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MPI Gears Up for EMEC 2025 in Türkiye

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Paul Van Deventer, president and CEO of MPI, said of the development, “EMEC has long been a cornerstone for the global events community, fostering professional development through innovation, learning and connections. MPI is currently preparing to release RFPs for the 2026 and 2027 EMEC events.

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3 Extreme Accessibility Experts Share Their Accommodation Mandates

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As Megan Henshall , strategic lead for Google’s global events team and co-founder of The Neu Project, explained, helping this majority-minority community participate fully is not a compliance problem; it is a business opportunity. It’s more than a checkbox; you need to personalize the experience to remove barriers,” she said.

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Together, We Can Do Hard Things 

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As leaders, it’s our job to ensure our teams feel motivated and prepared to achieve ambitious goals. Be prepared to interpret data and respond. Hold yourself and others accountable. Did the work even count if you cannot measure the outcomes against the expectation? Realize it’s a journey, not a destination.

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Event Crisis Communication Templates Worth Copying

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Typically, in crises, senior leaders rather than PR team members serve as spokespersons, so prepare a list of executives who will be at your event. The key is to prepare these holding statements in advance so they can be quickly adapted to cover the situation at hand. Mark Catuogno, M.A.,

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Tackling Commoditization In The Event Industry – #EventIcons Episode 157

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Kevin and Will walk us through the issue of commoditization in the event industry, how it all started, what are the consequences, and how professionals can adequately prepare themselves to tackle it. Are you looking to create a more engaging event? Click here to download our free event planning checklist.

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New Report: IMEX 2022 Reached Net Zero Carbon Events Goals

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IMEX America Moves Toward a Sustainable Events Future IMEX America 2022 was the greenest one yet. A detailed report prepared by MeetGreen explained how the largest industry event made progress toward its Net Zero Carbon Events goal while pointing to even more improvements IMEX and other event organizers can make in the future.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

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That increased complexity, along with the possible addition of virtual events that didn’t exist three years ago, means a job that requires planning the same number of meetings could take twice as long and involve a multitude of pointed exchanges. Those conversations don’t have to be adversarial, however. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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