Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Attendees celebrated the power of creating goosebump moments and managing operational challenges while learning more about the birthplace of democracy. Event Trends In a fast-paced agenda built based on attendee feedback, the group explored the future of incentive travel and how AI could help everyone plan smarter. and Europe.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 6, 2024

Incorporating wellness into events authentically, rather than as a mere marketing strategy, requires thoughtful planning and a genuine commitment to the health and well-being of participants. Below are practical and affordable tips to embed wellness into your events genuinely, steering clear of “ wellness washing.”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2019

Sure, Caesars Entertainment was drawn to Event Design Collective ’s expertise and worldwide success in establishing a partnership that will offer a free certificate program to 1,000 meeting professionals and Caesar’s team members. Now, their task is to design a real-life event.

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Event Design Certification Training Entertainment 170

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. Sophie Hulgard, Chief Sales Officer at Accor, says, “The total global meetings industry worldwide is forecast to be worth $1.78

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 7, 2024

An interview with MAS Chief Experiential Officer Aaron Levinthal You remember it clearly—the last event you attended that featured an infernal racket masquerading as background music. The audio element of any meeting is essential, setting the mood and defining the energy upon attendees’ arrival. And then you have to explain it.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Take a moment to improve your mental health and your meetings will reap the rewards Meeting professionals are some of the busiest people out there. If you’re a hardworking meeting professional, chances are that you experience stress more than you’d like to. For many, being busy means being stressed. A little stress is fine.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Those stressful last-minute gyrations were just one of the issues addressed in Smart Meetings ’ latest webinar, “ Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings ,” led by Kara Ferguson, meeting planner for American Society of Anesthesiologists , and Katie Bohrer, CEO of event design company Onwardly. Katie Bohrer.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2022

More than 2,000 meetings industry folks gathered at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for the launch of Business Events Industry Week , a concentration of events designed to illustrate the Power of Purpose exercised when people come together. Read about all the meeting options available at National Harbor. .

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Endless Events

JULY 27, 2018

You can also ask the potential attendees to pay a sort of “attendance deposit”, which will be returned when their attendance has been confirmed. Up Your Learning and Event Networking Experience at Meetings. That’s why it is important to design your meetings for event networking. Click To Tweet.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 29, 2024

How increase engagement without increasing costs One of the biggest challenges facing planners today is how to grow engagement among attendees all while keeping the stellar experience within a budget. Do attendees need to take away a new skill from this experience? What behavior doesn’t change if we don’t do the event?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2021

Smart Meetings brought in-person, boutique group hospitality meetings back to Encore Boston Harbor, a Wynn Resort , this week—with a focus on the power of a constructive mindset. of meeting space and surrounding outdoor patio areas are still fresh after the pandemic downtime. The 50,000 sq. Get Out of Your Head .

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Meeting Sports Hospitality Event Design 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Event Design 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Event Design 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Event Design 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Event Design 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

How Transformational Event Design Engages All the Sen ses Ed Libby, Creative Director at Nemacolin Celebrity Event Designer Ed Libby got his start as a delivery driver at a flower shop. At the time, he was attending art school, studying Flemish painting and set design. From there, his career took off at speed.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Event Design 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Event Design 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Meeting 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Meeting 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Meeting 130

Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

The announcement yesterday that London-based virtual streaming giant Hopin was purchasing the physical event services company Boomset was another step in the direction of an end-to-end hybrid meeting solution. Our goal is to empower event managers to succeed with any event format,” the company said in a post.

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Platform Meeting Event Apps Networking 218

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Meeting 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Sports Meeting 130

Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. I’ve been convening meetings for decades, though, so I know a fair amount about meeting planning. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job.

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Logistics Meeting Meeting Design Site Selection 171

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Meeting Sports 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Meeting Sports 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Meeting Sports 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To get the most out of the time invested, the trainer/event designer needs to be thoughtful about how the agenda is structured to deliver content and experiences on offer. Smart Meetings is conducting a study in partnership with Zenus.AI The post Event Attendee Energy Optimization Survey appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Attendee Events Meeting Sports 130

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Meeting days far exceed the battery life of phones, laptops and other electronics. Attendees race to claim a limited amount of power outlets on the perimeter of the ballroom, and hope no one trips on the cord or steps on their phone. Event designers have the option of using the side tray or removeable arm rests.

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Meeting Trade Show Production Platform 194

Endless Events

MAY 18, 2023

A recently published Freeman report highlights a significant shift in the demographics of B2B event attendees. With this new generation of younger, more diverse, and more educated attendees emerging, the event industry must adapt to meet their evolving needs and expectations. What Do We Do Now?

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B2B Attendee Speakers Events 177

Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2019

The event has grown to about 2500 attendees and each year MPI is working to raise the bar. They strive to change the way we meet and it’s working! No detail was too small, MPI really kept in mind the needs and desires of attendees during overhauling the event. Meetings Mean Business- Global Meetings Industry Day.

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Education Event Design Attendee Networking 233

Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Over two-thirds of the respondents chose “more engaging activities” as something they wanted to change at their meetings! I think core motivations to attend events remain fixed over time. We’ve known how to make meetings participation-rich and connection-rich for decades. No related posts.

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Attendee Conference Culture Meeting 167

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge. Strategies for producing memorable events boiled down to the following.

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