Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The return to The Center for Association Leadership’s (ASAE) Annual Meeting & Exposition brought almost 5,000 people to Nashville in August after two years of virtual experiences. When we leverage our platform to allow groups to meet like that, it creates a richer experience,” she said. Community First. Community is powerful.

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TicketBud

JANUARY 11, 2024

“As AI leaps forwards, it has the potential to transform the meetings and events sector through its capacity to instantly crunch data,” states Accor’s Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events report. “ Event Trend #2: Sustainability Much like technology, a focus on sustainability within events is here to stay.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The return to The Center for Association Leadership’s (ASAE) Annual Meeting & Exposition brought almost 5,000 people to Nashville in August after two years of virtual experiences. When we leverage our platform to allow groups to meet like that, it creates a richer experience,” she said. Community First. Community is powerful.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Center is a world-renowned meeting place for art, music, cultural and corporate events. of meeting space, state-of-the-art technology and titanic silhouette set against Faxafloi Bay draws enormous groups for good reason. Read More : Essential List: Unique Destinations for Spring Meetings.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

EVENTIT, Scotland’s only trade show for business events, meetings, incentives and hospitality professionals, will pilot a summer webinar series as part of its revised education programme format for this year. Thursday 25 August Sustainability and Wellbeing. The sessions will each be 2 hours with up to five 20/30 minute sessions.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

EVENTIT, Scotland’s only trade show for business events, meetings, incentives and hospitality professionals, will pilot a summer webinar series as part of its revised education programme format for this year. Thursday 25 August Sustainability and Wellbeing. The sessions will each be 2 hours with up to five 20/30 minute sessions.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2022

EVENTIT, Scotland’s only trade show for business events, meetings, incentives and hospitality professionals, will pilot a summer webinar series as part of its revised education programme format for this year. Thursday 25 August Sustainability and Wellbeing. The sessions will each be 2 hours with up to five 20/30 minute sessions.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

When crisis strikes a meeting professional’s host city and hotel, it’s comforting to know that—despite the uncertainty that surrounds unexpected events—the hotel in which you’re hosting your event is well prepared to take on the challenge. The post Case Study: Overcoming Challenges at Loews Atlanta Hotel appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a way for properties to meet the tech and design expectations of today’s groups and other guests, hotels are constantly reinventing themselves. To contribute to its plans for a sustainable future, Wyndham Grand features LED lighting throughout the entire hotel. of meeting space. After the meeting in the 22,000 sq.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

of meeting space. of meeting space. Surrounded by historic Old Town; pool; free Wi-Fi; fitness center; noteworthy Garduno’s Restaurant; catering and audiovisual services for meetings; flamenco dance performances; 188 guest rooms; 62,000 sq. of meeting space. of meeting space. of meeting space. Hotel Andaluz.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 7, 2020

Productivity is highest when business meetings are held at venues that can accommodate technology needs and provide the right resources and environment to get down to business. The open atmosphere inspires innovation and changes the way people meet. There are also overnight accommodations for 150 guests.

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Unique Venues

MAY 29, 2024

Speaking of lighting and sound, sustainability and modern technology play pivotal roles in these event spaces. Historical Charm Meets Modern Elegance Many performance venues boast rich histories, having been the focal point of their communities in past eras as opulent movie palaces or vibrant theaters.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2023

discussions to a “Belong-a-palooza” to a filmmaker workshop, fresh topics will complement evergreen sessions such as event contracting and meeting security, for a lively educational agenda. From generative A.I For every trend, we had three to 10 sessions in the works,” she notes. Sessions cover generative A.I.,

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PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

Unless we intervene, we could be heading in the direction where we’re more self-conscious about how we present in meetings.”. Digital events also tend to be more geographically inclusive: Primer 2020 was scheduled to take place in Atlanta, Georgia, as a two-day paid event with 300 attendees.

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Bizzabo

JULY 27, 2018

Georgia International Convention Center. Georgia Aquarium. From intimate meeting rooms named after popular board games — Monopoly, Cranium, Life, Risk, and The Board Room Suite — to the SkyLounge rooftop, the boutique Glenn Hotel makes for a personalized and beautifully designed venue. Georgia International Convention Center.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2022

” Georgia Ward, Managing Director, Revive Marketing & PR: The comeback of experiential marketing. “As When people are together in person these need to be high-value experiences, be they company meetings, gatherings or live events.”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2021

of meeting space and 600,000 sq. Hotels perched right on the beach are common in San Diego, such as the Hotel del Coronado, which also offers multiple meeting spaces varying vastly in size. Cities for Recreation appeared first on Smart Meetings. This convention center is one of the largest in the world with 150,000 sq.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Be they halfway around the world or close to home, these prime meeting spots should be on your radar. For meetings, Hyatt Regency Cartagena has 12,000 sq. of meeting space, including a 536-square-foot ballroom that can hold up to 700 attendees. of exhibit space and 23 meeting rooms. Tbilisi, Georgia. You will now.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. A premier B2B event in the Baltic Sea Region for the meetings industry that will accelerate the interest in, and demand for, holding meetings, incentives, and conferences in the area. The Meetings Show.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

As of Friday morning, over 4 million homes and businesses are without power in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Large regions of the southeast, including Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, are experiencing widespread power outages and flooding. A flash flood emergency is in effect for Atlanta as well as other areas of Georgia.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

To cite but one packager, Tinggly , a travel company that organizes affordable, giftable and sustainable travel experiences around the world, has hundreds of new international excursions with all the wintry charm for welcoming whomever the cold brings in. Many of these experiences come fully packaged, like gift-wrapped presents.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 12, 2018

White was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, so it’s befitting that he returned to his home state last year to become president and CEO of the Chattanooga CVB after serving leading the Augusta (Georgia) CVB for 23 years. Everyone in this city has been extremely welcoming and eager to help move this industry and community forward.

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Ins'Tent

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

If you are seeking private label programs, to meet growers, producers, and more, this expo is the place to be. Aside from the huge audience size, the Washington Auto Show gets listed as one of the top expos because it focuses on sustainable technologies that improve vehicle efficiency and encourage alternative fuels. at the Walter E.

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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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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. A multi-million-dollar transformation added a fresh design scheme, all-new plush furnishings and tech in the 802 guest rooms, and enhancements to its 38 versatile meeting and functions rooms. of indoor meeting space. The new meeting and event space offers 37,500 sq. of meeting space.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Georgia Tech professor Charles Isbell was the opening. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, meeting planners were tasked with the difficult job of transforming in-person events into virtual ones on an exceptionally tight timeline. Much like Zoom, it hosts online meetings and webinars, but it has several features that make it stand out.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The spectacular show, set against the stunning backdrop of Europe’s largest purpose-build marina, had a buzzing atmosphere, as exhibitors and visitors alike were keen to meet face to face after a difficult 18 months.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 1, 2016

This year, 44 venues from the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, China and India participated in the 142-question Green Venue Report survey, providing the most comprehensive collection of results yet on topics ranging from food waste to energy efficiency and sustainability.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2016

Travel’s summer board meeting today. Hall of Leaders inductees are honored for “sustained, noteworthy contributions that have positively impacted the travel industry, stimulated greater achievement, and raised industry-wide standards.” Leven, chairman and CEO of the Georgia Aquarium, and W. The post U.S.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Cities must go through a lengthy application process to show how they nurture their specific field in a way that evolves and sustains it. Often, an increase in tourism and meetings is a byproduct effect. Why wouldn’t that trend affect the meetings business?”. IOWA CITY, IOWA. Iowa City, a UNESCO Creative City of Literature.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 30, 2019

Face-to-face meetings are helping reverse the worldwide problem of loneliness. The “other pieces are social media and the news media in general,” said Gielan, the author of Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Igniting and Sustaining Positive Chang e. “We Illustration by Ping Zhu). Born to Connect. “As Rachel Jolley).

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