Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

Darby Gyscek and Ricky de Jesus Darby Gescyk (left) and Ricky de Jesus (right) Kimpton The Forum Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia, named Gyscek director of sales and marketing, and de Jesus director of catering. Adreanne Lewis Photo: Leo Thompson Lewis is director of sales, events and marketing for The Driskill in Austin, Texas.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Andaz West Hollywood , LA’s premier hotel on the Sunset Strip, named Tucker general manager and Frederick director of sales, events and marketing. Springboard Hospitality in Los Angeles welcomed Suescun as regional director of sales and marketing. Simmons joined THesis Hotel Miami as its director of sales and marketing.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. Jiwalai was most recently director of sales at Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort in Thailand.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2020

Insider AV Tips: Power Placement For Events: Why It Matters More Than You Think. ? Watch our webinar that shares tips on How to Negotiate Prices for Event AV. ?? As a marketer, this helps me shift my focus away from myself and more towards the people who read my emails. Do You Have Enough Power at Your Events?

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Event Industry News

MARCH 22, 2019

Event management software specialists reveal three-year deal with Spring Fair in bumper year for business. and bespoke networking platforms for a host of event businesses worldwide including Soccerex and both the Singapore and Thailand Yacht shows. Coconnex, who provide live floorplans, ?integration integration with CRM? ?and

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The meetings and events industry is currently worth U.S.$250 As such, we will continue to focus on delivering quality events at our hotels. Not just because our customers expect service consistency from our hotels, but because our team members deserve to gain further knowledge on the ever-changing world of event management.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Clareville, the London based PR and media relations consultancy, and the Social Media Chefs, led by Miguel Neves, (pictured left), the well-known social media expert, have joined together to offer a comprehensive and coordinated worldwide service to destinations, venues, hotels and event technology specialists.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The events industry talks a lot about legacies — the imprint that meetings and conferences can leave behind in host destinations. In addition to highlighting the lasting impact of events, PCMA is proud to celebrate the individuals whose leadership will continue to resonate for future generations. Marty Balogh and John Folks.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

Deep local expertise is also how Sehgal, who is managing director, Asia-Pacific and Japan, strategy and innovation, for the business-intelligence firm ORC International, came to be the opening speaker for the 2017 PCMA Global Professionals Conference – APAC, which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

By 2020, the virtual-reality market could be worth $30 million, according to tech advisory firm Digi-Capital, and with companies like Facebook and Google investing heavily in the technology, headsets soon may be as ubiquitous as smartphones. Next I wanted to isolate those experiences and events. Having it on the site is incredible.”.

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Hubilo Blog

JULY 3, 2019

It’s not an everyday occurrence for a person to be voted not just as a successful entrepreneur but also as a people person and an expert in the events industry. He totally did justice to his title of the topmost event professional! who has been voted in the Top 100 Movers and Shakers in Events in Eventbrite in 2016.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Beach cleanups in Thailand? There is definitely a strong fun and reward component, but incentive travel seems to have taken on a new meaning,” is how Danielle Boyles, director of sales and marketing at Grand Hyatt Vail in Colorado , puts it. The Golden Age Is Coming. We’re seeing incentives come back stronger and faster than expected.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 17, 2018

I’d like to say I did a big market search of opportunities, but I didn’t. Because I had experience in Korea and Thailand when I was young, and the first thing you learn is just because people don’t speak English doesn’t make them stupider than you. And then just like soldiers, event professionals run into all the unexpected.

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 22, 2019

The event was 3 days long starting from 18th January till 20th January. In VG 2019, the partner countries included Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Japan, Morocco, Norway, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, The Netherlands, UAE, and Uzbekistan. A global event accompanied with a tradeshow and exhibition.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

If you’ve spent any time in the business-events industry, you know destinations like Las Vegas, Paris, Chicago, or Barcelona like the back of your hand. In 2016, the renowned international university programming tournament — attended by student competitors, coaches, and parents — took place in Phuket, Thailand. Petersburg, Russia.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While hybrid events have been relatively popular in the past half-decade or so, it’s no secret that the COVID-19 global pandemic has further accelerated its popularity throughout 2020 and 2022. Both virtual events and in-person events have their own unique advantages, so how can we get the best of both worlds?

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