Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This is the lowest number since 2009. Only 65 percent of companies plan to host a party this year, according to the 2018 Holiday Party Survey Report released by Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Last year, almost 73 percent of companies held holiday parties. It may not be because your boss is a Scrooge.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009. We had a strong year in 2008, and in January 2009, we began getting cancellations one after another. By the end of 2009, things were recovering. ‘I’ve been an entrepreneur since 1999.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

In 2009, she opened Workshop, a Colorado DMC. In this role, she developed a passion for event design, art direction and marketing. Later on, she spent eight years working in the sales and creative departments at a Colorado-based DMC. It became part of Access in 2015, and afterwards, grew from Colorado to Tennessee.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2023

He began working with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in 2009 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf and Spa Resort in Rose Hall, Jamaica as travel sales industry coordinator. His start in the hospitality industry began more than 20 years ago with Air Jamaica, where he was a lead agent in reservations and irregular operations.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Since 2009, hotel room occupancy has increased steadily and is now breaking records with average occupancy at 65.5 The hotel industry has seen consecutive record occupancy numbers over the last few years and it is projected to continue. Transient Room Stays Rising Fastest. percent in the United States. “We

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

Proudly Sharing Awareness Since 2009, when I joined the association, the membership and leadership of ESPA, formally the Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM), has evolved into representing an awareness for ethnically diverse service professionals and related educational content.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The post AIME 2009’s call for hosted buyers appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. AIME 2009, the Asia Pacific’s leading event for the meetings and incentives industry, has opened applications for Hosted Buyers. AIME 2009 will be held on 17 & 18 February at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In 2009, the biologist E.O. 9 September 2009. 9 September 2009. Wilson described what he saw as humanity’s real problem. I think it’s also a meeting problem: “The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.” ” — E.

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2022

To end the episode, Nick tells a story that dates back to 2009 when he worked at Catersource. If you are just designing for people that have disposable income and are empowered from their organizations, you have a very limited point of view.” ” Conclusive Thoughts About Inflation & Recession.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Having been on Twitter (yes, I know it’s been renamed “X”, sue me) since 2009, I’d describe Mastodon as the old Twitter. What Twitter was back then When I joined Twitter in June 2009, the platform was just about to take off. By the end of the year, “Twitter” was declared the top word of 2009.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 3, 2024

Expanded in 2003 and further enhanced by the addition of the Einstein Congress in 2009, the hotel now has 113 rooms, two restaurants: Bistro St.Gallen with 14 GaultMillau points and St.Gallen Gourmet with 2 Michelin stars and 18 GaultMillau points and a wine cellar.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2018

TOBY Awards 2009 for BOMA. The red and orange hues are on-brand, while blues create some relief. A variety of lighting helps to create a dramatic multi-dimensional feel to the staging. Source: Smart Meetings, courtesy of Bravo Productions. What do you do when you need to create a beautiful awards dinner on a budget?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2023

The resort has, since 2009, embraced a philosophy centered around not only providing an unforgettable guest experience but also embracing and supporting the surrounding community.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 30, 2024

Becoming a CMP Wolowiec, founder and president of consulting firm Event Garde , earned his CMP in 2009. This also creates a great learning experience that we can potentially build upon the next time to make our events even better.”

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 30, 2018

With this tool, you can generate something truly original — like in 2009, when Jill and Kevin Heinz invented a brand new trope: the wedding entrance dance. Rarely, however, is this tool used to design events that creatively incorporate, illuminate, and support core desires and outcomes for the meeting. What’s the tool?

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Stova

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

To see the full list, visit [link] About Eventex Awards Founded in 2009, Eventex Awards has become the most recognizable symbol of excellence in the world of events and experience marketing. This year, a total of 1086 professionals were honored with a nomination, while 26,685 votes were cast to determine the final list.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

The vineyard was created in 2009 and is family-owned, serving to preserve the family farm, which has been around for four generations. The property’s smaller and more intimate Waterin’ Hole is suitable for up to 130 attendees, also equipped with a stage and dance floor. .

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 29, 2024

Since 2009 I’ve maintained an informal calendar of peer conferences (aka unconferences) on this site. It’s informal because I only list events I hear about, a minuscule fraction of the unconferences people hold every day. Even so, the calendar lists hundreds of events. Currently, I add a few peer conferences a month.

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inVOYAGE

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Opened in 2009 to the value of $1.3 Starting with Singapore in 2008, there are now 6 races that take place at night. Another standout is the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. billion, this unique circuit on Yas Island offers all parties a truly unique experience.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

De-de Mulligan has been an active blogger since 2009 and writes meeting and event related pieces for CRE Computer Rentals. No one wants to be hammered on price alone. Look at it through the lens of the vendor and work toward an amicable solution for all. De-De Mulligan.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Since 2009, each property in the Hilton portfolio has been required to track its waste, water, energy usage, and community impact. We plan to achieve these goals through use of our award-winning tool, LightStay, as well as offerings like Meet with Purpose.”.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not new to the market, Knowland has been collecting MICE data in the UAE since 2009, establishing a mission-critical threshold of regional insight, and is replicating those efforts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), starting with the Riyadh market.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2024

Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love was published in 2009. I continue to post every week on this blog, something I’ve been doing since 2009. I found a wonderful editor, Anne Lezak , who was incredibly encouraging. Towards the end of our working relationship, she told me I was a good writer!

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

He first learned of the CMP designation in 2009, saying, “it was a revelation for me. “My key takeaway is that there are valuable tools available, such as the CMP certification, which can establish you as a professional and enhance your career.” The moment I learned about it, I felt an immediate connection and knew I had to pursue it.”

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Douglas joined the organization in 2009 as administrative assistant of corporate events and development. Dyson has been with ACVB since 2004, when she joined the organization as marketing manager. Since joining the travel bureau, Dyson has held leadership roles in international and domestic tourism.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The JKWeddingDance , invented in 2009, became a fun and novel format for Western weddings, but such innovations are rare. It’s hard to create genuinely new experiences for special events like galas, life celebrations, and incentive programs. Hey, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it.)

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 24, 2020

I wrote Conferences That Work , published in 2009, because in 1992, after decades of convening and running traditional conferences, circumstances forced me to invent a new kind of meeting. But I think it’s a solid and accessible introduction to meeting design that’s well worth reading.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

At least one new post every week since 2009. My WordPress dashboard tells me I’ve written 750 posts since I began this blog exactly thirteen years ago. I have a few thoughts. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 20, 2024

When it was published in 2009, my peer conference work exploded. I’m still proud of how well Conferences That Work lays out the fundamental reasons for the importance and value of peer conferences. However, it turned out that the implementation sections, adequate for their day, had some important gaps and limitations.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 28, 2023

Elisabeth Köstinger is a former Austrian politician who was an MEP from 2009 to 2017, and subsequently served as Minister for Agriculture, Sustainability and Tourism in the Government of Chancellors Kurz , Schallenberg and Nehammer. She retired from politics in 2022 to become CEO of an Austrian ESG-Fintech.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

since 2009, but the total number of attendees at these meetings has grown by 22.7%. As you can tell, planners are expected to design more complex, innovative experiences than ever before. Meanwhile, according to the AMEX Global Meetings Forecast , the numbers of meetings annually has only grown 5.4% They’re also just plain bigger.

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MPI

MAY 1, 2023

I became a member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) in 2009. I had just been promoted and my boss strongly encouraged my involvement.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 27, 2022

The Falling Walls conference first took place in 2009 and now occurs yearly on the day of the fall of the Berlin Wall — 9 November. That knowledge helps the organisers to define the purpose of the conference. More on the importance of purpose in the following paragraphs. Case study of Falling Walls — purpose comes first .

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love ’ (2009) sets out a step-by-step approach to designing participant-driven events, transforming conferences and professional meetings into what participants want and need them to be. ‘

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Travel Daily News

JUNE 27, 2021

The World Union of Olympic Cities has however, made an exception based on Copenhagen having hosted the 2009 IOC congress. Usually, Smart Cities and Sport Summit is only hosted in an Olympic host city or the Olympic headquarter.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

since 2009, but the total number of attendees at these meetings has grown 22.7%. Thus far, we’ve seen that planners are expected to plan more complex, innovative experiences than ever before — experiences laden with choices for attendees.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 20, 2023

Since 2009, European Best Destinations has been promoting culture and tourism for destinations around Europe with 2023 surpassing the number of votes collected the previous year by 158,175—a clear indication that European tourism is on a fierce rebound and showing significant growth in tourism across the continent.

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