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AV Teams and Venues Face Labor Shortages The pandemic continues to impact the event industry. We’re sharing real-time information on the current meeting industry landscape so you stay informed throughout your planning process.  At a Glance Planner Watch-Outs Timeframe:  Current through 2022  What: AV and hospitality industry labor shortages across the U.S. Causes: Vaccination requirementsRead more

The UNTETHERED: Portland Studio Tour was a one-day digital event that brought together senior event strategists and industry leaders to inspire and empower each other.  As Seamless Events live streamed the content, we had to wear our AV production expert hats — but don’t worry: we caught up on all the great insights shared withRead more

We’ve been sharing some of the “wow” moments that happened during the UNTETHERED: Portland Studio Tour here at Seamless Events as we don’t want our event planning partners to miss out! For those who don’t know, organizers of UNTETHERED Fall 2021 chose to change their 3-day hybrid event to multiple 1-day virtual Studio Tours whenRead more

“Behind the Scenes” Chat from the UNTETHERED Studio Tour Two experienced event professionals thought their upcoming hybrid gathering was safe from a COVID-19 shutdown — but then the Delta variant hit.  With just two weeks to go until UNTETHERED Fall 2021, Allie Magyar (Chief Product Officer, Intrado) and Caitlin Davis (Event Strategist, Dynamic Events) choseRead more

Laurel MillerCEO, Seamless Event Solutions As an active participant in UNTETHERED, a group created by and for event industry professionals, I was among the disappointed when the COVID-19 Delta variant blew up plans for our fall hybrid gathering. With just two weeks to go before I’d planned to reconnect and recharge with my peers in-person,Read more

So much about hybrid events is still unchartered territory, and for most event planners, a new experience. Whether you’re already dedicating a portion of your 2022 budget to hybrid events or still in wait-and-see mode, you’re in good company. A recent Cvent publication (Hybrid Event Marketing Roundup, July 2021) asked panelists to describe their 2022 budgetRead more

Laurel MillerCEO, Seamless Event Solutions A little over a year ago, I wrote a blog post about the impact of the pandemic on me and my business, and about the inspiration I felt from event industry professionals banding together to admit our shared struggle while also forging a path forward. Today, I am writing withRead more

As hybrid events gain momentum it’s clear the opportunities to craft exciting attendee experiences are infinite. But before you get deep into planning, we recommend that you:  understand the possibilities for structuring a hybrid  confirm your audience will attend a hybrid  get key decision makers to commit to a hybrid  Orienting your hybrid event planningRead more

Event Pros Share Some Tips I’ve had the opportunity to travel a bit lately and have been struck by the difficulties and inconveniences stemming from the pandemic. This includes re-opening growing pains like waiting in line for an hour to get a morning coffee, or renting a car from a harried front desk worker jugglingRead more

Seamless CEO Laurel Miller weighs in on creating quality hybrid events Before February 2020, most in-person events with a live stream component treated the remote viewer like a second-class citizen. Now that our industry and our attendees have experienced fully virtual events built for a remote participant, though, we have an interesting challenge: how doRead more