Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2018

That’s why event organizers chose to create a multi-dimensional set with a series of screens layered across the stage. Organizers assigned each conference topic a color. Sony E3 2012 Press Conference. Now, we move to a huge-scale production with the Sony E3 2012 Press Conference. Turner Internal Meeting.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The Spain native began her career in 2012, when she worked in London at a Japanese restaurant. He also spent some time in California, working as head sommelier and general manager of Tigelleria Organic Restaurant in Campbell. The post Smart Moves: Food and Beverage appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

After all, attendees spend much of their time indoors as it is, so taking a break from enclosure may be welcomed; technically it’s still work for them, but taking the meeting outside will take the pressure off and remind everyone that it’s supposed to be fun. The post Team Building: Make It Unconventional appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 13, 2021

And then when the pandemic hit, [and the events industry made] the shift to virtual, I was fortunate to have been doing virtual and hybrid events since 2012. How virtual and hybrid events have changed since she first started planning them in 2012. And I just checked a lot of boxes of what I was looking for. Is it simultaneous?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As an organizer, you can toggle between light and dark mode and enable or disable randomized or table-like speed networking. . Attendees can personalize their agenda, meet in the app with video meetings, and even save the video files for review. Albert’s Aha! The Venue Map allows your guests to easily guide themselves.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In the following stories from Convene ’s September-October CMP Series, we share how event organizers are balancing between the two, creating innovative and flexible spaces and formats that foster meaningful connections. The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 8, 2024

Additionally, it has a small event space with 3 meeting rooms accommodating up to 30 delegates. The former public swimming pool was put up for public tender by the City of Lucerne real estate in 2012. Presentation by Nathalie Brunner from Verein Netzwerk Neubad The building’s story is fascinating.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here’s how Wikipedia defines an unconference: “An unconference is a participant-driven meeting.” ” “Typically at an unconference, the agenda is created by the attendees at the beginning of the meeting. Jeremy Lin and the myth of the conference curator , February, 2012.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 11, 2020

I’ve been designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich in person meetings — aka peer conferences — for almost thirty years. Because participants love these meetings ! Now the covid-19 pandemic has forced meetings online. Zoom has rapidly become the dominant platform for online meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2019

Dexter Warrior Warrior has been elected chair of the board of directors of Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau for 2019, a board that he’s served on since 2012. He’s served as president of the Greater New York Chapter for Meetings Professional International. Dallas Smith & Company in Atlanta.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2022

In a report by World Travel & Tourism Council and JLL, “ Destination 2030: Global Cities’ Readiness For Sustainable Tourism Growth ,” the two organizations take a look at the cities making tourism sustainable. 1 spot, thanks to the 2012 Olympics, which highlighted the city’s need to rebuild. Amsterdam; 9. Macau and 10.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Moyer has been with the Gila River team since 2012, having joined as a sales associate. Leff also worked in leading roles with Gaylord Hotels and Meet Minneapolis, and he also has worked with Hilton Minneapolis, the Hiltons of Chicago and Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport. Ryan Moyer. Andre Aparicio, Alejandra Vela and Omar Sanchez.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2023

But organizing such gatherings poses a challenge for companies that switched to operating remotely during the pandemic, as they strive to find the right balance between staff bonding and work. Meeting room or rooms. Getting everyone at the meeting will ensure buy-in for the agenda. All of these decisions will impact your budget.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

.” —Sarah Kendzior, The View From Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America The meeting industry is no exception. The meeting industry has redefined novelty as creativity. Though millions of meetings take place every year, thousands of meeting organizers know how to create truly create conference designs.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 22, 2024

In fact, technology is centrally related to one commonality, according to the report: “We all want to be seen, accommodated, and valued for our individuality.” “When it comes to networking, they are less interested in discovering new career opportunities or finding/providing mentoring,” the report says.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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. My books and writing share these processes freely, allowing conference organizers to adapt them to their needs.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In an increasingly digital world, event marketing gives consumers and brands a unique opportunity to meet in person, create real relationships, form personal connections, and get hands-on experience with new services, products, and brand advocates. Email open rates on mobile grew 68% in 2016 compared to 21% in 2012 ( Campaign Monitor ).

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Meeting professionals can make an even greater impact by increasing their focus on the other two other Rs: Reuse — Ask your convention center or hotel if they have a green purchasing program and eco-friendly items like bamboo plates. Louis as meeting destinations. The Three Rs.

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 7, 2024

The Buying Show became a must-attend event, significantly enhancing business relationships and revenue, with the program continuing successfully since its inception in 2012. Participants earned credit for meeting personalized goals and additional credit for surpassing them.

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Business Traveler USA

APRIL 6, 2022

The Baja peninsula at the confluence of the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean offers a variety of best-in-class resorts where meetings large and small keep the deals in motion. The 9-hole Punta Sur Golf Club at Vidanta near San José del Cabo opened in 1987 and was sold in 2012 to become the Punta Sur Golf Club at Vidanta Los Cabos.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

“…gets an award for most/best/most thoughtfully organized conference I think I’ve ever been to.” Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference. ” “I’m an introvert. It is one.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Kimberly Lewis knew she had found her place working an organization that understood “how sustainability, how buildings, how community, how the health of our planet affects us in our everyday lives,” she said. Editor’s note: ? Kimberly Lewis is all about “community building and service.” I saw the definition of the have and have nots.”.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

Populous, the Kansas City–based architecture firm where Michael Lockwood heads up the convention center practice, has long incorporated flexible meeting spaces in and around the traditional convention center elements of ballroom, meeting room, and exhibit hall, the architect said. Michael Lockwood. Be more inclusive with your solution.

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Walk this way instead: Send them a personalized message from your organization’s CEO or Executive Director, thanking them for registering. Since we are now in a vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, organic, and allergy-filled society, ask guests what they want to eat and work with your catering manager to deliver on their requests. . #4.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 20, 2016

The usual answer to this question is “the event’s sponsors”, i.e. the people and organizations that decide to hold the event and contribute the resources needed for the event to occur. Who owns an event? Increasingly we are moving to event models that make participants generators of event value.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 27, 2022

I started organizing street races … and I was one of the only women in the street racing scene that was racing as well. A family member had a coffee cart at the Microsoft Conference Center and … he said, “Well, you should talk to this meeting planning agency because they do events for Microsoft.” I was so lucky. It [was] terrifying.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 26, 2021

Editor’s note: PCMA Groundbreakers is an initiative honoring industry trailblazers who represent diverse sectors of the business events community, recognizing those who have made a significant contribution to their organizations and to programs that advance inclusion and equity. And so I didn’t meet anybody.”. A Big Delta’ in Tech.

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2024

The Buying Show became a must-attend event, significantly enhancing business relationships and revenue, with the program continuing successfully since its inception in 2012. Participants earned credit for meeting personalized goals and additional credit for surpassing them.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 4, 2019

After a highly successful debut in 2018, three Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Chapters — MPI Toronto , MPI Montréal/Québec , and MPI Ottawa — have again joined forces to provide cutting edge, innovative, experiential education at The EVENT. I’ll also facilitate the closing Group Spective.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

CWT has named Ian Cummings as global head of CWT Meetings & Events. Cummings, who is based in London, has been with CWT Meetings & Events since 2012. In this new position, she is responsible for sales analysis and strategy support for the destination sales and experience departments and the organization as a whole.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 10, 2023

One of the most encouraging trends I see is the shift away from zeroing in on the individual’s role in creating carbon emissions toward thinking about how to create systemic change across organizations, businesses, governments, and communities. Another estimated a mere 9 percent of the world’s plastic is recycled.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Pete-Clearwater (VSPC), the Pinellas County tourism marketing and management organization. Sherry Bastani Discover Santa Clara®, the official destination marketing organization for Santa Clara, California, has named Sherry Bastani as convention sales manager. Pete/Clearwater has appointed Brian Lowack as president and CEO of Visit St.

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Crowdriff

AUGUST 29, 2017

Prior to 2012, the state of New Mexico didn’t have a cohesive tourism marketing strategy. Its tourism department focused mostly on providing administrative services and support for its regional destination marketing organizations. Starting Point: Understanding Incorrect Impressions of New Mexico.

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The MICE Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

On other days, the three meeting rooms are available throughout the day. The three flexible meeting rooms have the capacity for up to 90 people. It is renowned for its exceptional acoustics, distinct architecture, and a permanent concert organ. This, to me, symbolises Stuttgart’s legacy in the automotive world.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 26, 2023

In his new position, Herndon will shape and sustain efforts that advance a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture across the organization. Herndon most recently served as chief diversity officer for Thrivent, a Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services organization.

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