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The SEPC: Learn to be a Green Planner

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Meeting Professional Continuing Education Includes Sustainability Certification Meeting professionals are taking sustainability more seriously than ever before. Look to Events Industry Council (EIC), a leader in event professional continuing education. So, what’s next? What is the SEPC?

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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

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With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community. With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community.

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Are You Prepared for IMEX 2021? A Checklist

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8, a fresh round of registrations poured in, bringing the total number registered for the now mask-optional IMEX America at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino to 10,000. Chantal Sturk-Nadeau, executive director for Business Events at Destination Canada, reported that the country will be hosting the largest contingent ever this year.

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Get Ready for a Human-centered IMEX America 2023

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Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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Lessons from Dubai’s Massive, Rescheduled 2020 World Expo

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1 is “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future” and it was designed to be the largest and most diverse World Expo ever. More than 240 million work hours have gone into transforming it from desert to city of the future, with a daily peak of 45,000 workers on the ground. Read More : Lessons from the Front: Covid-era Med Meetings.

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Chief Strategy Officers Will Drive Improved Connectivity in Post-Pandemic Communications

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Events and communications professionals were forced to innovate under the immense pressure of the pandemic. Companies around the world successfully adapted their operations to produce ever-improving hybrid and online events that made sure people could continue to connect as restrictions came into force.

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5 Trends You Need to Focus on in 2024

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Try three new things at your event this year and make it a regular practice going forward, suggests Beth Surmont. The events industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace and the best way to keep current is to look ahead and anticipate the trends coming for this year. Think beyond “networking” and take a holistic approach.

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