Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today’s iconic guest, Deanna Nwosu , thinks that all event and meeting planners should nurture an entrepreneurial spirit. For almost 20 years, Deanna has worked on fundraisers, conferences, trade shows, and other events ranging in size from 10 to 20,000 attendees. Do you consider yourself an entrepreneur? Onto the next question.

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Endless Events

JUNE 5, 2020

Our main goals here has been to educate planners everywhere on the subject – and make them realize just how cool and engaging virtual events can be. After you took the time to learn about mistakes to avoid , how to engage your audience , and sponsorship deals , we want you to think about how to entertain attendees.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2021

Event planners can now start to think about what life looks like on the other side. As event planners, we’ve always taken responsibility for the safety and security of our attendees while they were in our care. Many events that have begun their relaunch are insisting attendees have a vaccine passport before admitting entry.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

million convention attendees were hosted in Vegas since the return of trade shows in June 2021. Massari continued: “Over the last 12 months, Caesars Entertainment has proudly hosted many conferences at CAESARS FORUM, including PCMA Convening Leaders, Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress and Cvent Connect.

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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. Whether you’re incorporating sustainable measurements into your RFPs, tracking down low-carbon menus or combing through LEED certified venues, you know you’re a green planner.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2023

One Thing the Industry can do Better: Educate Attendees One of the significant benefits of the nomadic lifestyle is constant exposure to other cultures. Her response: attendee education. We’re not educating our attendees about the destination enough. We always get the attendee’s home address.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

How the gig economy is impacting the events industry In honor of Labor Day, Smart Meetings chatted with Tracy Judge, founder and CEO of Soundings , to get the latest scoop on the trends currently emerging within the freelance meeting planner gig economy. SM What types of freelance meeting planner roles are most in demand?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. IMEX22 pic.twitter.com/L1HkdcudyB. —

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2022

As meeting planners, you have the opportunity to not only educate and entertain, but to create a moment of experience that becomes part of attendees’ very selves. I have made enough money to be successful, but also enough mistakes to be educational. Abraham also put current dire headlines in perspective.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

During the summit, DI offered attendees resources such as the Global Accessibility Report , Workforce Diversification and Retention Industry Brief , 2024 Social Inclusion Lexicon , and Social Inclusion Resources Glossary. SM How does offering these resources improve the event experience for attendees and planners?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2022

Where better than the home of the five-time NFL Champion Dallas Cowboys—AT&T Stadium—to meet for an intense day of education, inspiration and fun? Daren Martin, PhD, author of “ Whiteboard: Business Models that Inspire Action ,” was also on hand to pump up attendee effectiveness in their careers and personal lives. Culture Shock.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The 2025 European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC) gathered meeting professionals in Istanbul, Turkiye, for three days of education, exploration and networking in a city that blends old and new, East and West, business and pleasure.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 3, 2025

To celebrate, the hosts behind the Smart Meetings podcast, Smart Start Radio: Fuel for the Purpose Generation of Meeting Planners , reached out to planners who have spoken on past episodes to hear what they had to say. Im most excited about attendees forming deeper connections with a citys community and culture.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

See in action how planners can amplify it to multiply ROI. Angela Minardi The event kicked off with a keynote from Angela Minardi, founder of Fit City Adventures , who redefined wellness and broke down how planners can better incorporate iteasily. Wellness is already in events DNA. Across the breathtaking 20,000+ sq. Brain Breaks.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The 2025 European Meetings & Events Conference gathered meeting professionals in Istanbul, Turkiye, for three days of education, exploration and networking in a city that blends old and new, East and West, business and pleasure.

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Endless Events

JULY 10, 2020

Over the past few months, we’ve been focused on providing all the educational content we possibly could about virtual events. And this is why we’ll begin diving into educational content on the topic, alongside virtual events. How Do Physical & Virtual Attendees Interact? The short answer is yes, you do.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Tips & tricks for event planners. So, our blog provides comprehensive and personality-packed articles with the latest tips, tricks, and trends for event planners to create more epic events with a focus on technical production. . Check it out for how-tos and guides, but also some insights into the life of being an event planner.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

The result is a chaotic, volatile environment in which meeting and event planners are struggling to optimally balance their meeting objectives with attendee preferences and safety, constantly changing guidance from the CDC and local government rules restrictions. What are planners to do? It’s a win/win,” she says. Hybrid Events.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Personalization allows each attendee to get exactly what they need.” If you work in the field of education, you may have heard about the collaborative learning movement, where forward-thinking educators are reinventing the way in which students around the world learn. What are collaborative learning spaces? Source: e180.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Simultaneously, planners learned how to harness the power of technology to continuously deliver exciting events. Yes, it’s time to bring together virtual and in-person knowledge so as to create riveting and immersive experiences for attendees. The lack of a stand-in for your virtual attendees will only sour the experience for them.

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

Even though virtual events are set to become the new normal, not many planners have experience with this paradigm. Because planners and companies aren’t sure which way is North right now, it’s easy to disregard the things that could make or break the virtual experience for everyone involved. 2 Overcomplicating.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Billion valuation, making the events industry well positioned to make an economic impact should planners support social movements like boycotts. But should event planners boycott? . In this episode of Event Brew, the entire Brew Crew shares their thoughts on planners and organizations boycotting venues, hotels, destinations, and more.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Being an event planner, event manager, or event marketer is a difficult job that demands a lot of energy and knowledge, but many of us are drawn to it because it is – above all else – rewarding. As the technology sector within the industry grows, many planners are leaving traditional event planning for event technology jobs.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2024

Drone show at “Unlock the Block” opening celebration at Sparkman Wharf The night prior had seen attendees gather in Sparkman Wharf for a night brimming with excitement amongst local bites and drinks, alongside that spectacular drone show. What does Destinations International hope attendees return home with having gained?

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2021

Introducing this exciting tech into attendees’ lives circumvents many of the challenges posed by virtual events. David Whelan is the CEO of Immersive VR Education , which sells a VR training and collaboration platform called Engage. Amazing Examples Of VR For Virtual Events. We got high-level attention.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“With so much young talent entering our industry, we wanted to create an easy and free way for our clients to train new team members and to provide continuing education for more experienced planners,” said GDP President and CEO Catherine Chaulet in a press release. Planners who participate in these webinars will earn CE credits.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 6, 2021

And for most planners, it was more about pivoting than it was about actually designing. Now, there’s gonna be a lot less face-to-face attendees, period, at the very least. So you have to empathize, you have to really feel what it’s going to be like for your attendee to go through this event. What We Saw In 2020.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The winners are attendees as well as event hosts. It’s not often that a business-event planner has a formal education and professional background in change management. In her role at BCD Meetings & Events, Hanzlik creates strategies for accommodating neurodiversity across the meeting experience for hundreds of clients.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Freeman research indicates that event attendees are looking for specific opportunities to connect around personal interests. What’s the biggest disconnect between how organizers program networking at their events and what their attendees actually want?

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

2020 Virtual Event Trend: Personalization for Attendees. Personalization allows each attendee to get exactly what they need. Personalization for attendees leads to a more successful event. Your attendees will feel they got much more value out of attending when their needs are met. Tailored Break Out Session Paths .

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2022

Most planners didn’t even hear of them prior to 2020! We call such an event ‘the Star’ This venue can host a smaller amount of attendees (typically 10-50) who enjoy a VIP, behind-the-scenes experience. The best you can do is produce an event that attendees will want to watch until the end.

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Endless Events

MARCH 7, 2022

But what good are any of those if event planners are not taught how to use them or if they stop working mid-event? Event planners should have somebody available to them 24/7. And finally, software companies should see event planners as long-term partners rather than one-time customers. The success of their event depends on it!

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Endless Events

JULY 24, 2020

My sister is a teacher in northern Nevada, and there are so many education problems that revolve around hybrid solutions. Even though the issue feels a lot like this: So we were both in positions to have an educated conversation on the topic. It’s not just a trend for events or education.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

He continues: “HubSpot Academy led me to understand that the academy was started for customer education, retention, and upselling. So as my journey at HubSpot unfolded, I realized more and more that creating demand not just through content but education sparks a community that gets people talking. Mark’s #1 Tip for Event Planners.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2023

Your Clients and Attendees Probably Like Diversity Rhonda Monet Knowing your clientele is important. Your Clients and Attendees Probably Like Diversity Rhonda Monet Knowing your clientele is important. If a client has strong feelings about DEI, meetings planners should too. “If Millennials, Gen Zs.

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Endless Events

MARCH 26, 2021

Yes, everyone wants to create great content – marketers, writers, astronauts, and, of course, event planners. Delivering educational and relevant material to an actively engaged audience has never been as important as it is now. The short answer is – know your audience. Content is calling – answer it!

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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2022

Event professionals and attendees are reconsidering how they approach events and reinventing the wheel in new and exciting ways. After a year of virtual events, it’s no surprise that planners and attendees are eager to get back to in-person events. Read More : Make Hybrid Events Worth Every Dollar for Virtual Attendees.

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