L.A. Is Taking the World Stage With Marquee Sporting Events and Venues

Los Angeles is on a serious winning streak when it comes to welcoming premier global sporting events and has built the facilities and infrastructure

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Why You Need to Examine Past Event Data: Meetings in a Minute

On the first episode of our relaunched "Meetings in a Minute" video series, Devon Montgomery Pasha, emcee and chief experience officer for DMP

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San Diego Is Upping Its Foodie Status—How Your Event Can Benefit

San Diego has long been famous for its coastal location and laid-back vibe—that’s part of its allure for meetings and conventions. Outdoor venues and

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Have Sustainable Meetings Been Put on the Backburner?

Earth Day, observed globally every April 22 since 1970, celebrates the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement, but after more

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How Pharma Meetings Have Adjusted to the Virtual World

While hospital workers are on the frontlines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association) is leading

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Pharma meetings are going virtual

No Hidden Agenda: How Are You Celebrating GMID 2024?

 Global Meetings Industry Day is one week away! Whether you're celebrating in-person or virtually, there will be events throughout the world

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The Future of In-Person Events: Safer Event Experiences

Aired August 12, 2020 Presented by Brooke Gracey & Nicholas Tinker 

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A case study on integrating virtual attendees

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Fast Forward: How Planners Can Use Technology to Improve Event Marketing

  Fast Forward Season 1, Episode 3 On this episode of Fast Forward, host Logan Pratt interviews Dahlia El Gazzar, one

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ESPA Launches 2025 Event Service Professionals of the Year Award

Event Service Professionals (ESPs) are the unsung heroes of the meetings and events industry.Once sales sells the dream, it’s up to ESPs, aka

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Side-by-side photos of winners of ESPA's Event Service Professionals of the Year Award.

Feds to Establish Virtual Meeting Centers

The U.S. General Services Administration announced it will establish virtual meeting centers at federal buildings across the United States.  

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Internal Meetings, AI to Drive Meetings and Events Industry Growth in 2024

According to the 13th annual Global Meetings and Events Forecast report from American Express Global Business Travel, internal meetings and new

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8 Tech Tips for Creating an Immersive Corporate Event

Whether it’s an intimate stakeholder meeting or a large-scale global production, planning a successful corporate event requires plenty of preparation

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Starwood Debuts Virtual Meetings Technology

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide unveiled its first in-hotel Cisco TelePresence meeting suites with a virtual meeting that spanned two

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Digital Events Featuring a TV Host for Hire

Clients are coming to us to see what we’ve been doing with

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Tourism Australia Reveals Findings From Its 2024 Business Events Consumer Demand Project

Tourism Australia’s specialist business events unit released new international research findings that bode well for incentive programs in Australia

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Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Credit: Tourism Australia.

MPI WEC 2025 Wraps Its St. Louis 'Rally'

St. Louis knows how to rally.The Gateway to the West played host to MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC) June 18-20, which welcomed approximately 1,

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Exterior of America's Convention Complex with MPI WEC signage on the marquee.

AMEX Tracks Virtual Tech Impact

While acknowledging the need for face-to-face meetings, business travelers of all ages are embracing the use of virtual technology and other

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On Demand Webinar: Best Practices to Accelerate Your Pivot to Virtual Events

Aired May 13, 2020 Presented by McNeel Keenan  

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