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How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022

Smart Meetings

PCMA Canada Chapter West is taking to Vancouver Convention Centre for a breakfast, networking session and a presentation by Kati Quigley, senior director of global industry marketing at Microsoft, titled “How Big Tech Fosters Diversity and Inclusion.”. This was a celebration well earned, as an estimated 2.2

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How the IMEX Crowd Prioritizes Human Beings at Events

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. This is stimulation overload,” she said, indicating the trade show floor around her. “By It could be education.

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Let’s Talk Finances: Event Sales Tax, Event Budgeting and More

Endless Events

Turn up Your Entertainment with These Ideas. But with some great entertainment, you could turn them into something awesome instead. The best approach to entertainment is also the same approach used in your content: make it as immersive as possible. Events are no longer just venues for networking. Click To Tweet.

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IMEX 2022 ‘Pathways to Clarity’ Showcased Sustainability and Mental Wellness

Smart Meetings

Additionally, MPI Foundation raised $400,000 through Caesars Entertainment-sponsored Rendezvous and a silent auction. Meeting Professionals International (MPI) powered Smart Monday and morning keynotes as part of a 20-year partnership that was formally extended through 2025. meetsmart #ireland pic.twitter.com/1Dua0ypRxJ.

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Global Travel Collection announces 2024 Elevate Connections in three cities

Travel Daily Media

Participants in each location will hear from industry leaders and gain insights on the latest trends in luxury travel during a general session; enjoy various networking opportunities; build new relationships and reconnect with partners during the GTC Connections Trade Show; attend advisor-specific breakout sessions for the leisure, corporate and entertainment (..)

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Carina Bauer: European IMEX Marks Return to Normal

Smart Meetings

Inspired by lessons learned from the successful American show at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, look for a nature-inspired decor with education areas embedded in the trade show floor, a More than Experience theatre by DRPG and Maritz and a new look for the Hosted Buyer Lounge, Media Zone and food court.

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Were Thousands of Vegas Memorial Weekend Visitors a Dry Run for Conventions?

Smart Meetings

Many in Southern Nevada saw the return to higher leisure occupancy levels as practice for when conventions re-open the trade show doors this month. The SEMA Car show is usually one of the largest to visit the city each year. MGM is, at its heart, an entertainment company. “We Conventioneers Return. Proven Safe.