Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

The number of people killed in mass shootings has risen from 272 in 2014 to 692 in 2021. The burden is on planners to make attendees feel safe and secure. Number of attendees: The more people that are at an event, the more crowd control and de-escalation security staff will have to perform.

Training 290

Training Venue Seminar Regulations 290

Endless Events

JANUARY 26, 2018

Your best attendees are often glued to Facebook, Instagram, and other networks. Event profs now use sophisticated tech like profile matching systems to gather like-minded attendees and automated handwritten thank-you notes for that extra post-event service. What Do Attendees Really Do in Festivals? Click To Tweet.

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Event Planning Social Media Events Media 248

Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Innovative virtual language interpretation software is making attendee accessibility a reality for everyone involved in creating inclusive meetings. The capabilities of Remote Simultaneous Interpretation ( RSI ) have reached new heights, elevating the events industry and the experiences it creates for attendees.

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Meeting Remote Platform Planner 264

Smart Meetings

JULY 3, 2024

Take three new and renovated hotels, three of these charismatic towns, and find yourself putting together the perfect New England boutique incentive experience you and your lucky attendees have longed for. In 2014, it was acquired by Lark Hotels as its flagship property.

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Incentives Hospitality Panel Retreat 242

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Using various methods, businesses seek out attendees and exhibitors to recruit or pull them away from official negotiated hotel blocks. Unauthorized access, use and selling of data : A poacher may obtain attendee information by unauthorized use of a website or database, or they may purchase data from an unauthorized seller.

Advertising 200

Advertising Social Media Attendee Website 200

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Paint therapy, IV treatments and scentscaping/ gifting from Scentex are fresh ways to show attendees you are thinking about all of their needs. In 2014, Westin, then part of Starwood, introduced its “six pillars of health.” Why stop there? The same year, MGM Resorts and Dr.

Entertainment 264

Entertainment Trends Speakers Preparation 264

Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

These soft skills help event planners manage everything that goes into event planning, for example choosing a venue, labor costs, attendee engagement, sponsorship opportunities, speaker management, and more. Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in April 2014 by Kaitlin Colston.

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Preparation Event Planning Certification Human Resources 334

Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The final step in the event management process is a follow-up meeting after the event to discuss the event’s overall ROI, attendee and sponsor feedback, and make the necessary readjustments to the overarching event strategy. To help out, here are a few ways to encourage attendees to provide their feedback: 1. Start planning.

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Meeting Sponsors Audience Events 348

Endless Events

JULY 5, 2018

It creates a much more immersive and engaging experience for attendees. That’s because it’s more interesting visually and attendees get all the benefits of a virtual component attached to a physical event. After all the venue size or catering doesn’t come into play for virtual attendees. Virtual/physical hybrid events.

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Speakers Social Media Audience Events 240

Endless Events

JUNE 11, 2018

Then you feed the data into amazing algorithms which translate boring ol’ numbers into insights – insights that allow event planners like you to mold and refine the event so attendees have the best experience possible. Remember that your attendees will never see your strategy. Conduct surveys after sessions.

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Events Attendee Speakers Sponsors 232

The MICE Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

The experiential event format will showcase 150 professions and will allow attendees to engage directly with the employers and ask questions of current apprentices in the programmes. . First launched in 2014, the SwissSkills event is constantly evolving. Vocational training is common in many countries around the world.

Training 182

Training Education Promotion Audience 182

Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

How do we build conference programs that attendees actually want and need? Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 8, 2019

They persist in seating attendees in long straight lines whenever possible, ignoring the benefits of curved and circular seating at their events. Meeting planners typically default to squaring the circle when specifying room sets. See Paul Radde’s Seating Matters: State of the Art Seating Arrangements for more information.)

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Conference Education Booking Benefits 116

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Attendees will have access to everything right here,” Hotaling says of the station. Though Denver Union Station dates back to 1880, the current building was constructed in 1914 and went through a major renovation in 2014. The 2014 renovation included the addition of the 112-room Crawford Hotel and 4,300 sq.

Training 147

Training Venue Events Retail 147

Conferences that Work

JANUARY 14, 2019

Are you tired of attendees making statements during question time? Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June.

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Meeting Conference Education Audience 98

Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2023

Abbate comes from Bishop-McCann, where she worked as attendee experience manager. He joined Will Rogers Memorial Center in 2014 as an entry-level service attendant. Before joining Fusion Hotel Group, Liew worked as resort manager for Cassia Cottage Phu Quoc in Vietnam. Pete Beach, Florida.

Management 130

Management Conference Hospitality Promotion 130

Endless Events

APRIL 22, 2019

If an attendee wants to ask a question, he could just turn his phone into a wireless microphone. In 2014, they had their first product launch, and the event industry went crazy! ” Well, you’ve probably wondered about this in several situations of your life. No more mic runners for anyone! Almost sounds like magic, right?

Events 261

Events Consulting Speakers Event Apps 261

Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

At a time when many are reacting to changes in climate and attendee expectations, the golden state’s hospitality sector is leading the way to a future that will continue to welcome change-makers for decades to come. You may even inspire attendees to do better while you are at it. Sustainable Meeting.

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Sustainability Meeting Platform Panel 182

Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

At traditional conferences with fixed programs set in advance, at best half of sessions offered are what attendees want. Often it is more like a discussion than a presentation, but that is why it is effective. My research shows that asking in advance doesn’t work.

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Booking Conference Speakers Meeting Design 103

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 20, 2021

Founded in 2014 by David Kloeppel and Kemp Gallineau, two former senior executives with decades of experience in the hospitality industry, Groups360 has booked hundreds of millions in revenue for hotels, with event sizes ranging from a small meeting to a large event with over 500 attendees.

Booking 98

Booking Online Planner Hospitality 98

Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

But you’ve forgotten one important piece of the puzzle: how do you plan on engaging your attendees? Attendee engagement is an oft-overlooked component that is just as important as the venue or food and beverage. Choose Chicago (@ChooseChicago) December 28, 2014. BizBash Live (@BizBashLive) October 28, 2014. It’s a wrap!

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Audience Social Media B2C Networking 68

Endless Events

DECEMBER 16, 2019

And literally over the course of one night, which was November the 9th of 2014, my mom and I came up with a very primitive version of Mixtroz, I would say” Ashlee’s Business Advice. After the attendee gets through the series of 10 questions, they are done. Make Event Networking Better For Your Attendees.

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Networking Events Conference Platform 194

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

The convention center would give attendees views of St. The $241 million project was first proposed in 2011, designed in 2014, approved in December 2016 and finally broke ground July 19. It will be able to accommodate up to 2,000 attendees. Johns River and Riverwalk. Lexington Convention Center. of exhibition space.

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Proposal Booking Meeting Trade Show 170

Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Mythodology: We know what our attendees want to learn about. At least half the sessions programmed at traditional conferences are not what attendees want. Trick: Stuff your program if you must, but give attendees explicit permission to take their own downtime when they need it.) Here are nine mythodologies about conferences.

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Conference Contracts Contracts Venue 86

Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Selecting multiple recipients increases the chances of aligning with your attendees’ passions. The Phoenix Convention Center has an inventory of 31,000 KI Daylight chairs made from recycled car battery casings and seatbelts — something most conference attendees would appreciate knowing. Louis as meeting destinations.

Consulting 98

Consulting Banking Vendor Sponsors 98

Conferences that Work

AUGUST 22, 2016

S**t FacilitatorsSay (@ShitFacilitator) February 12, 2014. S**t FacilitatorsSay (@ShitFacilitator) February 12, 2014. . — S**t FacilitatorsSay (@ShitFacilitator) May 7, 2016. Rearrange 10 tables and 60 chairs from boardroom style to horseshoe b4 participants arrive. FacilitatorOlympics. — Andy Kaye (@thepitofclay) May 8, 2016.

Sports 63

Sports Events Training Conference 63

Bizzaboo

JULY 7, 2021

During SXSW festival in 2014, Oreos’ parent company, Mondelez International, came up with the idea of combining Twitter, 3D printing, and the classic Oreo cookie all into one experiential strategy. Putting a modern tech twist to a classic cookie was a great way to capture the attention of SXSW attendees. Smirnoff Comic Book Party.

Marketing 105

Marketing Marketing Social Media Media 105

Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

While some may include impromptu participant involvement, they concentrate on creating a wonderful experience for attendees. When meeting planners add participant-driven sessions as a track to an existing schedule of traditional presentations, few attendees will pick the unfamiliar. I thought you’d never ask.

Meeting Design 95

Meeting Design Conference Meeting Conference Design 95

Eventtia

JUNE 30, 2022

Exhibition by Turkish Airlines has been organized since 2014. by Turkish Airlines 2022 a great success: Check-in app: Organizers were able to scan attendees QR codes at the entrance of the event to track attendance not only at the event but at every activity. Here is how the gathered information looks like on the attendees’ profile.

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B2B Airlines Sponsors Tourism 77

Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

At a time when many are reacting to changes in climate and attendee expectations, the golden state’s hospitality sector is leading the way to a future that will continue to welcome change-makers for decades to come. You may even inspire attendees to do better while you are at it. Sustainable Meeting.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Meeting Platform Panel 130

PRA

APRIL 20, 2021

Hillary Smith, CMP, CSEP, Executive Creative Director Hillary leads our creative team, with a vision for PRA that pairs strategy with design to create ideas and events that are not only unique, but beyond anything attendees have seen before. I have been professionally designing events since 2010 and designing events for PRA since 2014.

Training 98

Training Proposal Contracts Contracts 98

Bizzaboo

APRIL 1, 2024

Ineffective Marketing and Promotion An event cannot succeed without attendees; people won’t come if they don’t know about the event or aren’t sufficiently persuaded of its value. Ignoring Attendee Feedback Past events can offer invaluable insights into what works and what doesn’t, but only if this feedback is collected and considered.

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Logistics Events Advertising Event Planning 103

Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I will appreciate your professionalism, and everyone — your attendees, you, and I — will reap the benefits. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

Contracts 99

Contracts Contracts Conference Planner 99

Conferences that Work

MAY 21, 2018

Invented at MPI’s 2011 European Meetings and Events Conference, the session fosters active meaningful connections between attendees, and provides peer support and solutions to the real professional challenges currently faced by participants. The Solution Room is rapidly becoming a popular meeting plenary.

Consulting 66

Consulting Events Conference Education 66

Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

And in 2014, the Vatican recommended that sermons be limited to eight minutes or less ! Most meetings don’t, and attendee learning suffers as a consequence. In contrast, modern conferences expect attendees to bond after having primarily listened to lectures. Don’t let any one person talk too long.

Meeting Design 66

Meeting Design Meeting Speakers Conference 66

Motivation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

A 2014 study suggests the reason is because happiness from an experience is longer-lasting —a counter-intuitive concept, considering that experiences are by nature less permanent than items. Attendees bring back new contacts and insights into what’s happening at the cutting edge of your industry. Experience-Based Incentives.

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Incentives Certification Social Media Education 130

Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

And, as a result, an event planner’s role is more critical than ever as every event provides a conduit for a business connection that is wrapped around a unique live event experience for all attendees. And while the goal is ensuring attendee minds are full, don’t discount the benefits of attendees being mindful as well.

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Trends Event Planning Planner Speakers 60