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Since 1986, we’ve been championing event planners to help them create events with the wow factor through news, information, advice and events.

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“People stop attending and ticket sales drop.” 🎟️

Sam McNeill on what happens when big B2B events stop feeling human, from The Meeting Room 👇
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🎧 https://t.co/iXFBiOg4gC
#EventProfs #FutureOfEvents

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Roll the cameras: the M&IT Awards 2026 in full 🎬 ✨

From the red carpet arrivals and the roar of the room as the winners were revealed, to Katherine Ryan keeping everyone laughing (and on their toes) as host. It’s the whole evening, packed into one watch, and a proper celebration of the people who make this industry what it is.

And if the video leaves you wanting more, good news: the M&IT Awards returns to Grosvenor House on Friday 17 September 2027. Save the date and get ready to crown the next round of Supplier Superstars 🏆

#MITAwards2026

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“People don’t remember what they’re told. They remember what they helped create.” 💡

Sam McNeill on designing events people actually remember, from The Meeting Room 👇
▶️ https://t.co/vO3GiIroDJ
🎧 https://t.co/iXFBiOg4gC
#EventProfs #EventDesign

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“You’ve used AI”, and suddenly people are less likely to come to your event. 🎨

The Meeting Room on AI gig posters and the audience turn-off 👇 ▶️ https://t.co/U2Cqb0akUy 🎧 https://t.co/iXFBiOg4gC
#EventProfs #AIinEvents

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Turn to the person next to you: what was your first ever concert? 🎸

Sam McNeill on the icebreaker that gets a whole room buzzing, from The Meeting Room 👇
▶️ https://t.co/eUjv6nwbCo
🎧 https://t.co/iXFBiOgC6a
#EventProfs #Icebreakers

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Is it time to rethink “immersion” in events?

Sam McNeil of Song Division joins Paul Harvey on The Meeting Room to discuss event experiences and what audiences really want.🎙️ Full episode out Friday 30 October on YouTube https://t.co/KUq3o02GxA and Spotify https://t.co/fvNoA1I8eP

#TheMeetingRoom #EventProfs

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Smart glasses could be one of the best accessibility tools for events

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🎧 https://t.co/4Bt4aMW440

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“First of all, where’s that data going?”

Recording your child on smart glasses sounds harmless. But what happens to the footage? New on The Meeting Room 🎧 https://t.co/pi8ZyY9xFp or https://t.co/7JQ1cahQIz

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Would you keep talking to someone if you spotted that they were wearing Meta glasses? 👓

Dealbreaker or no big deal? 👇

Full episode: ▶️ https://t.co/HiOoBYchN3 🎧 https://t.co/wLEygK4oG2
#MetaGlasses #TheMeetingRoom

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We’re racing into recording devices and Meta glasses without proper consideration. We’re at the junction where we need to have this conversation. 👓

Full episode of The Meeting Room: https://t.co/SebuXQyPOY or listen: https://t.co/HmQxpVtLsb

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"I'd want to point out: these are not the recordable ones."

If you have to say that out loud, there's a problem. Full episode: https://t.co/rvXXEkFvCf #TheMeetingRoom #WearableTech

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"I didn't mean it that way" gets a lot harder to say when it's on camera. Could recording at events make people more accountable for what they say after a few drinks? Or does it just make everyone guarded? Full episode 👇
🎥 YouTube: https://t.co/SUFX6No0jo🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/VNrnzRYSAj Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.

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If we all accept our conversations might be captured at events, how much does that change what we say? The serendipity of bumping into people is the whole point of going in person.

Full episode 👇
🎥 YouTube: https://t.co/SUFX6No0jo
🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/VNrnzRYSAj
Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.

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Did you join us at the M&IT Awards this year? If you did, we want to hear from you!

It was a brilliant night celebrating the best of our industry, and we'd love to know how it was for you. Keep an eye on your inbox for our short feedback survey, which closes Friday 9 October. Your thoughts help us make next year's Awards even better.

#MITAwards2026

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"CCTV keeps me safe. Glasses don't." Where do we draw the line at being recorded? When does surveillance become unsafe?

Check out the full episode now on YouTube 📽️ https://t.co/YsNzi7OdSq

Or Spotify 🎧 https://t.co/vX0CuIjgub

#MetaGlasses #EventTech #EventProfs #WearableTech #TheMeetingRoom

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There's no way to know if you're being recorded, is there?
Watch now: https://t.co/JSLJyTv3FY

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Some great insights from Kathrin Chambers, Failte Ireland, and Robert Scott-Clark, VisitBritain at the Travel Market AI Summit, by @Phocuswright , at @Convene , in London this week.

How to turn AI citations into web traffic and conversions?

"Don't market to the algorithm. Market to people."

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One industry. Thousands of perspectives.
What are you seeing? What are clients asking for? And what are you expecting next?
Tell us in the latest PULSE Survey 👇
https://t.co/yX1Yn0OkDh #PULSESURVEY #EventProfs

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This episode is in partnership with Destination Toronto
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Is your accessibility checklist actually making your events more accessible? In the latest episode of The Meeting Room, we explore why accessibility needs to be designed into events from the start, rather than bolted on at the end.
🎙️ Listen to “Why your accessibility checklist isn’t working” on Spotify https://t.co/RiiEvX2Eit
🎥 Watch the episode on YouTube https://t.co/Wj31CrFreP
#EventProfs #EventIndustry #Accessibility #EventDesign