Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Smart Meetings reached out to our esteemed editorial advisory board to ask what they are grateful for during this transition year and how they demonstrate it personally and professionally. 2022 has been a year of transitions. Global General Manager, Maritz Global Events. Jenn Artura. Eduardo Chaillo.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The post Event tourism market to progress at a CAGR of 4% between 2022-2032 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The global event tourism market size is expected to reach USD 2.1 Trillion in 2032, to surge at CAGR of 4% during forecast period 2022-2032. Different types of event tourism.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Heike Mahmoud , CMP, was one of the first European meeting professionals to earn the Certified Meting Professional (CMP) designation through the Events Industry Council (EIC) in 2006. Now, she feels inspired as she sees the certification’s global spread. “It

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Meeting professionals are starting to rebook events in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, but continuing waves of Covid and cautious restrictions from some countries are resulting in a slow restart. State of Singaporean Events. PCMA Convening Leaders 2022, scheduled to take place Sept. But challenges remain.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 11, 2022

Yolanda Simmons-Battle, Senior Manager, Meetings, AHIMA. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Meetings Alliance (@meetingsalliance). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Meetings Alliance (@meetingsalliance). View this post on Instagram A post shared by PSU Meetings & Events Club (@pennstatemec).

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 22, 2021

What will the road ahead be like for the events industry? The Convene editors look back on an ever-changing 2021 and ask the question: What event trend is on my radar for 2022? As a result, virtual meetings held early in the pandemic were often stripped down, with a heavy focus on content and little entertainment value.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A special message in advance of Global Meetings Industry Day 2023 As we approach Global Meetings Industry Day 2023 on March 30, we’re going to talk a lot about the economic value of meetings. We felt it in the surge of events flooding back in 2022. Don’t know everyone’s sentiments?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

He most recently served as managing director of Rosewood São Paulo, where he demonstrated his skill and expertise since its opening in 2022. She has a proven track record of driving revenue growth and orchestrating sales strategies to attract meetings and events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) November 15, 2022.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Submit your event by here. December 2022. December 2022 Blockchain and Finance Events. 11 to 12— Metavsummit is the largest Web 3 & Metaverse event in the world for investors and founders to meet under one roof. 100% focus on facilitating high quality, one-on-one meetings. ETHDenver 2022.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The post Event tourism market to progress at a CAGR of 4% between 2022-2032 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. The global event tourism market size is expected to reach USD 2.1 Trillion in 2032, to surge at CAGR of 4% during forecast period 2022-2032.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The post The world’s most cultural cities for business meetings and events appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Most Cultural Cities For International Meetings. The post The world’s most cultural cities for business meetings and events appeared first on Travel Daily. 8) Rome, Italy.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

Read More : How Meeting Planners Can Pre-plan for Event Crisis Management Additionally, the broader PR team should work from a separate breakout space, ideally located near the Command Center, to maintain continuous communication with the central crisis management team. Mark Catuogno, M.A.,

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Any interruption to pre-planning or on-site execution that disrupts an event is a risk,” Warwick said.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 14, 2022

2022 Regional Advisory Board. PCMA Asia Pacific (APAC) Managing Director Florence Chua today announced the 2022 Regional Advisory Board comprised of 15 members who will act as regional-local ambassadors to amplify the voice and presence of PCMA within the APAC region. Deanna Varga , CEO & Founder, Mayvin Global.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Teams and executives are looking to get back to face-to-face meetings with their colleagues in a post-Covid world. However, increasing costs mean budgeting and planning for these corporate meetings can become a substantial and complex task.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

He grew up to become one of Events Industry Council’s (EIC) proud Certified Meeting Professional (CMP). But this profession isn’t too far off; he tells Smart Meetings that “the discipline, preparation and vision” present in the fighter pilots of Top Gun are “all essential when leading a team and planning missions – I mean, events!”

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Travel Daily News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Dubai Business Events set to boost Dubai’s economic growth, with global events secured in H1 expected to see 77,000 foreign delegates visit the city and yield 330,000 hotel room nights.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A recent survey takes the pulse of meeting planners, asking about budgets, contracts, airfares, virtual meetings, and more. If higher costs are your challenge when executing events, one thing is for sure: You’re not alone. Contracts: The survey asked planners about their number-one concern when negotiating a contract.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

After one big effort in August, nearly six times as many Maritz Global Events employees are certified in event sustainability. Over the past year, a handful of employees at Maritz Global Events, Fenton, Mo., had earned their SEPC.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

and Canada Julius Robinson clarified that banking, finance and medical groups are returning with more small, regional meetings. Marriott stepped into the role his father vacated in February 2022. At the same meeting, Isabella “Bella” D. Marriott’s Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for the U.S. and Canada.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Meeting Professional Continuing Education Includes Sustainability Certification Meeting professionals are taking sustainability more seriously than ever before. Look to Events Industry Council (EIC), a leader in event professional continuing education. Riggs says, “It is more than just ‘greening’ a meeting.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 19, 2021

When Maritz Global Events decided it was finally time to get back to face-to-face, the experience-design company brought 500 people who represented the entire meetings ecosystem to Seattle—clients, employees, team members and partners—and focused on talking openly and solving shared challenges.

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Business Traveler USA

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The company’s outlook for SME, Corporate and Groups & Meetings finds that business travel recovery is being led by small and medium-size businesses, and will continue to gather steam especially the latter half of 2022. Hotels are also seeing corporate transient travel pick up as essential business demand returns.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The return of thousands of global buyers and exhibitors to IMEX America 2022 next week at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas could be a sign that the industry is bouncing back stronger than ever, according to Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX Group. Make plans to visit Smart Meetings in booth F933 and get yourself on the magazine cover.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The return of thousands of global buyers and exhibitors to IMEX America 2022 next week at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas could be a sign that the industry is bouncing back stronger than ever, according to Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX Group. Make plans to visit Smart Meetings in booth F933 and get yourself on the magazine cover.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

“Our hope is that once [attendees] attend this event, they’ll be able to go back to their leadership and incorporate many of the things we’ll be doing at our event this year, and [see] that safe, face-to-face meetings can resume,” said Steve Bove, FICP executive director. Greatness is a team sport,” she said.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Following the success of the Global Forum 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, the BestCities Global Alliance has announced that its next annual gathering will be held on 18-21 January in Melbourne.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 9, 2022

We are very grateful to be partnering with PCMA,” said Mempin, whose alternate title is “humanitarian logistics manager” — which also could be applied to the meeting professionals who donated their time to Sunday morning’s four-hour-long event. The PCMA Foundation also donated $10,000 to the organization. “We

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MAY 31, 2023

PCMA is committed to listening to the needs of our community including meeting and event organizers, event marketing professionals, business leaders etc. The Regional Advisory Board embodies the community we serve, they are our ambassadors, providing closer in-market connections to our members and community.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 2, 2022

Kai Hattendorf, CEO, UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, accepts his Business Event Strategist of the Year honor at the 2022 PCMA Visionary Awards in Washington, D.C. The PCMA Foundation cited Hattendorf for his accomplishments, including his role in the development of the Net Zero Carbon Events pledge.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

She will generate economic development for the destination through meetings, conventions, sports, and tourism. David Peckinpaugh has been promoted from president of Maritz Global Events to president and CEO of Maritz Holdings, effective Jan. Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Kimber Foster.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As Deputy Editor Barbara Palmer recently wrote, there’s already been a massive movement toward using LinkedIn over Facebook and Twitter — evidenced in our own industry by the results of Convene ’s latest Meetings Market Survey. Just three years ago, Facebook was the leading channel for event promotion.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 20, 2024

For example, nearly three-quarters of physicians surveyed in 2022 by the American Medical Association (AMA) reported using telehealth in their medical practices — triple the percentage of physicians who reported using it in 2018, in pre-pandemic times. Telemedicine and telehealth services, most notably, grew by leaps and bounds.

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