Feb 22
Ashley SpitzerTrade Shows imex, meeting industry, Trade Shows, upcoming meetings industry events
If you’re a meeting planner, your chances of attending IMEX America for free through a hosted buyer program have just increased 30%!
IMEX America announced today that 2,000 qualified planners will be hosted – the largest number for any US trade show.
The show will take place at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas October 11-13, 2011. Hosted buyer qualification will use the same guidelines IMEX Frankfurt uses.
If you are interested in attending the show with the ConventionPlanit.com hosted buyer group, please email stephanie.kreps@conventionplanit.com!
Jan 25
Ashley SpitzerTrade Shows ASAE & the Center, imex, meeting industry
Today is the first day in the Washington DC area the temperature has hit 60 degrees since winter kicked in, and we’re already excited for spring!
Be sure to mark your calendars for these spring industry events:
May 27
Ashley SpitzerMember News, News, Trade Shows Face to Face Meetings, imex, Maison de la France, meeting industry, overseas meetings
Maureen Pickell & Julio Rodriguez are having some great “face to face” time at IMEX in Frankfurt, Germany this week.
This year’s IMEX is the most successful to date with 3,500 exhibitors from 157 countries!
The ConventionPlanit.com Hosted Buyer Group was entertained royally by the Maison de la France at a very creative venue (the top floor of a parking garage!) with champagne, wine and regional cuisine from France.
Are you at IMEX? Regale us with your most interesting face to face!
Apr 07
Ashley SpitzerMisc Tidbits, News, Tips, Tips for Meeting Planners economy, imex, meeting education, meeting industry, Tips for Meeting Planners
• Are we seeing the green shoots of recovery?
• Where will growth develop?
• Which market segments will be most resilient?
• When will activity pick up?
If you want the answers to these questions, register for IMEX’s free webinar:
Wednesday, April 22, 12:00 PM EST
At the recent G20 Summit in London, world leaders claimed that the global economy would soon start to see the ‘green shoots of recovery’.
But where will these shoots bud in the meetings industry and where is growth most likely to develop?
Leading corporate meetings experts – Christine Duffy, President & CEO of Maritz Travel; Luca Favetta , Director Global Events EMEA & Asia Pacific for SAP, Andrew Latta, Head of Corporate Events – Aviva, and David Kliman, President of The Kliman Group will explore the issues driving the debate.
This hour-long webinar will look beyond the immediate crisis and negative PR stories to focus on where growth is going to come from, how companies are revising their live events strategies, which market segments are likely to be most resilient, and when activity is likely to start showing significant increases.
May 15
Ashley SpitzerMember News, Trade Shows imex, meeting industry, World Marketing Group
President of the World Marketing Group, Ltd., and ConventionPlanit.com member Jane Schuldt, CITE received the 2008 IMEX Academy Award for the Americas last month in Frankfurt…
…Congratulations!
The awards are designed to recognize the tremendous contributions given by unsung heroes to the meeting industry.
Jane has served as President of SITE (Society of Incentive and Travel Executives) and the SITE Foundation, and works tirelessly to develop younger members of the industry. She is an acclaimed global leader who has given even ConventionPlanit.com valuable advice!
Who is your unsung hero for the industry? What are their contributions?
Apr 23
Ashley SpitzerTips for Meeting Planners, Trade Shows imex, technology, Trade Shows
Over 270 international planners attended IMEX’s annual Associaton Day yesterday in Frankfurt, Germany for professional education and debate.
Planners could exchange opinions and best practices from around global markets. Seminars included information about new meeting techniques, green meetings and integrating technology into meetings.
Association Day created an open forum for world-wide discussions.
IMEX is held annually – qualified planners can travel as hosted buyers through sponsors like ConventionPlanit.com and attend for free.
Nov 09
Ashley SpitzerNews imex
Tuesday, November 06 @ 13:37:22 EST
“IMEX has introduced several new and innovative meetings techniques into the programme for its next Association Day, announced today.
With help from the World Café and Wiki Workshops, the Association Day (April 21st 2008), which provides a dedicated and discreet learning opportunity for 250 association meetings buyers, will offer guests more interactive and dynamic content than in previous years.
Paul Borawski, Executive Director & Chief Strategic Officer for the American Society of Quality, and World Café facilitator, will lead a session on “Innovation in Association Management”. The World Café concept provides meetings with a simple methodology for hosting conversations. The process ensures that participants’ discussions are linked together so that they build on each other as people move between groups and share ideas. The World Café approach to meetings has recently grown in strength across Latin America, Asia and the USA but is still relatively unknown in Europe.
Similarly, a session on “Meetings technology – Tomorrow’s toolkit” will be run in the brand new format of a Wiki Workshop. This new meetings concept aims to produce immediate results within small groups by providing them with flawless technology and a “Wiki” template to guide their thinking towards a clear outcome.
Says Carina Bauer, IMEX Marketing and Operations Director, “Our new programme will be very forward-looking and inspiring, with plenty of scope for participation. The Association Day audience has a great deal of experience and knowledge to share, and we hope that by increasing opportunities for peer-to-peer contact, we will help generate more discussion and, ultimately, more change for the better.”
The educational programme organized by ICCA (The International Congress and Convention Association) will also include a session on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – guiding delegates on how to create a sustainable CSR strategy which promotes strategic objectives and motivates members. MCI will run a series of round-table discussions later in the day giving delegates the opportunity to discuss topics as diverse as membership recruitment & retention to conference VAT; as well as a number of sessions dedicated to German association executives.
The educational sessions will be followed by the popular Association Evening reception at the Intercontinental Hotel in Frankfurt, which allows recognised industry suppliers and exhibitors to network with association buyers. Over the past five years, this reception has become the largest event on the IMEX calendar.
Online registration is now open for The IMEX Association Day, which will again benefit from the high quality facilities of the Congress Centre, Messe Frankfurt. The full programme can also be viewed online at http://www.imex-frankfurt.com/assc-day.html.
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