Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

How to incorporate a sense of belonging into the attendee event experience The phrase “sense of belonging” is defined as the psychological feeling of connectedness to a social, spatial, cultural, professional or other type of group or community (Hurtado & Carter, 1997). Jennifer Beindorf Research over the past two years shows that event attendance continues to increase—from business/industry events to music festivals and sporting events.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

After one big effort in August, nearly six times as many Maritz Global Events employees are certified in event sustainability. In 2022, the Events Industry Council launched the Sustainable Event Professional Certificate online course, aimed at meeting planners and suppliers interested in improving the sustainability and social-impact efforts of their organizations and the business events they organize.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The U.S. Travel Association estimates that visa processing delays have cost the U.S. nearly 7 million potential visitors and $12 billion in projected spending in 2023. Over the summer, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Jerry Moran introduced the Visa Processing Improvement Act, a wide-reaching bipartisan bill that aims to address visa processing delays that have left some international visitors waiting hundreds of days to enter the country.

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MPI

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Now is a great time for organizations to promote their products and services with event marketing. With the world open for business once again, consumers are enjoying being active in their communities—and event marketing is an opportunity to meet potential customers where they are and remind them about the great products and services you offer.

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TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Less than three weeks ahead of the IMEX America show, 53,000 employees at properties run by Caesars Entertainment, Four Seasons, MGM, Virgin, Wynn, and others will decide on Sept. 26 their union’s course of action if contract negotiations don’t advance. With the hotel-workers strike in Southern California now more than 10 weeks old, another Unite Here chapter in another major meetings destination is prepared to vote on whether they too should bring a strike into play.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The forthcoming BMO Centre at Stampede Park will play a central role in hosting the destination’s signature event, the Calgary Stampede. Although there are many unique elements that make up Calgary’s expanded BMO Centre at Stampede Park, set to open next June, they’re united by one theme: design that inspires connection. Take the central gathering space, where Canada’s largest indoor fireplace forged from copper and blackened steel evokes the feeling of campfire storytelling.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Resort pools, like this one on Westin Phoenix Downtown’s rooftop, are a great place to cool off. As temperatures climb in many places on the planet, few cites are better suited to beat the heat than Phoenix. The infrastructure of this desert destination is literally built for it, making year-round meetings and events a breeze. The thick-walled, adobe-style architecture of some local hotels and buildings is more than a nod to the area’s indigenous heritage, it’s a tried-and-true method for keepin

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Special Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Special Events industry news

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Angie Ragan Angie Ragan Cotton Court announces a partnership with celebrity chef Angie Ragan as their exclusive catering and banquet chef. She will provide the Texas boutique hotel’s meetings and events with everything from hors d’oeuvres to buffets. Ragan knew she wanted to cook from a young age and spent hours in her grandma’s restaurant. She placed fourth in season one of Chef Gordan Ramsay’s Next Level Chef Fox and has since developed her own style and recipes blending old-school hospitality

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Lego Group’s crowdsourcing program Lego Ideas has a website boasting a community of 2.8 million-plus customers who have contributed and debated on more than 135,000 ideas for Lego sets. (Courtesy The Lego Group) At their core, associations are built on the principle of community. Whether it’s a professional association for engineers, a group dedicated to a charitable cause, or a club for hobbyists, the thread that pulls them together is a shared interest or goal.

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The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.