Knowledge Exchanges are localised platforms for education and exchange, focusing on regional education to engage local audiences, deliver high-level Business Events education and to facilitate business connections through the learning experience.
Understanding music licensing can be complicated and many meeting professionals don’t know where to start. However knowing the rules is an important aspect of ethical meeting planning and can keep you and your organization out of legal trouble. SongDivision CEO Andy Sharpe and leading music rights organization BMI’s Executive Director of Industry Relations, Jessica Frost…
Join us for our Digital Event Strategist Course Online Open House to learn more about the DES online course. We’ll provide a snapshot of the DES online course and certification. The course is designed to help organizations develop a means to effectively plan, produce and measure the results of their digital engagement practices. You’ll learn how…
The Going Local certificate course is designed for meeting planners who intend to meet the needs and desires of their attendees who want to learn more or incorporate elements from the destinations where their meetings take place. It is ideal for organizations involved in hosting, organizing or planning a meeting or event for themselves or…
In this online course, learn the process for measuring the business value of meetings from identifying stakeholders and implementing change management systems (if necessary) and creating goals and objectives to setting measurements and reporting out results. Practice delivering on the business value of meetings through case studies and best practices from organizations around the globe.
This 6-hour, intensive course will take a deep dive into incident management strategies as needed for the prevention, preparedness, response and recovery from all-hazard emergency incidents. Learners will be introduced to techniques to prevent and respond to extraordinary crimes, violence, terrorist attacks, natural disasters and ordinary incidents such as fights, or drunkenness to ensure the…
This 6-hour, intensive course will take a deep dive into incident management strategies as needed for the prevention, preparedness, response and recovery from all-hazard emergency incidents. Learners will be introduced to techniques to prevent and respond to extraordinary crimes, violence, terrorist attacks, natural disasters and ordinary incidents such as fights, or drunkenness to ensure the…
Health & Wellness initiatives are an important and growing aspect to meetings and events. Meeting planners understand intimately the level of stress that comes with the territory and science tells us that “stress is a killer”. In this session, learn how to be proactive in shifting this reality individually and for the client by weaving…
Meeting professionals are so over-taxed in the present, they often forget—or don’t have the time—to look ahead. Take a moment to preview the future based on MPI’s most recent Meetings Outlook research, published quarterly in The Meeting Professional magazine and then discuss the trends that are most affecting you and your peers. Brainstorm ways to…
For years, meeting professionals have used event signs for directional and informational purposes, helping participants navigate event spaces and the experiences therein. Increasingly, however, they’re leveraging these signs to transform meeting spaces into brand experiences, to create a sense of place and to achieve education or networking objectives. Review best practices in sign design and…
Event success relies more heavily on effective planning than it does on execution. With key principles of effective project management tools and communications strategies in play, you’ll not only assemble the right team, but you’ll communicate effectively, keep them motivated, stay on track, and working in sync. Join us for an interactive facilitated discussion about…
Meeting and event planners are searching for ways to reach and engage the 110 million people over 50 in the US. While the generation control 70% of disposable income and represent 50% of consumer purchases, they are often left out of traditional marketing and advertising targets. To understand this huge audience Next For Me publishes…
Stellenbosch 360 has just hosted its second Business Tourism Indaba, at which The Iceberg was invited to attend and speak. As well as gathering meetings industry players from across South Africa and wider, the Indaba shone a spotlight on both the university town’s own sector offering as host, and the approach it takes to fostering…
The 2018 IMEX Policy Forum (formerly Politicians Forum) featured significant changes in format in an ongoing bid to optimise interactions between government representatives and industry leaders and to make outcomes clearer and more actionable. The 2018 Policy Forum programme included four key parts: An advance discussion group of national level government representatives addressing policy issues…
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