Smart Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2024

Long wait times and inflationary pressure linger at in-person-only medical meeting The arrival in Seattle of 11,631 attendees for the 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ( ARVO ) conference in May was the culmination of a logistical struggle to return to bringing the world of eye doctors together at 2019 levels.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1.

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2022

QR codes even provide a seamless way to organize event registrations. . Singapore Management University partnered with EventNook to use QR codes for their event registration and ticketing. Accuray commissioned a stunning hologram-based booth experience to demonstrate how their products work at their very own medical conference.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 12, 2022. Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference. SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 11, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

For sure, there are a significant percentage of meeting attendees that can’t wait to participate in person; but organizers and planners found out during the first several months of 2022 that a sizable audience of previous attendees were more than happy to participate virtually. Pick the low-hanging fruit.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Smart Meetings has collected a list of advocacy stories from 2022 and we are all excited to see even more in the new year. Smart Meetings sat down for a chat with Megan Henshall, a 2022 Smart Women in Meetings Visionary Award Winner, to discuss neurodiversity in the events industry and what professionals can do to accommodate the issue.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Registration forecasting for 2023 was the top challenge identified by Louisville Tourism’s Client Advisory Council members. The assessment included analysis of CAC members’ registration data, insights discovered about attendee behavior, and suggestions for how and when this information should be communicated.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Discover blockchain events and conferences happening throughout the world in 2023. Today there are a plethora of blockchain conferences, blockchain networking events, and more happening worldwide every year. December 2022. December 2022 Blockchain and Finance Events. Nordic Blockchain Conference. ETHDenver 2022.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

hosts advocacy conferences and groups hoping to promote change right on the steps of Capitol Hill. From the Professional Women in Advocacy Summit to the ASACC National Student Advocacy Conference, hundreds of organizations are looking to get people engaged and motivated. Ease of Registration . Every day, Washington, D.C.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 25, 2022

Registration is limited, so register now! Online on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — 12:00 – 1:00 pm PDT • 1:00 – 2:00 pm MDT • 2:00 – 3:00 pm CDT • 3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT • 8:00 – 9:00 pm BST • 9:00 – 10:00 pm CEST. The Conference Arc: Building connection while uncovering wants, needs, and resources.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

This carefully curated conference directory features more than 100 tech conferences happening worldwide in 2023. Conferences: Both IRL and virtual conferences powered by virtual event software are the backbone of the tech events industry and can be both B2C and B2B events. November 2022. December 2022.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 2, 2023

The post Registrations for Further East 2023 close on 14 August 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Miami and We Are Africa, has announced that the closing date for registrations to attend Further East 2023 is on Monday 14 August 2023. Registrations will close on Monday 14 August 2023.

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The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

There were so many excellent entries that it was hard to pick just one, but eventually we decided on SAP Sapphire 2022 in the Best Transformational Change category, and Siemens Energy Business Conference 2022 in Best Customer Experience – Live. Global (WEG) for registration, content catalogue, and sponsor page offering.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

Finally, well dive into proven strategies, like creating registration pages that actually work, sending emails that people want to read, using event apps to stay organized, and leveraging social media to reach your audience. It helps with things like managing registrations, selling tickets, and promoting your event.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 30, 2022

Colleen Bisconti, vice president of global conferences and events at IBM, is the incoming chair of the Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA), a wholly owned division of PCMA. It used to be, pre-pandemic, that Think was our single global conference — our flagship client and business partner event. It’s an invite-only model.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

According to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), the average event held in Q1 2022 had 32.9% However, the fact that event attendance may be down doesn’t mean event marketers should assume their next conference or workshop will be sparsely attended. fewer attendees than the average event held in Q1 2019.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 13, 2022

Organizers — the Department of Environmental Studies at Masaryk University in Czechia, the World Environmental Education Congress Network, and professional congress organizer AIM Group International — moved the event to March 14-18, 2022 at the Prague Congress Centre.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 28, 2023

Onsite registration has a profound impact on your attendees’ overall event experience. When attendees enter an event venue, the onsite registration and event badge printing process is like your storefront — the first look at what the event will be like. How To Overcome Onsite Registration Challenges 1.

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Travel Daily News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Within the opening session, participants will hear from industry leaders from Bahrain and beyond, including senior executives from Aer Rianta International-Middle East, Dubai Duty Free, Gulf Air, Dufry and Bahrain Duty Free.

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 30, 2022

This year’s app not only made registration and planning easy, it also helped attendees connect with each other before, during, and after the event. Attendees at Collision 2022 encountered a carefully-designed experience. The Collision 2019 app developed served as a ticket, networking interface, and schedule for on-site attendees.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The welcome reception embraced women from across the country—rising stars, entrepreneurs, stellar performers, industry leaders, innovators and visionaries—all established, accomplished and excited for the conference. Although my role was to work the registration desk, these accomplished professionals made me feel included.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Scott Galloway, shown speaking at Convening Leaders 2022, returns to the CL Main Stage on Jan. 12 in Houston. I count myself among that audience, as I love that I can easily identify a like-minded solo female traveler who, say, also appreciates a funky boutique hotel. Galloway illustrated this point with his own example.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Mary Pat Cornett, CAE, CMP, accepts her Digital Experience Strategist of the Year award at the 2022 PCMA Visionary Awards. PCMA Visionary Award Winner Ready to Reinvent Conference Again. In 2021 and 2022, Nutrition Live Online has lived on and evolved even as many organizations have returned to in-person events. “In

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

In Q4 2021, 75% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were virtual, in Q2 2022 30.6% of event organizers were able to reach a wider audience with virtual events ( Bizzabo , 2020) 54% of virtual event registrants convert to virtual attendees. 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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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

— JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 12, 2022. Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022.

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Social Tables

MAY 13, 2022

According to a 2022 Nunify market survey , surveyed event planners saw an 83% increase in virtual event attendance when attendees received reminder emails or notifications at these intervals. . Send virtual event registrants pre-event gift bags. . Send reminder emails one day prior to the event, as well as one hour before it starts.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 24, 2023

That said, email marketing success is possible when you craft an email around a goal, such as generating event registrations or downloading a new piece of content. Put social posts and other UGC to work to sell your event and drive registrations. Key takeaway: Not every event email has to point to registration.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 24, 2022

The Promenade was the hub of Convening Leaders 2022 at Caesars Forum, offering networking spots, sponsor activations, and the Work Lounge sponsored by Visit Indy. A conference hub should be a destination that participants want to go to when not attending sessions or walking the expo hall. Jacob Slaton Photography).

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 28, 2022

Our collection of eight themed hotels with 9,000 guest rooms offers 295,000 square feet of indoor convention space alongside extraordinary outdoor spaces designed to meet and exceed your team’s conference needs. Universal elements and all related indicia TM & © 2022 Universal Studios. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 6, 2023

Unless you plan events for a booming industry, your reality working for professional and trade associations is that revenue from your 2022 and 2023 meetings is 15 percent or more lower than 2019. Exhibitors are being more selective about the conferences they will support. You’re faced with lots of problems, but few solutions.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

4-6 conference did take place in the Loop, including panels, talks, and a 50-vendor exhibit hall at the conference hotel, the Palmer House Hilton, as well as opening and closing receptions, at the Merchandise Mart and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. And much of the Oct. And much of the Oct.

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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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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 13, 2023

‘Green Team’ members earn complimentary registration to the Greenbuild conference and expo. The volunteers spend time helping participants follow Greenbuild’s sustainability guidelines in exchange for complimentary registration, said Stephanie Barger, director TRUE Zero Waste, market transformation and business development, at the U.S.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While hybrid events have been relatively popular in the past half-decade or so, it’s no secret that the COVID-19 global pandemic has further accelerated its popularity throughout 2020 and 2022. In this guide, we will discuss all you need to know about how to plan your first hybrid event in 2022, including: What actually is a hybrid event?

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In 2021, ISTH decided to take the simulive virtual congress approach once more, but with more time to plan the event, Astorga said it was decided they would charge a “relatively small fee” — between 10 to 15 percent of ISTH’s typical face-to-face registration cost. The 2020 virtual event hosted roughly 1,750 new attendees.

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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. See our Kenes Group 2020 survey story here.).

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s no secret that hybrid event has made it big throughout 2021, and is here to stay in 2022 and forward. A hybrid event is designed to give event organizers the best of both worlds, and in this guide, we will help you figure out all you need to know about hosting and managing a hybrid event in 2022. Keynote session? Music festival?

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