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SOURCE: IAEE

One in 10 homeless adults across the United States is a veteran. IAEE sought to change that reality by supporting Volunteers of America, an organization dedicated to assisting veterans and their families so that they can be self-sustaining and connected to the community. The result of their efforts was a generous donation of 280 hygiene care kits for veterans.

Visit https://www.iaee.com/news/iaee-donates-to-volunteers-of-america/ to view the full article online.

 

SOURCE: IAEE

Every journey at Expo! Expo! is uniquely different, but what brings it all together is the continued drive to learn from one another and our passion to keep our shows flourishing. Expo! Expo!, IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition, provides attendees with a diverse marketplace to view and assess the tools needed to plan and manage successful trade shows and events for years to come. Here, IAEE spoke to past 20 Under 30 honoree, Madelynn Thompson, Show Coordinator at ConvExx, who shared the importance of connections and learning at Expo! Expo!.

Visit https://iaeehq.com/2019/08/14/why-i-attend-expo-expo-an-interview-with-madelynn-thompson/ to view the full article online.

 
Industry News

SOURCE: Trade Show News Network

More than 5,400 association professionals converged on Greater Columbus Convention Centre for this year’s ASAE Annual Meeting & Exhibition, taking part in 110 education sessions, exploring 710 booths in the expo hall and hearing powerful keynote speakers.

Visit https://www.tsnn.com/news/columbus-rolls-out-red-carpet-asae%E2%80%99s-annual-meeting to view the full article online.

 

SOURCE: Inc.com

The key to a more productive and successful business may be an office redesign. A new survey from Capital One suggests that 90 percent of full-time office workers perform better in well-designed workspaces.

Visit https://www.inc.com/cameron-albert-deitch/office-design-productivity-success-capital-one-study.html?cid=hmside1 to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Harvard Business Review

For an employee, it can be difficult to focus on work if they aren’t confident that the work environment is stable. If you want to fully engage employees and help them be more productive, it’s important to invest resources in enhancing stability within the organization.

Visit https://hbr.org/2019/08/if-you-want-engaged-employees-offer-them-stability to view the full article online.

 
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SOURCE: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre continues to be the choice venue for international organizers staging world-class exhibitions and conferences in Hong Kong. From July 2018 to June 2019, a total of 1,000 events were held at the HKCEC, including 119 exhibitions and 159 international and local conferences, along with hundreds of corporate meetings, banquets and entertainment events.

Visit https://www.hkcec.com/en/1000-events-and-record-attendance-85-million-hkcec-continues-invest-us128-million-advancement to view the full article online.

 

SOURCE: Forbes

Negative online reviews have the potential to hurt your business. A PR expert has some advice on how to monitor your reputation, use positive feedback to your advantage and reduce the effects of negative reviews.

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/henrydevries/2019/08/20/how-to-manage-your-reputation-online/#33ef2dc37efe to view the full article online.

 
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SOURCE: Associations Now

At its Leadership Summit earlier this month, the National Association of Realtors announced it would donate extra food items from its events to anti-hunger initiatives.

Visit https://associationsnow.com/2019/08/realtors-association-launches-effort-fight-event-food-waste/ to view the full article online.

 

SOURCE: Fast Company

Focusing on how your team’s creative efforts and innovations can solve problems rather than just make a profit can create an environment that produces constant great ideas.

Visit https://www.fastcompany.com/90391423/how-to-get-innovative-ideas-from-employees to view the full article online.

 
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SOURCE: CEIR Blog

Mobile event apps should put education first, according to Peter Wyatt, CTO at CadmiumCD. Instead, you should serve attendees' goals by highlighting conference content, sessions and other expo information.

Visit https://ceirblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/is-your-event-app-just-a-gated-social-media-channel/ to view the full article online.

 
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