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MeetingPlay and Aventri Merge as First Big Event Tech Deal of 2022

Smart Meetings

The deal, backed by a growth equity investment from Sunstone Partners and Camden Partners, is positioned as a blend of technology and service to close gaps in the planning process and deliver a full-service solution for meetings ranging from 100 people to more than 200,000. See also: Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management.

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New Event Forecast: Stable Growth in 2019

Smart Meetings

A decade after the 2008 recession, the industry appears to be stable, with steady growth on the horizon according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events (M&E), a division of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). Growth in technology, hotel commissions and ROI affect regions differently. percent and 2.4

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PODCAST RECAP: @LizKingEvents and @EdWaffles Interview @JSpellos from Meeting U

Techsytalk

whose mission is to help people become more productive and comfortable with technology. Jim delivers over 150 seminars annually on how to use technology more efficiently. They released their first CD, “Welcome to the Neighborhood” in late 2008, and is back in the studio recording new songs for a new release. link] tools.

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Smart Moves in Las Vegas, Florida and More

Smart Meetings

Sullins is executive vice president of sales and Sanderson is executive vice president of strategic partnerships for iPromo , a company that specializes in promotional products, corporate gifting and company store solutions. Most recently, Goldschmidt was executive director of the Aspen Institute of Technology. Jeanne Goldschmidt.

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Taking a Lesson From Lego

Convene by PCMA

Lego transformed a 2008 crowdsourcing pilot into “ Lego Ideas ” — a website boasting a community of 2.8 Not only has this initiative generated significant revenue for Lego, but it also offers creators a 1-percent share of the product’s top-line revenue.

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Mariana Atencio on the Importance of Authentic Leadership

Convene by PCMA

citizen who emigrated from Venezuela in 2008, comes by authenticity the hard way. We’ll finish with the Control Framework — a seven-step formula to promote productivity, authenticity, and resilience in this time. How does allowing employees to be their authentic selves translate into driving performance and productivity?

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One Order by IATA: How It is Going to Impact Airlines

AltexSoft Travel

The distribution of airline products has always been a challenge. This led the whole industry to seek for new ways of selling their products. NDC is a data exchange standard intended to replace the old EDIFACT protocol used by GDSs to allow for direct distribution of travel products. How airline distribution works in a nutshell.