Endless Events
OCTOBER 7, 2021
What’s brewing, event prof? Have you been reevaluating the events industry lately? If not, you might want to press play and hear out what the Event Brew hosts have to say about that. It seems that our industry changes on a weekly basis; one week, we’re planning a safe return to in-person events, only to be advised to play it safe and pivot to virtual again the next.
Smart Meetings
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Now that most parts of the country are on the downslope of the whiplash Delta variant, meeting professionals are reassessing what their future programs will look like. For a preview, we asked Eric Holmen, CEO of Splash , the event marketing software company that powers tens of thousands of business events each month, for trends in how organizers are adjusting their programs.
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ETC Corporate
OCTOBER 7, 2021
COVID-19 still acts as a deterrent for many long-haul travellers; however, the travel outlook has improved since autumn 2020. Effectiveness in managing COVID-19 will drive travellers’ destination choice in the coming months with places with a low number of cases prioritised. As vaccination rates continue to grow, ETC calls for more harmonised travel rules and greater clarity for long-haul travellers.
Smart Meetings
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Jack Runkle. Runkle is venue manager for etc.venue s’ first U.S.-based location in New York City. Most recently, Runkle was corporate general manager of project management for Convene in New York City. Before Convene, he worked as assistant director of event operations for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Cristian Teusen and Nicole Coghlan.
TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave
Social Tables
OCTOBER 7, 2021
With the power to influence, energize, ignite, and even empower an audience, an impactful keynote speech has the potential to make or break an event’s success. But what is a keynote speaker, exactly, and how do you go about finding the right one? Let’s find out. . 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.
Convene by PCMA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The 20,000-square-foot Oasis immersion space at the Palais des congre?s de Montre?al is embedded with hundreds of surround-sound speakers, LED lights, and projectors. The business model for convention centers underwent the event industry’s most public-facing change during the pandemic, serving their communities as makeshift hospitals, shelters, and vaccination sites — short-term models to meet a health and social crisis.
MICE Travel Today brings together the best content for MICE professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Convene by PCMA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Event producer Mia Monroe believes digital and hybrid events are here to stay. “I think these are models that are going to be more solidified and diversified,” she said. “To me, it’s a great change for our industry.”. Mia Monroe has been an event planner and producer for more than 20 years, and her experience runs the gamut from “small, intimate dinners to large-scale, multi-day conferences, citywide concerts, festivals, and all the stuff in between,” Monroe told Convene.
Eventbrite
OCTOBER 7, 2021
One of the best ways to grow your business is to launch an event series — recurring programs that attract a loyal audience who return again and again. During Eventbrite’s debut RECONVENE Sessions: A Series of Fortunate Events, three female creators described their successful event series, as well as how they effectively manage and promote […].
Convene by PCMA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Freeman’s Main Stage for Convening Leaders 2020 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco wowed participants. Adding virtual components to a meeting can complement the live experience. (Jacob Slaton Photography). For the Convene September/October issue cover story , we focus on how the pandemic has spurred the development and growth of different business models in the events industry.
Maritz Global Events
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Earlier this year we ran a survey asking event strategists to rate their and their audience’s digital fatigue. The response was overwhelming … both were feeling quite high levels. They say numbers don’t lie and that is pretty convincing. I don’t know about you, but I’ve recently welcomed the opportunity to escape digital delivery in favor of collaborating in-person — and it felt oh so good.
The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.
Convene by PCMA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
A sculpture of Chief Seattle, hereditary chief of the Suquamish people and after whom the city was named, sits in Pioneer Square. Artist James A. Wehn created the bronze bust in 1909. (David Newman photo). On Monday, Oct. 11, Seattle, Washington, will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day — the Seattle City Council voted to rename Columbus Day in honor of Indigenous people in 2014, and the state of Washington voted to do the same in 2020.
Business Traveler USA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Omni Hotels and Resorts has announced the opening of the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. The new-build hotel features two distinct 22-story guestroom towers that rise over the heart of Boston’s growing Seaport District, offering 1,054 guestrooms, including 52 suites. The Patron Tower presents spacious rooms with rich colors and furnishings with clean lines, while rooms in the Artist Tower are inspired by the innovative layout of an artist’s loft.
Convene by PCMA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Megan Henshall says the Google Experience Institute is supposed to, in part, “accelerate the recovery of the industry and new solutions for the future.” (Laurel Belle Photography). In early September, Megan Henshall, CMP, DES, shared on LinkedIn that she was part of an experimental “group project” at Google, where she is the global events account manager.
ITA Group
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Want to Grow Your Indirect Channel Program? Take These 8 Steps Today. Tapping into the full value of your channel, requires a formal commitment of resources—people, processes and technology—throughout all phases of the program lifecycle. The following eight steps of the channel program lifecycle can help formalize and grow your channel program: Assess & Plan Your Channel Program.
Convene by PCMA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
New job roles have emerged during the pandemic to address changes it brought on, including chief remote work officer and head of hybrid work. “We have participated in the largest at-scale remote work experiment the world has seen, and it has had a dramatic impact on the employee experience,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said earlier this year when unveiling Microsoft Viva, the company’s new employee experience platform (EXP).
Travel Pulse
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The country is looking to safely reopen travel.
Maritz Global Events
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Earlier this year we ran a survey asking event strategists to rate their and their audience’s digital fatigue. The response was overwhelming … both were feeling quite high levels. They say numbers don’t lie and that is pretty convincing. I don’t know about you, but I’ve recently welcomed the opportunity to escape digital delivery in favor of collaborating in-person — and it felt oh so good.
Travel Pulse
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The country is making it easier for international travelers to visit.
Business Traveler USA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Australia has announced that, starting next month, it is loosening some of the restrictions on international travel for Australians. The new policy, announced last week by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, will allow fully vaccinated citizens and permanent residents of the country to travel abroad. Vaccinated travelers returning to Australia will be subject to a seven-day stay home quarantine, instead of spending 14 days in quarantine in hotel isolation.
Convene by PCMA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
We get it, you’re busy. So, the Convene editors have curated the latest tips and trends in the world of work for you. Take a look at what caught our eye this past week. How Gen Z Is Handling the Workplace Generation Divide. Digiday pulls together several recent survey results that shed light on how the youngest cohort in the workforce feels about everything from business travel to getting feedback on their performance to older bosses.
Travel Daily News
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Events Club Forum is the meet-up and market place for the event industry. Europe Congress and Czech Tourism have joined forces to create a new and exciting show that will be hosted at the Prague Congress Centre, next year in June.
Convene by PCMA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Megan Martin. Software company JUNO has appointed Megan Martin, CMP, DES, MPA, as an account executive. Martin is currently serving in a contract position as associate director of conferences for the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. She previously worked as manager, partner events at RingCentral.
Special Events
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Call for Speakers ends today!
Travel Daily News
OCTOBER 7, 2021
CIFFT “People’s Choice” Award is officially open and running until 25th October 2021.
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