Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If attendees and staff follow precautions, traveling to and from meetings is not as high-risk as the following activities. As described below, very few hotels (and venues) seem to have implemented ASHRAE’S building readiness standards for air quality in their properties. Plan for future COVID-19 variants (and new pandemics).

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Mastering Professional Development Keys first entered the realm of meeting planning by volunteering at her church to organize meetings and events. After moving to Maryland, Keys took a job at a major hotel chain to get a sense of the industry and see if it was a good fit. She offers up the hybrid format as an example.

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Food and Beverage Education Hotels Technology 256

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Spinning slowly in a grandiose ballroom or stepping inside a hotel suite, the ocean view through the doors to the balcony—the next generation of virtual reality (VR) can deliver so much more than pretty worlds through clunky goggles. Smart Meetings talked to Scott Schoeneberger, managing partner at Bluewater Technologies Group Inc.,

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Tech Food and Beverage Social Media Entertainment 279

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

With the extreme advancement of tech capabilities, planners are finding more unique ways to incorporate tech into their meetings, from augmented reality maps of a venue to chatbots to assist with customer service or to customize the event experience per attendee.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Christian Savelli Hospitality industry watcher Chris Meyer, who recently returned from SISO CEO Summit Conference in Las Vegas, agreed that conference organizer executives who attended were largely upbeat even though they are looking at the same recession indicators—an inverted Treasury yield curve, shrinking manufacturing and buying power.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

of contiguous space and sits within walking distance to more than 19,000 hotel rooms. The Fairmont San Francisco dates to 1903, when two sisters—Theresa Fair Oelrichs and Virginia Fair Vanderbilt—decided to build a spectacular boutique hotel in the heart of San Francisco’s Nob Hill.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Sustainability 246

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Planners in the United States expect all types of meetings to grow in attendance in 2019, noting an anticipated 1.24 percent increase in internal meetings. percent) is expected for conferences, trade shows, senior leadership meetings and board meetings. The smallest growth (more than 0.7 Experience.

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2019 Meetings Trade Shows Conference 245

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

How emerging AI and other technology will boost event humanity by putting attendee needs at the center of conference design Attendees expect more from events today and emerging technology is helping to deliver on those demands. Read More : The Metaverse & Meeting Planning 3.

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2024 Event Technology Technology Social Media 277

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Thankfully, Ron Fariss, sales manager for the internet services division of meetings and events company PSAV , and the most recent Smart Meetings webinar host, had several suggestions for how planners can ensure they know what they are paying for with hotel internet. There is only so much room on the highway, as Fariss put it.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For professional associations and meeting planners, membership does have its privileges. As 2017 gets underway, what are the top trends to watch out for if you’re in the meeting planning industry? Is 2017 a buyer’s or a seller’s market for hotel supply growth? Meeting planners do, too.

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Trade Shows 2017 Hotels Travel 80

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 24, 2018

“The expansion at the center will create a wealth of new opportunities for groups of all sizes, and will serve as a catalyst for additional development throughout our convention district, including new hotels, restaurants and entertainment options.”. No timeline for these projects has been set and renderings are not yet available.

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Meetings Hotels Entertainment Venues 238

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Garcia The National Conference Center in Leesburg Virginia appointed Juan J. His experience spans more than 30 years of growing sales in competitive hotel markets. His experience spans more than 30 years of growing sales in competitive hotel markets. The National Conference Center. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

On the conference front, Waterman immediately went into triage mode. He created videos showing himself in front of the high and dry downtown convention center, and explained the importance of conventions following through on their planned arrivals. He had 11 conventions due to arrive that month. “As Everyone in town was touched by it.”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2023

Read More: It’s Gen Z’s Way or the Highway Spencer Glazer, event coordinator for Wolters Kluwer, who started on the hotel side, had a supervisor who offered a helpful push in the right direction. “I On the other hand, many hotels, venues and vendors that we have worked with are understaffed as a result of the pandemic,” said Ramos. “We

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Meetings Hospitality Social Media Marketing 236

Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

Popular wellness treatments include red light therapy, infrared saunas, vitamin drips and injections, salt therapies and sound healing as hotel spas and fitness clubs bring “medispas” –and out-of-the-box mind-body modalities–to the mainstream.

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Meetings Sustainability Travel Tourism 246

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

If you are sick and tired of your old wardrobe, pack your bags with everything you don’t want to wear and head to a hotel participating in a swap meet. It’s important to dress for success at meetings. One such example is the ObesityHelp National Conference , which has dedicated space for a clothing swap at their annual event.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

An additional $700 million would go towards constructing a new 40-story hotel tower with 850 rooms at JW Marriott. A 51,000-square-foot ballroom, which AEG claims would be the largest in the city, is part of the hotel’s floorplan. The adjoining 350-guestroom hotel would offer additional function space and a rooftop pool.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Hilton Meet with a Purpose rewards good boys and girls in meetings with a 30-to-60 minute Puppies & Ice Cream break for organizations convening at one of its pet-friendly hotels. Hilton Denver City Center also participates in this meeting enhancement program. Other hotels featuring resident dogs include The St.

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Meetings Hotels Travel Education 187

Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

How Travel and the Weaponization of Travel are Impacting the RFP of the Future panel: Kate Kurkjian, senior manager of field and event revenue marketing, RealSelf; Jeanne Procope, vice president of conference operations and strategy, Blavity; Brad Weaber, principal, Brad Weaber Consulting Group. You are where you stay,” he said.

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Tourism Meetings Hospitality 2022 242

Eventory

AUGUST 7, 2018

An app which serves as a conference guide makes event planning more pleasant and effective. Why you should bother with a conference map and other facilities for attendees. As a conference organizer, for once in a while you should put yourself in attendees’ shoes. So it is necessary to optimize this process.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Site inspections are an important part of the corporate meeting planning industry. Corporate Meeting Planning – Site Inspections – Help… So work has begun on an annual conference, a couple of years down the road, with a short list of potential cities being considered.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2023

What about the people who want to book a different hotel and just show up for the conference itself. Two Tips to Break Down Barriers to Booking Let’s focus first on the conference attendees. Or, offer a joint conference/hotel fee that provides an overall discount versus booking separately. Our quick save?

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Food and Beverage Negotiating Contracts Hotels 98

SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2017

Conferences and other corporate events can be stressful and daunting. Remembering these key elements is vital, and to help you with that we have devised a simple checklist for conference organizing. A simple lapse in memory can be a professional conference organizer’s downfall. – What hotels are near the venue?

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. In fact, the biggest hindrance to association meeting planning right now is that “time is ticking away,” Colangelo said. What is the plan: Hit pause? Punt to fall? That goes away.

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Sponsorships Contracts Trade Shows Meeting Planning 123

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A sampling of how the leading independent planning companies execute every sort of event, from user conferences to exotic incentives. The 2020 CMI 25 list is out, with profiles of the 25 largest independent meeting planning companies serving the corporate market in North America. Humana decor 3_1.jpg. Gating level.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As the chief program and strategy officer for TED, producer of world-renowned TED conferences , Ruff-Bell isn’t afraid to push boundaries and disrupt TED’s winning formula to keep its events compelling, engaging, memorable, inclusive, and always on-trend. How is planning TED events similar or different than corporate events?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

Two-thirds of the funding for the project came from a partnership with the hotel community, and representatives were onsite Thursday to see the final project. “I I am beaming, thrilled to be at the finishing line to bring world-class conferences here,” said Jon Kimball, area general manager for Marriott International.

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Travel 2017 Corporate Events Tech 147

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2020

I worked my way up to banquet manager at the Cleveland Marriott before jumping over to professional meeting planning company Conferon. On the hotel side, we had standards for how much space to put between theater-style rows. For main room or high-capacity sessions, have staff or hotel employees help attendees find empty seats.

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Conference Hotels Consulting 2019 52

PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

Martin Conference Center. He’s been speaking with four potential sites about hosting the two-day event, including the Dana Farber Center, another health-care facility, a hospital, and a small meeting venue. Each of those venues, he said, has told him they are “fine” with the meeting’s stipulations. Registration Cycles.

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Healthcare 2021 2020 Meeting Planning 114

Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

They provide in-house AV and production at convention centers, venues, and hotels such as Kimpton, Hyatt, and Marriott, across the country. PSAV acquires Southern Audio Visual , with the acquisition came valuable partnerships with luxury hotels and strengthened their hold on key markets. Will this merger change that? Kelso & Co.

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Event Technology Technology Meetings Hotels 110

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Many hotels offer breathtaking amenities and unique stories , but we want to call out a few that demonstrate a deep understanding of three things that matter most to people putting on events in those spaces. of event space, including Vancouver’s largest hotel ballroom. of innovative spaces designed to reflect how people meet today.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The two cities are also expanding their convention centers and welcoming new hotel properties to handle record numbers of groups booking conferences. of meeting and exhibit space, including a more than 500,000-square-foot contiguous area that spans the two sides of the street.

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Travel Financial 2021 Entertainment 172

Eventinterface

JULY 6, 2017

With over 20 years of experience in the professional meeting planning industry, Amy Orr has planned events ranging from 30 to 10,000 attendees. Through ORRganized Events, Amy has coordinated a variety of multi-day educational conferences, golf tournaments, air shows and fundraisers.

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Conference Hotels Insurance Education 100

Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Today there always seems to be someone stating that they have they latest and greatest conference planning guide to help you do your meeting planning job. Of course, many of the larger conferences have planners that know their way around a convention center – or at least they had better know their way around.

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Conference Planning Conference Food and Beverage Contracts 40

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

, or options don’t exist—those linens or new conference tables may just not be available. Hotels are now less likely to negotiate rental fees and other typically negotiable line items. Hotels are not as flexible as in the past and can truly demand a higher spend for better space/rooms offerings. Realism Releases Creativity.

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Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

She has been working for a local meeting planning company and as she said “so far so good”. Convention Centers or Conference Centers – In in a Word or More – YES and NO! One question she did pose that got the brain juices flowing was “What is the difference between convention centers and conference centers?”

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Conference Meeting Planning Hotels Venues 40

PCMA Convene

JUNE 13, 2018

Many of you gave shout outs to clients, vendor partners, hotel partners, volunteers, and trusted team members. The challenge of planning a successful meeting. No two conferences are the same, which means every workday is different from the day before. “No I travel the world, stay at five-star hotels, and am paid to do it!”

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