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The Return to Innovation Is On the Horizon

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Two forces driving innovation are (1) the demand for something new and interesting, and (2) the shift from tech designed for the event organizer to tech designed for the audience experience. It’s all event organizers seem to talk about, and it’s where event tech spending has gone for the last few years.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Desireé Dolecki, CMP

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You need creative vision, planning and organization, budget management, marketing, promotion, collaboration, adaptability, time management and, of course, the ability to create a memorable experience,” she says. As she prepared to graduate, she took on a role as a marketing coordinator at a major healthcare company.

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Top Hospitality Heroes Win Housekeepers Award

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Other sponsors of the award include Indoor Environmental Healthcare and Hospitality Association, a division of ISSA , an international cleaning organization; Global Biorisk Advisory Council and Rubbermaid Commercial Products. They are donating products and services said to be worth $11,600 to Alvarez’s property.

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The Industry Comes Together for GMID 2023

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Professional meetings are critical to the success of other industries like manufacturing, education and healthcare, bringing together decision makers across the public and private sectors,” said Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of U.S. CIS of Nevada is a national program that works with organizations across the U.S. Travel Association.

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Trendspiration from CES and SXSW

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Consumer Technology Association (CTA) partnered with the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAs) and the United Nations to promote the Human Security for All (HS4A) pledge, centered on topics impacting the human experience such as access to healthcare, environmental protection and political freedom.

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ASAE Embraced Disruption at 2022 Annual Meeting

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Nashville-based founder of Jumpstart Health investors and Jumpstart Nova, the first Black healthcare venture fund in America, Marcus Whitney , followed with a presentation titled “Inspiring Change by Embracing Innovation.”. First, I had to get the organization back on a stronger financial operating footing,” she explained.

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Melbourne’s Medical Conference Reputation Shines Brightly

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The Melbourne biomedical neighborhood is made up of over 40 hospitals, medical research institutes, biotechnology organizations and universities largely co-located in the north of downtown Melbourne. This non-profit healthcare association blazed trails in sustainability at their global conference in Melbourne.