Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

Smart Meetings spoke with Heather Pilcher, CEO & executive producer of Blue Spark Event Design to get the nitty gritty on the current state of event budgets and what meeting planners should be aware of as they ramp up to their post-Covid events. Ultimately, the dynamic between hotels and event planners has shifted since the pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Give attendees a discount code on the last day of the conference that is only good for the next 30 days. Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort. Create a zero-waste meeting.

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InEvent

JANUARY 17, 2024

Introduction Welcome to our comprehensive guide to the must-attend events, meetings, and conferences for event planners in 2024. The new year is a perfect time to start planning and budgeting for your professional development as an event planner. showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

Held this year on Thursday, April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day is “an international day of advocacy showcasing the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences, and conventions bring to people, businesses, and communities,” according to the U.S. And send them thank-you notes often!”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2023

Editor’s Note : In this series, “Five Things Meeting Planners Can Learn,” we explore ways in which meeting planners can glean tips, ideas, notions, planning options and more from the world and our culture at large. Here are five things meetings planners can learn from 12-step programs and other self-help groups.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 15, 2018

As you know, conferences are the bread and butter of event planners. You plan so many conferences of a similar nature each year that it can be easy to get stale. But, just because conferences have a heavy business-focus, doesn’t mean they need to be (or should be) lifeless! Using projection for conference staging.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2024

The newest award-winning convention services manager dishes on all the things CSMs can do for planners: “We’re like Siri for the destination.” Reflecting that spirit, ESPA uses its conference to honor one of its members with the Event Services Professional of the Year award for exemplary service to meeting clients.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Massari continued: “Over the last 12 months, Caesars Entertainment has proudly hosted many conferences at CAESARS FORUM, including PCMA Convening Leaders, Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress and Cvent Connect. The post How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

The 10th NYC Experience Wellness and Travel Media event presented by Organic Spa Media on June 17, 2022 highlighted five major wellness trends that meeting planners should be aware of in booking spa experiences or resorts with wellness-centered offerings. These trends have relevance for planners in a variety of ways.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 20, 2023

Hey, meeting planners! Are you obsessed with conferences? Yet no vice bedevils me like my one desperate fixation, my shameful ravening itch: I simply must attend conferences. So, are meeting planners obsessed with conferences? Yes, you , you know who you are. Well…hopefully not to the same extent as George Meyer.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Event planners and event managers have all been through a steep learning curve to master the art of creating successful event experiences. Let’s take the skill of hotel contract negotiations ; novice planners tend to feel overwhelmed by the nitty-gritty details of hotel contracts and often learn as they go.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

Marriott International President and CEO Tony Capuano kicked off the event by thanking the 314 association planner customers for sticking with the company and helping the hospitality industry recover so quickly. And, of interest to many of the meeting planners present, integrating billing to make it more user-friendly. and Canada.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2023

Melbourne’s star as a top global destination for medical conferences shines brightly, with a massive 48 medical conferences set to take place within the next five years, attracting around 38,000 delegates. This non-profit healthcare association blazed trails in sustainability at their global conference in Melbourne.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

Resident NFTs, only 78 of the total 7,878 NFTs, will offer amenities such as a dedicated guest room at the one of the three hotels, a virtual concierge, complimentary event and conference hosting capabilities, as well as real-world amenities, like gym memberships, spa days and access to streaming services like Netflix and NFL Redzone.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 11, 2024

At the recent PCMA Convening Leaders conference, the former U.S. During a 45-minute conversation on the main stage that included her husband Bill—the 42nd President of the United States—and moderator Holly Ransom, Clinton spoke directly to the role that association-event planners play in the big picture.

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Pádraic Gilligan

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Padraic Gilligan, Chief Marketing Officer, SITE & SITE Foundation Divided by a common language When I reflect on the content of some recent conferences, webinars and podcasts, I’m reminded of George Bernard Shaw’s much quoted comment about the US and Great Britain being “two countries divided by a common language”.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

When the idea to stage an international, multi-day conference in Bern was born back in 2018, we didn’t know how things would turn out, and that we’d need to change our plans upside down. From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The pandemic has driven event planners to rethink their strategies for events of all sizes so that health is at the forefront of almost every decision—a trend that is likely to continue and, if executed carefully, could also help optimize content delivery in the age of TikTok-sized attention spans. Create a Relaxing Off-Grid Zone.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. More : The Independent Planner’s Guide. Affordable Resources. Augmented Income Streams.

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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.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many event planning conferences were canceled or postponed, and most of those that weren’t took place virtually. While 2021 may still look a little different than normal, expect to see many conferences back and ready to help industry professionals navigate the massive changes in the way they do business.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If that’s the thinking here, it seems a little dated, since the dress code for many conferences today is more business casual. But what really stood out to me is how the story demonstrated once again the invisibility of the meeting planner role. One may think: Oh, that’s where event planners are getting the credit, but no.

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InEvent

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Event planner conferences—whether it be virtual, hybrid, or in-person—have proven to be effective for event planners in so many ways, as participants are opportune to network with colleagues and leading experts in the industry, stay updated with the latest trends, and embrace fresh perspectives and knowledge.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 10, 2022

The first day of the hospitality conference held at NYU earlier this week discussed the growing trend of returning to travel, at times exceeding pre-pandemic rates. Tisch Center of Hospitality in the NYU School of Professional Studies is the ideal host for a conference discussing today’s trends in the travel industry. Jonathan M.

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Endless Events

MARCH 22, 2018

Networking is often listed as the number one reason people attend conferences and events. Unfortunately, event planner networking often falls to the bottom of event planners’ priorities. Technology is starting to play a big role in event planner networking. But it shouldn’t. That’s saying a lot.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2021

By all measures, this week’s Destinations International Annual Conference 2021 (AC21) in Baltimore, Maryland, was a huge success. Or a completely on-site event at the scale of the 2019 conference in St. Conference of Mayors Partnership, and the 2021 DestinationsNEXT Futures Study. But he had no idea whether that might look like.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 10, 2023

How much do event planners make, really? Event planners are responsible for organizing and coordinating events such as weddings, corporate events, conferences, and fundraisers. But just how much do event planners make for all of that work? First, exactly what does an event planner get paid to do?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2019

Conference Highlights. For those who didn’t make it to the steel city, PCMA is rebroadcasting highlights on January 30. , treats (live or relive your favorite Smart Meeting event) and tricks (best of industry conferences at your fingertips). The post Five Video Binges Just for Meeting Planners appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 30, 2022

What can meeting planners who support women’s rights do? Here are two concrete suggestions for action: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post What meeting planners who support women’s rights can do appeared first on Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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Endless Events

JULY 11, 2018

With that being said, in order to build conference sponsorship, you have to first look at your brand’s purpose and the values of your company. The key to building conference sponsorship is to create a strong sponsorship pitch that sells your event. The Evolution of Conference Sponsorship. What are your attendees interested in?

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A recent panel session at a meetings-industry conference highlighted the need for planners to have both a mentor and a sponsor, and to account for unconscious bias when seeking a promotion. A statistic that got the crowd’s attention right away: More than 70 percent of planners say they are not being mentored.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Omni Hotels & Resorts has launched a loyalty program for planners that offers immediately redeemable awards as well as free nights, elevated tier status and unique, local experiences with every booking. “We Beyond a strong loyalty program that gives back to our valued planners, we know that genuine hospitality and service matters.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. A lot of event planners think simply bringing people together in the same place is enough to help attendees network—think coffee breaks and cocktail mixers.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 16, 2020

To open the virtual version of the annual Pharma Forum conference aimed at medical-event planners, two general sessions on Monday, June 15, focused squarely on the elephant in the room: the modified cleaning and social-distancing protocols hotels will use once in-person meetings and events resume.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 29, 2024

Whether you’re planning a corporate conference, private celebration, or large-scale convention, San Francisco’s diverse array of event venues , from elegant historic buildings to cutting-edge conference centers, cater to every need. This makes it an ideal venue for receptions, conferences, and other special occasions.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 19, 2024

With support from nearly 30 national tourism offices and convention bureaus throughout Europe, the new Climate Tech Summit will happen alongside PCMA’s Convening EMEA conference in Barcelona but deliver sessions online for U.S.-based based planners. down the road.”

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