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2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition Breaks Event Registration Record

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ASAE released its press release this morning sharing that it had the highest registration number in the 100-year history of the event. The final attendance breakdown included: 12,813 executives, 544 exhibitors, 207 industry partners, 433 consultants, and 111 others including press, vendors, and staff. Travel Portland.

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Five Global Meetings Megatrends

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Technology. Close to 42 percent of respondents identified technology—both in their work and personal lives—as both influencing and challenging the meetings industry in the short and long term. New forms of knowledge transfer will influence all phases of event planning,” said GCB in a press release.

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Social Media and Tourism

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He was with the tourism bureau of Ann Arbor in the mid-’90s, when the confluence of tourism and web technology really began. David promoted the Ann Arbor arts fairs through web marketing; they were conducting interviews and putting photos and press releases online.