Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

I am proud of my colleagues in the hospitality industry—even my otherwise competitors—who remain committed to rebuilding and sustaining the jewel that is our beloved city. Jeff currently serves on the Board of Directors of Society of Hosts at Florida State University, which named him Alumnus of the Year in 2004. Go Tell the Story.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

LEED certified since 2004, OCC achieved LEED Platinum level, the highest certification offered through the U.S. Green components are built into many daily operations, such as event recycling and composting, water and energy efficiencies, waste diversion and purchasing local food for catering. Green Building Council, in 2014.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. Meeting planning, which used to be described as an ‘Old Boys’’ network, may soon be a ‘Young Women’s’ network. You say, ‘What if in the meeting-planning industry, we borrowed a technique from Hollywood?’

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