Event producer and industry speaker Tahira Endean is the author of Intentional Event Design. An inductee to the Meetings Canada Hall of Fame and one of the Convention Industry Council’s #CMP30 Influencers, she spoke with FMAV’s Alissa Hurley about the positive effects of intentional meeting design. Intentional event design means shaping the event experience mindfully, ...

What is the secret behind FMAV’s success throughout the years? Our people! They make us who we are today and who we will be in the future.  As Canada’s largest independently owned audiovisual company, FMAV has more than 250 staff across seven offices from coast to coast, and it’s our people who make us a ...

Is your corporate event truly “not to be missed”? Does it have a strong message at its centre, or is it just another blip on an attendee’s busy calendar? You could have the most innovative technology, thoughtful layout, and stunning venue, but at the end of the day, what is your event really about? The presence of ...

The new Convention Centre opening in downtown Halifax is the culmination of years of careful effort. The following is a close-up view of this state-of-the-art complex and its value to organizers, as well as the Nova Scotia community, with insight from the Centre’s Director of Event Operations Genaya Cameron and President & CEO Carrie Cussons. ...

Delivering information to attendees in an efficient and easy-to-digest format is a high-level priority for any event planner. Over the past few years, technological progress has given organizers new options. The chatbot – a piece of software that answers questions and learns as it is used – could be one such breakthrough. The state of ...

Contact:  Madeleine Bart 905.366.9241 Toronto, ON – December 7, 2017 – Freeman Audio Visual Canada is proud to announce that Heidi Welker, Senior VP, Business Development & Industry Partnerships has been elected as 2018 Chair for Meetings Mean Business Canada (MMBC). MMBC relaunched in January 2017 to advocate on behalf of the Canadian Business Events ...

The workplace’s holiday party is a very specific kind of event, and planners often find themselves facing a few conflicting objectives. It has to be fun without becoming disorderly, memorable without breaking the bank. No matter the size of the office or particular industry an organization serves, the following are few critical ideas to ensure ...

Event organizers responsible for multiple gatherings each year – often with hundreds, if not thousands of attendees – may have a hard time with gathering feedback, not to mention encouraging engagement and measuring return on investment. All of these issues and more can be addressed via second screen technology. A webinar from Meghan Carey of ...

Social media has become such a constant presence in modern life that it’s an obvious element to include in the content strategy plan for a conference, convention or other industry gatherings. In an era of frequent distractions, many of which originate from smart devices and social networks, tapping into these channels may prove to be ...