cites Cafe X , a robotic sidewalk coffee monger in San Francisco’s financial district (it’s mechanical arm even waves goodbye) and Spyce, a Boston startup affiliated with celeb chefs Daniel Boulud, Gavin Kaysen and Thomas Keller, that’s mostly automated.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 22, 2024

Operational Efficiency Through Automation and Doing More with Less Automation is key to achieving operational efficiency in event planning and execution. The Expanding Arena of Adjacent Market Competition The event technology space is facing increased competition from meeting solution providers.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

29, is International Coffee Day—an unofficial day of worship for many meeting professionals. Cause the best part of waking up is with three new coffee destinations in your meetings cup. As for the industry that most relies on the coffee industry (that’s us, meeting profs!), This Saturday, Sept. View this post on Instagram.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The new portal allows for easy research, real-time quotes, automated proposals and tracking in one place. It is designed for meetings with more than 25 travelers and integrates with GDS and API/Direct Connect booking channels in addition to SWABIZ. Individual travelers can still earn and manage loyalty points.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

Why the future workforce may require more gig workers and regional meetings All those workers who disappeared from event services, housekeeping and meeting staffs over the last three years are not at home watching soap operas according to author and speaker Eric Termuende.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 30, 2019

million meeting, convention and incentive delegates, with programs from 10 to over 150,000 attendees annually. The attractiveness of Las Vegas generates strong attendance for meetings. Research also shows that attendees spend more time in meetings and on the trade show floor in Las Vegas. Our resorts host 6.6 million sq.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

She is adamant that big tech companies aren’t going to be able to come in and build something that captures the nuances of what meeting professionals need, all the little things they have to consider every day. Automation is littered with the bodies of technology companies that don’t understand our unique industry,” she said.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2021

New features, such as automated expenses, the ability to book from anywhere while keeping loyalty points and the ability to share trip details with colleagues, have been added. The post Kayak Launches Free Corporate Travel Solution appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Watch Live: 2024 Hospitality Predictions from Mike Dominguez President Clinton ventured that meetings could be the antidote for bad decisions being made by divided, angry people. He suggested that one way to add value in the future will be to provide the human touch missing from an automated world. “In

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. We need to support hotels while they get staffed up,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. We need to support hotels while they get staffed up,” he said.

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The search for meeting management software can be a bear, and the number of solutions out there is dizzying, so we’ve narrowed down the search for you — to ten programs that are not only easy to use, but also proven to improve productivity and allow your company to scale and work efficiently. Time needed: 3 minutes.

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Gavel International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes Creating pleasant and memorable experiences is vital to meeting planning, but preventing and mitigating the risks of safety and security incidents before they occur is a necessity. It also explores post-audit actions, compliance challenges, and the key takeaways that every professional meeting planner should remember.

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Meeting Package

JANUARY 17, 2023

Two technology leaders partner to empower planners to directly book meeting space through Cvent. Cvent planners will be able to instantly book small meetings with more than 6,000 hotels and venues worldwide that use MeetingPackage, a multi-award-winning automation software for meetings and events sales.

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Gavel International

JANUARY 29, 2024

Source: ( 1 ) Did you know that you can use AI to produce content for offsite meetings, as well? As with any other form of technology, there are both pros and cons to using AI for meeting content. Below are several ways to leverage AI for offsite meeting content, along with the benefits and drawbacks of each.

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BCD Meetings & Events

MARCH 13, 2023

machine learning, artificial intelligence, and robotic process automation) to upgrade your programs. Discover how event management technology can upgrade your programs and drive your business objectives forward in 2023 and beyond. This report offers expert advice on maximizing the value of your data and explains how you can use M.A.R.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The personal touch attendees expect from meetings is now largely being delivered with the help of machines. Smart Meetings covered all the must-have tech advances this year to help you stay at the top of your game. The post 11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2023

Learn More The Capital of Creativity, LA has an appeal to meeting and event professionals that extends beyond Downtown’s core and into its distinct regions – including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the surrounding Beach Cities. See what else is Now Playing for your meeting, convention, or event. Seeing is believing.

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