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Sheila Johnson: A Hospitality Legend Born Through Resilience

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Smart Meetings named Johnson a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame Award winner in 2019 and after her book came out last year, she agreed to share the inspiration behind her journey and a chapter of the book that follows. What surprised you about hospitality after moving from those high-pressure arenas?

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Smart Moves in The Palm Beaches, Los Angeles and More

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With a specialization in system and process implementation and making hotel finance acceptable and practical, she will be instrumental in the hospitality group’s growth. During her career of over 25 years in the hospitality industry, Henshall has worked with global leaders including Marriott, Hilton and Caesar’s Entertainment.

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Smart Moves in California, Oregon and More

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Previously, Patay was founder of and chief strategist for Patay Consulting, and she has also been a Smart Ambassador for Smart Meetings, contributing regularly to our online and print magazine with the latest in “Smart Style.” of meeting and event space. of meeting and event space. Richard Romane. Brent Pope.

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Eight Brilliant Meeting Sites Along Solar Eclipse Path

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Venues along its path are hosting special events and hotels are offering promotional rates for this astronomical phenomenon. Although reservations are already booked for the big day in August, many of these sites are also great places to hold meetings another time. Pop the cork on a great meeting held at Brooks Winery.

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How Meetings Benefit from Sporting Events

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Are you ready for some…meetings? From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. The event will also utilize the Indiana Convention Center for a fan fest. Indianapolis. Philadelphia.

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5 Midsize Cities Using Their Local Knowledge Economies to Bring In Meetings

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Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. And more and more, they’re asking questions about a destination’s local expertise and knowledge base.

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4 Medical Conferences That Put Innovation First

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Let these four events show you. ORGANIZER The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), which uses the conference as part of its strategic-planning cycle. FACE TO FACE “We have built a great deal of what I would call coffee time into the meeting,” Gold said. 2017 Breakthrough Thinking Conference. April 19, Hilton Omaha.