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Smart Travel: Resources for Ethical Sourcing and Sustainable Planning + a Couple Warnings

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The initiative with Procure Impact, a B2B marketplace for products that support minority communities, works with people with disabilities, refugees, veterans and those who have experienced poverty, mental health challenges, homelessness, trauma, incarceration and addiction.

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Focus on Sustainability: Marriott Bonvoy Events Embrace Innovative Practices in Meetings and Events

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Plus, we’ve teamed up with South Pole, a carbon project developer and climate consultancy, to allow planners to choose from a list of verified climate action projects that can be purchased as part of their events. It’s available in 11 languages, so it’s accessible globally.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

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You see, we’re the Einsteins of Events for AV and event production. So, our blog provides comprehensive and personality-packed articles with the latest tips, tricks, and trends for event planners to create more epic events with a focus on technical production. . The Production Channel. Gallus Events. This one’s for you.

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Why Customer Support Should Be Your #1 Event Tech Feature

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“When I first started consulting, I had this grand idea that I was going to be doing a ton of consulting for event tech companies. How can they know whether an event technology solution will be well-supported? Post-event follow-up is another important aspect of great customer support in event technology.

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MeetingPlay and Aventri Merge as First Big Event Tech Deal of 2022

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The deal, backed by a growth equity investment from Sunstone Partners and Camden Partners, is positioned as a blend of technology and service to close gaps in the planning process and deliver a full-service solution for meetings ranging from 100 people to more than 200,000. See also: Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management.

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CES Leans into Hybrid Meeting Format in Uncertain Times

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The conference formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show hosted by Consumer Technology Association (CTA) attracted 180,000 attendees as recently as 2019, and maxed out in 2015 with 3,600 exhibitors and 170,000 professional and industry attendees. Meanwhile, Amazon has opted out entirely. Hybrid meeting programs offer a silver lining.

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The Glorious Evolution Of SXSW With Scott Wilcox!

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Today, Scott has a new consulting venture, Here and Tomorrow. Today, we’ll explore how they went from being a company without emails to thought leaders in innovation and technology. When Scott first started, there was no technology in sight. Event technology wasn’t even a thing back then.