Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With a reported 350-400 registrants, the summit will be attended by planners, suppliers, domestic and international buyers, press and cultural heritage and climate community representatives. Downtown Richmond, Virginia How to Get Involved Registration for POPS is open now and the registration information can be found here.

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Stova

MARCH 25, 2024

The Definitive Guide to Event Registration This guide will teach you how to create a successful event registration strategy and help you deliver the best registration experience for your attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors. Registration is at the heart of meetings and events.

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Stova

JUNE 30, 2023

In the fast-paced world of event planning, driving event registration is a crucial aspect of ensuring a successful and impactful event. This blog post will explore several key marketing strategies that event professionals can leverage to boost event registration and make their events truly remarkable.

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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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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

IMEX Group worked with pc/nametag to manage registration for the 12,000 attendees who descended on Las Vegas for IMEX America in October. Badges included QR codes that were scanned as attendees accessed the show floor and education sessions, helping organizers understand what was popular based on actual behavior. Attendee Benefits.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The venue was perfect and the speakers top-notch. No wonder registrations soared off the charts. 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? What if registrants are divided?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Smart Meetings hosted Emily Scheiderer, senior director of education, sales and services at Destinations International (DI), Michelle Moore, senior director of meeting sales and services at Experience Kissimmee and Rory G. She goes on to explain the three E’s: Examine, engage and educate. To educate, look to post-event reporting.

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Traveler's Q

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

An event website serves as a centralized location for all information related to the event, from event details and registration to agenda and speaker bios. An event website serves as a centralized platform for the promotion, registration, and communication of all event-related information to the attendees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

With a passion for inclusive and accessible event content starting from the very beginning of an event team’s strategy and operations, the All In toolkit from Google and its partners can push the goal of DEI while spreading education and awareness.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Although my role was to work the registration desk, these accomplished professionals made me feel included. This was especially true with Princess Sarah Culberson , the keynote speaker for Smart Women in Meetings Awards Gala. I had previously researched her humanitarian work in education and gender issues and was starstruck.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings. Also solicited/accepted are keynote/motivational speakers who get paid large fees and provide exciting presentations with, in my experience, little or no content of long-term value to the meeting attendees.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

As we walked through Petco Park, with the intention of using the seating bowl for the keynote speaker, Andrea realized it would be a memorable location for the entire show. Main ticket windows used for registration area. Used restaurant for education sessions. Ballpark jumbotron for speaker and branding. We got lucky.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

I love working with our members and designing great event experiences with fantastic speakers and content.” We have had incredible speakers from U.S. Her career path boils down to one of her favorite quotes: Steve Jobs said, “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Horan says, “I love what I do.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

HFTP is a nonprofit global hospitality association focused on providing essential education for hospitality professionals, cost-effective ways to improve your business, as well as access to top event experts and leaders in the field of hospitality technology. . HFTP Club Summit. March 14-15 | The Westin Riverwalk | San Antonio.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In this list, we cover tips to help you drive registration, boost webinar attendance, and host better virtual events overall. Follow these pre-event webinar best practices to drum up excitement and drive registration for your next event: Identify your target audience. GoToMeetings reports that email drives 57% of webinar registrations.

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The MICE Blog

MAY 26, 2021

The educational MICE stream was hosted by VDVO and covered key topics on the current agenda. And when you deliver, to be next to that customer, participant, sponsor or speaker as they need you. How do you build trust online? . According to Elina, ‘First, it’s necessary to remove barriers to engage with you.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2021

The free portal to monthly conversations, speakers, networking and some fun surprises is powered by Swapcard. To eliminate lines and smooth the entrance, registration will be via at-home badge printing. We are looking for ways to get people out into nature and fresh air with walking, talking education,” Bauer explained.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It has become increasingly clear that — as several speakers at Convening Leaders 2024 in January in San Diego pointed out — we likely won’t lose our jobs to AI but to workers proficient in using AI. I was therefore excited to participate in the Convening Leaders competition pitting humans against humans using gen AI.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

While it’s hard to make absolute predictions of what we can expect from the future, we can absolutely make educated guesses. Speaker Training: Bigger & Better. Planners can’t continue to expect speakers to just figure everything out for themselves. And we know event profs everywhere need every bit of help they can get.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Ben Arthur (top left) moderates a Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing session featuring musician MILCK (clockwise from top right), educational psychology professor Suzanne Freedman, and author Cheryl Strayed. Two speakers from different backgrounds who provided an interdisciplinary approach to the topic.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 15, 2022

For example, webinars need to deliver on whatever you sell the audience on the event registration page. But often, the event turns out much different than what’s on the agenda, such as the events team changing direction after registration opens or a presenter preparing a slide deck that veers off course from the original messaging.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 29, 2022

For the 2021 event, the registration price for face to face and digital was the same, and the event produced equivalent content for both audiences. The registration fee was structured according to the length of access to the online content, with prices increasing for each month of continued access. Data Driven.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Include easy-to-spot icons linking to the event’s social media pages, registration page, and so forth. Bonus tip: Add direct links to sponsor pages, speaker profiles, and other participating business sites to further expand the event’s reach. Boosting event content on Facebook is also a great way to reach new audience members.

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Eventtia

MAY 11, 2022

Educating your target audience about something. Speaker session. You can then start planning for the target sponsors, event speakers, and exhibitors. Scheduling: coordinates meetings before and at the event, work with speakers/exhibitors, and make sure the event’s schedule is up to date and well-maintained. Competitions.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Educating prospects. Educating employees. To illustrate, here’s a list of some of the most popular event KPIs from a demand generation funnel perspective: Registrations. Here are a few examples: Registrations from target accounts. Speaker fees . Onsite event registration software. Generating leads.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In 2020 and throughout this year, their Amplify Event Series digital events offered continuing education credits for finance and accounting professionals which have been content-driven, meaning no expo, no networking. On-demand viewing for registrants was available for 30 days. 13, just a few weeks after the event wrapped up.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 30, 2023

Organised by Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA), the two-day trade exhibition, educational and networking event features 224 stands from 19 regions across New Zealand filling two levels at the new Tākina – Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre. Registrations are now open for day buyer positions.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

Your speakers and emcees should also know about the experience you’re planning. Marketers can keep their audience engaged year-round by providing value in terms of networking, content, and education. Make sure your event staff is familiar with the concept of your experiential event and instruct them to make people feel a certain way.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

“Organizations knew this change was coming and they were already making strides toward it, but COVID was a catalyst for the acceleration of that change,” said Jim Obsitnik, CEO of Cadmium, an events and education platform. The goal is to bring the events and education departments together to help drive better outcomes,” Obsitnik said.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 18, 2023

A professional emcee isn’t just for introducing speakers—it’s a role that can help with event marketing, audience experience, risk management, and more. For an educational symposium, emcees need to be both a host and “content weaver,” says Salerno, able to understand the big picture and perhaps moderate discussions.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Don’t underestimate the power of top-of-funnel content — it doesn’t try to sell your audience on your event, but instead educates, helps, and addresses their pain points. Already secured stellar speakers? Watch which speakers the audience lines up to see at the end of the session — they could be your next podcast guests.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 12, 2023

It was truly delightful to witness the active involvement and dynamism of the business event professionals who joined our expert speakers as they delved into the exploration of “The Future of Work: The Impact of AI on the Workforce” on 8 June. Kudos to the moderator and speakers for an exceptional session.”

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Bizzaboo

JULY 13, 2023

Ask yourself: Are you looking to raise brand awareness, generate leads, promote networking opportunities, or provide educational content? Provide educational sessions and workshops to enhance attendees’ marketing skills and knowledge. This is precisely what the next step is: Identify your event goals.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2019

“No economic good will be successful if we don’t have social good,” said Sherrif Karamat, PCMA president and CEO, in a small breakout room before the final speaker (more on actor Geena Davis later) took the stage to address the approximately 3,800 people who traveled from 36 countries to be there for the flurry of networking and education sessions.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Building websites, increasing event registrations, and promoting email are all possible thanks to event technology. Ultimately, event technology services let you create unforgettable experiences and extend the life of your event long after the doors have closed and speakers have gone home. Not sure what your goals are?

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 10, 2020

Don’t be surprised if your online attendee numbers are up, but the registration fee needs to come down. • The event’s perceived value to attendees: A purely educational event could have a similar value to attendees whether it’s online or live, but a networking event might not. • The cost of event marketing, speakers, and staff.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 12, 2021

Perhaps most surprising, though, was its pricing model: organizers charged the registration fee to virtual attendees as they did to on-site attendees. “My In addition to the exhibition, the program included educational sessions, various symposia, and social functions.

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