Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2022

The 3 days of gathering started with Destinations International ’s Convention Sales and Services Summit, covering everything from trends in what is important to attendees today to tips for planning more inclusive events. Lifetime Achievement Educator Award went to dr. Eric D. Thank you to the visionaries honored tonight.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

The event’s name was redubbed “Access Live,” an extension of the association’s WSWA Access, a program that connects wine and spirits producers with wholesalers via education and mentorship. We changed [the education] to create more 20-30-minute impactful talks on hot topics in the industry.

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Travel Daily News

JUNE 28, 2021

Explori’s platform allows global event organisers, agencies and venues to capture high-quality attendee feedback from any market in multiple languages.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2023

Where event profs hope to give event attendees a vibrant, appealing and informative session, it may come off more as an information dump for some. Smart Meetings spoke with several event experts whose main goal is to craft a personalized, engaging and educational experience. Make Your Attendees Feel Like Co-creators.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

On Track Tahira Endean The umbrella tracks for educational content are the same as the categories featured at IMEX Frankfurt in May. Instead, the Wellbeing Wheel will integrate wellness education, morning meditation and end-of-day reflections about everything from nutrition to sleep into the content conversations.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

But this profession isn’t too far off; he tells Smart Meetings that “the discipline, preparation and vision” present in the fighter pilots of Top Gun are “all essential when leading a team and planning missions – I mean, events!” Looking Forward He envisions a bright future for the events industry.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

EIC’s CMP Competency Profile project is critical for identifying the key skills and knowledge required of global event professionals to maximize their strategic value to their organizations in support of a resilient, equitable and sustainable recovery.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

Here are some useful takeaways from the day’s educational sessions. In addition, MPI conducts a 12-hour online-education marathon featuring three 15-minute sessions per hour; these cover a wide range of job issues for planners as well as career advancement and physical and mental wellness. Everyone has help along the way.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

That starts with an expanded footprint at the new Mandalay Bay Las Vegas location, a change announced four years ago, before anyone could have envisioned a global pandemic would necessitate less density. The fortuitous shift allows IMEX to increase the size of education rooms and double the size of the hosted buyer area.

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The MICE Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

SwissSkills is an agency focused on promoting the vocational education system in Switzerland. The experiential event format will showcase 150 professions and will allow attendees to engage directly with the employers and ask questions of current apprentices in the programmes. . Future vision for Swiss Skills.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 30, 2023

For the past several years, the team at Maritz Global Events has been working to raise awareness about human trafficking through educating our team, partners and industry.

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Endless Events

JULY 15, 2021

As anticipated, it was a huge success and the Event Brew hosts are here to tell the story. Will, Thuy, and Nick revisit PCMA EduCon 2021 and share three different perspectives: one of a co-host, one of a virtual attendee, and one of an educated outside observer. What went right and what went wrong? They tell it all!

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Meeting Professionals International’s leaders outlined a strong 2024 for the association’s educational and networking efforts. MPI Academy, Encore, and the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education are partnering to launch the Encore AV Fundamentals certificate program in January. •

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 3, 2024

Independent Planner Education Conference (IPEC) Jan. The IPEC program for independent planners provides the perfect mix of education, networking and meetings with suppliers, with options for hosted and nonhosted buyers. 12-15, 2024 Austin, TX Catersource + The Special Event is the only annual event of its kind.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The post Event tourism market to progress at a CAGR of 4% between 2022-2032 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The global event tourism market size is expected to reach USD 2.1 These insights are based on a report on Event Tourism Market by Future Market Insights. Private: Parties, socials, weddings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

She positioned the show as a bellwether event, offering a picture of business volume and pipelines that could be realized in 2023 and beyond. All of the educational offerings have been fine-tuned into four tracks for what Bauer calls “radical simplicity.” An Eco-friendly Focus. A Moving Initiative.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

She positioned the show as a bellwether event, offering a picture of business volume and pipelines that could be realized in 2023 and beyond. All of the educational offerings have been fine-tuned into four tracks for what Bauer calls “radical simplicity.” An Eco-friendly Focus. A Moving Initiative.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Peckinpaugh spent the last 11 years as president of Maritz Global Events and will continue to hold this role in addition to his next. Travel Association, Meetings Mean Business Coalition, PCMA Education Foundation and Chautauqua Institution in New York. Peckinpaugh has also held board and leadership committee positions at U.S.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Continuing on the board are: Lori Allen , vice president of global event operations with MetLife; Meg D’Angelo , CIS, DES, assistant vice president of corporate events and hospitality with Lincoln Financial Group; Susannah Frances , CMP, senior events experience consultant with Sun Life; and Steve Bova , CAE, executive director of FICP.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

On April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day was marked by in-person educational sessions and meet-ups, a 12-hour virtual event, hundreds of social-media posts—and even an original poem. Here, Rachel Andrews, head of global events for Cvent, spoke on developing an institutional event-program process.

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Endless Events

JUNE 5, 2023

But this diversity of education and experience begs the question, do you need event planning certifications to stand out? Dustin and I did the global event forum,” continues Will. And because we still struggle with event-specific education in post-secondary school, I think this is a good stopgap.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 6, 2022

Megan Finnell, CMP, director, meetings & conferences, MGMA, and Tim Simpson, brand & engagement chief strategist for Maritz Global Events’ Design Studio, speak to EduCon attendees Monday during their session. Jacob Slaton Photography). 1 thing people cared about, Finnell said, was being inspired.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 22, 2023

Next Gen Event Goers, as a group, are more likely to be female, are more diverse, and have higher levels of education than event goers over 45, the studies show. Freeman Trends Report: Event Attendee Intent and Behavior Q1 2023,” identifies attendees aged 20 to 44 as NGEGs — Next Gen Event Goers.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

On 28 September, Rotterdam Partners shared how they did it with their global audience during the third Rotterdam Experiment hybrid event, as well as the lessons learned from being the host city of the 65th edition of the ESC. The ESC is one of the best examples of what a global event in the post-pandemic world can look like.

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Business Traveler USA

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

IHG expects continuing growth in consumer demand driven by milder travel restrictions, increasing flight availability and the return of global events, DeCross said. As people continue to be conscious of the number of attendees, meetings will tend to be more small and midsize events.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Tim Simpson and Liz Smith, both from Maritz Global Events, speak during their Convening Leaders 2022 session, “Transforming Event Experiences: How to Deliver Meaningful Human-to-Human Moments.”. On-demand access is available through March 12, 2022.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 15, 2023

On the eve of the annual global event reminding the world of the importance of protecting our fragile planet, Canada-based The Sustainable Events Forum (TSEF) hosted an online celebration, the 4th Annual Earth Day for Event People, on April 21.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The post Event tourism market to progress at a CAGR of 4% between 2022-2032 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. The global event tourism market size is expected to reach USD 2.1 These insights are based on a report on Event Tourism Market by Future Market Insights.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

Techsytalk Techsytalk is a digital platform with more than 550 members that bridges the gap between event technology and the event planner. Powered by Liz King Events, Techsytalk features articles, educational opportunities, The Event Hustler Show, and more.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As a strategist, I look forward to integrating wellness and business metrics into events, going far beyond green smoothies and yoga; and emphasizing conversation, social interaction, mindfulness, relationship building, problem-solving, emotional intelligence, and the power of communities. Global General Manager, Maritz Global Events.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

Some of the content is anecdotal from her 20 years in the industry, a winding road that led from specializing in California’s wine industry and getting her sommelier certification as the “Decantress” to producing women in tech events, running global events for SoftBank Vision Fund and her current role at AWS.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

Many figured out early on how to deliver education seamlessly, but translating the synchronicity of a cocktail party or hotel lobby into something accessible through a computer screen has been challenging. Lawrence Coburn, CEO and co-founder of twine , compares the intricacies of designing an engaging event to construction in the real world.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 8, 2019

The full version of this article was originally published in the Maritz Global Events Blog. When we ask clients about their event challenges, we frequently hear: “Every year it becomes harder and harder to top last year’s event.”. At Maritz Global Events, we face the same challenge.

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Maritz Global Events

JULY 3, 2019

Let us introduce you to Dan Potter, Senior Strategic Events Manager at Maritz Global Events. Anyone who has attended one of our many strategic events has seen the magic that Dan has conjured alongside his equally talented peer, Karen Watson, Sr. Director Strategic Events.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 15, 2023

Hosting this gathering showcases the strong confidence placed in Abu Dhabi’s state-of-the-art infrastructure and top-tier amenities, reinforcing our reputation as a premier global events destination. ” This conference promises to be a dynamic platform for interaction, education, and networking.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The leading event for independent and association event producers who want to share successful strategies and discuss ways to improve their bottom lines. World Education Congress. MPI’s signature event delivers top-rated education and networking to the meeting and events community. Event Design Certificate.

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