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Best of 2024: Health and Wellness

Smart Meetings

How can planners help their attendees to feel a sense of genuine belonging through their event design? Whats the business case for having consistent wellness programming in events? The health and wellness stories of 2024 have the answers. trillion industry, Stevens explains, the wellness industry has become a $1.8

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Top Global Event Trends for 2024: Embracing Innovation and Diversity

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Discover the Future of Events Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing event planning by enhancing efficiency, personalization, and attendee engagement. AI’s capabilities in data analysis, automation, and predictive analytics are unparalleled, making it a valuable tool for event organizers.

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What Event Attendees Want Now

Convene by PCMA

There’s encouraging news in the Freeman Trends Report: 2024 Attendee Intent and Behavior , released Tuesday, Jan. 16, by the global events company: Attendance at in-person events, which has risen as the worst of the pandemic has receded, is expected to hold steady over the next 12 months.

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Asia Is Opening Up to International Events—Slowly

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This on-again-off-again dynamic was evident in the responses to an American Express Global Meetings and Events Forecast from last year that found 62% of respondents in the area expected attendee numbers to return to pre-pandemic numbers in the next one to two years. That may or may not impact IAA World Congress in 2024.

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Best of 2024: Event Safety and Security

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Before the luxurious accommodations, the experience, the F&B and all the rest, the safety of attendees is front and center. Although these other event aspects can happen without security, if attendees safety is in question, its questionable if things will. Do you have a plan in place?

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3 Extreme Accessibility Experts Share Their Accommodation Mandates

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Designing accessible events topped almost all meetings industry event agendas in 2024, but few planners understand what is required to make everyone feel welcome even as equal access moves from the desired to the required column in their job descriptions. Her father had cerebral palsy, which brought its own needs.

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Six Event Trends We’re Watching in 2024

Convene by PCMA

Shawn Cheng The companies participating in the Tech Playground at Convening Leaders 2024 in January are introducing creative solutions for event organizers powered by AI. These include live session summaries, intelligent attendee matching, customized event pathways, and AI-powered insight generation for delegates, Dawson said.

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