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Sep 03, 2017
Business Events Canada (BEC) recently launched a new website designed to attract international meetings, conventions and incentive events to Canada and its myriad event and tourism destinations.
Supported by BEC’s content team, the digital hub is geared toward U.S., U.K. and international meeting and event planners and decision-makers.
According to BEC officials, more than 8,000 international conferences are held across Canada each year.
“International meetings and events are important drivers of the Canadian economy,” said Chantal Sturk-Nadeau, executive director of Business Events Canada… more
Sep 03, 2017
Event producers and planners have been reducing giveaway volume for years. Before the term “corporate social responsibility” was coined, there already was a push for “green” meetings, aka, those that were less wasteful and kinder to the environment.
But make no mistake, coupled with the desire for more sustainable events is the ever-present desire to cut the costs of producing them.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming a common practice, and as the median employee age lowers, this only is likely to increase.
The 2016 annual U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth Survey found… more
Trade Show News Network (TSNN) and Honeycomb Strategies, thought leaders and experts for sustainability in the events industry, have teamed up to feature content across TSNN’s media platform to help events ‘go green’.
“Our mission is to empower people with the knowledge to make positive change. We are bringing this to life with the new partnership with TSNN, which will enable us to connect with many more people in the vibrant events world about sustainability,” said Amanda Simons, principal, Honeycomb Strategies.
She added, “We are honored to be the hosts of this important conversation… more
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