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FICP’s Annual Conference Gave Back, Set Records

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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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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

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Since a young age, she felt driven to interact with other countries and people, saying “I always wanted to work abroad and build an international network.” This is my passion—and being part of the global events industry is my second passion.” She began working in a travel agency and later moved into business.

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Hamilton Event Agency Awarded for “Pivot” to Help Save Lives

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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. Event at University of Notre Dame; Photo credit: Courtney Cantor. 1 at EDPA’s ACCESS Conference.

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St. Gallen: Your Complete Guide to a Top Business Event Destination

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Gallen Health network, aiming to make St. 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.

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Lessons from a Global Medical Conference

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As Chief Event Strategy Officer for the American Society of Hematology (ASH), Bill Reed, FASAE, CMP brings 30,000 meeting professionals from more than 110 countries together to share research about the causes and treatments of blood disorders. The post Lessons from a Global Medical Conference appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Can One Virtual Meeting Platform Rule Them All?

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Vice President and General Manager Eric Spadafora said he is seeing requests for conferences for 100,000 or more people. These are not just big video conferences, but actual events,” he said. One of the needs begging for a solution is virtual networking. But he sees size as only one important element.

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How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist

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She is co-chair of Events Industry Council’s Meeting and Event Design Group Covid-19 Business Recovery Task Force and now consults leading companies on their return to events approach. Any interruption to pre-planning or on-site execution that disrupts an event is a risk,” Warwick said. Defining Risk.

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