Convene by PCMA

APRIL 8, 2024

Nearly all the conference presentations came directly from the association’s call for proposals, Mesmer said during a presentation she made at PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2024 in January. Mesmer has added new voices to the list of speakers, including young professionals who are on the rise in the industry. There were a lot of manels.”

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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 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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Social Tables

OCTOBER 7, 2021

But what is a keynote speaker, exactly, and how do you go about finding the right one? In this post, we take a deep dive into what a keynote speaker is: Who they are, what they do, and where to find them. Well, for starters, harnessing the power of an accomplished and enticing speaker could help take your event to the next level. .

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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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Endless Events

MAY 26, 2020

Remote Design Week managed to do exactly what planners everywhere want to do. It was a massive virtual event with over 50 speakers and a whopping 3,000 attendees! So she’s better equipped than anyone else to give us the best tips on virtual conferences. More about the planning process.

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Techsytalk

MARCH 20, 2019

Corporate events include conferences, client events, internal meetings, parties, and team building events. It can be a one-day event or a week-long conference. Traditional methods cannot bring back life to corporate conferences. Professional planners know the best strategies needed to make the event engaging.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One event planner predicted in 2012 that that keynote speakers would give their presentation from the new orbiting space station in 2022. In July 2022, NASA flight engineers Jessica Watkins (left) and Kjell Lindgren addressed International Space Station Research and Development conference attendees from aboard the space station.

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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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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2018

Finding a conference venue is a lengthy and detailed process. How do you find the right speakers? The main component of a conference is the venue, it’s where the main show takes place! Finding the perfect conference venue can be challenging. There’s a lot of competition for conferences. Dive in below!

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 5, 2024

Here, leaders from the Search Foundation, an organization providing support to event planners in need, show their enthusiasm for a fun evening—Kate Patay, CPCE, (left) and Michele Polci, CPCE, CMP. Here are some of the fresh ideas and classic events that made Connect Spring Marketplace and its co-located events a success.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You’ve booked a keynote speaker that is sure to wow! You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. Event Apps: Event apps are another popular tool event planners are using to connect their attendees.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Achieving conference success ultimately requires careful orchestration between the event team, partnering agencies, and other departments, which is where a pre-event checklist template comes into play. Keep reading for our pre-event checklists that will help you optimize conference and event planning. We did the work for you!

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

Event planners surmised that audiences had gotten so comfy in fuzzy slippers that they would not want to leave their houses. But what planners neglected to consider in the equation was the vital human connection. My company, Go Leeward Agency, worked with a 10,000-attendee event that utilized dozens of speakers. Bottom Line.

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 5, 2022

What do you do if your speaker goes off the rails? Let’s say the speaker goes off script and says things that don’t align with your company? What questions do you ask of the speaker to prevent this from happening? The speaker was very famous. Clarify Why You Want To Hire a Keynote Speaker. Nightmare scenarios?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

As we move into pandemic recovery, virtual and hybrid events will remain top of mind for many marketing teams, with 92 percent of companies planning to host a digital event, conference or meet-up at some point in the year. which can include channels for each conference track. Provide this as a sample message template to all speakers.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Here are our suggested lead times for various types of events: Large-scale events (like conferences and trade shows): 9-18 months in advance. RFP and Event Planner Selection When seeking an event planner, providing a detailed and comprehensive Request for Proposal (RFP) is crucial.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 6, 2020

Every year there are new speakers on the circuit to consider for your conferences—business speakers, motivators, humorous keynoters, government experts, and more. And as of the new year, there’s a new bureau bringing speakers to U.S. market features 11 speakers. Saxton Global’s initial launch into the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The speakers shared their own definitions of wellness. She noticed that many of the meeting planners she worked with were in the same boat: giving, giving, giving—and leaving very little for themselves. The speakers all established the common understanding that meeting professionals must take care of themselves.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

But he’s been to many conferences both as an attendee as well as a keynote speaker that he knows all about engagement and networking at events. Our guest is Mark Herschberg , an MIT instructor, the author of The Career Toolkit , speaker, and CTO. ” He says that he’s never been that excited by conferences.

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2018

Business and event planners around the globe are raving about this year’s C2 Montreal conference. There were over 6,000 participants that attended the C2 Montreal event this year and although the 2018 event was at the end of May, the groundbreaking is already planning for the 2019 conference with the theme of tomorrow.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But that approach is hardly doable for corporate events, conferences, conventions, and other large-scale events. That’s why it’s important for event planners to understand what drives them and why. Planners can use Bluetooth Low Energy and RFID technology to create heat maps. The Benefits of Attendee Tracking.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference event apps are a must for any conference in today’s world. Adding conference event apps to your next event will create accessibility with content, notifications, feedback, and everything else you will need to communicate with your attendees. But how do you incorporate a conference event app? Let’s jump in.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. The PCMA Convening Leaders conference this January offered something no other annual mega-gathering of the association has: virtual interpreters. But the task of finding the right interpreter doesn’t fall into the planner’s hands.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The venue was perfect and the speakers top-notch. Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? We’ll talk more about ROI in a minute, but first let’s answer planners’ top questions about hybrid events.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2024

I have taken a hands-on approach, diving headfirst into volunteering at countless community events, immersing myself in conferences, and tapping into the wisdom of industry leaders—both locally and nationally.” In addition to being a meeting planner, Jakob is also a nurse. This year, she will be a speaker and presenter there.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For the March 27-30 conference at the Orlando Orange County Convention Center, Canonica is leading a session titled “The Evolution of Today’s Meeting Planner: Where Logistics & Marketing Are Becoming One.”

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As meeting and event planners responsible for the safety of sometimes thousands of people, we cannot take anything for granted. 2: Always Have a Backup Plan (or Several) As a meeting planner, you know that not having a Plan B, C or Z, means you are doomed. Does the venue have specific protocols that event planners have to follow?

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Endless Events

MAY 23, 2018

Breakout sessions are a staple at conferences. If you are wondering what conference breakout sessions are and why more and more conferences are incorporating them, then continue reading. All of these topics revolve around a central theme, the conference’s main theme. Perks of Adding Breakout Sessions to Your Next Event.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

You can challenge attendees to write a thank you card to someone in their life: a fellow conference attendee, a convention staff member, or a loved one back home. What if meeting planners could create a space for people to have a digital detox for five, 10 or 15 (or more) minutes?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

There, she began working closely with the event planner. “As Where She Is Now Dolecki now serves as director of conferences and events for The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). In the app, participants build their schedules, check in to sessions, complete surveys and connect with speakers, sponsors and one another.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

For the International Conference for Software Craft and Testing held annually in Germany—known as SoCraTes—event coordinator Tobias Goeschel has a notably less-complicated job than most other business-event planners have. For the SoCraTes conference, “the format works because we have only a limited set of rules,” Goeschel notes. “We

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 10, 2020

Setting conference fees is tricky. Planners are faced with a number of variables to consider: • The expected number of attendees and their willingness to pay. The cost of event marketing, speakers, and staff. The cost of event marketing, speakers, and staff. Now that your event is virtual, the puzzle is more complex.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. In this post, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the most important event industry conferences that every event professional should attend this year. The conference where events professionals can extend their reach.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2023

At Connect 2023, Cvent showcased new features planners will love Opening the first day of Cvent Connect 2023 with a Broadway performance by experience company Broadway Plus was fitting. With Cvent Webinar, event organizers can now host webinars directly on Cvent’s platform, allowing planners to manage their events and webinars in one place.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 4, 2020

A planner's best tactic to get speaker ideas might just be reaching out to colleagues and contacts. In a survey released this year by Jay Baer, SpeakInc, and Michelle Joyce Speakers, planners were asked how they chose speakers. Planners said word of mouth was key.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 2, 2023

As an event organizer, it can be disheartening when your efforts to increase event engagement fail to meet your goal or when your carefully planned conference falls short of delivering the audience experience you envisioned. Include an FAQ section, registration links, contact information, and relevant resources.

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