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Smart Moves in Mexico, Atlanta and More

Smart Meetings

Nicole Okuna Nicole Okuna, The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort Okuna is appointed as general manager of The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort. Willison takes on the role of account manager and will assist corporate and association clients. She previously served as a global sourcing manager at Bishop-McCann.

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New Contract Essentials in an Ever-Changing Environment

SmartMeetings

We advise working with your legal and risk management to establish acceptable approaches to what could be problematic, what solutions will be explored and the timing. In normal times, your site selection process would include factoring in airlift, weather, meeting space, number of guestrooms, etc. Timing is everything.

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The Event-Changing Magic of Site Visits

SmartMeetings

The experts at venue sourcing and event management company Conference Care have some suggestions (and a detail checklist) for making the most of these essential tours. Think about whether you will be able to comfortably manage the number of delegates in the venue.”. Evaluate Access. Eat the Cake. Food should never be an afterthought.

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The Inc. 5000 List Gives Insight into Meeting and Event Trends

MeetingsNet

There are a healthy number of meeting and event planning companies on the list, check out the slideshow for a sampling of privately held companies with impressive growth rates. Gallery Slide description: Works with businesses to design, plan, and manage corporate conferences, meetings, and events. Gating level.

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Prioritizing Event Security in Uncertain Times

Maritz Global Events

“Safety and security is one of the biggest issues we have in our business currently and people are talking about it continually,” said Ben Goedegebuure, Vice President, Global General Manager of Maritz Global Events. It affects everything from the site selection process right through to delivery. is critical. About Mitch.

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Event Planner Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Decade

Maritz Global Events

Event registration platforms and management software hold a goldmine of information: names, business titles, personal/business email addresses, phone numbers, travel itineraries and reservations and more. With so many things to consider, site selection will challenge more and more and event planners.

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Conference Planning Resources – It’s All About the Planning

Master the Event

The conference and meeting planning world has become one of the more important commerce producing sectors. One of the keys to the success in this industry are the conference and meeting planners that organize, plan and deliver the ultimate in meetings, tradeshows, conferences, seminars and product launches.