Blue Spark Event Design

JANUARY 19, 2024

Meeting organizers are constantly on the lookout for the best hotels in every city (if you need help with site selection and negotiation , let us know!) With 249,000 square feet of meeting space, the venue offers both indoor and outdoor spaces to cater to any corporate event or conference. Let us help!

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 20, 2023

million square feet of space, the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre features 21 meeting rooms, 12 column-free halls, and more than 1,800 hotel rooms on site. In addition, 1,800 on-site hotel rooms, a capacity of 12,000 across the facility’s combined spaces, and flexible configuration options will suit every group’s needs.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 22, 2023

How culture and history elevate events Celebrating cultural heritage, whether one’s own or that of others, is an engaging method to provoke thought and inspiration in attendees at events hosted at venues focused on celebrating various backgrounds. Morris, History and Literary Arts (HLA) program manager at NHCC.

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DCI

AUGUST 8, 2023

It is the role of businesses, meeting planners and destination marketing organizations alike to ensure they are a net positive force for the world, even when it comes to smaller details regarding sustainability, like a venue’s food and beverage offerings. This compares to 39% of respondents from the Americas.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Bad news for planners: Venue selection may be getting more competitive. The conclusions of the Cvent report support the notion that site selection is much like pumpkin picking. The report analyzed group booking behavior among meeting professionals who use Cvent Supplier Network to predict trends for the next two years.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth, Arlington occupies prime territory in the heart of Texas, where the state’s best attractions neighbor spacious meeting venues, and an international airport is just a quick drive away. by Loews, creating a combined grand total of 251,000 square feet of function space for business events.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Accessibility also impacts the bottom line: When organizations make an effort to reach often marginalized attendees, it can result in an attendance boost of 20 percent and 30 percent higher profit margins, according to Diamond Accessibility. Closer to the event, organizers also should consider if their registration page is accessible.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

Event Industry News An online magazine delivering the latest event industry news, Event Industry News (EIN) is a go-to source for event organizers across industries edited by the one and only Adam Parry. PCMA PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) is a nonprofit organization serving the business events industry.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

MAY 2, 2024

Rather than focusing solely on transactions or logistics, their mission revolves around curating incentive-quality travel programs that reward top performers within organizations. These partners provide boots-on-the-ground knowledge and management to help advise and assist on-site.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

APRIL 14, 2024

Rather than focusing solely on transactions or logistics, their mission revolves around curating incentive-quality travel programs that reward top performers within organizations. These partners provide boots-on-the-ground knowledge and management to help advise and assist on-site.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2022

And when it comes to site selection, 52 percent said that high airfares are affecting their choices in one of two ways: They are only considering cities that offer more carriers and flights (60 percent) or they are opting to hold regional meetings to minimize air travel (40 percent). Specifically, 69.2

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DCI

APRIL 19, 2023

Meeting planners want to know that, if nothing else, your venue is acting as a model backdrop for greener meetings. Publish Your Pledge Proudly It’s almost become commonplace for destination organizations and CVBs to adhere to some sort of pledge whereby their practices will be more sustainable in the future.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The organization announced this first-time host city all the way back in July 2016, for cryin’ out loud! If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. COSI is not just a world-class science center, but also a world-class event venue,” says Trent E.

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Blue Spark Event Design

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Challenges: There were four big challenges for this event: size, location, intimacy, and interaction: Finding an event venue that held 500 guests was the first challenge. Savannah doesn’t have many venues that can accommodate that group size. Services we provided: Site Selection and Negotiation (Venue Sourcing).

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 15, 2022

PCMA President & CEO Sherrif Karamat started the conversation by sharing PCMA’s position that boycotting destinations because of their legislation doesn’t “serve our industry well,” nor is it easy for event organizers to move their events, while acknowledging that it’s a complex issue. Here is an excerpt of the 90-minute conversation.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

Event Industry News An online magazine delivering the latest event industry news, Event Industry News (EIN) is a go-to source for event organizers across industries edited by the one and only Adam Parry. PCMA PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) is a nonprofit organization serving the business events industry.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 9, 2021

That same year, Gong Ke, the president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, issued a similar emergency, calling the breakdown of the climate “the most serious issue of our time.” But for organizations like ours, this is all about health.”. I hope we’ll see more hybrid options to attend in the future.”. On the Program.

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Blue Spark Event Design

MARCH 1, 2024

Host a Memorable Launch Event Organize a launch event that leaves a lasting impression on attendees. Choose a venue that reflects your brand’s identity and sets the right tone for the event. Partner with complementary brands or organizations for co-promotion opportunities that increase exposure and credibility.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 15, 2019

It affects everything from the site selection process right through to delivery. Thankfully, this burden shouldn’t fall squarely on the shoulders of event managers or show organizers. Both Talley and Goedegebuure agree that it takes the entire event community—from venues, hotels, DMCs and more—to help ensure guest safety.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 29, 2022

To Palma, now CEO of Sacramento-based site-selection and hospitality consulting firm Palma & Co, Oakland and NACIVT seemed like a perfect fit. I’ve been playing volleyball for over 25 years, and I’ve played in a lot of different organizations from all over. Oakland’s Chinatown is one of the oldest and largest in the U.S.,

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 10, 2024

of event organizers believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals, and 75.9% of organizers believe in-person conferences will become increasingly critical to their organization’s success in the coming years! According to The state of in-person B2B conferences report , 80.4%

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 4, 2023

One such firm is CM Event Solutions (CM), which specializes in planning, organizing, and executing events from start to finish. “At Organizations can also consider CM an extension of their own team, with the benefit of access to knowledge and insights that only come from decades of industry experience.

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Blue Spark Event Design

AUGUST 10, 2022

A Destination Management Company (DMC) is an organization that offers professional event and group-travel related services only in destinations where they are located. The sourcing, organization, and management of guest airport arrivals and departures can be a daunting and time-intensive activity for an inexperienced planner.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

Moms for Liberty, a controversial far-right advocacy organization, is known for supporting book bans on topics of racism, slavery, sex, and gender identity, and for pushing anti-trans policies in schools. What criteria or guidelines does your hotel follow when deciding which organizations are allowed to host events at your premises?

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