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Crisis Communication: Tips for Event Safety
The swimming pool of meeting and event safety has a variety of items floating in it, from physical safety and health concerns to climate change…
Play the Numbers Game to Win: 5 KPIs to Keep Track of Your Hybrid Event Success
What KPIs are essential for your hybrid events? And how do you use them? Start with this guide.
Lessons Learned from the Return to In-Person Events
Think hybrid is the future? Guess again. The team at Unbridled has unpacked lessons learned from planning more than 300 events a year.
How to Make Your Virtual Event Digitally Accessible
When the pandemic shut the event industry down, the evolution of hybrid and virtual events not only gave the industry new life, but also more…
Reimagining Your Signature Event
Event experimenter Matthew Homann shares his methodology on reinvention, so that you can reimagine your signature event too.
How to Think Like a Futurist
Forward thinking event pro Beth Surmont shares what it means to be a futurist in a changing event landscape—and how you can be one too.
How to Beat the Great Talent Crunch
Expert advice on how event team leaders can attract, recruit and retain top talent in today’s Great Resignation era.
Everything You’ll Learn at ELI’s Innovation & Engagement Summit
A sneak peek at what you’ll learn at the Event Leadership Institute’s upcoming virtual event – including emerging event tech like the metaverse and audience engagement trends.
WTF Happened At the Oscars?
Diversity, Duty of Care, & the Slap Heard Round the World
Among the many ways Will Smith’s awful behavior tarnished this year’s Academy Awards, his overshadowing of what was otherwise a milestone event for diversity and inclusion is perhaps the worst.
Why Event Planners Need to Prioritize ESG and DEI in 2022
Five event industry panelists share insights on how ESG and DEI values can improve event production and execution.
Theatrical Versus Cinematic Presentation Approaches: What They Mean for In-Person and Virtual Events
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8 Key Metrics to Pay Attention to for Virtual Events
ELI’s rundown of eight key metrics that event planners should have on their dashboard, what they mean, and why they matter.
Why Companies Should Invest in Professional Development
One of the key strategies for attracting new talent, and retaining existing talent, is to invest in professional development.
What’s to Come for the Event Industry in 2022
Howard Givner, ELI founder and CEO, shares insights on what to expect for the event industry this year and in the near future.
How to Evolve Your Career Alongside the Rapidly Changing Events Industry
Continual learning is a lifelong journey. Here is a list of the best resources, certifications, and tools for event and meeting professionals to pursue professional designations in their field.
Looking Back On 2021: A Year in Review for ELI
ELI’s Founder and CEO, Howard Givner, reflects on 2021 and how that prepares event professionals for what’s ahead in the industry this year.
How to Plan In-Person Events in the Face of Uncertainty
Set yourself up for success and safeguard your sanity when planning in-person events –– even in the face of uncertainty.
EXCLUSIVE: An Open Letter from FIRST Agency CEO Maureen Ryan-Fable to Clients on Managing Expectations in the Current Talent Crunch
A honest look at the state of the event industry from an event agency CEO: clients urged to prepare for higher turnover, increased rates, longer onboarding, training investments and more.
‘Everyone Has to be Empowered:’ COVID’s Impact on Event Risk and Crisis Management
How has COVID impacted risk and crisis management? Juliette Kayyem and Frank Supovitz share how event risk management has changed and what to prepare for now.
The Trusted Advisor Roadmap Part 2: Building Attribution Models
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Vaccine Mandates: Enforcing Safety Protocols and the Impact on the Event Workforce
How should event professionals attempt to navigate President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates? Read key takeaways from ELI’s recent webinar.
The Trusted Advisor Roadmap Part 1: Helping Clients Define & Weight Event Goals
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5 Tips for In-Person Event Success in 2021 (and Beyond)
Hosting an in-person event, large or small? These 5 tips will help you achieve success in 2021 and beyond.
Navigating the Legality of Vaccine Requirements: What You Need to Know
Can an event producer require attendees to show proof of vaccination? Here’s how to navigate the legal challenges of mask, vaccine, and testing requirements at events with insight from attorney Steven A. Adelman.
How Do Vaccine Passes Work?
As the debate on whether or not to require proof of vaccination upon entry to events continues, industry experts explain how they work and best practices for using them.
‘The Tsunami of Hiring is Upon Us’: Hiring Practices in Today’s Event Environment
Event leaders from third-party meeting and event companies explain their current staffing strategies to fill “the talent crisis” — including new skills and specialties in demand, the role of freelancers, and other steps they’re taking to rebuild their teams.
Learning Goals: Why They Matter for Skill Development and Career Success
For event professionals to learn new skills, and reinforce and refresh existing skills, Defining and setting learning goals is an important part of career success.
‘Time to Be an Informed Planner’: Legal Sourcing Tips and Strategies for Hybrid Events
As meeting planners try to schedule new events or rebook events canceled during the throes of the pandemic, the legal landscape is trickier, says Joan Eisenstodt of Eisenstodt Assocs., LLC. and Josh Grimes of Grimes Law Offices, LLC.
The Boycott Dilemma: How To Respond When States Pass Discriminatory Laws
New, restrictive voting laws have been proposed. The issue and others point to an environment where tools including boycotts are going to be used to try to effect social change—and planners have to be ready.
Getting Ready for a New Workforce: What Meeting and Event Industry Leaders Should Know
Trends in hiring, business travel and demand for smaller meetings point to a new normal.
Mapping a Blueprint for Hybrid Events: Strategies on Design, Budget, and Experiences
J. B. Miller, Lawrence Coburn, Kevin White and Brandt Krueger share their philosophies of hybrid events and examples of design, execution, budget, interactivity, and engagement.
ELI Member Spotlight: Michelle Manire
Be a lifelong learner, and other advice from ELI member, Michelle Manire, President & CEO, Coast to Coast Conferences & Events.
Session Preview: Everything You’ll Learn at ELI’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit
Session preview: what you can expect to learn by attending the inaugural Business, Design & Strategy Summit.
Skills for the New Event Workplace
Do Your Skills Match Up With What the Meeting and Event Industry Needs Now?
Event Leadership Institute to Host Inaugural Business, Design & Strategy Summit
This virtual event on June 3, 2021 will tackle issues including health passes, destination boycotts, and diversity & inclusion.
ELI Member Spotlight: Sally Porteous
Meet Sally Porteous, ELI member and owner/operator at Red Lanyard in Brisbane, Australia.
We’re Going There: Digging Into Hot Topics at ELI’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit
The Event Leadership Institute’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit on June 3 will present vital topics that speak to today’s unique environment — from the pandemic to politics and more.
Here’s a preview of the summit’s general sessions and keynote.
Get Ready for the Future of Events at ELI’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit
Chart the course for the future as event leaders across the industry come together for ELI’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit, held virtually on June 3.
Stop Searching for Absolutes. The Future Belongs to Nuance.
As we look to emerge from the pandemic, we’re seeing the inevitable urge to make sense out of the many seismic changes wrought by COVID. ELI Founder and CEO Howard Givner explains why the future of events will not follow a rigid path.
Event Leaders Live 2021 Summit: Call for Speakers
Our inaugural virtual event is coming – and we’re on the lookout for new thought-leaders to join our roster of #eventleaders scheduled to speak.
Changes to Make Now for Better Events in 2021 and Beyond
To mark Global Meeting Industry Day, ELI hosted a panel of event professionals who shared how they have met the moment with new strategies for formats, sponsors, ideation, and more. Moderated by ELI founder Howard Givner, the conversation offered informed optimism even in a time of flux.
What Do I Need to Know About Health Passes?
As health passes and vaccine passports make headlines, here’s what planners need to know now about using them at meetings and events.
How to Use Digital Credentials to Build Your Career
What is a digital credential, how do they serve as social and professional capital, and what are the best practices for sharing them? Jonathan E. Finkelstein, CEO and founder of Credly, which manages ELI’s digital credentials and whose Credly platform is powering ELI’s new Certified Event Pro Directory explains.
New ELI Member Chats to Kick Off Wednesday
The Event Leadership Institute is kicking off a series of regular conversations just for members—and you’re invited to join the conversation.
Your COVID Event Testing Protocol Questions Answered
The Event Leadership Institute explored how to create testing protocols before, during, and after events at a recent webinar. Read answers to common questions about creating an on-site COVID testing program.
The Road Ahead: What’s In Store for the Event Industry In 2021 & Beyond – Part Three Virtual Events
ELI founder and CEO Howard Givner looks at the road ahead for virtual events, including business context, their design, strategy, and careers in events.
525,600 Minutes – How Do You Measure, Measure A Year?
Last week I attended an online fundraiser celebrating the 25th anniversary of the hit Broadway musical Rent, and its signature song stuck in my head as the perfect anthem for the brutal and transformational year ….
Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Meetings & Events
Conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion don’t have to be tense. How can you make it fun? When people feel welcomed, they feel included and are more likely to contribute their voice to solutions.
Introducing ELI Event Tech Test Drives
ELI’s new Event Test Tech Drives. Hosted by Liz Caruso, CEO of Liz King Events and techsytalk, the video series takes a deep dive into several leading virtual event management platforms where you can learn about new platforms as well as upgrades to existing providers.
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