Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Photo courtesy of Galaxy Theatres Grandscape Read More: Canada Calls: Event Planning Paradise Smart Meetings What are some unique ways groups can utilize Galaxy Theatres Grandscape for meetings? Meeting planners can discuss potential profit shares or beneficiary options to support important causes at their events.

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Unique World Global Destinations

AUGUST 14, 2024

London is not just a global financial hub; it’s also a premier destination for corporate meetings and conferences. Here’s why London stands out as the best city for corporate meetings and conferences. World-Class Venues London boasts a diverse array of venues that cater to all types of corporate events.

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Social Tables

JUNE 17, 2024

What makes a conference venue “unique?” Unique conference venues are not your traditional meeting spaces; they stand out. Although they look and operate like separate businesses, many breweries, art galleries, museums, arcades, and restaurants host high-quality corporate events. Improve the attendee experience.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

Conveniently located in downtown Toronto, it offers state-of-the-art amenities and services, making it a top choice for global meetings and event organizers. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024, the MTCC has hosted over 21,000 events, ranging from international conferences and trade shows to gala dinners and corporate meetings.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 3, 2024

This collaboration also includes conferences and professional events, integrating economy, research, and education. For medium size events and conferences, where the Olma Messen might be too big, the Würth Haus Rorschach is a suitable alternative. Einstein St.Gallen The third largest conference space in St.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 9, 2019

And real quick, this is primarily skewed primarily to corporate conferences, corporate meetings, things like that. And primarily in a lot of conference cases or events spaces, they’re walking in. And I actually stole this idea from Inbound, the marketing conference. So let’s dive right on in.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2023

With 35 meeting rooms and three ballrooms, planners can design their perfect event, from social gatherings to corporate meetings. The resort’s largest conference room spans 7,500 sq. Avenue 34 and The Square offer a more city-inspired, chic design. Presidents, dignitaries, celebrities and cultural events.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Meetings & conferences. Smart Meetings. In fact, you’ll often see Smart Meetings articles featured in our Einsteins’ Favorites series. Conferences That Work. Conferences That Work is the creation of conference design and facilitation legend Adrian Segar.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I’ve been promoting the Conferences That Work meeting format for so long, that some people assume I think it’s the right choice for every meeting. two meeting types and three situations when you should NOT use a Conferences That Work design: — Most corporate events. Well, it’s not.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Built for everything from corporate meetings to conferences and fine dining, it offers six meeting rooms with capacities of up to 210 people, an open design, a top-floor terrace and views of the London skyline. Events @ No.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2022

During the rest of 2022, we will highlight the power of in-person business events and Dubai’s strong value proposition to associations executives, corporate meeting planners and other decision-makers. Sitting in front of the property is a 2,624-foot strand of sand, where groups can sit back and relax.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

For the International Conference for Software Craft and Testing held annually in Germany—known as SoCraTes—event coordinator Tobias Goeschel has a notably less-complicated job than most other business-event planners have. For the SoCraTes conference, “the format works because we have only a limited set of rules,” Goeschel notes. “We

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Smart Meetings

JULY 3, 2024

And the ways people gather for the Fourth can offer some surprising lessons around making business and corporate meetings that much more impactful. You meet new people, and you learn about their favorite things, they learn about your favorite things, and before you know it, you end up making a new friend.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A company event , a festival, a conference? However, if you’re planning a corporate meeting, six months might be all you need. What type of an event is it? Big events with a high number of attendees might require up to a year to plan. What about virtual event timelines ?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 29, 2024

Let’s face it—while invigorating, conferences can also be exhausting. As workplace demands increase, prioritizing wellness in meetings is not just beneficial but essential. Charlotte Frederick is a corporate meeting and incentive industry expert with over 25 years of experience.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 10, 2022

This trend is happening in sports already and it’s bound to move to corporate meeting space, too. Incorporating collectibles, such as an NFT, enables you to collect and show how many years have you been attending this conference.” Kyle mentions one final prediction.

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Endless Events

MARCH 30, 2020

. “A lot of people experience virtual events on a daily basis in their office and corporate meetings already”, says Andrew. When you know the C-suite of a company getting together in the conference room and the rest of the company joins from their desks, it’s still an event” Considering The Limitations.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

DECEMBER 16, 2024

What are the Differences Between Planning a Corporate Meeting and an Incentive Trip? People outside of the hospitality industry often assume that planning meetings and incentive trips are one and the same and require the same skill sets with very little planning differences.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

Surrounded by the quiet charm of the Baja peninsula and the Sea of Cortez, with luxurious accommodations and superior conference facilities, Ziva Los Cabos is the ideal setting for corporate meetings. Plan with Confidence. Hyatt Ziva and Zilara Rose Hall. Plan with Confidence.

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ADMEI

JUNE 26, 2024

Earlier this year, ADMEI member odsturkey won the 2024 ADMEI Award for “Best Sustainable Initiatives” award for their Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2023 in Antalya, Turkey. Find a DMC today to create more sustainable events in the years to come.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Fairfax County, Virginia is the ideal place to hold your next meeting, conference, convention, or special event. Visit Fairfax is not only committed to helping you find the perfect meeting venue but also has the expertise within our team to make that happen. Our proximity to Washington, D.C. ,

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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2019

Planning a franchise convention, or even just a corporate meeting for your franchise, is no easy feat. Your scenic design and conference staging are great opportunities to include your franchisee committee. The proportion increased 17 percent between 2017 and 2018. Identifying the ROI of Planning Franchise Conventions.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2021

Sipping wine on a terrace with vineyard views is an ideal way to unwind with colleagues after a productive day of sessions and meetings, but your group could spend a day or more soaking up vineyard vibes. Stone Tower Winery in Leesburg offers a variety of event spaces and strong connectivity for corporate meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2021

Sipping wine on a terrace with vineyard views is an ideal way to unwind with colleagues after a productive day of sessions and meetings, but your group could spend a day or more soaking up vineyard vibes. Stone Tower Winery in Leesburg offers a variety of event spaces and strong connectivity for corporate meetings.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Brand X’s Property in Somewhere, USA is a client of ours, and I am working on an influencer campaign to help promote Property Z’s event spaces as ideal venues for conferences and corporate meetings. Brand X would love to have you–a known industry expert on event/meeting planning–involved in this campaign!

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

On top of these impressive facts, they hold an annual trade show and conference with approximately 5000 store owners, 100-200 international partners, 150 different vendor companies and 2000 vendor staff. There are over a quarter million square feet of exhibit space, yes, you read that right.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As the chief program and strategy officer for TED, producer of world-renowned TED conferences , Ruff-Bell isn’t afraid to push boundaries and disrupt TED’s winning formula to keep its events compelling, engaging, memorable, inclusive, and always on-trend. How is planning TED events similar or different than corporate events?

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Here's what the newly formed Industry Security Council wants to do to safeguard meetings and conventions from terrorism and other risks. read more.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

So, while it might be your annual conference and you’re willing to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes, a lot of times those planners then get to take a week off afterward. The human body was not meant to work 16, 17, 18 hours a day every day, that’s why we have overtime laws in a lot of the worlds, right?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

of meeting space and 200 guest rooms) is the incentive destination that feels like a boutique hotel, but has resort amenities of a property twice as large. A waterfront conference center with abundant outdoor space for up to 100 people is equipped with Hilton’s EventReady and CleanStay with Lysol power. The Reach Key West (4,700 sq.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

Before moving to Texas, Lewis worked in Seattle, at Fairmont Olympic Hotel as conference service manager and Pan Pacific Hotel as senior catering sales manager. McManamon previously worked as director of conventions and tourism in Owatonna, Minnesota, as well as corporate meeting planner for DuPont Pioneer in Manktato, Minnesota.

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2019

It’s safe to say the World Education Congress breaks the traditional conference mold and will push the rest of the industry forward. Joining us today are the iconic Crystal Shipps MPI’s talented Program Manager, and Lori Pugh Marcum MPI’s Manager of Global Education & Event Production.

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Endless Events

APRIL 26, 2019

So let’s say, for example, you have a digital marketing conference. What I mean by similar is if you are planning a small corporate meeting don’t get a case study for a mega convention with 81 breakout rooms. Ask for Case Studies. Before deciding on an AV company ask to see case studies of events similar to yours.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A sampling of how the leading independent planning companies execute every sort of event, from user conferences to exotic incentives. The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Gating level. Media Image.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To assist with advance planning and budget estimates, take advantage of this meeting cost calculator to make what-if calculations. Meetings and conferences in Mexico enjoy a waiver of the 16% VAT (value-added tax). Input locations, hotel rankings, number of days, meals, and more to get a grasp of how the cost is affected.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Currently vice president, corporate at MCI USA, her meetings and incentives career goes back decades. She’ll bring that experience to Catersource + The Special Event with her session on the blending of the meeting-planning and event-marketing roles. Martin before coming to the U.S. She had roles with George P.

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