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JANUARY 27, 2021

While 2021 may still look a little different than normal, expect to see many conferences back and ready to help industry professionals navigate the massive changes in the way they do business. Read on to learn more about some of the top event planning conferences that 2021 has to offer.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The opening day of IMEX America 2021 at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas was humming with people just happy to be back together. Caesars and Meet AC announced sustainability highlights from its newly released 2021 CSR Report —in a Leed-certified Augustus Tower villa suite—and the news (and views) are great. Frank Passante, Hilton.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

When reviewing the production of the PCMA Educon 2021 (a well-executed hybrid event!), A common misconception is that two cameras are enough to achieve production success, a shot of the speaker from head-to-toe and a tight shot from the chest up. Cameras see the stage differently than the human eye.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

So yeah everything we’re doing in 2021 is going to somehow be online. “We are organizers of events, but as you’re talking to your speakers, you’re looking for speakers who understand this principle that you, as the speaker are not the guru. And he was one of our top-rated speakers the first year.

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AUGUST 21, 2021

“ASAE is proud to have debuted a meeting model for its 2021 Annual Meeting that was all about creating more choices for our members, partners and other stakeholders,” said ASAE President and CEO Susan Robertson , CAE. — Greater Columbus Convention Center (@cbusconventions) August 18, 2021. Checkout their recording.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In 2021, when asked about the percentage of events that would incorporate a virtual element, 30% of venue operators said 90% or more of their live events offered access to a virtual option. Despite this, the report makes clear that the availability of hybrid has saved many events from not having its original speakers. Hybrid Is Down.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To make the journey a little smoother, we asked some of the top-rated speakers from our Smart Meetings Experiences over the last year to share the one thing you should do right now to position yourself to thrive next year. Speaker, Drummer for P!NK, Keynote Speaker/Bestselling Author, “The Fine Art of Small Talk” (Hachette).

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MARCH 2, 2022

Named one of the best inventions of 2021 by Time Magazine, KUDO is a real-time interpretation software company and virtual platform focused on providing language support for multilingual meetings. The software creates a platform from which real-time multilingual speakers interpret what’s being said at the event, for attendees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Rachel Sheerin, keynote speaker and event emcee, has also experienced burnout in her life. The post Best of 2021: Strategic Tips for Event Mastery appeared first on Smart Meetings. This year, 77 percent of respondents reported experiencing burnout at their current job, according to a survey by Deloitte.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

As a serial entrepreneur and highly in-demand speaker, he experienced some of the most iconic events and organised his own. The casting of the keynote speakers and the panels will be focused on subjects such as NFT, the current status of Tik Tok, influencer marketing and direct-to-consumer brands. It’s something to think about.’.

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JUNE 29, 2022

One lesson learned from both Frankfurt 2022 and America in 2021 was that people want more focused learning tracks. Generally, we offer 10 tracks, but we are narrowing that down with lots of exciting speakers and topics to help give people more clarity,” she said. See highlights from IMEX America 2021. A Unique Footprint.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Butler launched two resource directories listing Black speakers and executives. The list in her feed grew exponentially in a matter of days and quickly led her to create two resource directories — the Black Speakers Collection and Black Executives Collection — now numbering more than 3,000 members.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In a Livestorm survey conducted in 2021 , 68 percent of respondents reported increased use of video conferencing in the past 12 months, in everything from internal meetings to conferences and tradeshows. Poll responses can also help event speakers tailor their content to better fit and engage the audience.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

When a speaker can hear the basic human gesture of clapping at the push of a button, it is beautiful to see,” he said. After a slowdown from 2021, the use of streaming technology is steadily growing again, Alroy reported, citing a survey that found 68% of organizers plan to have a virtual component at their next in-person event.

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Special Events

JULY 26, 2021

The deadline for speaker/session submissions is September 30, 2021 at 11:59 pm CST.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

“When you think of an in-person event, you think about who’s on the stage, who’s behind the stage, who is helping mic up the speaker, who’s helping make sure the attendees get into the room … There’s a ton of logistics on-site when you’re helping attendees there. ” Sheehan delves deeper.

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Endless Events

APRIL 30, 2021

While pre-COVID considerations also play into the decision-making process, the event landscape of 2021 brings more complexity to the table. Source: ESNS 2021. Maybe your speakers want to take part in the event all the way from their respective countries – why don’t you try reaching out to those local audiences as well?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers. Gather speaker biographies and confirm details. Be sure to give your speakers the rundown on what they need to know for their presentations. Speakers – This one is very important!

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Pre-recorded sessions allow for the speaker to join the right-side toolbar to answer questions asked in the Q&A panel with video participation in real-time. Hopin offers powerful solutions. Albert’s Aha!

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2021

Where speakers had years and years of experience of in-person engagements, they’re barely scratching the surface of virtual. The hot new trend in 2021 is accountability. Where it pertains to virtual event rehearsals, we’re talking about your speakers. Rehearsing, rehearsing, rehearsing. Love ’em.

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Endless Events

APRIL 19, 2021

Hybrid events offer the opportunity to expand an event’s reach, engagement, and return on investment for speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors. On the other hand, spokes will enable smaller groups of attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and staff to convene. Most speakers presented live across four main stages (…).

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2023

This year’s event promises something for everyone with it being over 70% larger than CES 2021. Hybrid attendees can view all sessions and speaker events from the comfort of their couch. This year’s CES has over 3,000 exhibitors and over 100,000 attendees across the show floor. Expansion Means More Technology and Connections.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Madison Butler, founder of HR and DEI consultancy Blue Haired Unicorn, wrote a LinkedIn post that became a directory of Black speakers, the Black Speakers Collection website. Black speakers and Black speaker recommendations started flowing in. At that point, there were 28 speakers. The next day, on Dec.

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Special Events

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

New deadline for session proposals is October 8th, 2021.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The most authoritative list of 2021 virtual events and conferences on the internet. Planners have already made their intentions clear, with 93% of event marketers already planning to incorporate virtual events into their strategy in 2021 and beyond. Note: As 2021 goes on, we plan on updating this post regularly. IMPACT 2021.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

The center was not going to be available for groups from March to August 2021. As we walked through Petco Park, with the intention of using the seating bowl for the keynote speaker, Andrea realized it would be a memorable location for the entire show. Ballpark jumbotron for speaker and branding. It was the end of March.

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JUNE 9, 2021

Let’s discuss how you can write the perfect invitation email for your virtual event to drive more registrations in 2021. Use your event’s agenda to outline what the event will consist of, who the speakers are, and what topics will be covered. Open with an Engaging Subject Line. Your subject line matters considerably.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

According to Forbes , in-person events increased by 255% from the 4th quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2022. As bean counters start to look for other ways to save money, they’re going to look at the 2020 and 2021 budgets, which were significantly lower because we were doing online events. Brandt agrees. Brandt agrees.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

One of the biggest trends event profs can expect for 2021 pertains to expectations. Much like the characters in The Mandalorian, speakers, and emcees now have the ability to show up to an event against the backdrop of a faraway land. Gone are the days where you could get away with tuning in from the living room to give a presentation.

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APRIL 8, 2022

But this is no easy feat; research shows that 46% of event organizers say that speakers struggle to simultaneously engage a virtual and in-person audience. A great asynchronous hybrid event case study is IBTM 2021. What makes a hybrid event synchronous is that both hybrid audiences experience the same event, at the same time.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 20, 2021

Agents of Hybrid welcomed speakers and thought leaders from the most well-respected events and brands in the industry: Money 20/20, Peloton, HubSpot, and Bloomberg - just to name a few. Here’s what you need to know about how the world’s top brands are approaching their own hybrid event strategies in 2021 and 2022. Hybrid is a Spectrum.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

But what if we told you that a little movement goes a long way even before or during speaker presentations? PCMA EduCon 2021 , for example, hosted a gamified health challenge and encouraged attendees to move their bodies. So I thought to myself: I need to get up on that stage and get everyone up just for a quick stretch and move.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

— JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) December 16, 2021. — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) December 16, 2021. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) December 15, 2021. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) December 16, 2021. pic.twitter.com/PT2CNpao6k. Covidnomics 101. This insight was followed by actionable tips from Enthusiastic You!

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

“Our current model that we have applied is to have live days of the event where it’s really interactive, there are extra things to do and meet with speakers, talk with them, for example. But the really best speakers and best content will be live”, she adds. And then the content is extended for another three months.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Her role varied, however, including exhibitor, tech provider, speaker and tour guide. The idea is to take great speakers and push them in different directions,” she explained. Even though she wasn’t looking for another job, she was already embedded in the culture. “I

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Romie Dr. Romie, Great Wolf Resorts Board-certified physician, award-winning wellness speaker and founder of brainSHIFT, Dr. Romie , begins a new role as chief wellness officer for Great Wolf Resorts. Brendan Dwyer Brendan Dwyer, Hutton Brickyards Hutton Brickyards appoints Dwyer as general manager.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Corporations, universities, government agencies and associations abruptly began rethinking the structure of their conferences and team-building events for the remainder of 2021. Li Hayes of speaker management agency Go Leeward argued here in early August that hybrid is dead. The primary barrier is return on investment,” she wrote.

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