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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. He will remain with the company in an executive role.

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Smart Moves at PCMA, M&IW and More

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He joined VisitScotland Business Events in 2008 and has served as head of business events for the past 14 years. He was sworn in at Convening Leaders in Houston in January 2025 alongside chair elect Kelly Ricker, COO of Global Technology Industry Association.

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Smart Conference Rooms Push Meetings to the Cutting Edge

Smart Meetings

Ahead of the curve, The Queen Elizabeth welcomed Montreal attendees to a newly renovated building last year, complete with creative meeting rooms, chalk full of the latest technology. This is where the power of innovative technology came into play.” San Francisco is a hub for technology,” Director of Events and Sales Jim Bruels says.

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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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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

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It was a great learning experience working with technology and international partners. You had an event management agency during the 2008 crisis and lost 50% of your business in one week. I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009. How did you feel?

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Will Airline Pilot Shortage Cripple Second-Tier Markets?

Smart Meetings

11, 2001, and during the 2008 financial crisis, the aviation industry suffered and airlines merged. Airplane manufacturers such as Airbus are incorporating technology in new aircraft designs that it says can safely reduce the number of personnel in the cockpit. Why aren’t there more young pilots? After the terrorist attacks of Sept.

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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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