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Industry News
SOURCE: Trade Show News Network

In a survey of more than 9,000 respondents from 30 countries, the Global Recovery Project conducted by Explori found that 77% of exhibitors and 83% of attendees preferred in-person events to their online counterparts, and 79% had some level of interest in attending hybrid events.

Visit http://www.tsnn.com/news/new-research-suggests-live-events-still-preferred-digital-playing-stronger-role to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Trade Show Executive

Trade show services provider Fern has released a new digital platform, Fern Health Check, to help event organizers more easily tack the health data of attendees.

Visit https://www.tradeshowexecutive.com/fern-launches-new-attendee-health-testing-and-screening-platform/ to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: MeetingsNet

In mid-August, Congress received a report that 25% of hotels in the United States were at risk of foreclosure, and now, less than one month later, multiple high profile hotels are closing.

Visit https://www.meetingsnet.com/destination-venue-news/truly-tough-times-planners-hotel-partners to view the full article online.

 
Boston Convention Marketing Center
SOURCE: Forbes

With workers interacting less because of the pandemic, there may be a decrease in psychological safety, which was identified as one of the dimensions of a successful team by Google.

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/lucianapaulise/2020/09/08/how-to-increase-psychological-safety-in-a-virtual-team/#5e8ac2091abd to view the full article online.

 
Core-Apps, LLC
SOURCE: Fast Company

Once the coronavirus pandemic ends, the world will look different than when it began, and businesses will undergo a transformation. Leaders should take advantage of the time after the pandemic to evolve their practices to look at long-term payoffs.

Visit https://www.fastcompany.com/90547415/6-key-traits-leaders-must-develop-for-the-future-of-work to view the full article online.

 
CEIR Event: Insights on Where Events Are Going
SOURCE: CEIR Blog

When is the U.S. economy expected to recover? Alex Chausovsky of ITR Economics will provide the answers at #CEIRPredict. On Sept. 22, Alex shares a small snippet of the economic insights you can expect when you attend #CEIRPredict.

Visit https://ceirblog.wordpress.com/2020/09/08/what-you-can-expect-from-alex-chausovsky-at-predict/ to view the full article online.