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Together, We Can Do Hard Things 

Smart Meetings

That’s a best practice of great leaders, and as it turns out, also a smart strategy for effective event design. As you work to leverage the power of events to propel change across your organization or community, here’s a bit more advice to consider: Always align to the organization’s greater goals.

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Smart Moves in Lahaina, Tampa and More

Smart Meetings

With 20 years of hospitality and business development experience, Arrogante most recently worked for Maritz Global Events as its global event strategist. Fireplay , an event production company based in Nashville, is opening a Los Angeles office and has selected Sims to lead the branch. Carrie Sims.

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A Perfect Event: Three Elements That Lead To An Ideal Outcome

Endless Events

So today, we’re breaking down the three elements that lead to a perfect event outcome. Our always amazing host, Will Curran, brings you the essential pillars of event planning. Straight from the Global Event Forum report, these are the elements that can make or break an event. But what are they all about?

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Rethinking Marketing Personas for Events

Convene by PCMA

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.”. Simpson hasn’t yet arrived at a standard definition of what human-to-human design means for the events industry, he said.

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The Ultimate Guide to Conferences for Event Planners in 2024

Bizzaboo

22-24, 2024 New York, NY Connect NYC offers a unique platform to engage and cooperate with top-tier planners and suppliers, all while gaining valuable knowledge from industry luminaries who will impart priceless insights into the future of the meetings and events landscape. Event Production Show (EPS) Feb. Connect NYC 2024 Feb.

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MPI WEC Inspired Action in San Francisco

Smart Meetings

Member of the Year recipients were Elite Productions International Vice President of Events and Marketing Pawntra Shadab, and Destination South Meetings + Events Manager Shannon Jones. Meeting Industry Leadership Award went to CTA Event Designer & DMC Managing Director Valeria Serrano Suzan.

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Can One Virtual Meeting Platform Rule Them All?

Smart Meetings

Or will a lack of choice force event designers to compromise to fit into the box? Some compare the dynamic happening in event tech to the proliferation of social media apps settled into the big four: Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, Google/YouTube. Is Bigger Better? Twine, which announced a $3.3

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