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New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals

Smart Meetings

Since 2012, the conference has been tracking diversion, recycling and reuse and has averaged an 86% diversion rate. Some 600 Clean the World hygiene kits were assembled by attendees from upcycled room amenities, bringing the total of donated kits since 2012 to 6,358. IMEX is not new to the quest for more sustainable events.

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How the Responsibilities of Conferences Mirror Those of Media Platforms

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Rereading a 2012 post by Jeff Jarvis , I was struck by the parallels between his take on news organizations’ responsibilities to their platforms and the responsibilities of conferences. ” —Jeff Jarvis At conferences, the “users” are primarily participants. Screw your users, screw yourself.”

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How to implement participant-driven breakouts in Zoom

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I’ve been designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich in person meetings — aka peer conferences — for almost thirty years. While Zoom is currently missing some functionality that would smooth the process flow, it’s already a viable platform for online peer conferences. The big picture.

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Here Are The 22 Best Event Platforms To Use In 2022!

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The Conference variation allows for concurrent tracks, reception area, and exhibitor booths. Their Conference Harvester division allows for your planning team to collect and manage registration, call for abstracts, and booth management. Building events since : 2012. Building events since : 2018. Building events since : 2016.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

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While growth factors such as sports arenas, festivals and large conference spaces can “enhance the positioning of a destination,” of equal importance is the city’s ability to increase ease of access and accommodation availability, both of which are significant factors in shaping a city’s visitation numbers. Amsterdam; 9. Macau and 10.

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How Gratitude Made All the Difference for Event Leaders

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The IMEX team helps to boost me every day—I always look forward to being in the office, learning from their skills and trusting them fully to bring amazing ideas to life that benefit our shows and the industry. Just last week I received a referral thanks to a booking in 2012. Lastly, gratitude for professional relationships.

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We are biased against truly creative event design

Conferences that Work

Though millions of meetings take place every year, thousands of meeting organizers know how to create truly create conference designs. The steady rise in popularity of participant-driven and participation-rich designs like Conferences That Work continues. Can we overcome bias against truly creative event design? The notes at the.