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Event Crisis Communication Templates Worth Copying

Smart Meetings

This is what I learned from planning and communication with internal stakeholders to PR and event cancelation best practices with examples you can use. Those slated to interact directly with the media should undergo media training. CGSP, HMCC, MMP, is director of global events, MC Event Consulting.

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Why Meeting Planners Should Put Wellness First

Smart Meetings

When it comes to open space, resistance training and aerobic capability, hotels can offer the tools to empower people to take care of themselves on the road.” For the event space, this could take the form of a quiet room. Best Practices People are different and therefore how they choose to unwind and better themselves varies.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

Smart Meetings

This is my passion—and being part of the global events industry is my second passion.” Preparing for the Exam In 2004, when Meeting Professionals International (MPI) held their EMEA Conference in Berlin, Mahmoud was working as director of conventions at the Berlin Convention Office.

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New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals

Smart Meetings

IMEX America Moves Toward a Sustainable Events Future IMEX America 2022 was the greenest one yet. A detailed report prepared by MeetGreen explained how the largest industry event made progress toward its Net Zero Carbon Events goal while pointing to even more improvements IMEX and other event organizers can make in the future.

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#RotterdamExperiment 1 – How global transformation in technology, organisations and values will impact the future of events

The MICE Blog

We don’t know what the future holds, but through experimenting and the direction of Rotterdam futurist and bestselling author Yuri van Geest, we can educate and prepare ourselves, our businesses and organisations for the new normal. The entire world right now is in transformation, and businesses are being disrupted. How do you adapt?

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To-Do’s for Meetings

Brightspot Incentive Events

To-Do: prepare for hard decisions on invitees or cost overruns Hotels Are Short-Staffed and Undertrained During Covid lockdowns, hotels were forced to furlough or lay off most frontline staff. ” (See Prevue “3 Industry Trends You Need to Know Now” or IMEX Edition of Maritz Global Events’ 2022 Industry Trends report.)

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35 Must Attend Events For Event Planners in 2020

Bizzaboo

GMITE has been connecting the largest selection of high-volume meeting and incentive travel buyers with global suppliers for nearly 15 years. The ultimate training conference on the ultimate marketing discipline: experiential marketing. Explore the latest business events ideas and experiences in an international city.

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