Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

We chose to meet potential clients at trade shows or at their office. Jeff currently serves on the Board of Directors of Society of Hosts at Florida State University, which named him Alumnus of the Year in 2004. The reality is quite the opposite. We saw this as an investment in building a lasting relationship.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Preparing for the Exam In 2004, when Meeting Professionals International (MPI) held their EMEA Conference in Berlin, Mahmoud was working as director of conventions at the Berlin Convention Office. “Now I live in two very international cities, and my professional job gives me the opportunity to bring people together,” she says.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Almost three decades later, SXSW is a household name among trade shows, conferences, and events. “When we first started incorporating RFID in 2004,” replies Scott. The iconic guest takes us back to the year 1996 when business was still done via snail mail and CD ROMs ruled the world. How did they do it?

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Noerth America’s largest travel trade show will run from 21-25 April 2012, and is expected to inject an immediate economic benefit of US$6.5 “LA last hosted Pow Wow in 2004 and as a former host city, we know firsthand the major impact Pow Wow will have,” said Liberman.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 20, 2023

At the recent Convening Leaders 2023 conference, the association for convention and trade-show management delivered advice from experts on pushing beyond one’s comfort zone to try new approaches. After finishing second in the 200-meter dash at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Felix was confident that she would win gold in 2008.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

(Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.)

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Bizzaboo

JULY 5, 2023

Whether you’re planning a corporate conference, trade show, product launch, or corporate team-building event, Dallas offers a plethora of memorable venues that cater to every occasion. Ownership changed hands multiple times throughout the 20th century, but in 2004 the space was re-established as a live music staple in Dallas.

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