Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Identify community organizations and establish vendor and supplier relationships. Sustainability Takes Center Stage Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) is the umbrella organization that hosts the Net Zero Carbon Events Initiative (NZCE). By the end of 2026, they say, they hope to see over 1,000 signatories. “I

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Smart Meetings

JULY 3, 2024

As New York City-based planner Jaclyn Bernstein, president and owner of Empire Force Events , says, “We, as event producers, sometimes go out of our way to outdo ourselves. For planners, it’s about creating ways to get people to interact.” credit: Shutterstock “So, what do [event planners] do on the Fourth of July?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

But local organizations such as the Downtown Seattle Association have partnered with local businesses and community members to return their towns to their former glory through an equitable and inclusive approach with the intent of benefitting everyone. The Summit Building has 32 national conventions booked from 2023 to 2026.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Now, Philadelphia is gearing up to honor the results of that gathering with a massive 250th anniversary celebration in 2026. Phillys event calendar in 2026 will be filled with some other notable events, including PCMAs Convening Leaders, two rounds of NCAA March Madness tournament action, six FIFA World Cup matches, and MLBs All-Star Game.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 8, 2024

This event brought together both destinations to showcase to event planners the extensive possibilities for organising sustainable events. Starting in 2026, they plan to power a vessel with hydrogen. Event planners juggle numerous tasks, but you don’t have to do it alone. They can also suggest local giveaways.

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Social Tables

MAY 30, 2019

69% of event planners select venues based on word of mouth recommendations. Guest list etiquette states that party planners should give hosts or key stakeholders a strict number of people they can invite. The popularity and demand for professional chefs is expected to grow another 10% by 2026. Book an event venue. Hire a chef.

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Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Business travel will reach 483 million trips by 2026, and cities worldwide are adapting to welcome more travelers. The Boston University Clinical & Translational Science Institute organizes collaborative sessions between industry professionals and researchers. billion spending on corporate travel in 2021.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As participants brainstormed, it became clear that planners need to know their audience well in order to decide how to trim costs at their events. Collaboration between hotels and planners can help alleviate the stress around the constant changes that COVID presents. We share some of those takeaways from a few sessions, below.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? Ill also share tips on choosing event software thats easy to use, along with real-life examples of how well-organized events can improve how people see your brand.

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Australia has consistently excelled in attracting and hosting prestigious international sporting events, a testament to the exceptional skills of our event planners. However, he quickly pointed out that the quality of events across the country is high, reflecting the attention and care put into their organization.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 28, 2023

For meeting planners looking to flawlessly execute a large-scale event, this diverse and intriguing metropolis makes the ideal setting thanks to its world-class convention center, abundant hotel offerings, and more. Join the ranks of organizations and meeting planners that flock to Philadelphia to host large-scale events.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 28, 2024

A Diverse Cast of Venues One of Austin’s most unique characteristics is that planners will find space suitable for events of all stripes in every part of the city — downtown, north, south, east, or west. This year alone, the city has been named to Cvent’s “Top Meeting Destinations in North America” (ranked No.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organization for Washington, DC, shared its ongoing commitment to attracting international groups at IMEX America. There’s no greater event than IMEX to connect with event organizers and highlight the benefits of meeting in Washington, DC,” said Elliott L. As of Oct.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As a result, event planners are increasingly turning to event management software to help them plan and execute successful events. Eventbrite is a self-service ticketing platform that helps event organizers manage and sell event tickets. For event planners: Cvent’s integration with Zapier is a big plus. What Is Eventbrite?

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 13, 2023

Unlike the PCMA roundtable among association planners and execs and DMOs that was convened in AGU’s offices four months earlier, the December roundtable, moderated by Peter O’Neil, FASAE, CAE, CEO of ASIS International, didn’t focus exclusively on how to navigate the events landscape in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 24, 2024

Sports — and More Meeting planners and event organizers of the non-sporting variety also can count on the highest level of inter-agency support when booking Philadelphia. All have a seat on PHL Sports’ advisory board.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 15, 2025

For planners, its been a game changer. Smart Meetings recent white paper, The Evolution of Events AI, showed just how many planners are using AI and their perceptions of the value it adds to their work. Plenty of environmental organizations use it for these purposes. Planners can too.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

million it has raised over the 40 years of the organization for scholarships, grants and research. San Antonio will host WEC June 1-4, 2026. Sustainable DC Destination DC promoted resources that will help meeting professionals organizing events in the area be a force for good. MPI Foundation uses the $14.4

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

More than half 52 percent were organizers; 37 percent suppliers, and 11 percent said they had other roles. The largest type of organization survey takers represented was PCO/meeting planner/DMC (29 percent); followed by association and hotel/venue (13 percent each); corporate (10 percent) and consultant and CVB (8 percent each).

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The FIFA World Cup is coming to North American in 2026. One of the first things an event organizer needs to do when picking future conference dates is consult a calendar. Here’s another to add to the list: the 2026 FIFA World Cup, for which the United States is one of the hosts. for World Cup 2026. In the U.S.,

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 15, 2025

While that may be true for our hospitality partners, only 29 percent of the event planner respondents to PCMAs Annual Meeting Market Survey said attendance at their largest in-person meeting was on par with pre-pandemic levels and one out of five planners said attendance was lower than 2019.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Planners may need to get used to playing by a different sustainability playbook and adapting their environmental expectations on a state-by-state basis, said Tommy Goodwin. Here is what Goodwin shared regarding sustainability: Event organizers can expect conversations around sustainability to be reshaped under the Trump administration.

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