Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

8, 2017, turned into an inferno when winds picked up that night. However, from a meetings, events and tourism perspective, very few venues were lost and 90 percent of the grapes had already been harvested for the season. The historic 150-year-old mansion, which is undergoing renovations, and conference center were not damaged.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2018

Don’t stop at just the big-ticket items like your venue, food and beverage, and AV (although these do make it on the list). And once you get there, will it be a $100 cab ride to the venue? Venue Rentals: What venue/ space rental considerations/ hidden costs are there? Explore all your venue options.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2018

MTV’s 2017 Video Music Awards would be the perfect inspiration. If you like to keep it simpler, you could take a look at last year’s In Good Company Conference. These slides give us an overview of how to make the stage a perfect focal point for any occasion. Are you willing to go ultra high-tech? Will Curran Click To Tweet.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2022

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. million visitors. Concentration.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2018

According to International Meetings Review, a small poll in 2017 found that almost half of event organizers aren’t considering virtual attendance for their events. That’s why we’re going to jump in and explore the potential virtual participation has for the event industry, from small conferences through to live sporting events.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Take for example, Salesforce.com’s annual conference, Dreamforce. The challenge is that as demand for meetings rises, so will the cost of finding and renting the perfect venue. The post Event Budget Trends 2017: Cloudy with a Chance of Inconsistency? Today, Dreamforce is drawing upwards of 150,000 registrants.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It was converted to a boutique lifestyle hotel in 2017. Visitors enjoy excellent onsite catering for any small to mid-size meeting, conference or event. The design upholds the characteristic historic architecture to create a breathtaking environment with wooden flooring, high ceilings, arched windows and cast-iron columns.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Traditional meeting venues aren’t always the best fit for participant-driven events, and I’m looking for meeting spaces for my upcoming 1½ day participation techniques workshops that concentrate on inexpensive simplicity and flexibility rather than glitz and expensive high-end features. Know a venue that would be a great fit?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When the expansion was announced in 2017, the convention center was known as Washington State Convention Center, but the new name and differentiated buildings better reflect the location, funding and profile of the venues, Jeff Blosser, president and CEO of Seattle Convention Center shared. of event space (205,000 sq.

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Social Tables

JULY 25, 2018

Guests want event concepts that matter to their unique selves, which means planners and venues have to focus on accommodating for each individual, creating personally fulfilling experiences that cater to all of these layered needs. Open 2017 uses live polling to engage and delight attendees. The result?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

I am beaming, thrilled to be at the finishing line to bring world-class conferences here,” said Jon Kimball, area general manager for Marriott International. Later, Mayor Ed Lee took up the cause of expanding and modernizing so the city could continue to compete for large conferences and serve the needs of a growing tech community.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The stadium is going to be an entertainment venue in addition to a football stadium. This spirit of partnership was evident on a larger scale following the mass shootings in Las Vegas from a room at Mandalay Bay just before IMEX America 2017. We didn’t call a press conference. How did everyone come together?

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. As Janet Sperstad’s white-paper Purposeful Meetings: How to Plan With Deeper Meaning, Innovation, & Insight shows, the concept of “purposeful meetings” became the theme of IMEX America 2017.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 2, 2023

The post Prague Retained International Congresses and Conferences in 2022 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Postponing the large association congresses and conferences has led to the fact that in 2022 Prague welcomed the most events of this type in the last five years. of events vs. 8.1% in 2019) and Asia (0.7%

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

By creating “journey maps” at a recent conference, the team was able to outline completely different experiences for attendees based on their personas. But make no mistake, the networking is there: over 3,000 face-to-face meetings were scheduled at C2 2017 alone. C2 is pushing the envelope for event experiences.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Our team has its eye on Collision , a high-growth technology conference from Web Summit that has become a can’t-miss industry event. Sponsors can also drop white papers at expos, and attendees can receive mobile badges when they enter a venue. Clients are looking for visionary events beyond the most expected ones.

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Social Tables

APRIL 15, 2019

Corporate meetings such as conferences, trade shows, and other professional networking events are far from stuffy these days. Realistically, the whole world isn’t at your disposal, and you already have an idea of where the limits lie when it comes to venues. So what’s going to work in your venue? to pull off? Don’t fret!

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Endless Events

JUNE 11, 2018

Event goers can let you know if the venue temperature is an issue, whether lighting is adequate for note-taking at a conference and if they are dissatisfied with the cleanliness of amenities. The 2017 Mountain Dew Tour event is a great example of just how far crowdshaping can take experiential events.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For venues and planners, that means looking into the crystal ball to get ahead of event trends and expectations. This leaves hotels and venues in a pickle, as taking these bookings could mean missing out on higher-value events later. Key Takeaway for Venues. Key Takeaway for Venues. Click To Tweet.

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DCI

JULY 5, 2023

With post-pandemic meetings placing a central emphasis on experience creation and meaningful travel , the types of venues that meeting planners are seeking are evolving with a focus on transformative event spaces. So, what do these findings mean for venues and destination organizations? So, what do these creative spaces look like?

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 25, 2024

Its host of remarkable facilities include a vast state-of-the-art conference hall, a 360-degree rooftop venue, a stunning outdoor beachfront event space, and about 10,000sqm dedicated to shopping and dining outlets.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 9, 2021

This isn’t the first time that the Lung Association has raised its voice about the climate crisis — the association first issued a climate change declaration in 2017 — but the updated call for action focuses on “addressing the inequities with climate change,” Bender said. “We “But for organizations like ours, this is all about health.”.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Whether you’re organizing consumer events, corporate events, virtual conferences, or hybrid networking events and trade shows, effective event management can lead to brand visibility, meaningful connections, and lasting impressions. Corporate Events : Conferences, seminars, and team-building events.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

In the meantime, conferences can continue to take place in Rupp Arena and most of the existing convention center. Last month, Caesars Entertainment broke ground on Caesars Forum , a brand-new 550,000 square-foot conference center in the shadows of The LINQ Promenade. It is expected to cut the ribbon in November, 2021. The existing 3.2

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Because I’m an entrepreneur who’s providing the fastest-growing network of meetings and conference venues in the U.S., For more insights from Chris Kelly download our latest report, featuring 12 trends shaping our industry in 2017. . More than 220 million meetings are conducted in America each month.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 22, 2023

Swift’s popular concert tour is giving some event organizers one more challenge to navigate during their conferences. Stuart Ruff-Lyon RIMS, the risk management society®, is one organization that found its 9,000-person conference overlapping a Swift concert. million verified Swift fans.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Security With the mass shooting in Las Vegas that happened just prior to the 2017 IMEX America event , still top of mind, the IMEX organizers are convinced that the industry must stay vigilant, resilient, and unified on the need for globally recognized and agreed-upon security standards for both show organizers and venues.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

My interest deepened in large part from working with MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) destinations and venues that focused on these topics. It sparked my interest in event venues and the experience itself opened my eyes to all the possibilities of this new world. Could they be used as venues?

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 17, 2023

(Courtesy Levy UK + Ireland) Four million delegates will pass through the doors of ExCeL London this year, arriving for meetings on oncology, robotics, tattoos, firefighting, and AI — the usual gamut for the massive event venue on the city’s Royal Docks. s most well-known venues, including sports stadiums and OVO Arena Wembley.

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Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 18, 2016

The post Theme park planned for Bangkok’s IMPACT conference centre appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. A new theme park and marina complex are among the major developments being planned at IMPACT, Thailand’s largest conference and exhibition centre. Bangkok’s IMPACT Exhibition Center.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 26, 2018

Another event-planning pain point is moving attendees throughout a venue or experience, whether it’s for check-in at the entrance, or for moving around a city for a multi-venue conference (like CES). Wi-Fi hacking is a real vulnerability at conferences and should always be part of risk management planning.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 12, 2016

February 2-3, 2017: RAI Amsterdam , The Netherlands 1½-day workshop, registration now open — €895. February 2-3, 2017: RAI Amsterdam , The Netherlands 1½-day workshop, registration now open — €895. Want to discuss partnering on a local workshop, or suggest a suitable venue? Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 1, 2024

Prevention strategy: Start with a detailed plan covering every event aspect, from timelines and venue selection to vendor contracts and emergency plans. Poor Venue Choice The choice of venue can make or break an event. Prevention strategy: Select a venue that aligns with the event’s objectives and audience size.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

India Exposition Mart Limited (IEML) Greater Noida, one of India’s largest integrated venues for exhibitions, conventions and conferences has added another feather to its cap with the launch of Expo Inn, Suites and Convention, a 134 rooms business hotel which is a first of its kind stay option within a trade fair venue.

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Redfin

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

We’ve compiled the 10 fastest-growing cities in Michigan that saw the most significant population increase over 5 years, from 2017 to 2021. Dearborn currently has a population of around 108,450, which is an increase of 14% from 2017. . The city’s current population is nearly 54,150, which is a 5% increase since 2017.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 10, 2018

Cited as the world’s most popular location per number of tagged stories and the eighth most posted city by Instagram in 2017 , Jakarta’s tourism industry has traditionally been powered by the country’s domestic market, with the capital pulling visitors from all over Indonesia. The Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC). Shangri La Jakarta.

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Stova

JANUARY 17, 2023

At regular intervals, Applied Materials holds a large field team conference to bring all the customer-facing personnel across the world together for training purposes and to drive networking and connectivity across the organization. In 2017, they enlisted Stova to automate session tracking and to measure education hours for all attendees.

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