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3 Lessons for Planners from Global Meetings Industry Day

MeetingsNet

Lesson 1: Mentors Can Move Everyone Forward Adam Tarnow, a professional-development expert at consulting firm PeopleWorks International, led an early-morning session on why mentors are useful not only to planning novices but also to veterans. “At On the flip side, clearly communicating what each team is accountable for is equally critical.

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CES Leans into Hybrid Meeting Format in Uncertain Times

Smart Meetings

This is a tech conference, after all—participants know how to manage virtual events. Chris Meyer, CEO of Chris Meyer Global and consultant for CLEAR, is currently planning to be at CES in person, because he has confidence in the organization. “I Safety is the watchword for everyone involved in this global event.

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How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist

Smart Meetings

She is co-chair of Events Industry Council’s Meeting and Event Design Group Covid-19 Business Recovery Task Force and now consults leading companies on their return to events approach. Conduct event-readiness exercises that outline who is responsible for what if specific things go wrong. Technology Risks.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Meetings consultant Jeff Calmus, a former vice president of global event management for MetLife, agreed about the importance of managing up. Vicki Lester, head of intermediary marketing for Columbia Threadneedle Investments, echoed the importance of frank communication. Choices, Choices. Tell a Story.

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The Top US and Canadian Event Management Agencies for 2024

Bizzaboo

Boasting an award-winning team of over 400 specialists across 23 global offices, Allied creates conversion-driven campaigns for major brands in film, TV, sports, gaming, live entertainment, cultural institutions, hospitality, and consumer goods. Communications. Digital Experiences.

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Smart Moves in San Diego, Chicago and More

Smart Meetings

The global event tech and production company Encore welcomed Duffy as director of external communications. A 30-year hotel operations and management veteran, Gonzalez was most recently founder and managing partner of Executive Dining Consultants LLC, owning and opening restaurants throughout the greater Tucson, Arizona, area.

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Can One Virtual Meeting Platform Rule Them All?

Smart Meetings

Last year, wireless service provider Verison purchased video conferencing company BlueJeans in an attempt to provide a “unified communications portfolio.” Event tech consultant Corbin Ball explained that the explosion of innovation in 2020 occurred in the streaming/virtual meeting/hybrid meeting space thanks to an influx of funding.

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