From Northstar Meetings Group: The latest Meetings Industry PULSE Survey, co-produced and sponsored by Cvent, reveals that high costs remain among planners’ most pressing concerns. However, the investment is wise: 78 percent of the 470 survey respondents say face-to-face gatherings are more valuable than other sales, marketing and business-development initiatives. Among other noteworthy findings: Optimism…
Welcome to the first edition of my new newsletter. Here, I will write about ways to make meetings more interesting, engaging, valuable, and fun. My main focus is large meetings with 25+ participants, ranging from larger internal business meetings to conferences, conventions, and events. This newsletter aims to inspire everyone interested in designing, executing, and…
The Sustainable Events Course (formerly The Complete Sustainable Events Course), curated by isla, is a 6-week online course, designed to provide you with an introduction to the core principles of event sustainability. With a practical focus, the course will empower you to take action and drive change within the meetings and events sector, by putting…
LJ TALKS at IMEX Frankfurt 2024 | In a world where constant growth seems to be the dominant economic paradigm, degrowth presents the way forward. Geneviève Leclerc, the founder of MEET4IMPACT, joined Jan and Gorazd to share how event organisers must rethink the impacts of their event. They also discussed how to define impact and…
From Conference & Meetings World: Destinations International (DI), the premier association representing destination organisations and convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs), has recently unveiled several initiatives and recognised outstanding industry achievements at its 2024 Annual Convention in Tampa, Florida. These initiatives and recognitions underscore DI’s commitment to accessibility, advocacy, professional development and industry excellence within the…
By Pádraic Gilligan, Founder, Soolnua & Chief Marketing Officer, SITE: “To infinity and beyond” was a saying that Didier often used during his tenure as CEO of SITE when I served as his CMO. It’s half quoted in his last post on Facebook, from Christmas day, 2023 when he says “Merry Christmas to all my…
From Skift Meetings: Maritz has acquired Convention Data Services (CDS), a registration, on-site and lead management company from global events company Freeman. The two companies have been competitors, but now Martiz will integrate CDS’ roughly 200 employees. This process will take anywhere from 12 to 36 months, according to Maritz CEO David Peckinpaugh. Maritz will…
From Exhibition News: With the results now in, the Labour Party has emerged victorious as the new governing party of the United Kingdom, with Kier Starmer leading his party to a resounding landslide victory. This political shift will – hopefully – usher in a new era of optimism and ambition, not just for the nation…
From M&IT: With Labour set to take the reigns of power following a landslide general election victory, Michael Hirst OBE, chair, UKEVENTS working group for advocacy and government relations, explains how the meetings and events industry is poised to play a significant role in the new government’s policy agenda. We’ve been working diligently leading up…
From AMI: The Meetings Industry Manifesto is one of the most lucid – and mercifully succinct – advocacy documents I have read in 14 years as a journalist working in this field. The result of recent talks between newly elected members of the European Parliament and representatives from the Joint Meetings Industry Council, VisitBrussels, CityDNA,…
From City Destinations Alliance: The EU Dialogue: Driving Positive Change in the Meetings Industry held on April 17, 2024 in Brussels was aiming to foster a dialogue between the Meetings Industry and European policymakers to achieve a positive impact on society and destinations, while addressing key issues such as economy, sustainability, digitalisation, travel, innovation, and…
From Talley Management Group: Over the past several years, Panama has established itself as a key hub for the LATAM region, expanding the airlift services of its national carrier, COPA Airlines, and heavily investing in its infrastructure and capacity. Notable developments include the City of Knowledge (Ciudad del Saber), a government-sponsored cluster of academic organizations,…
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