Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. Yes, hybrid meetings are more complicated and costly, but virtual is here to stay without a doubt,” he said. Now all variations of meeting delivery are on the table.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Now approaching the end of a year of recovery across industries—and with no end to hybrid meetings and events in sight—we’re taking a look back to our favorite programs and platforms. Meeting professionals and hoteliers have insights to share on the future of meetings and how to continue making a hybrid recovery.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

Force Majeure clause and employment classifications changes coming for MPs The legal nuances of meeting planning can be a bit overwhelming even for the seasoned planners. To offer some helpful insight in what areas to be on the lookout for, Smart Meetings sat down with Ty M.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2022

Just as virtual meetings can’t replace in-person events, the Metaverse won’t replicate real life. Both digital solutions bring advances that can teach real-world lessons to meeting professionals looking to improve their experiences. People are looking to participate in meetings in a more exploratory fashion,” she said.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2023

How meeting profs can keep event data safe with the latest cybersecurity tools You don’t want to be the next data leak to hit the headlines. Improved Public Wi-Fi One thing that Schwartz noted that meeting planners can be thankful for is the improvement public Wi-Fi. Find an insurance broker that knows cybersecurity.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 19, 2024

Don’t leave home without these With the world wide open for business, you may be headed for an international conference or meeting. Outdated web resources could mean you miss your meeting. In major meetings cities, that shouldn’t be much of a problem—English is usually widely spoken in the hospitality sphere.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. The post Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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One10 Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2022

For many insurance companies, achieving incremental growth isn’t easy. The insurance sector is competitive. To gain market share, client loyalty is key and for many insurance brands, the relationship and loyalty begins with agencies. Email open rates near 40% and there have been zero opt outs of these communications.

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Gavel International

APRIL 15, 2024

But did you know it is a great tool for taking footage of outdoor meetings, as well? On the other hand, the total cost of the drone, certifications, insurance, and a full crew will cost you less than the expense of sending a photographer up in a helicopter. Historically, you would need a helicopter to take aerial shots of an event.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The pandemic and the time it took away from air travel and in-person meetings have revealed ways to safeguard—and even improve—the health of meeting professionals and the way we conduct meetings. Flight Cancellations by the Thousands—Does Your Travel Insurance Cover the Cost? “As

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. Loneliness is causing massive health and productivity problems. Jennifer C.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge. AI technology is not going away,” said Tauvaa.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It’s kind of typical that finance and insurance industries are seeing very strong growth and moving forward quickly, Harris said, they tended to try to continue to operate throughout the pandemic due to the fact that they’re dealing with a disaggregated workforce. So, you have a need to continue to bring them together.”

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2024

He brings over 15 years of experience in the hospitality sector, beginning the food and beverage department at The Broadmoor, where he eventually transitioned into the role of executive meeting manager, sales manager and most recently director of incentive and insurance sales. Ippolito takes on the role of director of events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals ( FICP ) could have gone hybrid—bosses with a tight budget may even say should have —but the organization opted for intimate, up close and personal. Bova said many felt that offering a virtual meeting option would restrict in-person attendance. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 28, 2023

With incentive and meeting teams continuing to experience post-pandemic staff shortages, the Incentive Research Foundation went to work to find out more about the challenges of hiring and retaining talent. Meetings and events careers are slightly better recognized: Just 30 percent answered “none” and 27 percent said “low.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Smart Meetings breaks down the 2022 international travel buzz and gives travel tips to meet smart. British Airways has cancelled more than 1,000 flights before the end October to meet its capped 100,00 per day passenger limit and many other European airports have followed suit. Tips for International Travel in 2022.

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FICP

MARCH 30, 2023

Chicago, March 30, 2023 — As a leading association of meetings and event professionals, Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP®) is renewing its year-round commitment today — on.

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FICP

MARCH 30, 2023

Chicago, March 30, 2023 — As a leading association of meetings and event professionals, Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP®) is renewing its year-round commitment today — on.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2022

Now two years out from where we were at the pandemic’s genesis, one question continues to peck at the minds of meeting planners: “Can the fear of Covid be sufficient enough to trigger force majeure ?”. Because of code, [having that meeting] is impossible, or impracticable enough to trigger force majeure ,” Sheaks said, drawing an example.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Defining Risk. You have to be aware of what people are hearing and communicate accordingly,” she said.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 20, 2018

Prospects for a memorable meeting in Chicago are looking up as the birthplace of the skyscraper now has even more ways to engage attendees—including a brand-new Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), opening August 31, to celebrate the Windy City’s role in developing soaring skylines. Meeting CAC Style. With 8,000 sq. With 8,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Read More : Flight Cancellations by the Thousands—Does Your Travel Insurance Cover the Cost? The likely answer is that would not be sufficient or meet the threshold of impossibility or impracticability to equate to a force majeure event. Read More : How to Write Force Majeure to Protect Your Meeting from the Next Pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Dominguez joined Smart Meetings for a conversation about the future of the industry from PCMA Convening Leaders event at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. It’s not that it’s impossible to meet,” Dominguez said, citing the 2,500 professionals who arrived for PCMA Convening Leaders and more than that for CES in Las Vegas last week.

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FICP

JUNE 29, 2023

A Special FICP Session Held In-Person at Cvent CONNECT Join us at 3 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, July 25 for a dynamic discussion in collaboration with Cvent on the latest technology trends within the.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SITE CEO Annette Gregg analyzes incentive travel for 2023 and predicts trends for 2024 Annette Gregg, CEO of Society of Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) , was the speaker at this December’s Smart Meetings’ Smart Chat Live!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SITE CEO Annette Gregg analyzes incentive travel for 2023 and predicts trends for 2024 Annette Gregg, CEO of Society of Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) , was the speaker at this December’s Smart Meetings’ Smart Chat Live!

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

After powerful Hurricane Ida swept through New Orleans on August 29, several meeting groups had decisions to make—and quickly—about whether to proceed with their events in the city in the days and weeks that followed. Cancellation, switching locations, and a 36-hour pivot to virtual were among the actions taken by various event hosts.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2022

Meeting planners and participants are looking warily at the website FlightAware and noting the scores of cancellations in the United States alone on a daily basis. Read More : Flight Cancellations by the Thousands—Does Your Travel Insurance Cover the Cost? appeared first on Smart Meetings. Are Flight Delays in Your Future?

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Start planning your next meeting with Destination Canada Business Events. Here are just a few of the things you can expect when you meet in Canada. Critical innovations in many sectors, from life sciences to finance to insurance, are being developed in Canada’s growing intellectual hubs. Are you ready to inspire connection?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Smart Meetings has collected our best CSR stories of 2022 to inspire and encourage continued efforts towards good causes. Almost 700 meetings industry professionals gathered in Boston in November for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Leadership with Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) wanted to set an example. of indoor-outdoor meeting space, making it easy to find fresh spots to gather. Keynote Sarah Robb O’Hagan encouraged extreme meeting production. The post FICP Adapted with Live Phoenix Event appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

From new dining and entertainment options to upgraded meeting space and world-class sports infrastructure, the Smart Meetings team toured the latest and greatest while in town for Preview Las Vegas 2024 and sent back highlights to add to your next site visit. of meeting space surrounded by over-the-top art, dining and entertainment.

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Traveler's Q

APRIL 3, 2023

Additionally, you will want the space to meet all safety and fire regulations, as well as any legal requirements that may come into play, depending on the type of event being hosted. Team-building exercises, public speaking, dancing, dining, workshops, and one-on-one meetings are all popular activities that can be included in your event.

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Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Buy travel insurance. Designate a meeting spot if people get separated. “Share your itinerary, flight numbers, hotel address and phone number, with someone you trust who is not traveling with you.” Planning Stage Reise has a few other recommendations for travelers as they’re planning their journey. We recommend Travelex.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 8, 2022

Plans for the upcoming Phase VI expansion of the Indiana Convention Center call for a new 50,000-square-foot ballroom and more than 140,000 square feet of flexible meeting and prefunction space. There are a few challenges, but the two that immediately come to mind are virtual/hybrid meetings and staffing challenges. Census Bureau.

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