Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Darcy is director of marketing and communications for Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Innov8 Meetings + Events named Castellanos director of global events. Castellanos has experience in sales, marketing and special events; she previously worked as executive director for ODC Products.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The definition of “risk” has grown beyond the traditional definitions of financial, operational, reputational and security issues meeting professionals checked off their list as they prepared to bring people together in days of old. Conduct event-readiness exercises that outline who is responsible for what if specific things go wrong.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

She has a proven track record of driving revenue growth and orchestrating sales strategies to attract meetings and events. Steve Bailen Steve Bailen, MGME Global events agency MGME appoints Bailen as client development director. Smith brings over 15 years of experience to her new role as director of sales and marketing.

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Human Resources Hospitality Management Communications 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Insurance Contracts Contracts Medical Meetings 245

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

The global event marketing agency Hamilton has been recognized with an EDDIE award for an exceptionally smart move in February. The company transitioned from immersive brand events to vaccination events. The post Hamilton Event Agency Awarded for “Pivot” to Help Save Lives appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Lilly has been in hospitality, tourism, event management and sales for 15 years. Lilly was previously owner of End-N-Mind Destination and Event Management in South Carolina. Peckinpaugh spent the last 11 years as president of Maritz Global Events and will continue to hold this role in addition to his next. Daniel Gibson.

Hospitality 246

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

Communications will focus on making sure people know they shouldn’t be there if they don’t feel well. Meetings can still happen. This is an opportunity for everyone interested in diversity, equity and inclusion to get peer advice and meet suppliers,” Bauer said. “We Lounges and restaurants will be on the show floor.

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Sustainability Education Trade Show Communications 246

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. Her father had cerebral palsy, which brought its own needs.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

Held this year on Thursday, April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day is “an international day of advocacy showcasing the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences, and conventions bring to people, businesses, and communities,” according to the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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Trade Show Panel Sustainability Technology 246

Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What does it mean to be a part of the events industry in 2019? Meetings are growing and evolving rapidly, and each is an experiment in applying new methods to find a perfect formula. Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends.

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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. Throughout the program, participants use a digital workbook to customize a roadmap for their own sustainable event. “The So, what’s next? What is the SEPC?

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Planner Certification Sustainability Education 246

MeetingsNet

MAY 27, 2022

Specifically, EIC’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX), which sets professional standards across the global events community, will participate in research and advocacy for VSef’s virtual-event data standards.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Smart Meetings’ October webinar, From Checkboxes to Strategy: Implementing and Leading Sustainable Event Practices , breaks it down. Creating more sustainable events is a journey, and it comes down to breaking it up into bite-size bits. She is also an FICP board member. And we put that on our website.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 3, 2024

Two major events in the sector, OLMA and Tier & Technik are some of the most important on a national scale. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) The ICT sector in St. You can start your event by arriving at the venue by boat, or add a leisure element to your event with a stand-up paddle boarding session.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

At a private event in Las Vegas, a group of researchers found a hacking technique called Unsaflok, allowing hackers to open several models of Saflok RFID-based keycards, putting meeting planners and their attendees potentially at risk. Event Crisis Communication Templates Worth Copying What do you do when crisis strikes pre-event?

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Endless Events

APRIL 20, 2021

Before we even start considering the event tech side of things, for example, we have to go back to basics. The future of events is human-centric! Human-centric events of the future meet people where they are rather than simply going back to 2019. We’re now moving into that space,” explains Megan.

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Events Trends Audience Technology 265

Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

The global event tech and production company Encore welcomed Duffy as director of external communications. Experience Columbia SC in South Carolina promoted Lilly to vice president of the convention and visitors bureau, including its meetings and conventions sales teams. Jennifer Duffy. Jeremy Sadler. Jillian Dampier.

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Hospitality Tourism Tourism Communications 130

The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

On 28 September, Rotterdam Partners shared how they did it with their global audience during the third Rotterdam Experiment hybrid event, as well as the lessons learned from being the host city of the 65th edition of the ESC. The ESC is one of the best examples of what a global event in the post-pandemic world can look like.

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Events Audience Global Events Online 162

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Remote Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Before this appointment, Bruni-Perkins served as SF Travel’s interim chief marketing officer and senior vice president of global marketing communications. Klein is CEO of M-Plus Global Events , which was formed out of Klein’s Miami-based A-Plus Meetings & Incentives and Utah-based Morris Meetings & Incentives’ merger last year.

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eCommerce Incentives Hospitality Management 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Remote Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Remote Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Remote Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Remote Contracts 130

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

We now have the ability to connect new audiences in new locations who might not be able — or want — to travel, provide flexibility on how participants spend their time at an event (including building wellness components into programming), and provide inclusive events that can address the issues of diverse groups within our target audiences. —

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Adding virtual components to a meeting can complement the live experience. For the Convene September/October issue cover story , we focus on how the pandemic has spurred the development and growth of different business models in the events industry. Jacob Slaton Photography).

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Events Virtual Events Global Events Communications 105

Endless Events

AUGUST 23, 2018

Company events help: Validate your employees. APCO Insight and MMB surveyed 400 small business owners and found that that 96% said meetings yield a positive ROI. Focusing on company events really is an investment. Company events help employees feel engaged because they are valued and can see the bigger picture.

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Events Networking Culture Production 244

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Remote Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Remote Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Remote Contracts 130

MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2022

Especially for business events in Eastern Europe, the war clouds a promising rebound from the pandemic. The last two years have been a massive challenge for the meetings industry, and few segments have suffered as much as destination management companies. Russian Roulette: Global Events Industry Reacts to Ukraine Invasion.

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Prospect Communications Communications Destination Management 105

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

Insurance 130

Insurance Remote Contracts Contracts 130

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 18, 2021

Razlan Manjaji, Head of Global Events at South China Morning Post (SCMP). The pandemic had stirred up transformative changes for the events industry in the past year. SCMP developed a set of plans that delineated their responses, timelines and communications for each particular stakeholder, ready to be executed at any moment.

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Global Events Sponsors Panel Speakers 52

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Insurance Sustainability Meeting Remote 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Meeting Remote 130

Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As an exploration of how the COVID crisis has impacted the business events industry, “ Events UnPaused ” — Maritz Global Events’ five-part podcast hosted by President David Peckinpaugh — is chock-full of insights and most definitely worth a listen. Megan Henshall. Michelle Russell is editor in chief of Convene.

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Global Events Events Audience Trends 97