Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The 2022 Annual Meeting & Exposition agenda covered the current disruptions of sustainability; diversity, equity and inclusion; and workforce challenges with an eye toward finding new solutions using new association business models. “Our First, I had to get the organization back on a stronger financial operating footing,” she explained.

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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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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

Those slated to interact directly with the media should undergo media training. Every team member involved in crisis management should be thoroughly trained, even if they aren’t the public face during a crisis. He serves as president of Brooklyn Dream Factory and was named Smart Meetings 2022 Meeting Professional of the Year.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2022

Twenty percent said the conflict wouldn’t affect their decision to go to Europe this year, while 33% said that it would either likely or definitely cause them to cancel or reschedule their European trips planned for 2022. Read More : Wobbly Steps to Recovery Says AHLA’s 2022 Report. Meetings Industry Reacts.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Denver’s public health order expiration does not impact the federal requirement for face coverings on public transportation, including public transit networks, airplanes, buses, trains, taxis, Ubers and Lyfts. The order, requiring face coverings indoors or proof of vaccination in lieu of them will not be extended. Rachel Bendick. A4A and U.S.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

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. focused on training advocates to meet with congressional offices and advocate for legislation.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Smart Meetings reported that roughly 44 million vacancies in the industry remain as of July, 2022. However, organizations with the goal of developing future industry professionals are gaining momentum to advance students pursuing careers in hospitality with specialized programs and generous funding.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

ExCel’s Sustainability ExCel has established a reputation as an organization committed to doing better for the planet. In 2022, the center was the first U.K. Over 600 stakeholder representatives attended, including event organizers, exhibitors, employees, visitors, event industry partners and the local community.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Opening day of the Global Business Travel Association’s annual meeting in Orlando last week saw the release of the GBTA/CTW 2022 Business-Travel Forecast. Here are four takeaways from the report that meeting organizers will want to factor into their planning process for 2022 events. • Image courtesy of GBTA ). •

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We thought a good way to mark the month would be to ask Jacquelyn Denise Reid, area event planning manager with Hyatt Centric French Quarter Hotel and Eliza Jane Hotel; president of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) and 2022 Smart Women in Meetings Visionary award winner , how she marks designated Black History Month.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And of course, on the event organizer side, you’re not paying for catering in the case of a virtual event. “You have to train your virtual speakers , making sure they feel confident and comfortable when it comes to presenting in an event. “Train your staff, your speakers, your attendees.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Denver’s public health order expiration does not impact the federal requirement for face coverings on public transportation, including public transit networks, airplanes, buses, trains, taxis, Ubers and Lyfts. The order, requiring face coverings indoors or proof of vaccination in lieu of them will not be extended. Rachel Benedick.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Employee needs and priorities have changed, organizations are refocusing their missions and business models and, thus, roles are changing too. GBT partnered with CULTIQUE for its strategic cultural advisement as the global travel management organization (TMO) guides the morphing industry into becoming a “transformational tool.”

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s ideal for meeting organizers—direct flights from almost everywhere, no need for transfer arrangements, and the ability to host large events, which is unique. Between 2022 and 2023, over 500 guest rooms in the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel were renovated. Guests can simply walk to the hotel.

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Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2023

In 2022, the United States saw 1,774 data breaches. Consider the Human Element The 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon found that 82% of studied breaches were tied to the human element, meaning people were a primary driver in security breaches. Google ‘best security awareness training.’ For me, that’s a red flag.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2023

One of her most memorable events was the official reopening of the new CCH-Conference Center Hamburg, in 2022. We deal with change, organization, contacting our customers, learning, training and much more on a daily basis,” she says. The venue was inaugurated with over 400 guests from politics, business, science and culture.”

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2023

million in 2022. Read More: California Wine Country Updates Robert Hall Winery Barrel Cave Due, in part, to the pervasive maverick spirit, the presence of all those Cal Poly enology grads and the reality of farming in an area where water supply can be sketchy, vintners of all sizes have pioneered organic and biodynamic practices.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

when the Harvard-trained historian Carter G. In 2022, ABHM opened in its new location in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Neighborhood after shuttering its former location in 2008 due to the financial crisis that struck the U.S. Black History Month took root in 1915, 50 years after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 25, 2023

She recalled the first time she spoke about pursuing autism training with Bauerle. “We From that conversation, Eskelson decided it was an important initiative for the organization to take on, “not only for our internal staffing perspective, but also the larger community.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024. Taylor continues, “I also wish planners would involve destination marketing organizations more.

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ITA Group

DECEMBER 16, 2021

5 Channel Trends & Program Impact Predictions for 2022. Leaders need to ensure their program strategy, incentives, processes, engagement efforts and systems are evolving to meet the demands of indirect partner organizations. For many organizations, this can be a new practice area and one to increase support for in an evolving channel.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 6, 2023

Throughout 2022, we discussed how event professionals could talk business and engage with the C-suite. Jim describes himself as a continuous learner, trusted advisor, innovator, educator, and ukulelist in training. What we do as event professionals has a significant impact on the strategy of organizations,” explains Jim.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 1, 2022

As companies develop new products, invest in new tools, and tap into new markets, corporate training events become mission-critical. By investing in training, organizations prove to their employees that they’re willing to invest in them and their continued success. What is an internal training event? Product training.

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ITA Group

JANUARY 13, 2022

Are You Overlooking These Critical Channel Partner Training & Enablement Components? Evaluate Channel Training Needs. Some partners, such as vendors or franchisees, might need general training in marketing your products. Training and development is a key component of any partner program. Bring Your Information to Life.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

Our goal for 2022 was to reorganize our leadership structure to better handle portfolio growth and provide advancement opportunities for our team members,” says Kyle Hughey, CEO of Charlestowne Hotels. Read More : The Great Hospitality Restart. “

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

While many planners are making do with static or shrinking meeting budgets, more than half the respondents (55 percent) report increases for meeting budgets from 2022 to 2023, and 45 percent have seen increases for incentive budgets. Contracts: The survey asked planners about their number-one concern when negotiating a contract.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 4, 2022

Although leisure travel is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, business travel is lagging, complicating the economic outlook for travel. Instructions for how organizations can add their events to the database are available on the Meet Safe website.).

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2022

Travel Association made its debut in early April, containing results from 2,600 business travelers who answered questions in mid-March about their 2022 travel plans. Power on behalf of the U.S.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With its latest report focused as much on post-pandemic meetings sentiment as meeting-venue innovation, decisionmaker expectations for 2022 off-site events are revealed. Among the main findings: • A central reason for organizing off-site meetings at this time is for participants to “escape their own fixed environment.

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Best Corporate Events

APRIL 18, 2023

And if you’re a leader on any level, what happened that Saturday afternoon offers valuable lessons for your organization. At halftime in their game on December 17, 2022, the Minnesota Vikings trailed the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 33-0. The 2022 Vikings were 10-0 in the regular season in those close contests.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

That is how you make people feel that they belong to this organization. To that end, Encore has invested in technology, people—9,000 in 18 months—and training to catch up to the needs of meeting professionals who came back quickly. “People attend meetings from different generations and different backgrounds.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2022

But in the Spring 2022, Meeting Rooms of the Future Barometer survey of global small and medium-size venues, only 46% said they are receiving increased requests to provide social responsibility or environmental credentials and only 13% are being asked to measure the carbon used to run their meetings. “We

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

of event planners would only attend a physical event in-person if it was local ( EventMB , 2020) 55% of event organizers report that safety is the biggest obstacle for resuming in-person events ( EventMB , 2020) Virtual Event Statistics When the pandemic forced everyone into lockdown, 60% of event professionals pivoted to virtual events.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

By end of October, air, train, and sea travelers in Canada must show proof of vaccination, sharpening the U.S. In mid-August, the Canadian government announced that by the end of October, it will require vaccination against Covid for anyone who travels by air, by interprovincial train, or by cruise ship in the country.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Mastering Professional Development Keys first entered the realm of meeting planning by volunteering at her church to organize meetings and events. The clients that were CMPs seemed to be more organized and prepared to execute their events,” she says. In 2022, Keys went on to earn her CMP Fellow status.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2023

Experiential gifting is memorable, sustainable and reflects the personality of the organization as well as the meeting planner. When corporate gifting is meaningful and interactive, recipients feel important and associate the organization and the producers of the event with high standards and thoughtful business operations.

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Payroll & HR Generalist – I started August 22, 2022 – so, 4 whole months now! I’m very neat and organized. My family and friends laugh at me because all my cabinets are organized and my closets too. As a vision therapist, I trained children how to use both eyes together or to use teamwork between the two eyes.

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