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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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

How do you keep attendees engaged when the needle is always shifting? Tactics to encourage attendee engagement are wide-ranging, dependent on attendance numbers and often differ case-by-case. If you want to drive a synchronous experience, give attendees a reason why they should tune in live rather than watch on demand,” Gaudini said.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

If they want to explore downtown Frankfurt, the S9 or S8 train will get them there in just 15 minutes.’ The convenience for attendees—being able to stay until the last minute before heading straight to the airport—simplifies logistics for organizers.’ Once completed, the hotel will have a direct connection to the skyline train.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Most meeting professionals manage the needs of a small subset of attendees who require food, wheelchair access, sound, language or sensory accommodations. At a recent training, the team wanted to do away with PowerPoint presentations, but those who were hard of hearing could not follow along without visual aids. Is it tabbable?

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Every member of the organization’s staff has completed training with VisitAble , a Virginia startup that works with businesses to enhance their ability to serve guests with disabilities. It also offers the region’s entire hospitality community the same training. The organization didn’t just focus internally, though.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Attendee arrival has changed in recent years. Before the pandemic, attendees would have booked hotels and made transportation arrangements in the days or weeks leading up to the event. I’ve become my own best digital attendee,” concludes Arianna. . Digital Attendee Arrival is Drastically Different. Design for Introverts.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Australia expects a positive outlook for international events, with one in three decision-makers actively planning an event in Australia in the next three to 10 years, and overall global business events expected to have more attendees in 2025 compared to the past five years.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

of vibrant, distinct meeting space at La Fonda on the Plaza attendees made brilliant connections and took part in an experience that both refreshed and inspired, heading home with elevated understanding and ideas of how to incorporate wellness into their own events, for all of their own attendees. Across the breathtaking 20,000+ sq.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

For sure, there are a significant percentage of meeting attendees that can’t wait to participate in person; but organizers and planners found out during the first several months of 2022 that a sizable audience of previous attendees were more than happy to participate virtually. Continue to train staff on hybrid meeting planning.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The skills and lessons learned by these experts in intelligence can be fascinating—and useful in the nonespionage world—and now many of these specialists from the CIA, FBI, KGB and Mossad are for hire for your next meeting or training session for keynotes, corporate training and team development.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

of vibrant, distinct meeting space at La Fonda on the Plaza attendees made brilliant connections and took part in an experience that both refreshed and inspired, heading home with elevated understanding and ideas of how to incorporate wellness into their own events, for all of their own attendees. Across the breathtaking 20,000+ sq.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

The number of attendees, sales, engagement, profit, new contacts – whatever is relevant to you and your organization. What will attendees accomplish by attending your event? Who are your attendee personas? Define your attendee personas the same way you would in a regular situation. Who are they? What are their jobs?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

attendees a taste of one of Americas top thrill-seeking experiences without the long flight? Comcast NBCUniversal has announced plans to build a new Universal theme park, hotel and entertainment complex just south of Bedford, about 35 minutes by train from London. Hoping to give U.K. Cambodia calling?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

“People are thinking about virtual attendee engagement and looking at how can they make it more fun for attendees rather than have them just sit and watch a screen. ” “So you may have some of your attendees in-person again, but a lot of folks aren’t ready to travel or they are working from home.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 19, 2021

That way, you won’t lose what matters the most: the trust of your attendees. If you have an effective crisis communication plan and a COVID-compliance strategy , attendees will be much more forgiving. They should be trained for unpredictable situations, which is something that you should keep in mind during the hiring process.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

How will the expectations from attendees evolve? Ensuring the safety of your attendees within the health spectrum will be one of the biggest 2021 event trends. Will a good choice of platform suffice or must event profs look beyond that in order to present attendees with new and exciting opportunities?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

Example: There’s a major outage the day before the event and most of the attendees are overseas or out of state and there are no more flights. Example: Will the bus company be able to adjust their schedule if attendees fly in a day late? Should the start of the event be postponed? Example: What if cell service goes down?

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Endless Events

MAY 1, 2020

Attendees’ Bandwidth Ability. Because everyone involved in the experience – you, the attendees, the speakers, the entertainment – will be attending the event remotely. It’s during this time that you should issue instructions and warnings aimed at your attendees. So, how can you solve this?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

Example: There’s a major outage the day before the event and most of the attendees are overseas or out of state and there are no more flights. Example: Will the bus company be able to adjust their schedule if attendees fly in a day late? Should the start of the event be postponed? Example: What if cell service goes down?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Whether it is bottles of water or cans of soda, there can be a lot of waste produced just keeping your attendees hydrated. Ditch the pamphlets and convention floor maps with an all-in-one app, complete with the event schedule placed online for attendees to reference at any time. Attendees will recycle…if they can find the right can.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

The focus was on addressing current tourism challenges and providing targeted training for participants. The short talks on specialized travel drew strong interest, while the AI session filled the room with curious attendees. AER aimed to strengthen the industry and create an inspiring event for its members.

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

Focus on providing educationals yet engaging content with enough balance between words, text, video, and attendee engagement tricks. #2 Just because we live in the 21st century and technology is pretty much ubiquitous, that doesn’t mean every attendee is tech-savvy. 2 Overcomplicating. Who are your personas?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2019

Additionally, connect with the human resources team to evaluate training for security guards. Ahead of an event, confirm guards are up-to-date with training, and if not, build training into their security plan. Understand the Level of Security Needed. Make a List of Security Measures to Implement.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

We’re actually seeing more training meetings,” says Yma Sherry, vice president of North America for M&E. The economy is doing better, and as a result, corporations are hiring more people and have an increased need for training.” Internal team and training meetings account for 30 percent of North American meetings.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. Here are my top tips for maximizing attendee engagement and delivering an event that offers real value for all participants. Invest in excellent hardware.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 16, 2024

There’s encouraging news in the Freeman Trends Report: 2024 Attendee Intent and Behavior , released Tuesday, Jan. When Holsinger previewed the report during the session, “First Look: Exclusive Data on Attendee Motivators,” at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 on Jan.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 4, 2022

Cross-Training. “The first thing that comes to mind is cross-training ,” he says. Cross-training is preparation so people have other skill sets and can help in more than one area.” Cross-training is preparation so people have other skill sets and can help in more than one area.”

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Endless Events

MARCH 21, 2022

You can get hyper-creative with custom floor plans and put your own spin on it, or have a map that helps attendees maneuver around an event as you would if it were in person,” Amy says. ” Before the pandemic, they planned an annual two-day training event for the entire state of Nevada. We’re global.

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Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

You’re either a planner eager to learn how you can set your virtual speaker up for success, or you’re a speaker looking to be trained in the art of virtual presentations. This means that the attendees come first. Whatever has the potential to distract you or your attendees during the event, get rid of it.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Planners looking for a unique space that checks the appropriate boxes but also offers attendees a different experience may want to explore their local movie theater as a possible location. From screen to scene, elevate your next event Finding the perfect meeting space is a process.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

Unbearable, earth-scorching temperatures posing a threat to the environment also endanger the health of meeting attendees exposed to such extreme heat. Event professionals must now anticipate what attendees will be exposed to even in destinations where extreme heat is not the norm. How Planners Can Beat the Heat. Read More: Code Red!

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Not only do we help each organization make the right choice for their perfect event, but we’ve also undergone the necessary training. However, the world of virtual events is as new to attendees as it is to planners. Well, here at Endless, we’ve done a lot of homework. Let’s make this process as easy as possible!

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2021

Inspired by the last episode with CrowdPass , Brandt also wanted to continue exploring the related topic of attendee tracking. Attendee Tracking Doesn’t End With Facial Recognition. Now, let’s segue further into the world of attendee tracking. Why hasn’t anyone done an opt-in thing for attendees?

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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. VR For Virtual Events: Can The Barriers Be Broken?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 19, 2021

The nonprofit offers affordable housing assistance and hospitality job training to homeless and low-income families throughout Southern California, as well. More than 250 teens “who might have joined gangs instead” have been trained to date. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Anaheim White House (@anaheimwhitehouse).

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Endless Events

AUGUST 19, 2021

While it’s important to emphasize that no event is risk-free, event planners can implement many safety processes that ensure the safety of their attendees, exhibitors, and staff. It’s important for the attendees to follow the guidelines outside the venue as well – be it in airplanes or hotels. Take it outdoors.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Whether gathering regional attendees or those coming from all over, these properties offer can’t-get-anywhere-else experiences that celebrate the cities they call home. Heres how you can give your attendees sense of place like never before. The latest in new and renovated hotels stand in sought-after cities.

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