Just how big is IMEX America? How many people really show up? How is it growing year after year? How much business really goes on there? Where are the exhibitors and attendees from? With an event this monumental comes a lot of study and statistics. To help wrap our collective brains around the industry’s biggest […]
IMEX America draws the world’s biggest (and smallest) exhibitors to the show floor Anyone who has been to one of the previous IMEX America trade shows knows that this is where the biggest names on the supplier side of the industry come out in force. The opportunity for direct business with the array of buyers […]
What is the secret behind IMEX’s success? This year the fifth IMEX America will take place in Las Vegas. To mark this milestone we spoke with Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX Group, to gain insight into what’s behind the strong performance of the show, and what’s in store for this year and beyond. SM: You’re currently creating […]
When IMEX Frankfurt 2015 opens on Tuesday, the international exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events will be the biggest ever since launching in 2003. More than 150 countries and 3,500 exhibitors will be participating in the three-day show taking place at Kap Europa, Meese Frankfurt. London & Partners, the official convention bureau for London, […]
Planners attending IMEX in Frankfurt 2015 can participate in a special charity cooking event on Monday, May 18, the day before the huge conference officially opens. Volunteers are needed to help prepare lunch for residents of Haus Lichtblick, a nonprofit organization run by Sister Sigrid Ehrlich that provides food and shelter to the indigent, and […]
Photo Courtesy of Imex Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP, the world’s largest business software company, will deliver the keynote speech at the opening ceremony of IMEX in Frankfurt (May 19), the worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events. McDermott, one of the foremost leaders in business, believes in the value and effectiveness of meetings […]
Wellness is not only about a one-time activity you include at a meeting; it’s a whole lifestyle and work-style. The best wellness articles of this year showed that wellness can show up as a wide variety of meeting programming, as well as ways to rethink how meetings can be done.
Having attendees take part in your meeting or event is great. Having attendees leave your meeting with a greater sense of well-being is even better. There are plenty of innovate and cost-effective ways to do this without being too extravagant. Here are five.
As 2023 comes to a close, Smart Meetings reflects on some of the year’s most moving stories featuring CSR, DEI and the all-around inspiring acts of humanitarianism in the hospitality industry.
After a year of covering the twists and turns required to manage 0 to 60 events, our editors compared notes to come up with our annual list of the 25-course corrections no one saw coming and tips about how to manage the G-forces involved in the sudden accelerations and detours.
