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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

Smart Meetings

Heike Mahmoud , CMP, was one of the first European meeting professionals to earn the Certified Meting Professional (CMP) designation through the Events Industry Council (EIC) in 2006. I didn’t know that in 2006!” Now, she feels inspired as she sees the certification’s global spread. “It

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Silicon Valley-style VC Firm Launches for Event Industry

Smart Meetings

When I started there were lots of things I wish someone told me not to do,” Topalian, who directed the debut of New York ComicCon in 2006, says. “I We have an initial board, but we’re currently interviewing other great trade-show luminaries who want to join the group. I wish I didn’t go to that particular venue.

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Event Tech News: Eventbrite IPO, PSAV Gets Acquired and More

Endless Events

The company launched back in 2006 and was the first of its kind to cater to small businesses. The Exhibition Buyer’s Guide is one of the best resources for those looking for suppliers for trade shows, exhibits, and similar events. Trade Show Lessons: Learning From Failure and Success.

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How Did You Get Started in the Events Industry?

Endless Events

I transitioned into the trade show world for technology events,” she says. I spoke there for the first time in 2005 or 2006 and had a good 12-year run on the show. I’ve just always thrown the party, and at some point, I started getting paid for it. After some time in catering, Arianna moved into event logistics. “I

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AIME Marks A 30-Year Milestone At The Opening

Travel Daily Media

Just as the Australian Open is the first tennis grand slam of the year, AIME is the first international trade show of the business events sector and now the top business events trade show in the Asia-Pacific region. It is the 30th anniversary.

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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

A recent thread on the MECO community (a great resource for meeting professionals since 2006) describes numerous recent basic logistical failings, and points to what I see as symptoms of fundamental problems with meeting industry associations at the national level.

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Thailand woos India’s MICE sector

Travel Daily Media

According to Natwut Amornvivat, the TCEB president, India’s MICE delegates to Thailand numbered over 33,000 in 2006 and is growing at 6% a year. The report said TCEB plans to organise eight trade shows and 11 roadshows to attract more MICE visitors.