PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. Meetings bring people together, you see, and that applies to the back of the house just as much as it does among attendees. Our readers did not disappoint.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 17, 2017

At Convening Leaders 2017 in Austin, Texas, Amanda Marijanovic interviewed Stephanie Brown, vice president of education and conferences for the American Wind Energy Association , where Brown talked about how she reinvented the organization’s 2016 trade show.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Walker has been in the marketing and hospitality industries for over 30 years and has worked for tourism bureaus in Austin, Santa Barbara and at Visit California. Sharp held multiple executive positions at Travelport before joining CWT in 2018 as senior vice president and global managing director of meetings and events. Glaucia Canil.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 17, 2017

That’s one takeaway from a conversation between Convening Leaders Live host Amanda Marijanovic and Stephanie Brown, vice president of education and conferences for the American Wind Energy Association , at Convening Leaders 2017 in Austin, Texas.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2017

GMID 2016 event in Austin, Texas. The second annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) is just around the corner. On Thursday, April 6, meetings industry leaders will come together to celebrate the industry’s big day. Smart Meetings was live on the scene in Las Vegas, which held one of the most prominent GMID events.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 1, 2020

An AGU grand prize winners presents his data visualization on NASA’s “hyperwall” at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting. This case study is part of Convene ‘s April CMP Series story looking at innovations in scientific and medical meetings. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Epnac Photography).

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 5, 2017

Take a look at what’s new and notable for meeting planners. The glass structure accommodates meetings for up to 5,000 people and be connected via an enclosed walkway to the recently renovated Renaissance Albany Hotel, a plus for groups planning events there in winter.

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Canadian Special Events

AUGUST 18, 2016

The conference and awards were held in the heart of Texas, at the JW Marriott in Austin. Many Canadians attended and survived the sweltering heat to network, learn and bring home the hardware at the 2016 ILEA Esprit awards. 2016 Best Event Design/Decor Ovr $75,000 – Shaw Celebrate - Dustin Westling, CSEP OneWest Events Inc.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 27, 2022

She now returns to Visit Philadelphia after a 16-year tenure and has since held similar executive roles at Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, on the host committee for the 2016 Democratic National Convention and more. The post Smart Moves in Spokane, Moab and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Alex Batista.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 15, 2016

Smart Meetings Copy Editor Dan Johnson and Publisher Eric Haase are attending ASAE 2016. Last Updated August 15, 2016 – 3:50 PM. Visit Savannah's Jeff Hewitt tells Smart Meetings' Dan Johnson about the city's lure. — Dan Johnson (@SmartMtgsDan) August 15, 2016. ASAE16 rocks!!

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Tom Noonan, president and CEO of Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau, accepted the J.D. Power and Associates 2016 Destination Experience Satisfaction Award. Power 2016 Destination Experience Satisfaction Study released this week. metropolitan area between December 2015 and July 2016.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Here are six essential takeaways every hotel professional, meeting planner and business traveler should know. million property sites worldwide in 2016. In 2016, Airbnb shaved 0.9 Take the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, for example. In 2016, the Airbnb effect shrunk the premium to 17 percent. Airbnb listed 3.1

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 28, 2017

Cvent has unveiled its annual list of the top hotels for meetings and events in the United States. The strong meetings and events industry has led to fierce competition among hotels. meeting hotel was Omni Nashville Hotel. Its 85 meeting rooms offer a total of 757,478 sq. of meeting and event space. “We million sq.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The proof came at the Public Relations Society of America’s 2016 Travel and Tourism Conference at Four Seasons Hotel Houston , where CVB staff from across the United States ate up the treats—warmed in toaster ovens, no less. The post Why Your Meeting Needs Warm Cookies appeared first on Connect Association.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2017

If you are looking to work the mighty spud into your meeting on National Potato Day, October 27, the french fry is a great go-to alternative. In honor of this holiday, we’ve rounded up the best french fries to chow down on in some of the most popular meeting cities. Austin: Hopdaddy Burger Bar. Atlanta: Grindhouse Killer Burger.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 2, 2022

The Convene editors have each chosen three trends from Wunderman Thompson’s report and connected them to meetings and events. Convene previously reported about a Second Home co-working and meeting space in Los Angeles that includes 6,500 trees and plants in what was once a parking lot. I want to meet the farmer.

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TicketBud

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

SXSW is in a great location because Austin is a diverse city with dozens of start-ups in different niches sprouting up every month. I'm done hemming and hawing over how great Austin is, so now for the important stuff. 2016 edit: You can see a list of employers here. Amongst them are Dell, Magento, Netflix, and Apple. .

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Feeling overwhelmed by technology is a common sentiment expressed by meeting-professional respondents to Convene surveys, who say that they struggle with the fast pace of change, the latest tech tools and up-to-the-minute applications, and the shiniest new things. What about meeting organizers themselves? Artificial Intelligence.

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Eventbase

MARCH 21, 2018

This was the year we launched Discover, which allowed attendees to see upcoming sessions on a visual video wall, and Schedule Sharing, making it easier than ever to meet and collaborate with colleagues and clients on site. We also extended SXSW Recommends to suggest attendees you may like to meet.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Connect’s home in 2016 is “equipped to handle large crowds,” says Bob Carter, convention manager for Lionel Collectors Club of America. Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Texas, got the love from Kat Sanford, chief fun officer at Kat Sanford Events. The post Your Favorite Meeting Venues in the South appeared first on Connect Association.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2017

2016 ended with 65.4 The cities with the most growth in supply on the horizon (more than 6 percent) are: Austin, Texas. The post Big Hotel Boom Forecast for Smaller Cities appeared first on Smart Meetings. hotels started 2017 on a strong note, posting a 30-year occupancy high in the first quarter. Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The bill is similar to House Bill 2, North Carolina’s controversial measure adopted in 2016 that outraged the LGBT community. Fearing worse damage in Texas, Jones has set up shop in Austin since the legislative session started there in January. I’ve been meeting with individual legislators for the past month. I’m up to 71.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 13, 2017

Camp No Counselors has locations in Austin, Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto and elsewhere. A post shared by Wildly Different Team Building (@wildly_different) on Jul 15, 2016 at 1:40pm PDT. The post 5 Unique Team-Building Activities for the Summer appeared first on Smart Meetings. Corporate Survivor.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 27, 2018

“Our being given this designation before any other city, including Austin or Dallas,” Brooks Kendall, president of Hear Fort Worth, tells Convene , “is indicative of the huge way that Fort Worth’s government, business community, creative community, and music fans are able to work together to support music as a valuable part of our culture.”.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2016

to sort through every last survey result on the state of the meetings industry? Every November, they assemble a Meetings Industry Forecast with some of the most telling data on where we’re at and where we’re going. Likewise, Airbnb reported an 89-percent revenue increase between July 2015 and July 2016. But who has the energy .

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 5, 2017

Exercising first thing in the morning gets your endorphins going and blood pumping so you can be alert at meetings all day long. “I The post Westin Hotels & Resorts Outfit Runners for Global Running Day appeared first on Smart Meetings. Almost 25 percent of people are in most control or their workout regimen from 4 to 6 a.m.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Now, almost a half-million people participate, and they are scattered throughout Austin, Texas, for 10 days in March. Once the festival has started, Shea and his team meet every morning to go over the day’s resume (what he calls “Bible study”). Reiss (@hallirina) on Mar 11, 2016 at 10:31pm PST. A post shared by Hallie K.

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Converve

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In October 2016 the organizing company republica GmbH organized its first spin-off in Dublin. The website succinctly states why someone should travel to the event in Berlin: this is where the ‘Digital Society’ meets! Epicurrence, Park City / Utah, USA: Lateral Thinkers Meet to Snowboard. A very successful appearance!

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 17, 2023

At least 11 meeting and event-related companies are featured in this year’s Inc. companies based on revenue growth, is led by a healthcare management company, but a close second is a group-transportation platform that meeting and event planners may want to know about if they don’t already: CharterUp. 5000, an Inc.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2017

A post shared by Wynn Austin Events (@wynnaustinevents) on Oct 24, 2017 at 11:02am PDT. A post shared by chris (@cnspartan) on Dec 21, 2016 at 9:12pm PST. The post 7 Secrets to Tasteful Holiday Decor appeared first on Smart Meetings. To ensure it looks neat, keep the table balanced and stay within the color scheme.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 23, 2017

Not so long ago, Austin was the only major city in the United States without a medical school, and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) was one of only a few tier-one research universities without one. That all changed in the summer of 2016, when UT’s Dell Medical School opened its doors to its first class of students.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 8, 2019

Travelers value convenience, quality and affordability and we meet all of those needs. Headed out of or into Austin? Fun-loving makeup and skincare brand Benefit Cosmetics has kiosks containing the company’s beauty and skin care products in three airports, including Austin-Bergstrom. Beauty and Wellness. Benefit Cosmetics.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

When mobile apps first debuted at meetings and conferences, they didn’t do much to personalize the experience — their main purpose was sim-ply to replace a printed program. They’re using data to help attendees make decisions about who to meet, where to go, and what to do.”. We’re see-ing the rise of the intelligent app,” Sinclair said.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In the latest survey by SmartAsset, a New York City-based personal finance technology company, The Best Cities for Conferences in 2016 take into account such factors as hotel room rates, meal costs, distance from airports, violent crime, and concentration of dining and entertainment establishments. 2, Austin at No. Austin, Texas.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

These top-tier cities are meetings hotspots, with enough convention space and hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of attendees at any given time, plus the cultural amenities and intangible cachet to keep them around. Convene recently spoke with representatives from three such cities that recently have hosted renowned international meetings.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

From Phoenicia, we walked across the street to the newly renovated, 468-room Four Seasons Hotel Houston, which offers more than 16,500 square feet of meeting space. Meeting planners were consulted during the construction of the hotel, and it shows. GRB offers more than 2 million square feet of meeting space.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Travel to Austin, Boston, Milwaukee, Nashville, Orlando and Raleigh, along with top destinations in Hawaii, Alaska and Canada will be available through new or expanded non-stop services. One daily flight to Austin Bergstrom International Airport in Texas beginning June 12, 2017.

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