MPI Northern California Chapter’s Annual Conference Experience took place in Oakland this time around and included a lineup of think tanks and panel discussions on trends and deep dives, including digital marketing, ESG practices and AI adaptations.
Meet the 2023 Smart Women pushing the hospitality forward! And later join us in celebrating these outstanding leaders at Smart Woman Summit and Smart Women in Meetings Awards Gala August 3 at New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square, Manhattan. Cheers!
Dionne Bishop, CSEP Founder/CEO, Events by Dionne Inc. Just Keep Swimming Aha Moment: I quit the industry several years back and took time off to focus on my mental health. When I felt like myself again, I knew all I wanted to do was plan a conference for an old client in the creative industry. […]
Society for Incentive Excellence (SITE) Global officially launched 50 years ago in 1973 and has since grown to include more than 2,000 members, delivering research, education and networking. This time around, the event brought 800 planners and suppliers together at New York Marriott Marquis Times Square for a celebration of the transformational power of immersive experiences.
Physical fitness and mental wellness are important staples to productive and fulfilling life. While these can be practiced individually, these can also be the center of your group gathering. There are numerous venues along the West Coast that promote physical and mental wellness for groups.
“Net zero” is a term heard often these days. But how does one even get started on that road? Net Zero Carbon Events, the initiative to decarbonize the meetings industry worldwide, provides way to help.
Smart Meetings has collected some examples of how corporations can organize to support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), the ways in which corporate gift giving can pay it forward and how the event industry can give back to their environments through partnerships with charities and nonprofit organizations.
Today’s hospitality trends could be tomorrow’s way of life. Many new technologies, ways to experience F&B and forms in which to approach work received much attention this year. Here are 25 we believe you should keep your eye on.
You want to plan an exceptional event? Look out for your health first. In 2022, Smart Meetings wrote an ample amount about how to do that, from steering yourself away from anger to increasing your memory. Take a look.
IACC’s new report, Meeting Room of the Future Barometer 2022, shows a meetings industry that is on an upward path toward recovery. In addition, the report also shows the industry’s sentiment regarding hybrid, beliefs about staffing issues and more.
