There are positive reports regarding COVID numbers, with 47 states counting transmission rates at less than 1 percent as of late October, and based on meeting planner sentiment voiced in the latest PULSE survey, the forecast for 2022 is for a strong comeback. As corporations and associations…
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Last month 14,000 attendees descended on Las Vegas for the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Health Conference and Exhibition. About the same time the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West Trade Show went off smoothly in Anaheim, Calif., with some 17,000…
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While news outlets continue to blare warnings about the latest COVID surge with headlines like "Delta Variant Rages," a closer look at current reports and projections from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) puts the situation in a different light. The bottom line: While there…
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As Chicago transitions into its new status as fully reopened, businesses are now free to welcome guests at full capacity, including hotels, convention centers, restaurants and bars. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot moved up the city's planned reopening by three weeks to coincide with the full reopening…
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New CDC Guidelines Allow Masks Off for Vaccinated Individuals When ALHI organizers began planning the annual Leadership Summit during the height of the pandemic this past January, the U.S. was in a much different place. Vaccines were just becoming available and the Centers for Disease Control and…
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The New Hotel Safety Standards Planners Need to Know With the COVID-19 vaccine now widely available, the conversation about how the industry gets back to normalcy while keeping attendees' health and safety in mind. Meeting professionals now have extra considerations to account for as you book…
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Hot off the press: Las Vegas To Lift Capacity Restrictions June 1, 2021 Today Clark County announced that all business operations may return to pre-pandemic guidelines beginning June 1, with 100% capacity and no social distancing. Las Vegas will fully reopen and return to pre-pandemic guidelines…
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The good news: Things are reopening in a hurry. The bad news: It is tough to keep track of all the update and changes in individual states and municipalities as we get back to business. American Express Global Business Travel's Travel Vitals, with data powered by Riskline, surveys where your group…
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How do planners put on a multi-venue, hybrid event? From April 29 to May 3, 2021, The Aesthetic Society hosted the first major medical meeting-- "The Aesthetic Meeting 2021" at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, FL.The ultimate goal of the meeting was to bring together plastic…
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Navigating the world of meetings and events has never been more challenging and planners have had to learn whole new skillsets of strategies and technologies. As the world recovers from the pandemic and the industry moves back to face-to-face meetings at varying speeds, planners are keen to share…
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