Feb 5 2018

Why should you work with a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) to address your event organization and management needs? The CMP program assesses event personnel on their history in the industry, educational background and performance on a certification exam. Working with a Certified Meeting Professional can benefit your company in many ways and provide peace of …

Webinar recap: Intentional event design with Tahira Endean

Jan 31 2018
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, ...

FMAV Employee Spotlight: Anthony Vade

Jan 30 2018
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 ...

Discover the new Halifax Convention Centre

Jan 9 2018
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. ...

The state of chatbots for the event industry

Jan 5 2018
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 ...

Heidi Welker Elected 2018 Board Chair for Meetings Mean Business Canada

Dec 7 2017
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 ...

Top Ideas To Help Organize Company Holiday Parties

Dec 6 2017
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 ...

Planning effective social media for events

Nov 24 2017
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 ...