Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

He recounted last April when he visited a farm and had a meal where all the food was local. Molly Crouch, corporate sustainability director for Sodexo, Virginia Beach Convention Center’s food and beverage supplier and parent company of Centerplate. That’s helping with our carbon emission reduction.

Food and Beverage 105

Food and Beverage Sustainability Retail 2007 105

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

She will promote Fort Myers as a top destination for meetings and group travel to the MICE industry in her assigned region. He has worked with Marriott since 2011 and has excelled in food & beverage roles. Most recently, he served as director of venue and events at the East Montgomery County Improvement District.

Hospitality 105

Hospitality Food and Beverage 2007 2011 105

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

Editor’s Note: Meeting professionals are still pivoting on the regular and can learn a lot from the experiences of their peers. She said, “This isn’t ideal, but, I have a captive audience of customers and suppliers that want to meet. We owe it to our business and our teams to hold this event, if we can.

Food and Beverage 116

Food and Beverage 2007 2010 Hotels 116

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. Thinking ahead — The average booking window for large meetings is 2.2

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. On the meetings side, how do you make sure that you’re not spending all your time educating your procurement partners on our industry instead of getting work done?” Are events and procurement seeing eye to eye in a way that wasn’t possible in, say, 2007?

Negotiating 66

Negotiating Contracts Fashion Food and Beverage 66

Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

When wedding planners and/or wedding venues are considering using our software, they often ask how Planning Pod compares to our competitors … that is, Planning Pod vs Aisle Planner vs Honeybook. Venue + Room & Space Management. Food-and-Beverage Management. Sign up for a free trial ! Aisle Planner. Email Integration.

Food and Beverage 78

Food and Beverage Contracts Venues Management 78

The MICE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

From 17-18 August I visited seven venues that are centrally located around the city centre, either accessible by foot or under 30 minutes by public transport. On other days, the three meeting rooms are available throughout the day. On-site catering: the venue has on site catering with locally sourced ingredients.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Venues Automotive Hotels 52