Eventtia

JUNE 2, 2023

Event planning and organizing a fairly small meeting involving just five participants can be quite a challenge, especially if this is your first time. Based on the purpose of the event, you might be able to decide on the type of event you are going to organize, but it will especially help in dictating the objectives of the event.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Madison Butler, founder of HR and DEI consultancy Blue Haired Unicorn, wrote a LinkedIn post that became a directory of Black speakers, the Black Speakers Collection website. Black speakers and Black speaker recommendations started flowing in. At that point, there were 28 speakers. The next day, on Dec.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Badges included QR codes that were scanned as attendees accessed the show floor and education sessions, helping organizers understand what was popular based on actual behavior. Attendee Benefits. Organizer/Sponsor Benefits. Environmental Benefits. Some on-demand printing was available.

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ADMEI

MARCH 20, 2024

This year’s conference successfully attracted the highest attendance that ADMEI has seen in years with nearly 250 in attendance , from sponsors and exhibitors to speakers and attendees, including 91 first-time attendees. How Attending Association Conferences Can Benefit DMC Professionals 1. Maximize your benefits.

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DCI

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

There are fewer publications and fewer opportunities to land organically earned media coverage. Then, work with a native speaker, if you don’t have one, to reach out and negotiate a paid media partnership with a top Canadian publication, digital or otherwise. Not all Canadians are the same.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2024

In addition to bringing Positive Psychology of Play speaker Jeff Harry to help attendees reach a non-judgmental play state, event organizers offered a rainbow of options for playing and networking. You feel seen and heard and loved and appreciated,” explained play expert and speaker Jeff Harry. Play is in our DNA in California.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Thanks to Experience Columbus’ extensive network of partnerships, business event organizers who want to squeeze the most out of the destination will find that the legwork has already been done for them. Read on for examples and ideas of how the DMO has leveraged local partnerships to benefit business events held in Columbus.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

It features transitions, well-rehearsed speakers and is short enough to keep people engaged. Read More: State of Virtual Meeting Tools Attendees gather in an event space and meet sponsors, speakers and network with their community. Firstly, virtual events cost significantly less money and take far less time to organize. “If

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

What started as a small endeavor has grown to a highlight of the annual event with diverse organizations across the country benefitting from the HFSE community’s generosity,” Ferguson says. Every year, we have a group of volunteers that source the raffle prizes and take pride in bringing new items.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Jack Macleod For the last 15-20 years, green meetings and organized gatherings aimed at minimizing negative impacts on the environment have been a concept, but in 2020, after the Covid-19 pandemic, they became a widespread topic in the events industry. Finally, implementing circularity can also benefit attendees.

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Eventtia

MARCH 14, 2022

Soon enough, both event planners and attendees understood the unique benefits of virtual events over their in-person counterparts: it’s cheaper to host (and typically the registration fees are also cheaper for participants), faster to organize, and you don’t have to worry about travel arrangements and accommodations.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

But this is no easy feat; research shows that 46% of event organizers say that speakers struggle to simultaneously engage a virtual and in-person audience. What are the benefits of hosting the same event on two separate occasions? Event planners are moving towards the hybrid model because hybrid events have many benefits.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Roots of Gravitas Founder & CEO of clothing company Gravitas and author of the acclaimed book with the same name, Lisa Sun is a speaker and entrepreneur with a message for women on how to define what “gravitas” means to them and how to harness it for their own personal and professional benefit.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 11, 2024

For organizations open to it, building wellness activities into an event agenda offers a variety of potential benefits. The case for putting time and money behind wellness efforts is that it helps an organization to say “we care” about the whole attendee: their mental and physical health, their dietary needs and preferences.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

As the world opens up and Covid restrictions are lifted, we will not return to business as we knew it before, largely because of lessons we learned about the benefits of communicating digitally. In this new era, event organizers must develop strategies for each audience. Consider speakers for your hybrid event.

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ADMEI

AUGUST 15, 2023

We are confident that this partnership between ADMEI and ILEA will allow the members of our organizations to significantly increase their knowledge base, access to resources, and networking potential,” said ADMEI President Lonise Carey.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 14, 2023

With that in mind, let’s look at some of the benefits of in-person events and examine four key reasons why today’s best events teams are putting most of their eggs into the in-person conference basket this year. 7 Benefits of In-Person Events In-person events can provide various benefits that are difficult to replicate through virtual means.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 30, 2023

He says, “I had this fire inside me to study the public health benefits of gatherings and human connection.” After earning his degree, Martiquet began to seek the answers to his questions. I was alone, I had a big speaker with me, and I would just go into the streets. He traveled the world and led flash mobs in 12 countries. “I

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

While a handful of deeply digital-oriented companies are pulling off hybrid events, speaker agencies surveyed in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom report booking speakers for hybrid events only 5 percent to 10 percent of the time. It went hybrid for one year and the organizers said, “Never again.”

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Bizzaboo

MAY 10, 2023

These simple messages can have a profound impact on the way folks view your organization, the success of future events, and even your bottom line. With that in mind, let’s look at some of the more notable benefits of sending post-event emails. Event marketers must segment audiences by role (e.g., Do you have 5 minutes?

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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. billion people with disabilities globally, organizations and events that don’t cater to them are not only risking backlash, but they’re also limiting their potential audience reach.

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ADMEI

APRIL 24, 2024

There are many options, including: An orientation — This special session can offer first-timers a chance to learn more about the hosting organization and ask questions in a more intimate environment. You can also consider inviting guests of honor or keynote speakers to provide some real exclusivity!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

But even in the hybrid setting, organizers need to be mindful of how they are engaging their attendees. Another tip is giving online participants a backstage experience only available to them, including interviews with the speakers or entertainer. Bizzabo Chief Marketing officer Alon Alroy predicted steady growth of virtual events.

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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. billion people with disabilities globally, organizations and events that don’t cater to them are not only risking backlash, but they’re also limiting their potential audience reach.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2023

Read More : Discover Florida’s First Coast I’ve seen several organizations start the day with a morning yoga session overlooking the river on one of our hotel’s river deck venues, or take a quick running or walking break on the several surrounding trails to help attendees reset after a long session.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Making sure attendees use the event app you’ve created requires your organization to market the app before your event takes place. Your organization has created an event app that will seamlessly integrate with the in-person experience — but how do you encourage attendees to use it? Show off its features. Try a soft launch.

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Traveler's Q

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

An event website serves as a centralized location for all information related to the event, from event details and registration to agenda and speaker bios. Scheduled Speakers A successful event website must have a dedicated section for scheduled speakers.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I have always and always will advocate that that’s why we start with the destination organization…take a step back and think of this in the RFP in three very manageable buckets.” If a meeting organization booked 500 room nights in Kissimmee through our incentive, we are going to plant 500 trees [on their behalf].”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2024

In addition to bringing Positive Psychology of Play speaker Jeff Harry to help attendees reach a non-judgmental play state, event organizers offered a rainbow of options for playing and networking. You feel seen and heard and loved and appreciated,” explained play expert and speaker Jeff Harry. Play is in our DNA in California.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 27, 2018

Pillar Project regularly organizes fintech breakfast meetings in London. It typically begins with a short presentation by a guest speaker, followed by a question and answer session with time to mingle afterwards. He organizes a range of events, including corporate and business events, wine and food tastings in London and Houston.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

However, while some meeting professionals are itching to get back to in-person events, some organizations have grown quite fond of the reach and data-enabled by virtual meeting experiences­­. Administering such features can be an effective method of keeping virtual attendees engaged following a keynote speaker or panel discussion.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

By stepping outside the conference walls and connecting with local changemakers, our goal is that participants will engage with these organizations and integrate them into future travel experiences.” Downtown Richmond, Virginia How to Get Involved Registration for POPS is open now and the registration information can be found here.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Perhaps, with the pandemic easing, the industry is just learning this now.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Your audience should understand the benefits of attending. State the benefits of attending. Firstly, the best way to recreate the in-person event experience online is to get a keynote speaker who understands the virtual format. You can foster virtual networking through the following avenues: Organized networking sessions.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Proceeds benefitted Massachusetts Association for Mental Health ($81,896.02) and the Above and Beyond Foundation (two $3,000 grants and an additional $19,000 donated). “We Learn How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist from an FICP22 Speaker. Learn Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays. Get in touch with anyone the change affects, from venues to vendors to speakers. What is Risk Management? Send a push notification to attendees. Courses are held throughout the year.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

When a speaker can hear the basic human gesture of clapping at the push of a button, it is beautiful to see,” he said. After a slowdown from 2021, the use of streaming technology is steadily growing again, Alroy reported, citing a survey that found 68% of organizers plan to have a virtual component at their next in-person event.

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