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7 Tips for Driving Attendee Engagement at Virtual Events

Smart Meetings

As we move into pandemic recovery, virtual and hybrid events will remain top of mind for many marketing teams, with 92 percent of companies planning to host a digital event, conference or meet-up at some point in the year. which can include channels for each conference track. How to Spread the Word.

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ADMEI Announces 2024 Awards Finalists

ADMEI

ADMEI’s awards program is among the most respectable and distinguished in the meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry and the most robust, noteworthy DMC-specific awards program. The award winners are announced and all finalists are celebrated at the Awards Gala during the ADMEI Annual Conference.

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Bouncing Back: Tourism After a Natural Disaster

Dana Communications

New Orleans returned to its former glory as a popular tourist destination within a decade after the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Travel Association’s annual IPW conference held in California, it was announced that Discover Puerto Rico reported record revenue just two years after being pummeled by Hurricane Maria.

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My contract with myself

Conferences that Work

.” That is the contract I wrote for myself in August 2005. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post My contract with myself appeared first on Conferences That Work. Reminding myself of it helps me to stay in touch with these important aspects of who I am, which I sometimes lose sight of.

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2023 ADMEI Award Finalists Announced

ADMEI

Established in 2005, the ADMEI Awards Program recognizes member excellence in Destination Management Company (DMC) program, component development, and delivery. Winners will be announced at the ADMEI Annual Conference in Tampa, FL USA during the Awards Gala on Saturday, 4 February 2023. Heartland Payment Systems’ Diamond Conference.

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How Did You Get Started in the Events Industry?

Endless Events

It’s a wild time to be having conversations about how we gather, how to make it not suck, and how not to revert to in-person events with elitism that happened in most onsite conferences.” . I spoke there for the first time in 2005 or 2006 and had a good 12-year run on the show. How Nick Got Started in Events.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

While growth factors such as sports arenas, festivals and large conference spaces can “enhance the positioning of a destination,” of equal importance is the city’s ability to increase ease of access and accommodation availability, both of which are significant factors in shaping a city’s visitation numbers. million visitors.