Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Although the conference moves around, he is limited in the number of places that can hold all of the activities, even though he has resorted to tenting parking lots and taking over alternative spaces. The post Lessons from a Global Medical Conference appeared first on Smart Meetings. Smart Tip #4: Think outside the convention center.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2024

Travel, to discuss the crucial need for adequate tools to organize international conferences. They delve into why these conferences are vital for advancing economies, science, medicine and fostering global connections. Don’t Miss a Podcast Drop. Listen to Smart Meetigns on Spotify today! Listen to Smart Meetigns on Spotify today!

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ADMEI

MARCH 20, 2024

Reflections on ADMEI 2024 Annual Conference: “In the Zone” 20 March 2024 The 2024 ADMEI Annual Conference, aptly themed "In the Zone," delivered a powerful punch of education, networking, and industry insights for Destination Management Companies (DMCs) worldwide. Discover potential recruits at association conferences.

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All Conference Alert

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Attending Medical conferences is beneficial for healthcare professionals, doctors, and students. If you’re looking for a medical conference in 2025, you’re in the right place! We will start with what a medical conference is and then show you some of the best medical conference types and countries to attend.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Select a hotel or conference center with family suites. The post Are Family-friendly Conferences in Your Future? Be sure to ask about the ages and interests of the children, so you can tailor experiences to wow them. Choose a family-friendly destination. Look for multiple bedroom options, a kitchenette and a living area.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 15, 2018

As you know, conferences are the bread and butter of event planners. You plan so many conferences of a similar nature each year that it can be easy to get stale. But, just because conferences have a heavy business-focus, doesn’t mean they need to be (or should be) lifeless! Using projection for conference staging.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

START Summit offers an innovative take on entrepreneurship conferences – entirely student-run it gives a fresh perspective on Europe’s startup landscape. While there are numerous startup conferences worldwide, what truly sets START Summit apart is that it’s entirely run by students. Gallen, Switzerland. Gallen, Switzerland.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Give attendees a discount code on the last day of the conference that is only good for the next 30 days. Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort. Create a zero-waste meeting.

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All Conference Alert

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

If you’re thinking about attending global agriculture conferences in Europe , the short answer is: Yes , you definitely should! Attending agriculture conferences offers a wealth of benefits for students, researchers, farmers, and enthusiasts alike. What Are Agriculture Conferences and Who Can Attend Them?

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Skift Meetings

AUGUST 20, 2024

A conference focused on female founders would seem like an accepting place for babies, wouldn’t it? Elena Brandt, the founder of a market research startup called Besample , was excited to attend the Y Combinator Female Founders Conference 2024 , in August. The conference featured successful female speakers that I wanted to hear from.

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Endless Events

APRIL 21, 2023

Today’s #EventIcons guests recently launched a conference in 90 days, growing their attendance from 0 to 5,000 people. That event was a fantastic PLX conference focused on event partner marketing. By the way, that’s why we call PLX a remote experience, not a hybrid conference. Hybrid is a lie. I love that.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I use the phrase “wants and needs” a lot when talking about participant-driven and participation-rich conferences. Conference organizers have, of course, every right to create an event that satisfies their wants and needs. Otherwise, why bother creating the conference in the first place? Whom is your event for?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Adding early morning running, yoga sessions or Tai Chi classes into conference agendas is becoming the norm. While separate training sessions are an excellent trend, exercise between and during conferences can be powerful additions. Screen-free zones have become popular at conferences. Create a Relaxing Off-Grid Zone.

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All Conference Alert

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

But, it’s also a good place for academia, becoming a great destination for attending international conferences. It doesn’t matter if you are a student, researcher, professional, or someone interested in growing in your field — Australia caters to all conference types. How To Find Upcoming Conferences in Australia? Let’s start.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

After 35 years, the total dollars raised and invested in the business events industry is now $10 million and the group is in the midst of a matching fundraising campaign to help victims of the earthquake in Turkiye , which happens to also be the newly announced location for next year’s SITE Global Conference, Istanbul.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The post Are your Conferences Boring? Is there a goal toward a common good? Are they just there for a good time? What if there were a way to check all the boxes on the same trip? Join them here. Here’s the Cure appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2023

The conference is slated to return to Vegas in April for its 100th anniversary with an expected 65,000 people. The post NAB Conference Roars Back Strong Despite Covid Policies appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Skift Meetings

AUGUST 20, 2024

Skift Take: A nursing mom brought her infant son to a women’s conference. She thought it would be a non-issue. It was anything but. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2023

Melbourne’s star as a top global destination for medical conferences shines brightly, with a massive 48 medical conferences set to take place within the next five years, attracting around 38,000 delegates. This non-profit healthcare association blazed trails in sustainability at their global conference in Melbourne.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. The 2023 FICP Annual Conference will be staged Nov.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 29, 2024

Since 2009 I’ve maintained an informal calendar of peer conferences (aka unconferences) on this site. Currently, I add a few peer conferences a month. As you can see, peer conferences take place all over the world! Who holds peer conferences? Do you want to let me know about an upcoming peer conference?

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 20, 2023

Are you obsessed with conferences? Yet no vice bedevils me like my one desperate fixation, my shameful ravening itch: I simply must attend conferences. George Meyer , My Undoing: Obsessed with conferences , The New Yorker, May 28, 2007 Of course, every good meeting planner is fixated on the details of the events we plan. .”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It should connect all the phases of conference planning, prevent unforeseen obstacles and set a solid foundation for the conference’s success. Procurement principles are useful tools for you to establish your own organization’s buying power for future conferences. Procurement isn’t just about finding the cheapest option.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Rereading a 2012 post by Jeff Jarvis , I was struck by the parallels between his take on news organizations’ responsibilities to their platforms and the responsibilities of conferences. ” —Jeff Jarvis At conferences, the “users” are primarily participants. Screw your users, screw yourself.”

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Meetings and conferences are perhaps one of the most important fundamental ways in which people come together and change happens. So I’m pleased to discover an academic research article paper about unconference — especially since its title is: The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences !

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 8, 2024

Dominic Thurbon, a Sydney, Australia–based entrepreneur who has created behavioral change programs for some of the most successful companies in the world, is also a speaker who thinks a lot about how behavioral science principles are — and aren’t — applied at conferences. Conference organizers should be using them.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 10, 2022

The first day of the hospitality conference held at NYU earlier this week discussed the growing trend of returning to travel, at times exceeding pre-pandemic rates. Tisch Center of Hospitality in the NYU School of Professional Studies is the ideal host for a conference discussing today’s trends in the travel industry. Jonathan M.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Paper programs and other hand-outs will be minimized by using a GA2023 app and website, which will include the conference program and abstracts. The post Sustainability Is in Focus for Cultural Heritage Conference in Sydney appeared first on Smart Meetings. Selecting a Sustainable Venue.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2021

By all measures, this week’s Destinations International Annual Conference 2021 (AC21) in Baltimore, Maryland, was a huge success. Or a completely on-site event at the scale of the 2019 conference in St. Conference of Mayors Partnership, and the 2021 DestinationsNEXT Futures Study. But he had no idea whether that might look like.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

A NASA scientist hunkered down in his dark garage—the only place he can get cell phone reception—gives his keynote presentation to over 2,000 attendees at the world’s largest space science conference being held virtually from Sydney, Australia. Welcome to the wonderful world of managing meetings in a Covid-19 world!

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 4, 2024

That sounds like an easy metric to exceed, but you would be surprised how many annual conferences fall below this benchmark. If your annual conference doesn’t hit these benchmarks, you need to identify a performance metric to move the needle. Lagging indicators may include items like gross revenue or gross profit.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 27, 2024

The post Cruise Europe holds successful conference in Stockholm appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. On 14–16 May, the Cruise Europe network held its annual general meeting and annual conference in Stockholm. Queen Anne is another brand-new cruise ship making its debut in Ports of Stockholm this year.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a rule allowing it to take scammers to court—including those who fraudulently use conference names, logos, and mailing lists—and seek financial penalties. Advocacy works!” The anti-impersonation rule will be effective 30 days after it is published in the federal register.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The post Phocuswright Conference releases full 2023 program appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Phocuswright, the leading travel industry research and events authority, has released its full 2023 program for The Phocuswright Conference, which will be held November 13-16 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 24, 2024

The post Advantage Travel Partnership’s 2025 conference will be hosted in Malta appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Julia Lo Bue-Said, CEO, Advantage Travel Partnership, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Visit Malta for our 2025 conference.

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FICP

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Mark your calendars to join us for the 2027 FICP Annual Conference at the El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico from November 7-10, 2027.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many event planning conferences were canceled or postponed, and most of those that weren’t took place virtually. While 2021 may still look a little different than normal, expect to see many conferences back and ready to help industry professionals navigate the massive changes in the way they do business.

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