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MPI Plans 3 New Certificate Programs

MeetingsNet

Meeting Professionals International announced new certificate programs, the purchase of a Canadian event, details about the upcoming World Education Conference, leadership changes, and other developments during the IMEX America show in Las Vegas. Townsend said that since 2020, the MPI Foundation has raised and distributed $1.8

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Smart Moves in Colorado, Utah and More

Smart Meetings

Before joining Aspen Hospitality, Azevedo worked as vice president of acquisitions and development for Loews Hotels and vice president of development for the Americas for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Rachel Riggs, CMP, DES, SEPC Riggs is general manager of environmental strategy for Maritz Global Events.

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Huddle Agency appoints Hayley Contegiacomo as chief technology officer

Event Industry News

Hayley’s experience in the corporate meetings and events industry spans over 17 years and a variety of roles from event planner to event technologist. She began her career in Melbourne, Australia as an event planner, where she managed large conferences, meetings, and incentives for a wide variety of clients.

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35 Must Attend Events For Event Planners in 2020

Bizzabo

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. We know how hard it can be to find great events to attend, so we’ve made it easier for you. Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals.

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Mapping the Way Forward

SmartMeetings

From his Zoom box, nodding his head vigorously was Kevin Edmunds, vice president of meeting and incentive sales with AIC Hotel Group , which operates luxury properties in Miami, Mexico and the Dominican Republic—all bastions of incentive group travel. Exactly,” he said. Budgets have been slashed and requirements are changing daily.

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How to Incentive During a Pandemic

SmartMeetings

David Stevens, director, Global Events , San Francisco Bay Area-based data company Alation , adopted a wait and see approach in March about his incentive planned for the end of May. Two Everest-level planners shared their solution to this 16,000-ft. Flexible Luxury.

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Event Jobs | February 2018

Event Leadership Institute

Technical Program Manager, Executive and Event Production | Google | Mountain View, CA. Events Marketing Manager, Google Cloud | Google | Mountain View, CA. Events Assistant (Part-time) | The Kapor Center | Oakland, CA. Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA. New Mexico.

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