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Are Family-friendly Conferences in Your Future?

Smart Meetings

This could mean places with fun attractions such as theme parks, zoos or historic sites. Select a hotel or conference center with family suites. When completing site visits or going on a FAM trip, determine if the hotel provides a childcare service onsite or can offer a listing of sitters who can come to attendees’ rooms.

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Make Your Conference Memorable With Spiced-Up Keynotes, Engaging Design and Workshops

Endless Events

The cuts on hotel commissions are making site selection an inadequate revenue stream for many third-party planners. Immersive technology such as holograms and augmented reality can turn a regular live event into a buzz-filled one, while giving sponsors a powerful vehicle for promotion. Click To Tweet.

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Why Event Planner Jobs Are Climate Jobs

Convene by PCMA

Embrace Risk Assessment This includes: Site Selection We need to understand the vulnerability of locations and their propensities to weather events and factor in these considerations when sourcing locations and planning activities, especially those outdoors.

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Is paid influencer marketing ethical in the event industry?

Conferences that Work

Will Brand X require all resulting social media posts by InfluentialEventProf to be labeled “Sponsored”? Will “Sponsored” even fit into the tweets that are required?) ” “Are there ways that this participation could influence site selection?” ” What do you think? [My

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Prepare for an Experience That Goes Beyond the Ballroom in Tucson, Arizona

Smart Meetings

This connection is evident in the fact that eight of ten meeting planners choose Tucson after a site visit. Site selection isn’t just a matter of who has rooms and where – it’s about culture and the opportunity to have a real experience.

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Hosting Your Perfect Meeting in Northern Virginia

Smart Meetings

We will be delighted to assist your group with site selection, hotel options, activities, special events, and more. Visit Fairfax’s personalized services are free of charge, and we can give you the unbiased information you need to make your event in Northern Virginia a successful one.

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16 Things to Know About DMOs and DMCs

MeetingsNet

A couple of experts untangled the DMO/CVB/ DMC relationship during a recent webinar sponsored by empowerMINT, the online information tool from Destination Marketing Association International. read more.