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3 Formats for the Next Generation of Panel Sessions

Convene by PCMA

Industry panels can make a big impact at conferences — if they are presented in new and creative ways. While keynote speakers can still be a significant attendance driver, I think 2023 is the year to resurrect the industry panel. Panel diversity is even more critical when done in pairs.

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How Do Solar Panels Work? What Homeowners Need to Know

Redfin

Solar panels convert energy from the sun into usable electricity. To get the most out of a solar panel system, it’s important for homeowners to understand how they work. So how do solar panels work? How do solar panels work? Most residential solar panels have 60-72 cells.

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DES Course | Expert Panel

Convene by PCMA

This is a recording of the latest DES Expert Panel. Course content is proprietary to PCMA and not for distribution to anyone other than the course participant

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How Many Solar Panels Does it Take to Power a House?

Redfin

There are many tax incentives and other benefits for homebuilders and homeowners who install solar panels. For example, If a homeowner in Washington State installs a solar panel system of at least 100 kW, their system is exempt from state and local taxes.

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MCs For Events: How They Can Make It Or Break It

Endless Events

It’s all about panels and moderation, and it will serve as a nice prequel for today’s show. EventIcons #eventicons #eventicons podcast mc mcs mcs for events moderator panel moderator PanelsWelcome to today’s exciting conversation about MCs for events!

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28 Ways a Moderator Can Make Your Panel Shine

MeetingsNet

How to train your panel moderator to get (and keep) your audience’s attention. Have you ever.had a panel moderator who liked the sound of his own voice a little too much? A great panel moderator fixes that! At your next event, implement a BDA (that’s just my way of saying before, during, and after) process, and ask your moderator to consider the following strategies: Before the panel: • Create bullet points for discussion and share with the panelists. During the panel.

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Looking Forward – 2018 Event Industry Trends- #EventIcons Episode 95

Endless Events

Panels & Moderation – Everything You Need To Know. Happy New Year!! This week we are celebrating the new year and looking forward to 2018 event industry trends. In this episode, our hosts – Brandt Krueger, Alex Plaxen, Tahira Endean & Audrey Gallien are here to talk about what is trending in the event industry in 2018. We bet you do not want to miss this episode! Some topics they address in this episode include diversity, event safety, event apps, hybrid events and MUCH MORE!

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Keeping Event Housing Profitable – #EventIcons Episode 100

Endless Events

EventIcons #eventicons airbnb Andy Bounds av company conference speaker corporate events endless events Engagement event blogs event housing event industry event industry podcast Event Influencers event management event management tips event marketing event tech event technology eventhousing eventprofs hotel block hotel selection hotels Housing housing service incentive programs Interview interviews Meetingmax panel moderator PCMA personality production Sailo security planning user experience

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10 Best Ideas of the Week: a 'Hollywood Squares'-Inspired Panel, Hologram Centerpieces, a Vintage TV Video Booth

BizBash

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Lyft Presents Its Vision for the Self-Driving Car With Panel Event

BizBash

It’s no secret that Lyft has been making strides to position itself as a serious contender in the self-driving car

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Art panel objects convention centre at Pragati Maidan

Travel Daily Media

The post Art panel objects convention centre at Pragati Maidan appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The post Art panel objects convention centre at Pragati Maidan appeared first on Travel Daily. The proposal to enlarge the facilities at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan, may hit a roadblock as the Delhi Urban Arts Commission has taken objection with a large convention centre in the complex, citing parking and space reasons. New Delhi.

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Industry Leaders See International Travel as the Key to Recovery

Travel Pulse

Leaders speaking on an ASTA panel point to international travel for the industry's recovery. Impacting Travel

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How to Get Creative with Scenic Design: 100 Ideas

Endless Events

The undulating shapes of Turbine’s panels make you feel as if you’re bobbing in an endless expanse of ocean. Or break up the flow with other panels, for instance, Wave. Creating an underwater oasis is easy with zip-together textured panels lit up with moody blue lighting. It’s no coincidence these panels are named Shoal, because they resemble a school of fish travelling the ocean currents together. Wafer panels look best with front lighting and uplighting.

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Hotel Data Conference sold out for first time since 2019

Travel Daily News

HDC will feature 92 speakers across five general sessions, 12 breakout panel sessions, 17 “data dash” sessions and six advanced level “data dive” discussions

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GMID 2023: Looking Towards the Future

Smart Meetings

CST with a panel of industry leaders to discuss the most current trends and the effects they will have on the future of meetings. How the industry is celebrating and what you can do to support March 30 th marks Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) 2023 and there is more excitement than ever.

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Seatrade Cruise Med announces 2022 programming aimed to “Steer Change Together”

Travel Daily News

Hosted in the world’s second largest cruise destination, the programme features two keynote opening sessions, followed by a robust schedule of panels tailored to Mediterranean cruising

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How to Get Your Organization Started on TikTok Webinar

Advanced Travel and Tourism

In this panel discussion, hear from 3 DMO thought leaders who have embraced this trending platform for their organization. The social media platform that is grabbing audiences and advertisers like no other—TikTok. Wondering if it makes sense for your organization?

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Transformational Resilience in the Hospitality Industry

EHL Insights

EHL Hospitality Business School recently hosted a conference entitled “Transformational Resilience in the Hospitality Industry” where a panel of industry players, ranging from academics to executives to practitioners, discussed the current state of hospitality.

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The Top 100 Events 2018

BizBash

Think you can get away with assembling a conference panel that includes no people of color? Or stage an award

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Vaccine Spotlight Webinar: Insights from the Event Industry

Convene by PCMA

We have brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the different ways COVID has impacted themselves and their teams. Now that we’ve heard about the science from Dr. Patel, let’s look at how our industry has been directly affected.

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Is Solar Energy Renewable? Learn About This Critical Resource for Homeowners

Redfin

However, solar panels, one of the primary methods we use to harness energy from the sun, are not a renewable resource. There are three primary ways to harness solar energy : solar panels , concentrated solar, and solar process heat.

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How PCMA Chapters Will Celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day

Convene by PCMA

for an interactive panel discussion moderated by Stephanie Turner, SVP convention sales and strategies for New Orleans & Company, and Tim Hemphill, VP sales marketing and events for the New Orleans Ernest N. A panel session about employee recruitment and retention will follow.

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UBQ Is Turning Garbage into Events

Smart Meetings

With PLANETech in particular, parts of its infrastructure will be made of Palram’s Palboard multilayered PVC panels made with UBQ’s material. These Palram panels prevents up to 12 tons of CO2 emissions for every ton of UBQ used, according to a press release.

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Microphones For Events: How Many Do You Need?

Endless Events

Okay, if I’m going to have a panel of three people and there’s going to be three people on stage- I need three microphones. And the reason why that’s important is that let’s say this panel of three people gets done.

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5 Major Wellness Trends for Meeting Planners to Know Now

Smart Meetings

In panel discussions and in a release prior to the event, participants mentioned: Clean Beauty & Self-care : Healthy and natural ingredients; sustainable sourcing; plastic-free packaging, along with diversity and inclusivity in brand leadership and treatments, are more important than ever.

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IAPCO 2022 Annual Meeting & General Assembly: The meetings industry rises again

Travel Daily News

Keynotes and panel discussions reflected on the fact that ‘There is no future without History’ – a topic that strongly resonates with many business events industry organisations around the globe all of which had to drastically adapt their activities in the past 2 years

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Destinations Skill-up to Support Meetings Industry Advances

Smart Meetings

Global All-Star panel agreed that creative, intentional tourism management can be a source for good. The action-oriented panels on ripped-from-the-headlines topics were in line with opening keynote speaker Chip Conley’s advice to ride the waves of trends and plant seeds during uncertain times.

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Hilton Africa & Indian Ocean hosted Women in Leadership Conference in Johannesburg

Travel Daily News

The conference featured a diverse panel of speakers, with keynote addresses by Refilwe Ledwaba, South Africa’s first black female pilot and founder of Girls Fly Programme in Africa, and Dr. Mosima Mabunda, who is the Head of Vitality Wellness Discovery

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Pittsburgh International Airport Becomes First to Be Self-powered

Smart Meetings

The microgrid, which continues to maintain connection with the traditional power grid, consists of five natural gas-fueled generators and nearly 10,000 solar panels able to produce 20 megawatts, enough electric to power more than 13,000 homes, well over PHL’s peak demand, which is about 14 megawatts.

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The Advancement of DMCs

ADMEI

A panel discussion focusing on defining the life cycle of an event, time tracking, revising pricing models and recommended nomenclature. . View Webinar. The DMC industry is taking the initiative to adapt and evolve.

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California Outlook Forum Celebrated Free Spirits

Smart Meetings

The Future of Live “You have to give people a reason to come to the event,” said Kevin Carr, vice president of Cvent , who joined a panel about the future of live events. How combining business and pleasure at a meeting creates a win-win Just because California boasts a $3.83

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5 Tips for Improving Accessibility for Meetings

Smart Meetings

Especially for the events that have diversity panels and diversity conversations. They have to take that opportunity of diversity and disability representation with integrity, and they have to do the work to be able to host these panels.”.

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Dynamic Speakers to Consider for Your Upcoming Event

Stova

We turned to our panel of experts and asked them: Have you seen any dynamic speakers recently you would recommend? Booking the right speaker is critical to the success of your event.

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Incentive Travel is alive and well … in 2021

SITE

We’ve been following up with some of the corporations on our panel and received this wonderfully inspiring email from one of them highlight how incentive travel is alive and well … “Just completed the survey and thank you for resending and allowing me to include my input. Corporate inSITEs Edition 2 is currently “fielding” with our US corporations and we’ll have a sneak peak of preliminary results during SITE Classic.

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Meet the 5 Finalists of IMEX America’s 2016 #IMEXPitch Competition

MeetingPool

The #IMEXPitch competition is an annual opportunity for event technology startups to showcase their products to an audience of event planners and a panel of knowledgable, expert judges. with Last year Loopd, the two way beacon device for networking at events, was the big winner selected from a pool of promising startups. This year’s group […]. Event Industry

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Site Selection Consultants Speak: 6 Takeaways from IEDC Leadership Summit

DCI

Last month, DCI chairman Andy Levine moderated a plenary panel at the IEDC Leadership Summit in Tucson. Darin guided the panel into a conversation about this topic, detailing the challenges being faced with both scarcity and abundance. The panel’s honest advice?

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HVS ANAROCK HOPE 2023, concludes successfully in Goa

Travel Daily Media

This was followed by a series of panel discussions, including CEOs Panel 1 (New Models, New Playbook: Is the Indian landscape changing?), Meanwhile, in the Tech Panel 1 session (Future of Travel Technology: Where are we headed?),

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How to Harness the Lasting Power of Virtual Meetings

Smart Meetings

Administering such features can be an effective method of keeping virtual attendees engaged following a keynote speaker or panel discussion. This misstep often takes the form of a panel discussion. “A

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How to Connect the Offer and Demand at Your Trade Shows

Eventtia

Or maybe it’s the knowledge speakers share during panel sessions? What makes trade shows truly valuable for your attendees? Is it the possibility of visiting multiple stands and enjoying the brand experience different companies offer? Yes and yes, but it’s also about their networking experience. Event Planning

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California Lodging Investment Conference [CLIC] completes successful sixth annual event

Travel Daily News

With over 250 attendees, the opening reception followed by a one-day event hosted multiple panels led by industry experts discussing the California hotel real estate market in depth. ANAHEIM, CALI.

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A Sweet Meet for the American Association of Candy Technologists

Convene by PCMA

At the 2021 in-person seminar, “the panel we had was specifically on handling taste panels and consumer panels during COVID,” Schwenk said. The panel showed us some new technology and creative ideas in order to reach our panelists and safely deliver them samples.”.

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21 Creative Ideas for Corporate Stage Design

Endless Events

Layered backdrop elements like waved panels combined to create a representation of the Grand Canyon. The set also played with different textures and patterns via circuitry panels and used a triple-wide screen for presentations because Arizona is a hub for growing tech. At the Forbes Women’s Summit, four C-suite leaders took part in a panel titled “The Builders: Shaping the Future of Work Now.” These projections were in the same colors as the bold stage backdrop panels.

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PCMA CL Ignited Ideas in Columbus

Smart Meetings

As part of the same panel discussion, Encore Global CEO Ben Erwin called for investing in people assets. None of background was printed, it was all projected light on muslin panels, so it’s reusable and sustainable. To chart a path forward, it helps to have some guiding lights.

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