Event Industry News

JULY 27, 2020

Before COVID, the Philadelphia area was poised for another record setting year of events—concerts, citywide conferences, conventions, trade shows, galas, festivals, sports, performances, fundraisers, and special events of all kinds. Similar rallies were held around the country this week, in cities including Boston and Salt Lake City.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

HubSpot’s 2016 INBOUND conference is coming up fast and next week most of us will be hopping on a flight to Boston to attend. While vital to your business’s success, customer marketing often takes a backseat to other topics at sales and marketing conferences. Anna Kendrick. Alec Baldwin. Let us help.

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Associations Now

MARCH 16, 2017

The American Burn Association’s 49th Annual Meeting begins next week in Boston. Conference: 49th ABA Annual Meeting. Venue: Sheraton Boston Hotel. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Teamwork at work.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

A few years ago, wi fi was a luxury at conferences, today its expected. The same will be true in the coming year with conference apps. And if you’re in the Boston area, swing by NE/SAE on Thursday and Friday the 16 th and 17 th. I promise I’ll be sure of my session title by then.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 26, 2015

How often at conferences do you find yourself wandering around the convention center, looking for the next meeting room? The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority has a plan to help attendees find their way through the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center with ease.

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YourMembership

MAY 15, 2014

Vintage Candy Tables – candies from their childhoods like Boston Baked Beans, Charleston Chews, Etc. In the time I have been attending conferences, it always seems like the same people get recognized year after year. Novelty Ice Cream Station – include Bomb Pops, Ices, Drumsticks, etc. Award Your Attendees for Unexpected Reasons.

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YourMembership

MAY 15, 2014

Vintage Candy Tables – candies from their childhoods like Boston Baked Beans, Charleston Chews, Etc. In the time I have been attending conferences, it always seems like the same people get recognized year after year. Novelty Ice Cream Station – include Bomb Pops, Ices, Drumsticks, etc. Award Your Attendees for Unexpected Reasons.

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JULY 10, 2014

Short videos are great ways to convey information at a conference or on a web site. For the Boston Estate Planning Council ( www.bepc.org ) we used a short video to introduce an award winner: [link]. For the Boston Estate Planning Council ( www.bepc.org ) we used a short video to introduce an award winner: [link].

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The Association for Jewish Studies’ 50th Annual Conference begins next week in Boston. students, will make their way to Boston in the coming days to discuss creative new research directions and celebrate the diversity of interests and perspectives represented in the profession. Conference: 50th Annual Conference.

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Associations Now

MARCH 21, 2019

The University Professional and Continuing Education Association’s 104th Annual Conference begins next week in Seattle. Conference: 104th UPCEA Annual Conference. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. City: Seattle.

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Associations Now

MAY 26, 2016

The New England Association for College Admission Counseling’s Annual Meeting and Conference begins next week in Boston. Conference: NEACAC Annual Meeting and Conference. Conference: NEACAC Annual Meeting and Conference. Location: Boston. Venue: Northeastern University. Community focus.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The Financial Planning Association’s Annual Conference is set to start this weekend in Boston. More than 2,000 Certified Financial Planner professionals will come together in Boston to share practical knowledge and strategies that they can take back to their practices. Conference: Annual Conference—BE Boston 2015.

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Associations Now

JUNE 13, 2019

The American Delirium Society’s 2019 Annual Meeting begins next week in Boston. Hundreds of investigators, educators, and clinicians are headed to Boston to learn, network, and discover how to make a difference for patients who are at risk for delirium or who develop it. Conference: 2019 Annual Meeting. City: Boston.

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Associations Now

APRIL 25, 2019

While associations may want to hide from negative feedback related to their events, confronting it and responding creatively can turn dissatisfied attendees into die-hard conference supporters. During the show, he shared a story about reading an article in the Boston Globe years ago that took an unfair dig at his career.

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Associations Now

MAY 8, 2014

It’s time for the first major conference focused on the sharing economy. And like any industry, once it gets large enough, it needs a conference. Hence SHARE: Catalyzing the Sharing Economy, a conference set for May 13-14 at the Marine’s Memorial Theater in San Francisco. Plus: a pair of intriguing healthcare events.

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Association Success

MARCH 8, 2018

Supplement your national conference with regional events and watch participation grow. For many associations, our traditional national conferences are like classic BMWs - four doors, a black or silver exterior, and time-honored elegance that appeals to a top-end market.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

A conference. Your training budget just got eaten by your conference travel and expenses. That doesn't mean just conferences - in fact some of the biggest gaps between average and best-in-class communities include the percentage offering coaching, online courses and memberships in professional development networks. A workshop.

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Associations Now

JUNE 23, 2017

Definitely not ideal—and definitely not what planners or attendees want, according to the International Association of Conference Centers’ newly released “ Meeting Room of the Future ” white paper. For instance, in 2014, the Lawn on D opened next to the Boston Convention and Exposition Center.

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Associations Now

JUNE 13, 2019

Those well outpace employee-satisfaction levels seen in studies of the broader workforce, such as The Conference Board’s Labor Day survey from last year, which reported only 51 percent satisfaction.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 13, 2014

Meeting professionals who understand Evidence Based Education (EBE)—the science and evidence on learning –and those who apply EBE strategies derived from the research, will find their conference education efforts becoming more effective and exciting. Here is the slide deck from my pre-conference video on Avoiding The Conference Zombie Zone.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 22, 2015

A Boston accelerator brings community members together to discuss ways to improve and expand use of technology to improve education. These challenges inspired this year’s theme of Boston education technology accelerator LearnLaunch Institute ’s annual conference , “Across Boundaries: Delivering on Edtech’s Promise.”

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition. Concerns about health risks are also leading another major race managed by an association, the Boston Marathon, to consider its options. International Congress on Infectious Diseases.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 11, 2017

Are there interesting things to do outside of the conference center or hotel? And if you are thinking that focusing on a city’s tech scene narrows your options to a few places—San Francisco, Seattle, New York, or Boston—think again. Here’s another question you might want to add to your list: Is the host city a tech hub?

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Timed just perfectly to capitalize on the midterm elections, a major Realtors conference is putting political issues at the forefront of its agenda. Plus: A conference shows museums can be key to community health and wellness. The post Conference Circuit: Real Estate Gets Political appeared first on Associations Now.'

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 9, 2022

WBT Systems explains who’s excluded if you stop hosting virtual conferences. They also suggest ways to improve the virtual conference experience. Ashley Moore, Director of Client Sales and Service, FlexProfessionals, Boston. Speaker: Tim Storey, CEO of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Attracting Gen Z.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Rebecca DeLuca is a Marketing and Communications Intern at the Boston University School of Social Work. Rebecca is completing her master’s degree in public relations at Boston University and specialized in Visual Communications at the University of Toronto. Want to be featured in this series?

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GrowthZone

JUNE 26, 2023

Category Four Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce – Boston, Mass. Pearland Chamber of Commerce – Pearland, Texas Category Two Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development – Mansfield, Ohio Winter Park Chamber of Commerce – Winter Park, Fla. Category Three Lancaster Chamber – Lancaster, Pa.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This year, the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council created a flexible workspace near its Boston headquarters that members can use for impromptu meetings and large-scale events. For example, there was a conference walking challenge , a student design-build competition , and even a membership recruitment competition for chapters.

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Candid

MAY 2, 2023

HBCUs lead the nation in conferring bachelor’s degrees to Black graduates who ultimately earn doctorate degrees. She responded, “Hmm, I am going to Boston University. As a proud alum of Howard University and Fisk University, I understand how critical HBCUs are in the professional and personal development of generations.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

That’s no accident: It’s the result of a deliberate effort to respond to member criticism about past conferences. Tech conferences have taken their share of hard knocks for failing to reflect and promote industry diversity. The issue also arose in presentations at later ONA conferences. The really hard part?

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Associations Now

JULY 24, 2014

Plus, for all you “House of Cards” aficionados, Kevin Spacey will be there —if you weren’t sold on the conference already. August 8-10: The American Bar Association’s annual meeting in Boston is just two weeks away. Registrations remain open for last-minute participants. The Week Ahead. Down the Line.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 10, 2018

And while demand is rising, especially for meetings with between 101 and 500 attendees, the hotel industry isn’t keeping pace by building enough “big box” hotels with adequate conference space—though the report notes that the pipeline of new hotels is otherwise strong. Other top cities were New York, Orlando, and Boston.

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Associations Now

JULY 10, 2013

In an effort to keep conference and travel spending in check throughout the federal government, the General Services Administration will launch a new committee, made up of public and private-sector officials, to discuss ways to improve efficiencies.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

A prominent cardiovascular conference will feature rapid-fire presentations. Cardiovascular experts attending the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2014 should come prepared to keep up with the conference’s rapid pace. Plus: Descendants of Civil Rights-era heroes discuss civic participation.

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 30, 2015

I was delighted to deliver a presentation about crowdsourcing at the recent MemberWise ‘Membership Excellence’ conference. The development of the code was in part a reaction to the scrutiny that online news outlets underwent following the Boston Marathon bombings. What is crowdsourcing? Diabetes UK.

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 30, 2015

I was delighted to deliver a presentation about crowdsourcing at the recent MemberWise ‘Membership Excellence’ conference. The development of the code was in part a reaction to the scrutiny that online news outlets underwent following the Boston Marathon bombings. What is crowdsourcing? Diabetes UK.

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 30, 2015

I was delighted to deliver a presentation about crowdsourcing at the recent MemberWise ‘Membership Excellence’ conference. The development of the code was in part a reaction to the scrutiny that online news outlets underwent following the Boston Marathon bombings. What is crowdsourcing? Diabetes UK.

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