Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Hybrid formats blur the lines between in-person and digital experiences, inviting remote and on-site attendees into shared moments, where everyone feels like they have a seat at the table. Similarly, inclusivity in 2025 will go beyond checking boxes; it’s about creating spaces where attendees feel free to show up fully as themselves.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While there’s a lot that planners now need to focus on, from engagement to networking and more, we want to talk about something else today. Because much like event profs had to adapt to the new normal, so did presenters and attendees. A Smooth Virtual Experience For Attendees. Or rather, someone else.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

Yet, despite the high potential for virtual events due to cost savings and ease of access, there is a considerable challenge ahead for event organizers to deliver a truly valuable experience by replicating the networking opportunities for attendees that exist during live events. which can include channels for each conference track.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 8, 2022

Are virtual attendees seeing value? According to Kim Myhre, founder of Experience Designed, in “ Attendees to Virtual Events: To Charge or Not to Charge? So how do event and meeting planners make sure attendees see value in attending a hybrid event virtually? Give virtual attendees a view from on-stage.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

A vast source of valuable data is attendee tracking – one of the most powerful ways event professionals can measure event marketing success. This blog post explores how event managers can track their attendees and the most significant benefits of attendee tracking. Attendee Tracking: The Basics.

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2022

Attendee retention rate is one of the most important event KPIs. When event planners measure how many attendees have attended their events before, they are getting insights into attendee loyalty. So, how can event organizers measure and increase attendee retention ? Boost Attendee Retention With Gamification.

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The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It is offering attendees insights into leading industries and innovative research. To promote sustainable travel within the city, free public transport tickets are provided for attendees who book their hotel stays through Stuttgart Marketing. Casino room, attendees have panoramic views of Stuttgart’s landmarks.

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Endless Events

MAY 24, 2019

Today we are covering the most common event Wi-Fi terms you should know as an event planner. Attendees may use Wi-Fi Hotspots at events. . Network – A wireless network allows devices to stay connected to the internet without plugging into cables. Networks use radio waves to connect all devices.

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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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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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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

An estimated 1,700 attendees passed through the West Hall doors at Los Angeles Convention Center the second week of December. Known as The Show for Shows, the education, trade show floor and networking brought together solutions and inspiration. is an annual tradition. This year was no exception.

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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

JULY 19, 2024

Travel and meeting risk trainer offers insights for the future The news Friday morning that an update from the software protection company CrowdStrike crashed travel, emergency, hospital and banking systems all over the globe, was a reminder of the risks of planning events in a highly networked world. Example: What if cell service goes down?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2021

Crowd control is going to be on meeting planners’ minds in the first few months of the post-pandemic era, and there’s no better model for how to herd the hordes than the Walt Disney Company. What should planners expect in terms of how their meetings will be different from how they were before COVID?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

Travel and meeting risk trainer offers insights for the future The news Friday morning that an update from the software protection company CrowdStrike crashed travel, emergency, hospital and banking systems all over the globe, was a reminder of the risks of planning events in a highly networked world. Example: What if cell service goes down?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

PCMA Canada Chapter West is taking to Vancouver Convention Centre for a breakfast, networking session and a presentation by Kati Quigley, senior director of global industry marketing at Microsoft, titled “How Big Tech Fosters Diversity and Inclusion.”. The post How Planners Are Celebrating GMID 2022 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 3, 2025

Amid rapidly developing technology, trends that youve seen start as buds growing into full blossoms and networks that never stop growing, today is a day to celebrate meeting professionals everywhere and their contributions that make the world go round. In true planner fashion, Im thinking years ahead! What are you doing to celebrate?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A new transit extension just made your attendees arrival process smoother. As airlines increasingly adopt New Distribution Capability (NDC) technology, Travelports solution ensures that planners and business travelers can efficiently compare and book the best options across multiple suppliers. Have an upcoming meeting in Ottawa?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2023

But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. By signing a contract with a venue, meeting planners can quickly lose their freedom to choose their AV provider. When attendees walk away, what do they say?”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

How planners can safeguard their attendees against hotel room breaches In 2022, at a private event in Las Vegas during “hacker summer camp,” as the Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences have come to be known, a group of researchers found a flaw that could put millions of hotel rooms around the world at risk of being breached.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Smart Meetings spoke with one of our 2022 Meeting Professionals of the Year , event psychology advisor Victoria Matey , to learn more about the role that behavioral health plays in the lives of busy meeting professionals and their attendees. At an event, it’s not about how many people you network with,” she says.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

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. DeWitt suggests checking out the free National Network Hospitality page.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It boosts audience engagement and helps event planners reach their event goals in quantifiable and seamless ways. From missions and challenges to competitions, there are many ways to make your attendees feel truly immersed in the experience. Gamification should help planners achieve their event goals. Why Event Gamification?

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Techsytalk

JULY 4, 2021

Helping your attendees meaningfully connect with each other is on every planner's mind, but what does that look like? There are so many options and…

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2022

Top meeting professionals gathered in the Nation’s Capital this week at Smart Meetings Mid-Atlantic Experience were treated to a crash course in finding personal and professional freedom while building a network that will serve their careers for years to come. The one-day event at Hamilton Hotel in the heart of Washington, D.C.,

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Even though there are now more than 100 event platforms on the market, many event planners still choose Zoom in its limited form for their virtual experiences. Zoom , in its limited form, is still a choice for many virtual event planners because it’s budget-friendly and easy to use. Let’s explore!

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

Thanks to an absolute boom of event technology solutions , event planners can now craft data-based event strategies and measure their event success better than ever before. First, planners define their event goals – what they want to achieve with this event – and break them down into measurable event KPIs. Refunds issued.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The most common mistake we’ve noticed is that many event planners still plan their virtual or hybrid events based on an in-person-only format. We saw an incredible surge in event platforms , leaving many event planners confused. Attendees are free to explore on their own or follow a leader. Explore a public world here. .

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2021

And rather than doing 30 minutes or 45 minutes, we took one day of a month and did two hours with a little virtual networking afterwards and really dove in on that topic. ” Hybrid Event Trends: Expectations Of The Next Generation Attendee. Network with people who are in the event business. “Just be flexible.

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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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ADMEI

JANUARY 8, 2025

Beyond Tourism: The DMC Multiplier Effect An average MICE attendee will spend 6x compared to a typical tourist. For instance, when a DMC brings a large group to a city, it doesn't only employ its own event planners and coordinators. Hotels fill up, restaurants buzz with activity, and transportation services kick into high gear.

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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

With the threat of COVID-19 planners are facing mandates and calls to cancel events globally. Furthermore, you will need to decide how attendees will gain access to the virtual event. Will attendees be provided with a log-in code? Do you want attendees to be able to walk through your event virtually? Exhibitors .

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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. Sweatworking is the New Networking. Wellness is already in events DNA.

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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

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. Some choose to start their own companies once their network is big enough. . It is teeming with various career opportunities.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

If you read our last piece on why collaborative learning is the future of event-networking , you are already familiar with e180 as the creator of Braindate , an online platform and an in-person experience that helps participants at events meet for topic-driven, knowledge-sharing conversations called braindates. Researcher Ken A.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2022

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. The post Champion Planners Met in Texas for 1-Day Training appeared first on Smart Meetings. Culture Shock. Daren Martin.

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