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How to Use Social Media to Improve Your 2019 Events

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A January 2018 report from WeAreSocial and Hootsuite explains just how important social media is in the average internet consumer’s life. More than four billion people are online and more than three billion people are active on several social media platforms. Post-crisis is also an important time to be active online.

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Lessons learned from online meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has published some useful lessons learned from organizing six online scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online meetings improve access and attendance. Online events make it easier for them to attend. Online platforms and tools used.

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Event Case Study: Indoor Ag at Las Vegas’ Caesars Forum

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Using the power of events to connect the wider farming community Since purchasing Indoor Ag-Con in 2018, CEO Brian Sullivan and his team’s goal has been to push for more education about emerging technologies and budding trends around controlled environment agriculture (CEA). We had hundreds of people on them from around the world.”

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Budget Increases Are on the Rise in 2019

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Fifty-six percent of respondents in Eventbrite’s annual Pulse Report said that recruiting attendees for events was one of the top three most challenging part of the planner job in 2018. Rounding out the top three challenges: working with a tighter budget and locking down sponsors. Technology Reigns Supreme. percent in 2019.

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Mountain Festivals Beckon Groups

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A post shared by Park City Area Restaurants (@parkcityrestaurants) on Dec 9, 2018 at 3:11pm PST. A post shared by Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (@iditarodsleddograce) on Oct 18, 2018 at 3:59am PDT. Coming soon online. Here are some of the top upcoming celebrations. Savor the Summit . View this post on Instagram.

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Go Green: How To Jump on Sustainable Event Trend

Endless Events

Sustainable events are one of our top choices for 2018 Event Trends.The sustainable event trend is continuing to grow with no signs of stopping so it’s time to get on board! A big way to add sustainability to your event is to create an online platform for registration and it’s easy! Are there ways to make it more sustainable?

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Five Video Binges Just for Meeting Planners

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Related: Smart Meetings’ Top 5 Videos of 2018. To make it even more fun, a Rebroadcast Challenge will award engagement badges to those who network online during live sessions, download resources and attend virtual happy hours. Conference Highlights.

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