Motivation Excellence
APRIL 1, 2024
Meet Claire Urness, from our Performance Management team! She hasn’t been with us a year quite yet, but she’s already found she feels right at home in our Schaumburg headquarters. A self-described “shy person,” we appreciate her willingness to sit down with us for this month’s Get to Know ME edition. Read on and watch our short video to learn more about Claire!
Smart Meetings
APRIL 1, 2024
The meetings and events industry is coming together on Thursday, April 18 at 11 am PT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET for Be Bright Together: A Virtual Celebration of Life for Marin Bright. In addition to honoring the contributions of a meetings industry pioneer, generous friend and ultimate hostess, we will be announcing a campaign to continue the work of lifting everyone up.
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MeetingsNet
APRIL 1, 2024
Electronic hotel-room keycards with a security vulnerability puts a new risk-management issue on planners’ plates. A meeting professional’s responsibilities are far reaching, but they haven’t typically required knowledge of the host hotel’s guest-room door keycard system. That’s changed. A flaw with Dormakaba’s Saflok electronic lock—which are installed on several million doors in more than 13,000 locations (mostly hotels)—makes them relatively easy to hack.
Bizzaboo
APRIL 1, 2024
The truth hurts, but not all events are successful. Event failures are common and can be a major setback for any event organizer or company. But instead of dwelling on the failure, it’s important to analyze and learn from it to bounce back stronger and build a more resilient event strategy. In this article, we’ll explore the importance of analyzing event failures and how they can lead to future event success.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
Travel Daily Media
APRIL 1, 2024
The post British Airways and Virgin Atlantic CEOs to speak at Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. L-R: Sean Doyle, BA and Shai Weiss, Virgin Atlantic Aviation leaders Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic and Sean Doyle, CEO of British Airways as keynote speakers at the Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024.
Convene by PCMA
APRIL 1, 2024
“The future success of the business events industry hinges on recognizing and elevating the strategic role of middle managers in navigating complex challenges and seizing new opportunities,” said Sally Foley-Lewis, who will speak at PCMA APAC’s The Business of Events conference. Sally Foley-Lewis started her career as a recreation officer at a psychiatric hospital.
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Convene by PCMA
APRIL 1, 2024
In the Convening Leaders 2024 competition, all but one team used Gevme’s Spark AI, a gen AI tool developed in collaboration with PCMA, to come up with a marketing plan for an event. (Whatever Media Group) A competition in the Tech Playground at Convening Leaders 2024 in January pitted event-planner participants against others using generative AI. In that battle to create the most innovative marketing campaign for an upcoming event, dubbed “ Human Heroes vs.
Gavel International
APRIL 1, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes Your organization can hold the best in-person meetings in the history of meetings, but if you are not able to demonstrate their value to the C-Suite, chances are slim that your budget for future in-person meetings will get approved. Concrete numbers are the best way to show value, and at this point, your mind might immediately go to key performance indicators (KPIs) as the way to showcase these numbers.
InEvent
APRIL 1, 2024
Event management goes beyond organizing a birthday party, wedding, conference, or product launch. It requires a high level of competency, spanning from creativity to client relations and logistics. You need certain skills to advance in the events industry and become a successful event manager in 2024. To help you stay on top of your game, … Post 8 Event Management Skills You Must Know in 2024 showed as first in InEvent Blog.
Convene by PCMA
APRIL 1, 2024
Meeting space at the Tampa Convention Center often comes with plenty of sunlit, waterfront views. Take one look at the convention calendar in Tampa Bay, and plenty of big names will stand out: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons, and the Associated Builders and Contractors are just a few of the prominent groups that have selected Cigar City to host upcoming meetings and events over the next few years.
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
InEvent
APRIL 1, 2024
Choosing the right guest speaker for your event is crucial. A great speaker can capture the audience’s attention, add value and become the highlight of the evening. Their presence can generate excitement and build momentum when you’re ready to advertise your conference. Investing time in selecting a quality speaker is key to achieving the best … Post How to Choose the Right Speaker for Your Event showed as first in InEvent Blog.
Convene by PCMA
APRIL 1, 2024
Alloro Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains, about a 35-minute drive from Portland, is one of 600 wineries in the Willamette Valley, Oregon’s oldest wine region. When prospective attendees are pondering whether to register for a conference, many of them are doing more than reviewing the educational session lineup — they’re also browsing the list of attractions and adventures they can add to their personal itineraries.
InEvent
APRIL 1, 2024
Event management goes beyond organizing a birthday party, wedding, conference, or product launch. It requires a high level of competency, spanning from creativity to client relations and logistics. You need certain skills to advance in the events industry and become a successful event manager in 2024. To help you stay on top of your game, … Post 8 Event Management Skills You Must Know in 2024 showed as first in InEvent Blog.
MPI
APRIL 1, 2024
It’s easy to see why Tampa Bay’s convention calendar boasts big names like the Associated Builders and Contractors and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
Special Events
APRIL 1, 2024
Part 6 in our annual State of the Industry (SOI) report
Conferences that Work
APRIL 1, 2024
On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. You can click on the graphic above to watch the video of our engaging conversation. but I admit that I generally prefer to read transcripts of talking heads videos.
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