Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The CMP Competency Profile project is critical to identifying the knowledge, skills and abilities needed for global event professionals to maximize their strategic value to their organizations in support of a relevant, equitable and sustainable industry.”

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MARCH 26, 2022

The 3 days of gathering started with Destinations International ’s Convention Sales and Services Summit, covering everything from trends in what is important to attendees today to tips for planning more inclusive events.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Maritz Global Events Wellbeing Leader Rachael Riggs reported that the sustainability challenge executed in partnership with Heka Health from IMEX Frankfurt was back on and very popular. Stevens is a four-time winner of Fittest male #Eventrprof and earned a Delos Wellness for Meetings and Events certificate. Plan Ahead.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In fact, according to a trio of meeting professional experts, taking care of yourself is even more important when you are the one charged with caring for your attendees.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

Delivering keynote presentations for multiple global events and authoring a white paper, “Tackling Global Warming by Creating markets for Climate Business,” are just a few of her accomplishments. She has served as an ardent steward of climate-positive business.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Webinar session, Joanna Pineda, CEO and chief troublemaker of Matrix Group International , and Jennifer O’Grady, senior director of Design Studio of Maritz Global Events , tackled the Secrets for Engaging Platform-agnostic Association Meetings. In an exclusive Smart Chat Live! Watch the entire webinar here. F2F with a Side of Digital.

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

This is my passion—and being part of the global events industry is my second passion.” They receive this through anything from a personal recognition meeting to a team gathering where they toast to the success of the recent event.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2023

They turn up and they’re fully engaged because they feel like they’ve had some involvement in the design of that event.”. According to Greg Bogue, chief experience architect at Maritz Global Events , event professionals need to break from the traditional linear way of looking at event planning. “We

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Producing Engaging Global Events. Hopefully, you now understand that translation for events pays off – no matter what way you look at it. It increases comprehension, engagement, and diversity – and that’s what current event trends are all about.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Will Curran of Endless Events ( @ItsWillCurran). Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: Sh*t Event Planners Say – #EventIcons Episode 26. The Biggest Takeaways from the Global Event Forum – #EventIcons Episode 154. The Future of 5G at Events – Event Tech Podcast. Win Without Pitching.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Innov8 Meetings + Events named Castellanos director of global events. Castellanos has experience in sales, marketing and special events; she previously worked as executive director for ODC Products. Mary Castellanos. Kim Sidoriak, CDME. Sidoriak is president and CEO for Visit Carlsbad in California.

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MAY 16, 2022

With 20 years of hospitality and business development experience, Arrogante most recently worked for Maritz Global Events as its global event strategist. Visit Carlsbad welcomed Arrogante as business development manager.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Together, we can do hard things. — Ben Erwin is president and CEO of Encore , a global event production and technology provider, and a current board member of American Hotel & Lodging Association. We can keep the momentum of The Great Lesson going. The post Together, We Can Do Hard Things appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

“More hybrid events to accommodate local in-person attendees and international virtual attendees, and overall smaller event formats.”. Safety is the watchword for everyone involved in this global event. Safe Travels. CES wants all attendees to be safe and healthy, and participate in the best way for them.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

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. Feature photo by Courtney Cantor at Hamilton Exhibits.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

EIC’s CMP Competency Profile project is critical for identifying the key skills and knowledge required of global event professionals to maximize their strategic value to their organizations in support of a resilient, equitable and sustainable recovery.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

During last year’s event, 97 education tracks were offered under the Respect for People and Planet umbrella topic, 155 attendees pledged to champion social equity and environmental responsibility by taking the People & Planet Pledge and 112 booths committed to exhibiting more sustainably.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 30, 2019

So today, we’re breaking down the three elements that lead to a perfect event outcome. Our always amazing host, Will Curran, brings you the essential pillars of event planning. Straight from the Global Event Forum report, these are the elements that can make or break an event. Global Event Forum Report.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

Megan Finnell is director of meetings and conferences for Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Timothy Simpson is brand and engagement chief strategist with Design Studio by Maritz Global Events.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Since then, KLCC has hosted nearly 300 in-person events that amounted to roughly 200,000 attendees. The ease of doing business in Malaysia, its experienced supply chain and the widespread use and proficiency of English are among the primary factors attracting global events to the country,” the report read.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Peckinpaugh spent the last 11 years as president of Maritz Global Events and will continue to hold this role in addition to his next. Maritz assumes the role of executive chairman after serving 25 years as CEO and chairman of the family business.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Some of the content is anecdotal from her 20 years in the industry, a winding road that led from specializing in California’s wine industry and getting her sommelier certification as the “Decantress” to producing women in tech events, running global events for SoftBank Vision Fund and her current role at AWS.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2022

Dallas-based global event company Freeman promoted Moggré to chief client officer. Most recently, Mancuso was director of convention sales and development at Visit El Paso, the Texas destination’s tourism bureau. Martin Moggré. Moggré has been with Freeman for over 30 years, beginning in 1988 as senior vice president of sales.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

For global events looking to convene in Southeast Asia, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, has emerged as the venue of choice. The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center sits in the heart of Bangkok’s Central Business District.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2024

She will draw on her extensive event expertise to lead the corporate events team and contribute to PG&E’s purpose of delivering for its hometown, serving the planet and providing safe, reliable and clean energy throughout California.

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JULY 19, 2024

In 2023, he was nominated as a Hyatt Commercial Services Director of Group Sales of the Year, and will now bring his expertise to oversee group and event sales efforts, planning, marketing, PR and hotel activations. Steve Bailen Steve Bailen, MGME Global events agency MGME appoints Bailen as client development director.

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JULY 16, 2019

More specifically, how they can work alongside other aspects of your event to promote engagement and conversation between your attendees. The Vice-President of Sales of global event giant Experient , James Murdock. Join them as these three iconic figures discuss the exciting opportunities offered by hackathons for events.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

When Maritz Global Events decided it was finally time to get back to face-to-face, the experience-design company brought 500 people who represented the entire meetings ecosystem to Seattle—clients, employees, team members and partners—and focused on talking openly and solving shared challenges.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

He saw international air lift as a bottleneck constricting global events. “We International Plane Shortage Resulting in More Domestic Travel. Dominguez predicted that Europe will be back to 2019 meeting frequency levels in four or five months. We need more planes,” he stated. Read More : Navigating the Bus Driver Shortage.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Meetings consultant Jeff Calmus, a former vice president of global event management for MetLife, agreed about the importance of managing up. “We are basically project managers, but unlike technology projects, you can’t move the deadline and unlike before 2020, you can’t let contracts sit.”. Choices, Choices.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

Make sure the FAQ addresses key concerns, such as the refund timeline, contact information for unresolved issues, and specific reasons for the event’s cancellation. CGSP, HMCC, MMP, is director of global events, MC Event Consulting. Mark Catuogno, M.A.,

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Meeting professionals are not just in the events business, we are in the business of helping people define who they are. That was a reminder from Greg Bogue, chief experience architect at Maritz Global Events and keynote speaker last week at Smart Meetings Incentive Experience in Riviera Maya at the all-inclusive Hotel Xcaret Arte.

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Techsytalk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The pandemic powered many global event partnerships in a way that has made our industry better. In this episode, we […].

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

They discussed how they each have created actionable sustainability strategies and seen successful outcomes at their companies. This article breaks down their conversation.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2021

Kristin Horstman is a senior director at Salesforce and has been on our show just recently , Johnnie White is the CEO of the American Society of Appraisers, and Rachael Riggs is a WellBeing Leader at Maritz Global Events. And what does this panel have in common?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Additionally, in case you’re planning a global event , think about accepting payments in various currencies. Nothing leads to frustration faster than a payment process gone wrong. Choose a reliable payment processor and offer various types of payment options and test it out.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

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.

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