Planning tips, convention centers, venue guides and event calendars for meetings and conferences.
April 19, 2021 · AV, Displays & Live Streaming
2020 was a year of trial and error for the events industry. With venues around the globe closing their doors, exhibitors and event organizers were forced to adapt their event strategies to a virtual platform. While some content-driven programs saw some success with the digital alternative, this was probably because the
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April 5, 2021 · Event Planning & Venues
Forty-nine states in our union have at least one convention center open as of today in some capacity. For example, in Nevada, meetings and conventions can resume at 50% capacity. The state that hasn’t reopened is California, which authorizes the Anaheim center’s opening next month. All of this is good news. Northstar M
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February 28, 2021 · Event Planning & Venues
In 2020 and so far in 2021 the meetings industry has taken a huge hit. Just as things start to look rosy (i.e., the COVID-19 vaccine), there are now new coronavirus variants. To gain some perspective on what 2021 may look like for the industry, I polled two national speakers, one DMC Executive Director, and …
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December 7, 2020 · Event Planning & Venues
While some states seem eager to reopen their events industry, others have slowed or reversed their reopening plans as Covid-19 cases spike across the United States. Although it is unlikely that the events industry will fully recover in any of the United States in the next six to nine months, let’s talk about states all
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September 24, 2020 · Tech Rentals by Industry
Without government relief soon, the face of the events industry could change forever. The events industry shutdown created by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused 96% of companies to cut staff and/or wages, 77% of entertainment workers to lose all of their income, and communities everywhere struggling to find the support n
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September 1, 2020 · Business & Marketing Tips
September 1, 9 p.m. The time and date that the 12 million people involved in planning, developing, marketing, working, and attending events all band together in North America to show support for the industry that has nearly ground to a halt since March 2020. ‘#RedAlertRESTART’ Photos and Testimonials Check back here af
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July 27, 2020 · Tech Rentals by Industry
The Toronto Film Festival is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the entire world, bringing together over 480,000 people annually including 5,000 industry professionals. Founded in 1976, TIFF has become a permanent staple for the film industry in Toronto, operating out of TIFF Bell Lightbox in downto
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June 19, 2020 · Event Planning & Venues
The events industry has been on pause since March, but is slowly beginning to start up again as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic subsides. In an effort to prevent spreading the virus, many concerts, film and TV shoots, and other events around the country have been canceled. As the country begins to reopen, here are the
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April 23, 2020 · Event Planning & Venues
The meetings and live event industry, in particular, has been hit extremely hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Corporate meetings, trade shows, concerts, and really anything that would normally cause a crowd to gather have been shut down until further notice. The demand for venue space has all but completely dried up. Sinc
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April 7, 2020 · Event Planning & Venues
Update August 2020: Events are beginning to start back up! Check out our list of upcoming events at the bottom of the page. Like many businesses, the meetings and live event industry have grounded to a halt. The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated many companies, both large and small. Most, if not all, event support provi
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April 6, 2020 · Event Planning & Venues
The COVID-19 crisis has left a heavy impact on the trade show and meeting industry. Most if not all face-to-face functions within the United States have been canceled through the end of April and it looks like this could just be the beginning of cancellations. Unfortunately, many of those in the meeting industry are wo
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March 2, 2020 · Event Planning & Venues
The internet was designed to connect people all over the world–and the event industry shares the same goal. Event planners around the world are consistently looking for alternatives to face-to-face meetings, conventions, and trade shows. Whether you’re just getting started live streaming or you’re expanding your virtua
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January 2, 2020 · Event Planning & Venues
Whether you’re demoing your latest enterprise application software (EAS) for new or potential users or planning a developer conference, you must have the tools you need to deliver the kind of experience your attendees expect. EAS provides solutions to large scale organizations, like schools, governments, and businesses
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November 14, 2019 · Event Planning & Venues
When it comes to ongoing education with hands-on access to new technology trade shows and conferences offer those in the information technology field, computer, programming, and development fields the best way to stay up to date with the latest technology–while also getting the inside track on what’s next. Whether you
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October 28, 2019 · Event Planning & Venues
As we move to the close of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, this is an excellent time to review practices that will keep your identity protected whether you’re at a conference or using computer equipment in an office environment. This blog post will focus on the things you should do, what you should expect from
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