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Pop-Up Events: The Next Trend for Associations?

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More recently, it opened a 16,000-square-foot Target Wonderland in New York City for two weeks during last year’s holiday season. In March 2015, the National Peanut Board held “ The Perfectly Powerful Peanut Pop-Up ” for three days in New York City. New attendee engagement.

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Can You Better Serve Your Tradeshow Market?

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So, he started throwing small industry festivals in his Los Angeles warehouse. Today the tradeshow, which is invitation-only for exhibitors, has expanded beyond its original location in Long Beach, California, to include New York City and Las Vegas as well.

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Hawaii’s Optics Problem: A Travel Hotspot Struggles With Meetings Business

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With state and federal conference spending facing public scrutiny, the Aloha State has struggled to sell itself as a cost-effective option for meetings. “It And last week, one conference took a step back. The problem: Hawaii, with its beautiful weather and beaches, has had challenges in securing conference business in recent years.

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Experiential Learning: Another Meetings Must

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Making that happen will mean deeper engagement and more satisfied conference attendees. At first the sharks balked at the value, but as she talked more and presented numbers about the company’s most popular and lucrative attraction, the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride , they became more impressed. Let me know in the comments.

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Conference Circuit: E3 Sets a High Score for Associations

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If so, shoot us an email at editorial@asaecenter.org , and you may see it in a future edition of Conference Circuit. E3 , the world’s most prominent event for the video game industry, will be held in Los Angeles from June 10-12. PRSA’s 2014 Travel and Tourism Conference is on tap in Tampa, Florida.

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Wednesday Buzz: Facebook Ups Its Events Game

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The massive social network will now curate hot events in a new feature box. Need to promote your next conference or fundraiser? We hope you can get on Facebook’s Featured Events list—it’s sure to be the new hot spot for events , as the social network’s Events section garners 550 million users each month. “You

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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I started this listing on February 20th, when there was still a question of whether or not conferences could still be held with the impending threat of the novel coronavirus. EventMB) June 24, 2020 – A growing number of countries are reauthorizing large professional events including trade shows, conferences, exhibitions, and congresses.