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Smart Moves in Myrtle Beach, New York, Fort Worth and More

Smart Meetings

Oldfield is also a member of the Global Business Travel Association Advisory Board for Canada. Most recently, he led sales and events at Bell Harbor International Conference Center & World Trade Center Seattle. title from Cond Nast Traveler.

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How IMEX Frankfurt Answered Critical Questions for a Sustainable Event

Smart Meetings

IMEX initiatives and efforts in this domain may provide inspiration and a roadmap of ideas for those teams seeking to apply practices in their own conferences, meetings and events. IMEX began here and many teams are surprised to learn that IMEX America has been measuring its carbon footprint all the way back to 2011. Getting Energized.

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE Blog

When the idea to stage an international, multi-day conference in Bern was born back in 2018, we didn’t know how things would turn out, and that we’d need to change our plans upside down. From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020.

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9 Smart Moves in London, Dallas and More

Smart Meetings

Until January of this year, Martin was partner events manager for RingCentral, and before that, she was senior meeting manager for National Conference of State Legislatures, both in Denver. Martin has joined the team at JUNO , a software and virtual education company in Dallas, as an account executive. Salinas moved to the U.S. Roger Huldi.

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Hub and spoke meetings

Conferences that Work

Ever since my first encounter with the hybrid hub and spoke meeting topology at Event Camp Twin Cities in 2011, I’ve been a big fan of the format. In-person pods can be set up at any convenient geographical location, reducing travel time and costs for pod participants while still providing the benefits of in-person interaction.

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Making Conference Swag Sustainable

Convene by PCMA

When Tara Milburn attended her first Promotional Products Association International Show in 2010 or 2011, it was her first entrée into swag (stuff we all get). While Ethical Swag has sold to conference and event organizers, the company’s primary markets are the government and corporate sectors. It’s that storytelling.” A Good Sign.

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MPI WEC Inspired Action in San Francisco

Smart Meetings

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.