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3 Extreme Accessibility Experts Share Their Accommodation Mandates

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As Megan Henshall , strategic lead for Google’s global events team and co-founder of The Neu Project, explained, helping this majority-minority community participate fully is not a compliance problem; it is a business opportunity. Then she married and gave birth to two children with special needs. That changed everything,” she said. “I

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Asia Is Opening Up to International Events—Slowly

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“After two challenging years, the MICE and Events industry finds itself at a critical phase in our journey towards recovery,” Richard Ireland, president of SACEOS, said in a statement. Since then, KLCC has hosted nearly 300 in-person events that amounted to roughly 200,000 attendees. A Case Study in Malaysia.

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First Business Events Industry Week Celebrated Power of Meeting

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The 3 days of gathering started with Destinations International ’s Convention Sales and Services Summit, covering everything from trends in what is important to attendees today to tips for planning more inclusive events. The Power of Purpose. The keynote was delivered by Roy Spence, co-founder and CEO of The Purpose Institute.

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Smart Moves in South Carolina, Missouri and More

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Peckinpaugh spent the last 11 years as president of Maritz Global Events and will continue to hold this role in addition to his next. Foster has served as president of Border Art Residency’s board of directors and been advertising and communication manager for Destination El Paso in Texas. Bree DiBernardo.

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Event tourism market to progress at a CAGR of 4% between 2022-2032

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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 These insights are based on a report on Event Tourism Market by Future Market Insights.

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Smart Moves in San Diego, Chicago and More

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The global event tech and production company Encore welcomed Duffy as director of external communications. Lange brings more than 20 years of tourism and economic development experience, most recently serving as executive director of global communications for The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. Jennifer Duffy. Jillian Dampier.

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2019 Marketing Conferences: The #1 Marketing Events Guide

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Let's review the type of events you'll see in this list: Conferences - Conferences are large scale events that bring together people in the same industry to learn more about marketing. Expo - A global event that strives to promote progress and foster cooperation. 2019 Marketing Conferences. Affilliate Summit West 2019.

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