The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This heritage offers event planners unique opportunities to create memorable experiences that incorporate the automotive theme. For event planners, the museum offers three meeting rooms, with the largest accommodating up to 350 seated guests. Unique venues Stuttgart offers more than traditional conference spaces.

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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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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Master planner consultants offer 6 tips for negotiating your next corporate event Does this sound familiar? View Webinar on Demand: Unlocking The Secret Weapon of a Corporate Planner 1. Look for Synergies When Booking Venues For corporate planners aiming to efficiently source for their next event, Shaffer offered up some initial tips.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Select a hotel or conference center with family suites. As a former meeting planner who has received Ohio MPI’s Planner of the Year award twice, she brings a unique perspective to the events industry. The post Are Family-friendly Conferences in Your Future? Choose a family-friendly destination.

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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. Let’s learn more. It’s more than just the physical of what they have available.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Traveling for a conference is no longer an excuse to abandon your mental health and physical well-being goals. The Importance of Self-Care Dave Stevens offered a thoughtful example of why planners should be more aware of their personal wellness. “If Give Attendees a Choice Dr. Mushtaq advised planners to build flex time in agendas.

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DECEMBER 26, 2024

Adaptability and Relevance to Meet Your Needs AT&T Hotel and Conference Center The AT&T Hotel & Conference Center , in Austin, Texas, embarks on a $30 million renovation project beginning in spring 2025 to modernize its 85,000+ sq. The luxury hotel offers 436 rooms and suites and over 15 modern and versatile event spaces.

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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

DECEMBER 26, 2024

and international conferences and found that from the main stage to the booths and in the hands-on labs, the focus was on taking real action based on what is happening in convention rooms today. Known as The Show for Shows, the education, trade show floor and networking brought together solutions and inspiration.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

By working with Visit Bellevue, the planners for Lenovo Tech World 2024 show the transformative power of partnership. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Having this kind of advocacy is completely helpful.”

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Smart Meetings spoke with Heather Pilcher, CEO & executive producer of Blue Spark Event Design to get the nitty gritty on the current state of event budgets and what meeting planners should be aware of as they ramp up to their post-Covid events. Ultimately, the dynamic between hotels and event planners has shifted since the pandemic.

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MARCH 27, 2023

Editor’s Note : In this series, “Five Things Meeting Planners Can Learn,” we explore ways in which meeting planners can glean tips, ideas, notions, planning options and more from the world and our culture at large. Here are five things meetings planners can learn from 12-step programs and other self-help groups.

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MARCH 22, 2024

How planners can safeguard their attendees against hotel room breaches In 2022, at a private event in Las Vegas during “hacker summer camp,” as the Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences have come to be known, a group of researchers found a flaw that could put millions of hotel rooms around the world at risk of being breached.

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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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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The 2025 European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC) gathered meeting professionals in Istanbul, Turkiye, for three days of education, exploration and networking in a city that blends old and new, East and West, business and pleasure. We break down some of the innovative notes at the conference and the destination below.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The 2025 European Meetings & Events Conference gathered meeting professionals in Istanbul, Turkiye, for three days of education, exploration and networking in a city that blends old and new, East and West, business and pleasure. We break down some of the innovative notes at the conference and the destination below.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Corporate Events (meetings, conferences, tradeshows, product launches, brand activations, consumer shows, company parties). These verticals include nearly 200 unique roles, from event planners and production crews to performers and rental vendors. What Is the Live Events Industry? Performances (concerts, theater, opera, dance, comedy).

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

You pre-load it with information on the destination, information about the conference, the theme, sponsors, whatever you want. “Some of our hotel partners have started to use it in their lobby so that someone can pre-load information,” Cameron says. You can make it AI to search the web….

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

How can planners help their attendees to feel a sense of genuine belonging through their event design? In this February 2024 magazine feature story, Henshalls insights provide guidance to planners around how to create neuroinclusive events and why its crucial as the industry evolves. Is There a Formula for Happiness?

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Corporations, universities, government agencies and associations abruptly began rethinking the structure of their conferences and team-building events for the remainder of 2021. What are planners to do? Then planners began experiencing the increased costs and challenges of actually executing hybrid events, and skepticism set in.

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MARCH 18, 2025

For suppliers looking to expand their business and stand out in a competitive landscape, one of the most lucrative opportunities involves connecting with meeting and event planners. Understand Your Target Audience: Who Are Meeting & Event Planners? Define Your Unique Value Proposition Event planners are inundated with choices.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

The property offers six event spaces, between the North and South Gallery conference rooms, The Boardroom, The Study, a private dining room at Le Moyne’s and the divisible Crystal Ballroom. The next phase of the renovation will open a new food and beverage outlet, slated for completion in 2025.

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

What would the Brew Crew have event planners do to plan better events? Will says that it seems as if event planners haven’t learned anything from the COVID-19 pandemic. “I planned a conference in 2020 that got canceled. “I planned a conference in 2020 that got canceled. But why is that so?

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MARCH 17, 2020

With the threat of COVID-19 planners are facing mandates and calls to cancel events globally. If you are facing the need to turn your events virtual you are in good company, IMB Think conference , TED talks , and many other prominent events have gone virtual and so can you. Enter virtual conference formats! .

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Fifty-nine percent of event planners say environmental responsibility impacts their event plans. For example, instead of shipping freebies to the conference and then back to HQ, simplify the whole affair: ship event goodies to your attendees’ front door. Attendees don’t want to carry a stack of paper during a conference.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

But he’s been to many conferences both as an attendee as well as a keynote speaker that he knows all about engagement and networking at events. While he is not in the events industry bubble, he nonetheless knows a lot about events and conferences. ” He says that he’s never been that excited by conferences.

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JULY 28, 2021

Meeting planners are telling us they are seeking authentic, immersive experiences that are designed to help groups strengthen interpersonal relationships, as well as support the culture of each organization,” he reported. As part of this increase in business, he has seen a new trend: “Meetings aren’t always about the ‘meeting’ anymore.”

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

By working with Visit Bellevue, the planners for Lenovo Tech World 2024 show the transformative power of partnership. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Having this kind of advocacy is completely helpful.”

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Humans in general are complacent,” says Alan Kleinfeld, former law enforcement officer and director of Arrive Conference Solutions , a company that specializes in event safety. Another example, Kleinfeld says, “After the Vegas shooting, many planners reconsidered holding outdoor events for fear of harm. So what will planners do?”

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

By working with Visit Bellevue, the planners for Lenovo Tech World 2024 show the transformative power of partnership. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Having this kind of advocacy is completely helpful.”

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

After all, a conference or a professional meeting is often one of the few opportunities for adults to gather somewhere, purely with the purpose of learning and growing as professionals. . What do planners need to know before dedicating their time to creating such an environment? Braindate Lounge at the 2019 Tableau Conference.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

By working with Visit Bellevue, the planners for Lenovo Tech World 2024 show the transformative power of partnership. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Having this kind of advocacy is completely helpful.”

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By working with Visit Bellevue, the planners for Lenovo Tech World 2024 show the transformative power of partnership. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Having this kind of advocacy is completely helpful.”

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JUNE 15, 2024

At the annual user conference Cvent Connect for a record 4,000 attendees in San Antonio this week, the event technology company which was purchased by Blackstone last year announced new products and acquisitions designed to better meet the needs of meeting professionals, whether planning simple events or complex hybrid affairs.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But that approach is hardly doable for corporate events, conferences, conventions, and other large-scale events. That’s why it’s important for event planners to understand what drives them and why. Planners can use Bluetooth Low Energy and RFID technology to create heat maps. The Benefits of Attendee Tracking.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

For event planners, reality-shifting exhibitions are about experiencing a space, destination or concept, as the virtual exists as a thin film does, covering, challenging and contesting reality. Planners Step into Another Space. VR was a key in the hand of Ford’s event planners. And what about the expense?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

By working with Visit Bellevue, the planners for Lenovo Tech World 2024 show the transformative power of partnership. Lenovo Tech World is the global technology company’s annual event, and as events at this level go, it’s an enormous undertaking for the planners organizing it. Having this kind of advocacy is completely helpful.”

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