Conferences that Work

JUNE 18, 2018

Experienced meeting planners know that every meeting has its share of unexpected surprises. Minimizing surprises like CoffeeGate is default behavior for meeting planners. Surprising Meetings But not all meeting surprises are bad.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

In addition to the Gateway Arch renovation, the city boasts endless opportunities for meeting planners to organize an unforgettable and truly localized experience for their attendees. Groups that meet in St. More : 4 Feel-Good Benefits of Outdoor Meetings. When planners choose to meet in St. Louis location since 2015.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Take it from me, someone with more than eight years experience on the Hill planning association and government relations events: avoid these top five mistakes and your efforts to book meetings on the Hill will be more successful. Mistake 1: Requesting A Meeting Too Far In Advance. Mistake 2: Being Inflexible With Availability.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Related posts: Create Your Dream Conference Collectively On This Friday’s #Eventprofs Happy Hour Join me and my special guest Bernie DeKoven on Friday, November 20, 2015 from 4 – 6 pm EST for a unique online experience where we’ll collectively create our perfect.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

Now in its second year, Skift Meetings Awards celebrate the industry’s most respected suppliers, setting the standard for excellence in business events. So, without any further ado, here are the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards winners! At Marriott, innovation transcends all aspects of the global business. along with a 22,000 sq.

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MAY 23, 2022

What meeting planners may be pleased to discover is Asheville’s potential for hosting eventful gatherings. Executives and meetings professionals in search of locations to hold meetings, executive retreats, conferences, and incentive trips will be inspired by Asheville’s spirit, scenic beauty, and fresh mountain air.”.

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MAY 2, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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APRIL 18, 2024

The sustainability program is designed to assist guests and meeting planners in developing a deeper understanding of their carbon footprint while traveling. Read More: Smart Moves: Access Appoints Three Female Co-CEOs The post Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

From intimate meetings to grand receptions, Moving Venue will be the cornerstone of culinary excellence within this iconic building. The business was acquired by Smart Group in 2015. Moving Venue is London’s most experienced event caterer and celebrates 40-years in business in 2024.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Christy Loy Christy Loy, Meet Minneapolis Loy takes on the role of senior vice president of destination sales at Meet Minneapolis. Throughout his career, he has developed expertise across various sectors of the tourism industry, including convention and meeting sales and destination partner relations.

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EventSource

MAY 28, 2020

The couple, who met in March 2015, were set up by their grandmothers – can you say Grandmas know best? After meeting at a Toronto Starbucks for a coffee over one March Break, the two immediately connected but there was one issue – Caroline was living and working in Vancouver at the time.

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MARCH 30, 2023

Meeting and event planners need to be aware of the values their organizations, companies, and clients want to demonstrate to their stakeholders. The venue continues to launch new initiatives with its goal to make meetings as responsibly sustainable as possible. Are you doing your part to lighten the carbon load? The best part?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2024

In 2015, he launched his own full-service event management agency, Sync Meeting Management. As a member of the executive team, he will maintain relationships with area visitor bureaus, travel agents, meeting planners and other travel trade industry representatives.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 19, 2022

The UN SDGs (United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals) were created in 2015 as ‘blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet.’ In addition to DEI and environmental advocacy, topics will cover UN SDGs, corporate social responsibility and the politics of meetings.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Valenti joined Hosts Global in New Orleans in 2015. More : Report from IAEE: The Future of NOLA’s Meeting Scene. The post December 2018 Power Player: Holly Valenti appeared first on Smart Meetings. More : November Power Player: Trina Camacho-London. She succeeds Terry Epton, who held the GM position for 36 years.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Mario Farfan Mario Farfan Meet Chicago Northwest welcomes Mario Farfan as group sales leader, account executive of group sales. He founded the Northwest Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2015 to serve the Latino market’s business development. She has a proven track record with high customer satisfaction rates.

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MAY 4, 2023

Lopez comes from Grand Roatan Caribbean Resort in Honduras, where he worked as general manager since 2015. His experience in the hospitality industry began in 2015 with Walt Disney World in Florida, where he led multiple F&B locations, including Hollywood Studios and Wilderness Lodge.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 25, 2021

NYCC, produced by ReedPOP, is always rife with panels, meet-and-greets and screenings. And while they all differed, the jackpot was ultimately revealed to be an autographed and authenticated Stan Lee Collectibles series 2015 Comikaze Funko Pop! While some speculated that the pared-down show, this year Oct. Photo credit: HBO Max.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Founded in 2015, OVG already oversees operations in places like Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center and UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York. The post Oak View Group Is Leaving a Trail of Partnerships appeared first on Smart Meetings. And its developments are going beyond the U.S.,

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2021

The hospitality industry in Atlantic City and all over the United States, including CVBs, hotel properties and meeting professionals , are doing their part in the world of sustainability and regeneration, while also making their destinations more appealing and welcoming to its visitors. of meeting space. Just inside awaits 125,000 sq.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

He joined the organization in 2015, and since then, has worked as sports marketing and special events coordinator, and operations manager. The post Smart Moves in New York, Panama City Beach and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Patrick Stewart. Stewart is director of special event for Visit Panama City Beach in Florida.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Smart Meetings talked to Scott Schoeneberger, managing partner at Bluewater Technologies Group Inc., Odyssey , an expansive, in-world virtual meeting platform, is hosting large-scale, entirely virtual conferences within an entirely virtual reality. Read More: Create Experiential Moments That Bring Your Meetings to Life.

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MARCH 8, 2024

She served as the property’s director of rooms from 2010-2015 and was awarded “Director of Rooms of the Year.” Read More: Smart Moves in Hawaii, Las Vegas and More The post Smart Moves in Chicago, Atlanta and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Most recently, he served as senior manager of operations at Frazier History Museum.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Summerall was a board member of Houston First’s marketing committee in 2015-2019. The post Smart Moves in Seattle, New York City and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Summerall has served as area director of sales and marketing for Destination Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Derek in Houston and Thompson Playa del Carmen in Mexico.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 4, 2024

the 2015 PCMA Education Conference ) and small (e.g. The intense experience makes it likely (though not assured) that the event participants will want to meet again. And the spective provides valuable clues as to what forms such meetings might take. I’ve facilitated them for large (e.g. They end your event on a high note.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

Want to stay ahead of the curve when selecting a destination for your next meeting? Marriott has just teamed up with Postcard Cabins to change the game when it comes to meetings in the great outdoors. Wish your attendees could just levitate from the airport to the meeting?

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Ever wished you could step inside the pages of Field & Stream, the magazine published in print from 1895 until 2015 (don’t worry, you can still enjoy its digital content)? of meeting and event space is available in addition to The Backyard, a 29,000-square-foot courtyard with picnic tables, umbrellas and vintage canoe fire pits.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Torres comes from The Confidante Miami Beach, where she worked in numerous roles since joining in 2015, most recently as director of commercial services. The post Smart Moves in Hawaii, Las Vegas and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Quickmobile

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

This blog was originally published on April 27, 2015. Proving the value of meetings and events is often the single most difficult challenge faced by meeting planners. With post-event analytics, meeting organizers can see a wide range of metrics on participants, sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and more. Digital footprints.

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APRIL 13, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 27, 2016

So, when I heard in 2015 that Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland , with whom I’d spent three days at a 2012 beginner’s improv workshop in San Francisco, were offering a workshop on improv and mindfulness, I badly wanted to go. I became interested in improv after short experiences in various workshops during the last 15 years.

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MAY 21, 2021

Venues of Excellence, the leading UK consortium for conferences, training, meetings and events, have taken a strategic decision to sell the business to Mandy Jennings, Director of Paje Consultancy Ltd. Preferred Partners and suppliers who work with the consortium were also informed.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

Between 2012 and 2015, Fuente moved from senior sales manager to director of entertainment group sales. Prior to her position at Dirty Habit DC, Trudo was executive meeting manager for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in DC. The post Smart Moves in LA, Encinitas and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Nina Dela Fuente.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Padilla became certified as a sommelier in 2015 and earned the Level Three Advanced Sommelier award in wines in 2022. Read More: F&B Smart Moves in California, Hawaii and More The post F&B Smart Moves in New York, Arizona and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Originally from a scientific academic background, as an independent consultant in the United States, Segar attended traditional academic conferences and meetings, becoming fascinated by the outcomes (and lack of outcomes) when people were assembled together with the intention of teaching, connecting with, and learning from each other.

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JULY 12, 2017

Julia has combined a love of events with a passion for the environment, and in 2015 began to offer sustainability consulting services to the events industry. Today, we are speaking with Julia on how Meeting and Event Professionals can make their projects sustainable and what this means to the success story of these events.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

This region of the Tarheel State also offers meeting planners a plethora of activities perfect for any season from wading out into a cool stream for fly fishing to shooting dice in a state-of-the-art casino. Meet at the Gateway to the Great Smokey Mountains Harrah’s Cherokee Exhibit Hall. of pre-function space.

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