The IMEX America Daily Update provides you with a quick overview of things to consider at our yearly tradeshow of the global business events community in Las Vegas. Our ‘anchorman’ Gerrit Heijkoop (Mr. Red Sneakers) shares with you what’s going on this day, the latest headlines from our exhibitors and partners and his favourite daily Las Vegas Tip.
The Association of Meeting Professionals (AMPs) is getting back to what their members and the Industry wants…live events! The much anticipated and long awaited Summer Bash was held on Tuesday, July 13 with 150+ participants. Held at the American Institute of Architects @aiaspecialevents it was a HOT event in more ways than one. Although it was originally scheduled to be held outdoors, the heat was the driving factor in bringing the party indoors. AIA provided a great live event space where attendees were spread out on two levels in an open atrium to allow for physical distancing if attendees felt more comfortable.
Going inside didn’t stop the fun of everyone being together and feeling comfortable to hug friends and colleagues and respecting those that wanted to maintain social distancing.
It was a great event that included music by Scott Kurt, food and beverage by Root and Stem . A menu of summertime salads, sliders, cones and mini desserts, attendees cooled themselves down with light summer drinks. We even offered an outdoor seating area where attendees could comfortably watch a cornhole competition!
Attendees came not only from the DMV but as far as California to participate in this annual event. It was a much needed event as we slowly re-enter the live event space comfortably and safely. For more information on AMPs, please contact info@ampsweb.org or visit: https://ampsweb.org/
June 1, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Association Forum CEO will Start on September 1, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC— Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE, current President and CEO of the Chicago-based Association Forum, will become ASAE’s next President and CEO effective September 1, 2021, Stephen J. Caldeira, ASAE Board Chair and Co-Chair of the Search Committee, and President & CEO, Household & Commercial Products Association, Washington, DC, announced. She succeeds Susan Robertson, CAE.
“After a thorough and extensive search process, the Board of Directors has voted unanimously to name Michelle Mason as its next President and CEO. Throughout her career, Michelle has demonstrated a commitment to the association community and ASAE, and a proven ability to drive alignment and results in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment,” Caldeira said.
“Michelle is a strategic thinker, proven consensus builder, effective communicator, and fearless advocate. We are confident that Michelle is the right leader at the right time, who will bring visionary leadership to ASAE at a critical juncture in the association’s history,” added Caldeira.
“I am honored to build upon the successful foundation at ASAE. I look forward to collaborating with a dynamic board of directors and a dedicated staff team as we create an accessible, inclusive, and transformational community for members and industry. A heartfelt thank you to Susan Robertson for her leadership and paving the way for women in the industry,” said Mason.
Since March of 2020, Susan Robertson, the first woman to lead ASAE as President and CEO in its 100-year history, has been serving on an 18-month contract. She had previously served as Executive Vice President of ASAE and President of the ASAE Research Foundation.
“The ASAE community owes Susan a debt of gratitude for navigating the organization following the unfortunate death of longtime President and CEO John Graham IV, FASAE, CAE in January 2020 and COVID-19. Susan has served with distinction for over 20 years, and she helped the organization to shepherd all Centennial-related activities and a new strategic plan. We wish her all the very best, moving forward,” said Caldeira.
In addition to Caldeira, the CEO Search Committee included:
The search was led by Leslie Hortum, Keri Lindsay, and Ellen Pennow from Spencer Stuart. Hortum manages Spencer Stuart’s Washington, DC office and is a member of the firm’s Education, Nonprofit and Government Practice. Lindsay is based in the firm’s global headquarters in Chicago, IL and is a member of the firm’s Consumer/Hospitality & Leisure practice. Ellen Pennow is a member of the firm’s Education, Nonprofit and Government practice.
MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Vest, CAE, 202-626-2798, cvest@asaecenter.org
ASAE is a membership organization of more than 48,000 association executives and industry partners representing 7,400 organizations. Since it was established 100 years ago, its members have and continue to lead, manage, and work in or partner with organizations in more than a dozen association management disciplines, from executive management to finance to technology. With the support of the ASAE Research Foundation, a separate nonprofit entity, ASAE is the premier source of learning, knowledge, and future-oriented research for the association and nonprofit profession and provides resources, education, ideas, and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association and nonprofit community. Visit ASAE at asaecenter.org.
The IMEX Group has partnered with award-winning creative agency Smyle to produce a series of digital activations for the global business events community leading up to IMEX America in November.
The full programme, which will run between May and September, will be announced next month.
The new concept is designed to give tangible business value to IMEX’s traditional buyer and supplier audiences who have now missed a year of face-to-face trade shows. It also aims to unlock fresh business opportunities and attract a new online audience.
Carina Bauer, CEO of the IMEX Group, says: “Where 2020 was all about massive disruption and creativity in the face of chaos, in 2021 we’re focused on delivering digital experiences that generate business momentum and connections as we look towards IMEX America in November.
“Together with Smyle, and having learned huge lessons from PlanetIMEX, we’re planning a four-month activation with two clear advantages for the industry. First, it will be a time and a place for buyers and suppliers to build networks, nurture business leads and enjoy a sense of community and camaraderie. Second, for those who wish to use it this way, it will be a springboard for face-to-face engagement at IMEX America. Our partnership with Smyle, with their strong creative heritage, will enable us to deliver this ‘best of both worlds’ in a way that’s powerful, relevant and responsive to current business needs.”
Dominic Thomas-Smith, Managing Director of Smyle, adds: “We’re really excited to be working with the IMEX Group in building an all-new communications platform for event professionals globally. The boundaries of digital know no limits – we can’t wait to bring innovative thinking and a load of creativity to deliver engaging, interesting and rewarding experiences for all who participate.”
More details about the IMEX Group’s digital solutions will be announced next month.
IMEX America takes place 9 – 11 November at its new home of Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), co-chairs of the Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus, introduced legislation that will help improve the tourism industry across the country by studying the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel and tourism industry and identifying policy recommendations to assist struggling businesses. The Protecting Tourism in the United States Act builds upon Klobuchar and Blunt’s efforts to support the travel and tourism industry and workforce, including securing the reauthorization of Brand USA through 2027. Brand USA is a public-private partnership that enhances tourism and job creation across the country. The program, which was established under the bipartisan Travel Promotion Act of 2009, brings in millions of additional international visitors to the U.S. each year at zero cost to taxpayers.
This month, Klobuchar and Blunt, along with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), reintroduced bipartisan legislation to provide economic support for organizations involved in promoting and hosting tourism, travel, or other special events. The Sustaining Tourism Enterprises During the COVID–19 Pandemic (STEP) Act would modify existing Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant programs to provide direct support to the hard-hit tourism and travel industry to promote economic recovery and help increase public confidence as these industries look to reopen safely in the future. These programs help drive local economic development projects, develop new industries, build vital infrastructure, and enhance tourism and travel.
As a long time attendee of the PCMA Convening Leader’s annual January event, this year’s “virtual remake” Jan. 11-15 did not disappoint. Noted as the best way for participants to kick off the New Year, its traditional format of stellar education and networking was only slightly diminished by the lack of face-to-face interaction.
A total of 3,500 people from 36 countries registered to watch the content online through the Juno AI platform, interacted in The Kitchen conversations and as part of micro-communities and satellite gatherings keeping the level of engagement very high.
The event moved from its planned location in Houston to Singapore, with 19 official network partners hosting watch parties from United Arab Emirates, where 300 people joined the event, to a Marriott International gathering in Denver and a Hilton event in Dallas with 50 attendees each.
For those accustomed to the standard industry vernacular that we’re used to hearing from speakers, a new vocabulary surfaced as a result of the various education sessions highlighting the new virtual reality. Terms such as Gamification, Tik-Tok, Zoom Room, Fun Format, Bandwidth Considerations, and Twitch and Cyberpunk 2077 as streaming platforms (a.k.a. video games) are on track to become part of our professional conversations.
Counteracting these highly technological assemblies were opportunities to join wellness groups practicing Guided Meditation, Zen Yoga, and a Pranayama Breathing Session all sponsored by Puerto Rico. For the virtual side of this hybrid event, in person networking was replaced by chat rooms and scheduled groups for conversations highlighted by the opportunity to replace your facial expressions with those of various emoji’s when conversing online.
In conclusion, PCMA retained its reputation for soliciting a high level of involvement from the attendees. This was aided by the fact that the virtual format produced an enhanced number of global speakers as well as those participants able to attend due to the elimination of the travel component. It’s a testimony to the organizers that the energy of the audience was not diminished by the pivot to a hybrid event.
Sherrif Karamat, President & CEO of PCMA said face-to-face meetings are starting to come back…with full recovery in 2023. “Recovery is on its way, but we can’t expect to go back to what it was. We have changed, and we have to help people face that new reality.”
See you (hopefully in person) Jan. 9-12, 2022, when PCMA Convening Leaders brings its flagship education and networking event to Las Vegas. Meanwhile, be safe – innovate!
| In the first of a series of catch-ups with our CEO, Carina Bauer, we set out our 12 commitments for 2021-2022 {well six of them at least) including the return to IRL, sparking joy and connection through micro experiences, nurturing innovation, embracing Nature+, living our diversity, equity and inclusion values, and cherishing analogue moments. We’ll be back with the next six next month. |
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ConventionPlanit invites you to join the upcoming IMEX America hosted buyer group of our partners, Susan Sarfati and Liz Jackson. Connect – Learn – Contract. US and Canadian buyers of meeting location services will benefit from 2 days of a complimentary in-person trade show plus a full day of education earning certification points. IMEX America will cover your coach air fare, hotel expense and Las Vegas airport shuttle service. We’re hoping the world will be a safe environment by November and we can get back to work booking the events we have missed so much during the pandemic! See you in Las Vegas!
To RSVP: Contact Liz Jackson ljackson262@msn.com
The progressive purpose-built venue strengthens its market leadership position
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 November 2020 – The Kuala
Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) was recently voted as Malaysia’s Best
Convention Centre 2020 by leading travel and business events industry players
in the inaugural World Mice AwardsTM 2020, retaining its market leadership
position.
This recognition came on the back of another industry award, ICCA Best
Marketing Award 2020 – Recognising Leadership in Transformation, earlier this month.
The Centre’s General Manager, Alan Pryor said, “We are truly delighted to
receive this honour from World Mice AwardsTM. This reinforces our commitment to
forge ahead in a spirit of positivity and resilience to progress business
recovery and to remain our clients’ preferred business events partner. We
regard this award as an encouragement amidst this very challenging year and as
an inspiration to continue all our efforts as Malaysia’s leading venue. We
would also like to congratulate our fellow winners, One World Hotel for Best
MICE Hotel and MEvents for Best MICE Organiser.”
World’s leading MICE brands were selected and nominated in a year-long process
followed by a period of voting by travel industry professionals and the public.
The nominee gaining the most votes in a category was determined as the winner.
Pryor concluded, “We applaud World MICE Awards’ initiative to recognise the
leaders of our industry. It is much needed to keep the industry’s morale up
during such turbulent times and this programme has definitely succeeded in this
regard.”
Aimed to raise the standards within the business events industry by recognising
and rewarding organisations that are leaders in their field, World Mice
AwardsTM was developed with a mission to serve as the definitive benchmark of
excellence, and help foster a new era of growth, innovation and best practice
on a global scale. World Mice AwardsTM is the sister event of World Travel
AwardsTM which was launched in 1994.
For all the latest news, visit the Centre’s Newsroom at
www.klccconventioncentre.com or follow on social media (Facebook –
@klccconventioncentre, LinkedIn – Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Twitter –
@klccconvention and Instagram – @klccconventioncentre).
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 November 2020 – The Kuala
Lumpur Convention Centre’s Director of Global Business Development &
Marketing has been elected to the International Congress and Convention
Association (ICCA) Board of Directors representing the Venue Sector, at the
59th ICCA General Assembly recently.
On her new role at ICCA, Angeline said, “First and foremost, I would like to
congratulate James Rees, ICCA President, on another leadership term as well as
all re-elected and new ICCA Board Members. I am looking forward to continuing
the efforts and hard work of the outgoing venue sector representative Anja Stas
and very much look forward to working with Jonas Scharf who will be serving
another term jointly representing the venue sector.”
“As a Board Member and representative of the Venue Sector, I am committed to
driving collective momentum to pioneer business and economic recovery to keep
our industry transforming and transacting, and to contribute and grow ICCA’s
engagement platform across our industry supply chain and to strengthen ICCA’s
membership so we can deliver more value to members.
“Of great relevance to me is for venues to be vocal and demonstrate the value
they provide as social and economic drivers, we need to communicate the value
of venues as important infrastructure assets to cities and communities. We need
to keep our venues operating and delivering business events and ascertain what
relevant information and support we can share as a sector to advance our
recovery and progressive transformation,” concluded Angeline.
Her key areas of expertise are in global business development and acquisition,
strategic marketing and organisational and destination growth initiatives as
well as partnership and alliance engagement models, having worked extensively
in both the public and private sector.
Alan Pryor, General Manager of Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre added, “On behalf
of the Centre, we would like to extend our heartiest congratulations. Her
leadership attributes, commitment and passion towards our industry is highly
respected by her peers. Her appointment is a direct reflection of the
charismatic team of experts that is part of the Centre and the ASM Global
network. Angeline’s appointment is a recognition for the Centre and an
inspiration to all our team members to be steadfast and passionate in their
aspirations.”
Rod Pilbeam, Chief Operating Officer Asia-Pacific, ASM Global commended,
“During her time at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Angeline has regularly
evolved the marketing strategy to ensure the continuing success of the Centre
as a leader in Asia. Angeline has also been a valued contributor to our combined
group initiatives including our Advantage program around our Asia-Pacific
centres. Her experience in looking beyond just her home venue will stand her in
great stead in making a contribution to our whole industry, particularly in the
areas of data and knowledge about our business that we look for ICCA to bring
together.”
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