Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Plan your next meeting in cities like Greensboro, Kansas City and Tulsa to experience while indulging in the antiquity that accompanies these historic cities. Here are the 10 best hotels to meet at when venturing below the Mason-Dixon line. . of meeting space and then end the day relaxing at the 30,000-square-foot spa. .

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JULY 29, 2022

of meeting space in seven meeting and event spaces. Onsite AV staff are available to help meeting planners with any problems. . When it comes to meetings and events, 37,000 sq. Read More: New and Renovated: Austin Exploration and Sunny Shores. Element Philadelphia’s 26 meeting rooms, totaling 45,000 sq.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 17, 2017

At the time, a mere six years ago, the fledgling for-profit entity that wagered its future on the potential of virtual meetings staged sessions that were too heavily weighted toward the online audience in the verbal communication and moderation by the speakers. In my opinion, the perfect hybrid meeting. Fast-forward to January 2017.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

29, is International Coffee Day—an unofficial day of worship for many meeting professionals. Cause the best part of waking up is with three new coffee destinations in your meetings cup. A Double Shot of Novelty in Austin, Texas. A Double Shot of Novelty in Austin, Texas. This Saturday, Sept. View this post on Instagram.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2024

Jennifer Jensen Jennifer Jensen, Global Destination Sustainability Movement (GDS-Movement) The Global Destination Sustainability Movement (GDS-Movement) appoints Jensen as UK relationship manager. Prior to joining the resort, she gained several years of sales and marketing experience, particularly with private club organizations.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 9, 2024

The media company has since picked up the momentum, hosting several sustainability-focused programs, including the hybrid Bloomberg Green Summit in New York and its global Sustainable Business Summits. Still, Bloomberg had never hosted an all-encompassing sustainability event, an idea from the vertical’s 2020 launch.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Patriot One’s SmartGateway is currently used at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, and Moody Center in Austin, Texas and is available for OVG-owned and -operated venues, OVG360-managed venues and Arena Alliance members. Sustainability Is the GOAL. Read More : Sustainability Is Center Stage in Greater Phoenix.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Read More : Weaponization of Travel: Navigating Cultural Obstacle Courses Not long thereafter, they cofounded SocialOffset—the prototype launched at ASAE Annual Meeting in August 2022 and the pilot soft launch was this past January—a nonprofit that provides a socially conscious alternative to event and destination boycotts.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I challenge anyone to taste the difference on any of our desserts because sustainable food choices don’t mean having to compromise. Jo Austin, Sales Director, The Venues Collection also commented: “Removing dairy also ensures that our menus are now accessible to more of our delegates.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

– Neurodiversity, New Venues, and Networking – Lime Venue Portfolio will arrive at this year’s edition of The Meetings Show with a series of partnerships that will support initiatives including a focus on Neurodiversity, as well as hospitality, learning opportunities, insight, and networking across the show week.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2024

of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. Meetings and events onsite enjoy in-house catering overseen by executive chef Samuel Peery. Muted, natural backdrops of Austin stone frame eye-catching accents inspired by the Texas sky, local cacti and sun-warmed peaches. of flexible meeting and event space.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

The Venues Collection can announce that all their UK conference & training venues have achieved the ‘silver’ level in the Green Tourism ‘Green Meetings’ Standard – the world’s largest sustainable certification programme. Our clients work with us as a trusted partner who can help them to create more sustainable events.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

How to kick up the empathy and excitement-quotient at events Smart Meetings Extraordinary Texas Event at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin brought leadership strategies, technology innovations, experiential gifting and fun F&B ideas from the award-winning magazine to life for three days and we are sharing the aha moments with you.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2022

Since then, that number has reached more than 50 , the bulk of which remains in Europe, including Hamburg Airport in Germany, Gatwick Airport in London and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, which became carbon-neutral in 2021 , only one of four in North America. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Cody joined the company as director of golf operations at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, where, in 2019, he hosted the PGA Cup, the Inaugural Women’s PGA Cup and the Senior PGA Professional Championship with Professional Golfers’ Association of America.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Many meeting profs are looking to Fiji, which is experiencing record-breaking visitor numbers. We’re proud to share the warmth and magic of Fiji with more visitors than ever before, as we continue to grow sustainably and authentically. Airports, United Partners with Turo and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Vuong previously worked as director of operation for Informa Markets, managing event logistics, transportation, security, sustainability and signage for Florida Boat Shows. AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas, named Delgado director of sales and marketing. Josh Delgado.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Riverside East will open in the Spring after a multimillion-pound refurbishment and Lime Venue Portfolio has been bought in to add value to the venue’s meetings and events proposition, exposing it to the thousands of organisers looking for London based venues. We can’t wait to bring it to our customers, they’ll love it.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Unionized hotels provide the stability and training that hospitality workers are seeking—they could be part of the solution to the shortage that meeting planners are waiting for. Unite Here created FairHotel to assist meeting and event planners in choosing a union hotel or venue. The Beginnings of Labor Day. What’s in it for Planners?

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Venues Collection has launched the ‘Meetings for Change Plus’ event packages, empowering organisers with options that are not only good for the planet but good for the mind and body too. Now delegates may choose to have a midmorning health booster or a nutritionally balanced afternoon bite instead.”

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

This initiative is part of the Group’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and promoting sustainable practices in the events industry. By installing these charging canopies, we are encouraging more people to choose electric vehicles and helping to reduce the carbon emissions associated with travel to events.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 1, 2020

When the lights went dark on the more than $1 trillion meetings and events industry in March, the call to shelter in place dimmed prospects not only for 26 million people whose jobs are directly or indirectly connected to bringing people together, but also for the 1.5 billion globally who attend meetings and $2.5 Out of the Shadows.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 28, 2022

Current predictions are that inflation could be pushed to around 10%, therefore the offer, which is open to any day delegate meetings and events that are booked between 25 th July – 2 nd September 2022, simply includes a 10% discount.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

The group became the first in the industry to publish a Net Zero plan, which will help deliver its ambition to create a sustainable food system, and will be supported by Lime Venue Portfolio, amongst its meetings and events brands. Local and seasonal ingredients will be key.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The resurgence of trends such as vegan and plant-based diets will continue to supplement more traditional requirements (gluten free and other allergen related) as more and more delegates take a sustainable stance when eating at events. Of these, 48% suggested they would be willing to pay up to 10% extra, with 19% extending to 20%.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 23, 2022

Lime Venue Portfolio is continuing its support of ethical meetings as it unveils the latest chapter of its Meetings for Change initiative next week at The Meetings Show. Now, Meetings for Change is leading on carbon labelling. .

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

While it’s now common for convention centers to include sustainability initiatives in their operating policies , not all such programs are created equal. Austin Convention Center. The LEED Gold certified Austin Convention Center is taking steps to support its home city’s ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2020.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Lime Venue Portfolio is planting a tree for every Christmas Party booking confirmed between the 27 th of September and the 30 th of November, as it looks to provide even more incentives for businesses to meet during the festive season. Universally, our clients are talking about people; how to get them and retain them.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2023

Currently the largest portfolio of meeting venues in the UK it offers support for both event planners and venues alike. million day delegate lunches and c45 million cups of tea and coffee, in some of the most successful and respected venues in the world of meetings and events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Jo Austin, Sales Director, Lime Venue Portfolio, commented: “We’re now dealing with thousands of enquiries for meetings and events facilities and feel a real responsibility to place these events in the very best venues, with great food, service, and facilities. Philip Bennett, Venue Director, Rangers F.C.,

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 17, 2023

Session proposals are now being accepted for the MeetingsNet track at CaterSource + The Special Event show happening February 12 to 15, 2024, in Austin, Texas. We invite you to submit an idea for an informative session, sharing meeting expertise or research that can help event professionals to succeed.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2021

As the city of Austin has worked toward carbon neutrality, the Austin Convention Center has been leading the charge by buying carbon offsets, converting to renewable energy, and focusing on ways to be one of the greenest places to meet in the U.S. The events industry is helping to grow that market. Picking the Right Project.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

“Data Science for the SDGs” was the theme of the 2019 Data for Good Exchange hosted by Bloomberg in New York City, which looked at how data science projects can help make progress toward achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Bloomberg).

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Lime Venue Portfolio has launched a new initiative to meeting and event organisers that will underline its commitment to sustainability within the industry. Meetings for Change has now taken the learnings from this, and other initiatives within the business, and grounded them in a series of commitments to its customers.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 20, 2023

April 22 is Earth Day, a time for those in our industry to consider the substantial environmental impact of holding meetings, conventions, and trade shows. Here are eight recent sustainability developments around travel and meetings that planners should have on their radar. • Austin, Texas; Denver; Orange County, Calif.;

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The resurgence of trends such as vegan and plant-based diets will continue to supplement more traditional requirements (gluten free and other allergen related) as more and more delegates take a sustainable stance when eating at events. Of these, 48% suggested they would be willing to pay up to 10% extra, with 19% extending to 20%.

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