Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

The pandemic may have shifted meeting to remote channels in 2020, however, organizing and inviting people virtual events still requires time and careful planning if it is going to be successful. Based on data from Markletic , 56 percent of marketers say it takes 2-4 weeks to organize a virtual event properly.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Open registration. Attendees should access registration forms easily, so make sure to make them pop! Keep the registration process user-friendly and simple and consider offering early bird tickets to avoid too many last-minute registrations. One Month Out. Confirm catering order. So, feel free to talk to us.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 21, 2021

Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi opens the virtual Data + AI Summit North America 2021, showing its platform. But with the 2021 event, we knew well in advance that we were going to stay the course. When we had to pivot from in-person to virtual for the 2020 program, it was a very short runway.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals ( FICP ) could have gone hybrid—bosses with a tight budget may even say should have —but the organization opted for intimate, up close and personal. Two months ago the organization announced it would require all attendees to be vaccinated , Burke said. Hybrid: A No Go.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 2, 2023

However, there are privacy concerns around using facial recognition that event organizers must understand, or they risk civil action and financial penalty. Case in point: In 2021, Barcelona-based Mobile World Congress required in-person attendees to upload their passport photos as a condition of registering.

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Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2021

While some adapted fast and organized extraordinary virtual events in 2020 , many are still grappling with the new reality. “As we look to 2021 from an engagement standpoint, we really have to think about doing things better. Virtual events were all the rage last year, whether we liked it or not. It has to be more interesting.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

Highlight your sponsors in organic ways. — Stella Artois (@StellaArtois) March 30, 2021. Implement event personalization by: sending personalized emails with a targeted message (segment by name, company, title, and other registration metrics), setting up different workflows for different registration tiers, .

Marketing 296

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Smart Meetings

JULY 23, 2021

We believe that Cvent’s event technology is complementary to what we offer as a video communications leader, and our organizations already have a long track record of working together as technology partners and as users of each other’s solutions. The announcement came a week before Cvent CONNECT 2021 is schedule for CAESARS FORUM.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We kept the registration fees the same, it didn’t change anything. We didn’t have as many cancellations as we expected, and we also got new registrations coming in, which was great. But people were gracious and they really enjoyed it. They liked it. “I think it’s our culture in the company.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 23, 2024

First, the good: According to the study, overall employee awareness of their organization’s ethics program has grown when compared with data from 2021. Interestingly, in both cases, those percentages have not changed when compared with data from 2021. There’s good news and there’s bad news.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hospitality professionals saw the industry undergo tremendous changes in 2021. 2021 also brought about many exciting developments in hospitality technology, digital marketing, hotel services, and changes in travel trends. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 2, 2023

Convene asked a version of that question in our 2017 reader survey , a 2021 COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard , and our 2022 salary survey. For example, the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) caters to African American pilots and workers in the aerospace field by developing and helping connect them with new job opportunities.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 23, 2021

We believe that Cvent’s event technology is complementary to what we offer as a video communications leader, and our organizations already have a long track record of working together as technology partners and as users of each other’s solutions. The announcement came a week before Cvent CONNECT 2021 is schedule for CAESARS FORUM.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% We’ve come a long way from Q4 2021 when a mere 16.8% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Incorporate an accessibility approach into your registration process by asking attendees if they require accommodations, such as captioning, wheelchair access to workshop tables, assistive listening devices, and more. When talking with Meryl virtually, auto-captioning will only go so far. Aim to over-communicate and prepare.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 12, 2021

An attendee checks in for the Aesthetic Meeting 2021 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. When the Aesthetic Meeting 2021 — the signature annual event of the Aesthetic Society — convened at the Miami Beach Convention Center in early May, the hybrid event was remarkable for several reasons. Photos courtesy Greater Miami CVB).

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

That was nearly identical to the percentage — 93 percent — who chose that response when Kenes Group, a Geneva, Switzerland–based professional conference organizer, surveyed HCP virtual-event attendees in 2020. You can download the 2021 Kenes Group white paper here. See our Kenes Group 2020 survey story here.).

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 25, 2021

There’s a lot of uncertainty regarding COVID variants and in response, event organizers are creating event contingency plans to prepare for the future. Having an event contingency plan is an essential part of being an event organizer but it’s especially key in 2021 and beyond. Hybrid seems to be the newest buzzword of 2021.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The 2021 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) annual congress was all virtual and hosted from Philadelphia. The organization settled on a simulive event that was complimentary for attendees. Of those new attendees, 472 returned to the 2021 event, which had approximately 7,500 participants in total.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

Between 2021 and 2022, I committed the error of typing the phrase “the future is hybrid” not once, but seven times and even titled an early 2023 story “ The Future is Hybrid-ish.” Insights resource Crunchbase estimated that in 2020 and 2021, more than $1.5 Time for a confession. The attendee experience has to be seamless.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 3, 2023

The pandemic accelerated the need for solutions to help event organizers plan, execute, and measure the success of virtual, in-person, and hybrid events. But which event management platform is the best for you and your organization? Can I monitor event registration and campaign performance in real time? In Q4 2021, 54.4%

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Nearly nine out of 10 planners responding to the August COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard said they do not ask registrants to identify their gender with non-binary response options. In the August Dashboard, Convene asked planners: Are you asking registrants to identify their gender with non-binary options?

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Bizzaboo

JULY 12, 2022

Although in Q4 2021, 75% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were virtual, only 30.6% 71% of event decision makers say that it’s difficult to make virtual events accurately mimic the IRL experience, with 2 in 3 (67%) feeling it’s difficult to articulate a brand narrative through virtual events ( BlueJeans and Forrester , 2021).

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 29, 2022

Reed outlined the approach the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting, held Dec. In 2020, like many other organizations, ASH’s Annual Meeting was fully virtual. For the 2021 event, the registration price for face to face and digital was the same, and the event produced equivalent content for both audiences. Data Driven.

Medical Meetings 98

Medical Meetings Registration Speakers Audience 98

Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

More than 700 companies exhibited at HIMSS’ 2021 Global Health Conference & Exhibition, just more than half the number they typically see at their annual conference. 25,043 total registrations. 18,698 in-person registrations. 16,165 digital registrations (open through Sept. Courtesy Caesars Entertainment).

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The two-part CEMA webinar series, “Planning an Annual Conference in 2021, The Before & After,” reviewed what worked and what didn’t at Workiva’s Amplify virtual events. In that same spirit, I tuned in to the two-part CEMA webinar series , “Planning an Annual Conference in 2021, The Before & After.”

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Virtual Events Registration Sponsors Events 97

Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Who organizes networking events? How can event organizers make networking events successful? Instead, organizers can find opportunities to help attendees find valuable connections at any (or nearly any) event. Who organizes networking events? Anyone in any industry can organize networking events for any reason.

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Networking Social Media Events Registration 96

Meet Green

MAY 7, 2021

We have started asking questions of hosting organization on their efforts of inclusivity and taking action towards social equity. scholarships, call for speakers, post-event template to take back to work places or organizations). What one initiative will your organization focus on in 2021? Our next chat is on 6/9/21!

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Social Media Vendor Speakers Registration 98

Blue Spark Event Design

JANUARY 13, 2021

Blue Spark is facing 2021 with a positive mindset and looking forward to once again planning and organizing successful meetings! The post 2021: Moving Forward and Meeting Safely first appeared on Blue Spark Event Design. Which got us thinking, “Where do we start?” Offer health and safety measures during your conference.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 10, 2022

The idea to open up the Capital Chapter’s Hill Day to PCMA members from other chapters came in 2021 when the event went virtual. Organizers planned to hold the meetings during the week of GMID but faced scheduling conflicts with busy lawmakers. In 2021, 112 PCMA members from all over the U.S.

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Government Sponsors Registration Education 98

Eventtia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Many organizations have been embracing events as an effective way to market their business and products/services. A relatively low attendance rate despite a high number of registrants is a common issue in free events. In short, quality over mere quantity. ? Higher participation and engagement rates.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 29, 2021

senior climate campaigner at Greenpeace USA, told Convene that the organization uses a few key criteria to evaluate the true impact of offsets. As event organizers, and meeting venues and hotels and look for ways to address the climate crisis, how can they be sure that offsets aren’t off base? Amy Moas, Ph.D.,

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

That exercise “completely changed the way” Global Pet Expo “scored” its leads for its fully digital event in 2021, he said. Show management has started collecting demographic data up front during the registration process to support these efforts. “We’re Data Insights. Data and DEI.

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Trade Show Registration Events Online 98

Bizzaboo

APRIL 19, 2023

Not being able to communicate the value proposition through your marketing efforts is a sign that the event content must be better organized and articulated. Prospective registrants will want to know how they will benefit from attending the event, and the clearer their understanding, the more likely they will attend.

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Event Marketing Marketing Marketing Social Media 98

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

25-28, 2021 in Boston — the first time the annual event was held in person in nearly two years. Here are the five biggest lessons learned from organizing ACEP21 based on Convene ’s conversation with Heard. And, he said, if venues could figure out those logistics in advance, it would give organizers a huge leg up. Jennifer N.

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Meeting Logistics Medical Meetings Online 98

Bizzaboo

MARCH 4, 2020

These usually have to do with speaker cancellations, unexpectedly long registration lines, poor WiFi, and other last-minute challenges that may seem like a big deal in the moment but absolutely pale in comparison to the global buzzkill that is coronavirus. Featuring examples from brands like Adobe, Google, and Qualtrics. Wash, Wash, Wash.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Event organizers can decide which of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals Decide which of those 17 goals are most within their reach to accomplish and aligned with the mission of their organizations. 2, zero hunger, as a key element of its 2021 event, held July 19-23. Courtesy UN).

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