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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Tarin Horan, CMP

Smart Meetings

Tarin Horan, CMP, knew that meeting planning was the industry for her when she began interning with sports teams. Afterwards, she began working in sports, as a customer service and community relations manager with DC United. After working at two startups, she joined Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) as an event coordinator.

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Networking for Introverts: Surviving (and Thriving) at Big Industry Events

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Leverage Technology: The Introvert's Secret Weapon In our digital age, networking doesn't have to happen only face-to-face. It's much easier to prepare for a few targeted meetings than to navigate a sea of strangers. Come prepared with a few go-to conversation starters. For me, sports is a great topic.

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What Mobile Apps for Conferences and Events Should I Choose?

Endless Events

The entertainment and sports industry, for example, make heavy use of events. Choosing the Right Technology Stack for Your Events. Just like event apps, tech stacks are becoming more and more prominent in helping professionals prepare for events. So does the hospitality business, and the corporate world.

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Off-the-Grid Incentives in Paradise

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Destinations that make you want to unplug Staying connected to technology and committing to constant communication can feel as though its pertinent to incentive recipients and corporate retreat attendees. With nature always a focus of Costa Rica, groups can visit the Science and Nature Center. There should be no other choice!”

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Lessons Learned from MPI WEC in Mexico

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Read More : The Future is Hybrid-ish The added challenge of offering the technology feature in a remote location with unknown reliability made itself known from the beginning, as about 20 minutes before the opening general session, Amazon Web Services’ network went down.

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Four Crucial Questions To Ask When Developing an Effective Contingency Plan for Events

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A team cannot hope to mitigate any risks—be they, but not limited to security, health and safety, natural disasters, or technology and infrastructure—without first identifying them. Here are some questions that can get an event planning team on the path to developing the best strategy. What are the risks?

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More Love for Virtual Attendance at Events

Endless Events

That’s why we’re going to jump in and explore the potential virtual participation has for the event industry, from small conferences through to live sporting events. A lot of the value in planning virtual attendance at events can be maximized by putting virtual reality technology to work before the event. Well-prepared speakers.

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