Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2025

Plan with Confidence Elevating Excellence: Why Meeting Planners Are Choosing the Pennsylvania Convention Center With over one million square feet of saleable space and the largest ballroom in the northeast, the Pennsylvanian Convention Center offers meeting planners an unbeatable blend of scale, service, and sustainability.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center are located under one roof, so guests have added convenience for both their stay and events. Top choice for large events in Europe The location of both hotels is highly strategic, because it offers easy accessibility for international events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A new partnership ALHI is announcing today with Delos to train meeting professionals on wellness beyond protocols could jump start a more holistic approach to taking care of attendees. The new training series builds on the research and science and arms planners with the tools they need to be more effective. The Right Direction.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

Travel and meeting risk trainer offers insights for the future The news Friday morning that an update from the software protection company CrowdStrike crashed travel, emergency, hospital and banking systems all over the globe, was a reminder of the risks of planning events in a highly networked world. What can you do?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

Travel and meeting risk trainer offers insights for the future The news Friday morning that an update from the software protection company CrowdStrike crashed travel, emergency, hospital and banking systems all over the globe, was a reminder of the risks of planning events in a highly networked world. What can you do?

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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. That has to be taken into consideration. “If

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Though these initiatives were designed for a mega event, many can be adapted to suit events of any size and across various industries. To further support low-emission travel, our partner Deutsche Bahn has offered attractive ticket options, encouraging as many fans as possible to travel by train. Soccer Court Marktplatz.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

It’s been quite an interesting year for the events industry, to say the least. With a pandemic sweeping the world and in-person events canceled, it seemed like all was lost. But if there’s one thing event professionals are known for it’s being flexible. Keep reading to find out 15 hybrid event mistakes to avoid at all costs!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2025

Planners will be pleased to find nearly 10,000 sq. of meeting and event space onsite. In the heart of White Plains, New York, the property stands only seven minutes from Westchester County Airport, and only a 30-minute train ride away from New York City.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The Importance of Self-Care Dave Stevens offered a thoughtful example of why planners should be more aware of their personal wellness. “If When it comes to open space, resistance training and aerobic capability, hotels can offer the tools to empower people to take care of themselves on the road.” How Can We Make Better Choices?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2023

But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. By signing a contract with a venue, meeting planners can quickly lose their freedom to choose their AV provider. What does your training program look like for new hires?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2021

Crowd control is going to be on meeting planners’ minds in the first few months of the post-pandemic era, and there’s no better model for how to herd the hordes than the Walt Disney Company. What should planners expect in terms of how their meetings will be different from how they were before COVID?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

Gun violence in the United States is, unfortunately, a reality every event planner must confront. With the recent Highland Park mass shooting , people are anxious about event safety. The burden is on planners to make attendees feel safe and secure. Not every event is created equal. Train for the Worst Case.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2023

No one would knew more about that than Soundings ’ founder and Chief Coordinator Tracy Judge, who works to connect business events and associations with qualified staffing. Staffing Issues For Judge’s clients, it is often difficult to find qualified and trained staff. Gen Z are] more purpose driven than any other generation before.

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Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2023

Cybersecurity for event planners is a recurring theme on the podcast because cyber threats are never-ending and are only getting more complex. In today’s episode of the Event Tech podcast , Will and Brandt tackle cybersecurity, driven by the recent and controversial data breach at LastPass and a listener question.

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Endless Events

MAY 31, 2022

Between the brain drain in the events industry and labor shortages, the event technology labor has transformed dramatically. And not for the better: event planners are finding it increasingly hard to hire reliable and experienced vendors at a reasonable price. The Current State Of Event Technology Labor.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

of meeting and event space, aptly timed to coincide with the closure of Austin Convention Center as it embarks on its own renovation and expansion project. Reasonable pricing makes it easy to host business events in exciting international destinations without breaking the bank or sacrificing desired amenities.

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Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

You’re either a planner eager to learn how you can set your virtual speaker up for success, or you’re a speaker looking to be trained in the art of virtual presentations. You might also just be a curious person, but for the sake of purpose, let’s assume you’re either a planner or a speaker.

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Endless Events

MARCH 21, 2022

Now and then, the Event Tech Podcast reviews a certain product or service. This week, Brandt and Endless Events’ Kyle Kocinski do a case study on Remo , one of the top 22 event platforms to use in 2022. Remo is a map-based virtual event platform that has been building events and meetings since 2018.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

The word “partnership” gets thrown around a lot in the events world, but when there are too few ballrooms for too many functions being planned, meeting planners and hotel and destination counterparts often find themselves on the losing end of negotiations that could be win-wins. Kirsten Olean with CFF agreed. That builds trust.”

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the past two years, we’ve covered nearly every aspect of planning virtual events and keeping virtual audiences entertained from the safety of their homes. Now that we’re making a return to in-person events , we can start talking about many event-planning topics we had no use for since March 2020.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

We’ve been teasing it for a while, but the time has come to introduce our 2021 event trends guide! Presented with more challenges than ever before, the events industry was forced to do a complete 180. Will hybrid events become the norm? And we know event profs everywhere need every bit of help they can get.

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

To kick off a new week, we’re going to lay out the most common virtual event mistakes. Even though virtual events are set to become the new normal, not many planners have experience with this paradigm. There are still plenty of misconceptions flying around in regards to virtual events. 1 PowerPoint Heavy Content.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

There is only one thing that seems to be certain in these trying times in the events industry: virtual events are here to stay , no matter the state of the pandemic and our personal preferences. And that’s why it’s time to talk about virtual event production -again. “Event planners are so resilient.

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Endless Events

MAY 16, 2022

In this week’s Event Tech Podcast episode, Will and Brandt discuss Peloton because, as it turns out, their workouts make for a great hybrid event case study. They claim that event planners should take note. Brandt admits that he never thought of Peloton content as a hybrid event case study.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Plenty of things about planning a virtual event cause stress and confusion. And as virtual events kept evolving, planners were bombarded with dozens of features and opportunities from platforms swearing they were the next big thing. But perhaps none other brings as many questions as the infamous choice of platform.

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Endless Events

MAY 1, 2020

Preparations for your event might be in full swing, but there are still virtual event concerns you must address! A quest to help you dive into the world of virtual events as seamlessly as possible. Because when putting together a virtual event, many things can fly over your head. Which is normal! Cybersecurity Concerns.

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Endless Events

MAY 22, 2020

Understandably, the advent of virtual events came to shake the very core of the industry. With countries shutting down and social distancing measures put in place, virtual experiences are the only choice planners have to stay afloat. Thankfully, most event profs seem to be handling the transition quite well.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 19, 2021

On March 11th, 2020, the events industry changed forever. We’re not just talking about the virtual revolution here – the COVID-19 epidemic re-defined what it means to plan a safe event. Planners were inundated with information about masks, sanitizers, and social distancing. The impact is forever.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The skills and lessons learned by these experts in intelligence can be fascinating—and useful in the nonespionage world—and now many of these specialists from the CIA, FBI, KGB and Mossad are for hire for your next meeting or training session for keynotes, corporate training and team development.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Skip to content Menu Solutions Interactive Floor Plans Collaborative event sales software that increases qualified leads and drives direct revenue. Event Diagramming Collaborative event management software that saves time, boosts revenue and drives loyalty. One powerful way is with top-tier event planner website design.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 6, 2021

That’s right, Endless Events is back at it with the best content to help you navigate the 2021 landscape. Now that the new year has rolled in, event profs are eager to know the trends that will shape the months to come. And for most planners, it was more about pivoting than it was about actually designing.

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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

With the threat of COVID-19 planners are facing mandates and calls to cancel events globally. Event profs around the world are facing the challenge of turning their in-person event into a virtual event and fast. After all, how do you switch your in-person event to a virtual event? .

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Endless Events

AUGUST 18, 2020

Today we want to tackle the issues pertaining to a virtual event timeline. We need to accept it, embrace it, and make peace with the fact that the events industry as we knew it might never be the same. Why Should I Worry About A Virtual Event Timeline? In good old Endless fashion, it’s time to get real. So…now what?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

6 steps to finding the right event tech vendors and product Finding the right event tech can be a long, tedious process. The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. Nguyen posed a few questions for planners to ask themselves. What type of event is it?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

Are you ready for the next crisis to strike at your event? Crisis communication is an essential, if often overlooked, element for all events. This is what I learned from planning and communication with internal stakeholders to PR and event cancelation best practices with examples you can use. Do not rely on one method.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Endless Events has recently celebrated its 15th birthday and we’ve decided to mark the occasion by hosting a very special #EventIcons episode in which our listeners could ask us any questions they want about Endless’ past, present, and future. From DJ To Event Management Company.

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