Jul 19, 2024
During planning of the 2023 edition of RiskWorld, the annual show of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, the group’s chief events and sales officer, Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, faced an unusual complication.
Over the event’s late-April dates at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Taylor Swift would be performing for three consecutive nights at the Mercedes-Benz Dome right next door. That translates to 80,000 revelers on the move each day, right across the parking lot from the GWCC.
As a result, “we implemented a lot of new safety and security enhancements, such as training… more
Jul 18, 2024
Want your attendees to feel good vibrations at your next corporate event? A sound bath—an ancient healing practice that's now trending big time throughout the U.S.—is one way to boost positive vibes, fostering a sense of community and social connection into a corporate event.
Before this spring, I had never participated in a sound bath, and I have to admit I was somewhat skeptical of the benefits but also curious about the craze that celebrities like Brad Pitt are using to launch new product lines instead of a traditional preview.
How it works: Typically, a sound bath involves lying in a… more
Jul 16, 2024
To address the meetings and events industry’s gender gap in leadership roles and equitable pay, talent platform Soundings recently launched Soundings Elevate, a new customized career coaching service created to help elevate the careers of business event professionals.
“I am deeply passionate about advancing the careers of women, not only as a female founder and business owner who has navigated these challenges but also as a leader who believes in the transformative power of diversity and inclusion for driving equity, innovation, and collective business success,” said Tracy Judge, founder and… more
Jul 15, 2024
Four convention centers across the U.S. are upping their game with new staff and labor training offerings, renovation projects, extended partnerships and property enhancements to improve the event experience for corporate meeting and event guests and clients.
Unions and Management Unite To Debut Trade Show Training Center in Philadelphia
To provide its staff and labor partners with training and skill-building in safety, technical skills development, customer service and hospitality, the Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC) in Philadelphia has launched an onsite training center with a… more
Jul 11, 2024
What’s trending in corporate events from the third-party planner perspective?
Microdosing content, bespoke experiences and renting with cause, said MCI Group Vice President Corporate Agnès Canonica (AC), who produces internal and external events for corporate clients across diverse industries, including healthcare, technology, financial and automotive.
MCI Group, which touts itself as a global next-gen platform for marketing innovation and breakthrough communication in the digital age, has 1,650 employees across offices in 60 countries, according to its website.
The 35-year-old global… more
Jul 10, 2024
Known as a hotbed of creative inspiration for those who plan events, the C2 Montreal (C2MTL) 2024 conference held in Montreal, Canada, May 21-23 featured a “layered” approach to educating attendees on neurodiversity awareness.
In the Agora, a large communal space that housed many of the festival’s activations, an interactive station called NeuroLasagna saw reps from two organizations focused on neurodiversity awareness—Better Being and Nuense—lead 15 attendees in making lasagna from scratch. The goal: “To deconstruct the prejudice that all lasagnas must be the same shape, using the metaphor… more
Jul 10, 2024
Since the Sphere opened in Las Vegas in September 2023, the experiential venue has played host to A-listers like U2, Dead & Company, John Mayer, and Bobby Weir. In June, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) CEO Antonio Neri took the stage, making HPE Discover the first corporate event to host its keynote at the now iconic global entertainment venue. When describing the keynote, Forbes simply said, “Wow.”
Big picture: Held June 17-20 at the Venetian Convention and Expo Center, Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 2024 annual showcase technology event featured 200-plus HPE-specific tech… more
Jul 08, 2024
What do you do when you hit an advancement wall at your job, finding yourself having to fight for your next opportunity or promotion, with nowhere to progress or develop yourself further as an events professional? You start your own company like Meena Chander, founder and CEO of Events Together, Milton Keynes, U.K.-based event design and management company that organizes corporate events, exhibitions, incentives, awards galas, and more.
“[After working] for an organization for 10 years…I was made redundant and decided to set up Events Together––the name deriving from the fact that events are… more
Jun 28, 2024
Marriott International is bringing three luxury properties in the U.S. under its umbrella. The hotel giant has signed on high-end properties in New York City, California, and Hawaii, adding 1,340 rooms in the luxury space.
And that upscale expansion, said Dana Jacobsohn, the company’s chief development officer, U.S. luxury brands, is no coincidence: “Strengthening and growing our luxury pipeline is a top priority.”
Marriott currently has 510 luxury hotels under seven brands: The Ritz-Carlton, including Ritz-Carlton Reserve and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection; Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts… more
Jun 25, 2024
The Caesars Entertainment team, led by Director of Marketing Reina Herschdorfer, curated a wellness speaker list for its inaugural Global Wellness Summit for meeting planners held June 4-7 in Las Vegas. All speakers are featured on Caesars wellness menu but can also be booked independently.
Related: Want Wellness? 20 Ideas to Incorporate into Your Next Event
How are event planners incorporating wellness speakers into their events? One corporate event planner who attended the Global Wellness Summit told us they’re offering wellness tracks, in addition to industry-specific education tracks.… more
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