Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Thinking about a cruise meeting or incentive but unsure if it aligns with your sustainability goals? The proposed destination will be the first of its kind in the U.K. Viking is getting ready to launch a game-changing ship that will let your worries set sail. Hoping to give U.K. With over 80% of Englands population and half of the U.K.’s

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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.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Check out our brand spanking new Virtual Event Request for Proposal Matrix! ??. Especially with unsafe Halloween parties and political gatherings popping up all weekend, planners feel a heightened level of fear that their event might be the one that becomes the “super-spreader event” of the year. Much to Discuss.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If you think popping into a succession of boring Zoom calls makes you an expert on virtual meetings , it’s time to think again. Cheers to Planners of the Year. Every year, Smart Meeting profiles top event professionals as part of an annual Planner of the Year feature designed to recognize and inspire innovation and excellence.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2023

To fully understand the importance and impact of AI on the meetings space, Smart Meetings spoke with Iain McCowan, director of AI at Dubber , to glean some sense of how it can be a helpful tool for planners. With the use of AI, Dubber captures key moments and insights within an online meeting space.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. To help planners avoid the inevitable headache, Smart Meetings sat down with Huong Nguyen, CEO and founder of Shiloh Events , to find the best path forward for meeting planners looking for the right event tech for their needs.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

When more than 2,000 meeting professionals gather in person in Las Vegas and 10,000 register to stream Cvent Connect to both learn about new products and experience the platform for themselves. Attendees could share the sessions or talk about how they are adjusting their programs with other meeting professionals through the app.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2023

Sustainability is now required at meetings as attendees are demanding an environmentally conscious event. Curbing pollutants has become part of the meeting professional job description, but how does one to do so at in-person and virtual events in a meaningful and cost-effective way? Tips and methods for producing greener events.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Avoiding wellness washing and incorporating holistic well-being into meetings Wellness is on every planner’s mind these days—with it, come concerns of “wellness washing.” A group of professionals with expertise in wellness—its nuances, scope and impact—gathered for a recent Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Avoid Wellness Washing.”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2019

There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to convention sponsorship. Resist the urge to begin a sponsor relationship by flooding email inboxes with your initial proposal. Once a proposal is requested, use email to present a tailored pitch that addresses everything you’ve discussed.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Thinking about a cruise meeting or incentive but unsure if it aligns with your sustainability goals? The proposed destination will be the first of its kind in the U.K. Viking is getting ready to launch a game-changing ship that will let your worries set sail. Hoping to give U.K. With over 80% of Englands population and half of the U.K.’s

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2022

More than 2,000 meetings industry folks gathered at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for the launch of Business Events Industry Week , a concentration of events designed to illustrate the Power of Purpose exercised when people come together. Read about all the meeting options available at National Harbor. .

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

An event proposal can have various different purposes: securing sponsorships, getting a client as an event planner, getting buy-ins from stakeholders and higher-ups, and so on. For an event planner business, having the ability to write a good proposal alone can help create a significant competitive advantage over your competition.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2022

However, event planners still struggle to secure long-lasting relationships with event sponsors. Finding, pitching, and keeping event sponsors is not a gamble – it’s a process that event planners need to carefully prepare for. Before pitching potential event sponsors, event planners and organizers need to know them well.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2020

But now that the rules of the game have completely changed, how are organizations supposed to go about the Request For Proposal process? In reality, the structure is similar to what you’d see with any other Request For Proposal. The meeting room is private and dedicated to our most important stakeholders. Once a month?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2024

How planners can take part culture of conservation, environmental sustainability and positive impact at a sought-after destination June 8 is World Ocean Day. Planners should know, balloons of any type are prohibited on the property to reduce plastic waste. How Planners Can Get Involved We know that meetings can be wasteful.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2022

Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board Senior Vice President of Sales and Services Darren Green joined Scheiderer to talk about the evolution of how meetings are planned after all the industry has been through. More than ever, planners are turning to CVBs and recognizing them as an invaluable resource.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2024

Meeting experts weigh the positive aspects of generative AI The introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the meetings industry has become a certified gamechanger. But how exactly can AI help meeting planners tackle their everyday jobs? appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

Switzerland is a premium country for meetings and events. The Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau (SCIB) is the first point of contact for all event planners who have any question about Switzerland or need any assistance with planning their events, from the smaller to a more complex enquiry. Full destination spotlight video.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

RFP and Event Planner Selection When seeking an event planner, providing a detailed and comprehensive Request for Proposal (RFP) is crucial. Relying on event planners to ascertain the scope of work without this essential information can result in miscommunication and subpar planning outcomes. She is a 3x Inc.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whether planning private celebrations, non-profit fundraisers, or corporate conferences, the goal of the event planner is to visualize their client’s idea and then bring that vision to life. But how do event planners accomplish this task? What does an event planner do, exactly? So what does an event planner do?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

America’s Center Convention Complex Proposed Expansion. The breadth and strength of the modern meetings and events industry means groups have more choices than ever. The breadth and strength of the modern meetings and events industry means groups have more choices than ever. of Meeting Space. Earlier this month, St.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

increase (forecast: 18.5%), ground transportation increased by 9.8% (forecast: 7.3%), and meetings and events, measured by the average cost per attendee per day, increased by 58.1% (forecast: 25%). Meetings and Events Costs across different sectors of the events world increased. In 2022, air travel saw a 72.2% Focus on ROI. Experiment.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Countries are reopening, and meeting planners are doing the same. Smart Meetings POV: Meeting planners should not completely discount the possibility that new variants may arise, or that Covid rates may go back up. cities do the same. “Not every merger by definition is anticompetitive.”.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2019

That was the message delivered on Thursday by Jodi Low, founder of U & Improved, a heart-based leadership development consulting company, from the stage at Sheraton Grand Los Angeles, and demonstrated at the one-on-one tables in California Ballroom at Smart Meeting Southwest. The group of 60 planners meeting with suppliers in L.A.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

Resources for green meetings; for today, and for the future Earth Day: it’s not just about spending extra time thinking about what we love about nature. Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed a nation-wide environmental teach-in, hiring activist Denis Hayes to serve as national coordinator. History of Earth Day In April 1970, U.S.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Up until 2019, your live event audiovisual Request for Proposal (RFP) was straightforward. In 2020, that theory went out the window and you learned how to write a virtual meeting AV RFP. As you think about the format of your hybrid meeting , you may be overwhelmed with where to start. Planning a Live and Full Virtual Meeting.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As meeting planners send out requests for proposal for upcoming meetings and communicate with hotels that respond, it seems likely that their property counterparts will not be amenable to negotiating on price.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In 2023, Smart Meetings released a stream of multimedia resources for planners to learn about sustainability in the world of events. Read on for a list of the best of Smart Meetings’ sustainability publications from the past year. You Can Go Net-Zero You want to pave the way for green meetings. But where do you start?

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Endless Events

JULY 17, 2020

As event planners learn how to transition into the hybrid model , they must acknowledge it comes with its own set of challenges. This meant that planners everywhere had to re-learn everything they knew about audience engagemen t and networking. They never know who they might meet on the other side! The Hub & Spoke Method.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2022

With a new cohort of planners and organizers, aptly named “The Google Generation” now in event leadership roles, Giberti considers them to be the driving force behind the acceleration of technology in the industry. The post Reinventing Business Models for Events appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Proposals have been approved and dreams have been shattered on the convention center circuit. In March, the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism pumped the brakes on a new convention center that was proposed to be built in Australia’s capital city. of meeting space. Jacksonville Convention Center. California.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 6, 2022

A meeting designer used a carbon-dioxide meter in all the spaces he moved through while attending a recent conference. What he learned could help other planners as they make sure they are fulfilling their duty-of-care obligations. In late May, Adrian Segar attended a meeting-industry leadership summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 21, 2022

The best planners will help you connect all the dots of your proposal to create a single, fused vision. Read More : SF and NYC Challenge Planners to Lose Fear, Find Authentic Voices. The post How to Brand Your Event–and Why it Matters appeared first on Smart Meetings. Inspiration is everywhere.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2023

To achieve true sustainability, planners should understand where the energy comes from that's powering their meetings. An event venue’s power source has a notable effect on a meeting’s total carbon emissions. Therefore, any measurement of carbon emissions from a meeting would have to take this into account.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 27, 2023

Room blocks at Radisson, Cambria, Comfort Inns & Suites, Clarion, and Quality Inn properties will soon be bookable without RFPs, aiding corporate-event planners and perhaps association-convention planners. Radisson has more than 600 properties in the United States, while Comfort has about 1,100.

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