How to use hybrid meetings to drive attendee engagement

Welcome to the era of the hybrid meeting. While meetings may still emanate from within a function room, they are increasingly extending far beyond

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Elevate Your Golf Game at One of These Mountain Resorts

Golf is gaining popularity, thanks to a post-

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Collect data by a single touch

As the need for toting around stacks of business cards and other print materials continues to fade, business solutions like

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Former Meetings Today Editor Co-Authors Quirky Cape Cod Guidebook

Former Meetings Today editor and longtime meetings industry trade journalist Maria Lenhart has co-written a new book that delves into the deep

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Hybrid Meetings - Wardrobe Dos and Don’ts

Congratulations…your session has been chosen to be live streamed and you get to connect with the virtual audience! That means that you will

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Hybrid Meetings: 10 Reasons Why

I am very happy to see the perception of hybrid meetings shifting from “what are they” to “why do I need them?” I feel like

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Swedish Jam Factory: Multi-Instrumentalist Tap Dancing Duo Pumps Up the Volume at Events

Happy Tax Day everyone! Whether you got a nice refund, owe a little to the government or are somewhere in between, best of luck!You know what you

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ESPA Welcomes New President and Board Members

Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) announced Dominique Bonds as its new president, along with several new board members, during its 2024

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How Planners Are Hosting Large Meetings In Small Ways

In late September, a directive from the Nevada governor allowed the state—including meetings mecca Las Vegas—to host up to 1,000 people at an event.

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Kate Vinyard

Kate Vinyard is now working for streamlinevents as an event manager. Streamlinevents is a California-based company that offers corporate event

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Meeting Technology vs. Meeting Technology

New technology is making it easier and easier to do business and exchange ideas without meeting face-to-face. New technology is also making it easier

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PCMA Sets Attendance Record

PCMA’s Convening Leaders annual conference, held at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino here, set an attendance record for the association,

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America’s Center Convention Complex Opens in St. Louis Soon—Everything You Can Expect for Meetings

Overcoming a number of challenges—with the pandemic chief among them--St. Louis is about to unveil a majorly improved convention center. 

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Positive Planner Perceptions About a Return to Live Meetings

Business development expert and speaker Scott Steinberg shares some positive survey results regarding planner optimism about a face-to-face meetings

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Hybrid meetings mean money

Hybrid meetings will kill attendance at your live event. Hybrid meetings will grow your attendance at face meetings and add impressive revenues to

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Cvent Closes QuickMobile Acquisition

Meetings hospitality tech giant Cvent closed its acquisition of mobile

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Ryaan Cantrell

The Bently Reserve, a 14,000-square-foot, LEED-certified meeting venue in downtown San Francisco, named Ryaan Cantrell as event and sales coordinator

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“Climate Cancer.” PCMA’s Sherrif Karamat Doesn’t Mince Words

The world is very, very sick, as its climate is increasingly spiraling to doom. The meetings and events industry is particularly vulnerable to

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PCMA Picks Sites for 2022, 2023 Convening Leaders

PCMA announced the locations of its 2022 and 2023 Convening Leaders event.The association selected Las Vegas and Caesars Entertainment’s new

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10 Tips to Make In-Person Meetings Safe Amidst COVID-19 Variants

[Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version from 2022.] The CDC has recently begun tracking two mutated strains

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