SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

November 11, 2016 – Smart Meetings, the leading media company and most trusted resource for meeting professionals, was awarded two Eddie Awards and two Ozzie Awards at the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Awards by Folio in New York City. About Smart Meetings 360, Inc.:

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 2, 2024

Destinations where temperatures are reaching dangerous highs or that sit in the path of more frequent, more ferocious storms face additional risks to their economies — the danger is that their appeal will wane among event organizers who are placing greater weight on weather considerations in site selection.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

in 2016, Pat Losinski, CEO of Columbus Metropolitan Library in Ohio, knew the time was now or never. From there, it was all hands on deck to “roll out the red carpet” for the site-selection team, says Losinski. 13-19, 2016. The site visit was very personalized. and Seattle. It paid off: Columbus hosted IFLA Aug.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2016

This is a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed by the $240 billion gaming industry, according to the American Gaming Association , as they court meeting planners with renovations, world-class dining options and amenities important in the site selection of other properties.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

When Zeck was planning a 2016 meeting in Los Angeles, the city led a site tour for 20 staff members gathered in the IADR’s organization’s Alexandria, Virginia headquarters, she said. One area where Abbate thinks that virtual site inspections will be helpful is in cutting costs. “If This could be cost-saving for our organization.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The organization announced this first-time host city all the way back in July 2016, for cryin’ out loud! If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Get Touristy.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. The convention center, which opened in 1989, welcomed nearly 825,000 guests to 158 events in fiscal year 2016. Despite the presence of the 2.6 “During that period,] events in our facility generated $1.1

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Occupational data from the 2016 U.S. The curriculum for the graduate program you are launching with San Diego State includes stakeholder management, finance fundamentals and demonstrating ROE (Return on Experience), but nothing on site selection or F&B. Is that a sign that event management has moved beyond logistics?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. The convention center, which opened in 1989, welcomed nearly 825,000 guests to 158 events in fiscal year 2016. Despite the presence of the 2.6 “During that period,] events in our facility generated $1.1

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

It was March 31, 2016, and ACA’s Governing Council was meeting in Montreal as part of ACA’s 2016 Conference & Expo. But on April 6, 2016, the Tennessee House passed the bill. ACA had booked Nashville for 2017 five years in advance, after an exhaustive site-selection process. Earlier that year, on Feb.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

When Joe Bocherer took on the role of chief commercial officer of GWCC in 2016, he wanted to create a more structured customer advisory board (CAB) — one that could meet on a regular basis and take a bigger-picture view, exploring, for example, the expectations of the next generation of attendees.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In the Convene survey, 24 percent of respondents said they take open-carry legislation into account when making site selections. For Family Reunion 2016, held at the New Orleans Ernest N. They’re even making some planners think twice about meeting in a state that permits open carry of firearms. Andre Lico.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In the Convene survey, 24 percent of respondents said they take open-carry legislation into account when making site selections. For Family Reunion 2016, held at the New Orleans Ernest N. They’re even making some planners think twice about meeting in a state that permits open carry of firearms. Andre Lico.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

IBM acquired the digital marketing company Resource/Ammirati in 2016. Their involvement can range from simply doing Hotel Site Selection to full event & meeting planning. They work globally to launch products, build brand allegiance, and create demand. Notable clients: ESPN, General Motors, PepsiCo, Pivotal, Subway.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

Update: 7/19/2016: This piece has been updated to reflect comments and new software options since the article first went live. New additions appear in the “Blogs” and “Podcasts” sections. You’re an event planner. His posts tend to be short and on bigger, abstract ideas, but give you a lot to think about event strategy and planning.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

When Philadelphia hosted the 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in July, it was the 13th time that the City of Brotherly Love opened its doors to a national political convention. From a site-selection point of view, it’s a no-brainer: Stage a pageant of American democracy in its star-spangled birthplace.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 13, 2020

One in nine people in Charlotte depend on us to create business for them,” Butts said, reflecting on what he told the head of the convention’s site-selection committee during the RFP process. “We We have housekeepers and servers who wake up in the morning and need to make sure they can pay rent. Some of them live check to check.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

GILBERT The bid process started in January 2014, when the Republican National Committee sent an RFP to a number of cities, giving each city the opportunity to bid on hosting the 2016 RNC. How did your CVB participate in site visits? Cleveland was one of those cities. GRAHAM We refer to Philadelphia as the city of neighborhoods.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Cleveland Rocks  The city welcomed the 2016 Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena on July 18–21. When I visited Cleveland just 12 days ahead of the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC), held at Quicken Loans Arena on July 18–21, preparations were in full swing. Back to the Big Leagues. They work in theater.

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