BizBash

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Here's a look at new Houston hotels, conference centers, restaurants, private rooms, and other spaces to open for events this.

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GEVME

MARCH 15, 2019

When you’re in the events industry, you should know the main event management conferences for 2019 so you can visit them to improve your knowledge and share your own experiences of working long hours while trying to pull off amazing corporate events for your clients. Discover the current top event management conferences with GEVME.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

It was the new installation Rain by Venezuelan artist Magdalena Fernández at the Cistern, an unused reservoir from the 1920s in Houston. This was one of many surprises during a short visit hosted by Visit Houston to experience Avenida Houston, the city’s newly reconfigured convention district. Biggest and Best.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As stated previously (in this blog as well as many others), meeting planners are a busy bunch of industry professionals. They accomplish these responsibilities and tasks through an unbelievable amount of effort, planning and organizing the various meetings and events on their plate. Have no fear there is some great support out there.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

In her new position as director of hotel sales at Visit Houston after 15 years in the hotel industry, Melinda Mintz spoke with Smart Meetings about her personal and professional journey. Q: How did you get into the meetings industry? How important is mentorship in the meetings industry?

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Check out this list of 20 amazing Houston event venues. Thanks to brothers Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen, Houston was founded in 1836 on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou, the same body of water that gives us the Texas city’s nickname. Almost two centuries later, Houston has prospered. JW Marriott Houston Downtown.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 20, 2023

A surge in violent crime has event professionals making safety and security in meeting destinations a priority. The city is celebrated as a music capital, so Visit Seattle contracted with a local company to hire street musicians to perform on routes that conference attendees would travel.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 29, 2017

As Houston residents seek refuge and assistance from Tropical Hurricane Harvey , assistance from the city’s most popular meetings venue, George R. Dozens of Houston police officers walked the floor. The post Houston Convention Center Turns Evacuee Shelter appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 24, 2017

Traditionally, measuring the success of a conference was pretty simple. In order to get a more global assessment, truly reflecting the impact of a conference on all stakeholders, other quantitative measures should be included. These include, but are not limited to: What were the objectives of the conference?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Baldwin in Houston. Before this, Niederschulte was general manager of two Texas-based hotels, Westin Houston Medical Center and JW Marriott Houston Downtown. Summerall has served as area director of sales and marketing for Destination Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Derek in Houston and Thompson Playa del Carmen in Mexico.

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Karana Audio Visual (Houston) Karana-audiovisual.com Established in Houston in 2015, Karana Audio Visual was built by two musicians with an in-depth understanding of the technical needs of putting together a successful event. The Heights chefs offer a versatile menu, including African, Asian, British, Middle Eastern and American.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

Jordan comes from Omni Houston Hotel at Westside as director of operations. Juan Calderon Marriott Marquis Houston has named Calderon hotel manager. He has consulted with Fortune 500 companies for more than two decades and has produced sales meetings, incentive trips and conferences in more than 50 countries.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 21, 2018

Known as the city’s new epicenter of dining, entertainment, and more, Avenida Houston is quickly becoming an integral part of meetings and conventions in the Greater Houston area. The Hilton Americas-Houston has 1,200 rooms, an onsite spa and health club, and a FedEx Office in the hotel.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Evolution Dome is thrilled to announce the successful deployment by its US distributor of two temporary structures at the Society of Hematologic Oncology’s (SOHO) eleventh annual meeting in Houston, Texas, from September 6 – 9, 2023.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2023

Margaux Helm Margaux Helm Helm steps in as marketing manager for meetings at Visit Seattle , the city’s tourism and promotion bureau. Her over 10 years of experience managing digitally focused omnichannel campaigns equips her to bring the bright positivity of meetings and events to this creative city.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Director of Conventions & Meetings. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. Manager, Meetings/Events & Exhibits. Society of Government Meeting Professionals. International Meeting Managers, Inc. Houston, Texas. Advanced Meeting Solutions, Inc. Michael Downs, CAE, CMP. Stephanie D.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

With 11,330 square feet of event space, the conference center is ideally suited for maximum meeting productivity perfectly complemented by pure hospitality. The post Experience the Warmth of Meetings with Magnolia appeared first on Smart Meetings. Brown Convention Center, Minute Maid Ballpark.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 19, 2023

Against the clock, the journalists were tasked with creatively plating a delicious cold starter and dessert and mixing three perfect cocktails and mocktails from a selection of ingredients meticulously pre-prepared by in-house caterer Houston & Hawkes.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Simone White, SVP-AfroTech and Live Events Since 2016, AfroTech has been the place where inclusive tech companies and Black professionals and innovators meet. In addition to its signature conferences, AfroTech hosts several happy hours and meetups throughout the year across the U.S. The media company, under Blavity Inc., How did it go?

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Fort Worth Convention Center in Texas has it all, according to Becky Rowbotham, president of Hunt Conference Group, Inc. She says there is a mix of “great location, exceptional staff and a lot of meeting space.”. Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis hosts major conferences every year and it’s easy to see why. Louisville.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 28, 2018

Phone designers thought that the camera would be a boon to videoconferencing, allowing users to ditch their desktops or laptop computers and conduct business meetings wherever they were, using their smartphones. And there likely were a few selfies taken at the conference as well.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

At ADMEI 2019, the annual gathering of DMCs from around the world, four people who lived through worst-case scenarios in Houston, Puerto Rico, New Orleans and Las Vegas described their experiences—and the lessons learned. Visit Houston President and CEO Mike Waterman described the first months of 2017 as “bad ass.”

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Small steps taken by the men and women returning to the meeting space are being heralded as giant leaps for the industry for demonstrating best practices for a safe return to gathering. But what will the meetings inside these sprawling campuses look like in the not-so-distant future? Every week is a learning opportunity,” he said.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The proof came at the Public Relations Society of America’s 2016 Travel and Tourism Conference at Four Seasons Hotel Houston , where CVB staff from across the United States ate up the treats—warmed in toaster ovens, no less. The post Why Your Meeting Needs Warm Cookies appeared first on Connect Association.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JULY 31, 2018

Known as Houston ‘s new epicenter of art, dining, entertainment, and more, Avenida Houston is quickly becoming an integral part of meetings and conventions within the Greater Houston area. The Hilton Americas-Houston has 1,200 rooms, an onsite spa and health club, and a FedEx Office within the hotel.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Watch Live: 2024 Hospitality Predictions from Mike Dominguez President Clinton ventured that meetings could be the antidote for bad decisions being made by divided, angry people. The post PCMA’s Big Bet on Presidential Visit Paid Off appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 2, 2020

Want to attend virtual conferences, but can’t go out of your city? The year 2020 is full of virtual events and conferences for you to attend. Let’s get one point straight — Virtual conferences and events are more cost-effective than physical events by all means. Virtual Conferences in 2020. No trouble at all!

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

One of the best ways to network and learn about the latest trends in education is to attend an educational conference. Conferences - Conferences are large events that bring together education professionals in the field. Summits - Summits are often meetings with high level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

Boise, Idaho: A cosmopolitan oasis where your meeting is the star. When the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) gathers 1,400 epidemiologists in Boise this June 4–8 for its annual conference, it will mark the first time Idaho’s capital city has hosted a group of this size.

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Expo Pass

JUNE 29, 2021

The Rooftop Cinema Club hosts near-daily outdoor movie screenings in Los Angeles, New York, Houston, and many other spots — and always in front of a picturesque skyline (as seen above). Houston Food Indie Chef’s. Lots to cover. So let’s get to it! . Rooftop Cinema Club. Indie Chef’s COMMUNE (Aug. 21 – Sep.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Before this, he worked with Arizona Grand Resort, where he worked in various managerial roles, including director of front operations, conference services manager and front desk manager. She also worked at Arthroscopy Association of North, where she most recently worked as a meeting planner. Cahal Mowery, Eric Kincaid and Robert Leff.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2022

How Meeting Planners Can Use It: Nobu Caesars Palace refurb includes the Hakone, Sake, Nobu Penthouse and Nobu Villa suites—all prime accommodations for VIPs and CEOs. The property also has a private conference room and an eight-seat table available for hourly or daily rental. of meeting space nearby. The property’s 31,000 sq.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Gaining new knowledge from face-to-face conference relies on one fairly basic principle: You have to actually get to the destination first. Wingenter is giving some of those precious hours back to travelers with Lufthansa’s FlyingLab, a conference that takes place — you guessed it — in the sky.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. This year our team members have traveled to cities including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, Houston, Boston, Orlando, Seattle, San Diego and Aspen.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. This year our team members have traveled to cities including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, Houston, Boston, Orlando, Seattle, San Diego and Aspen.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Brown Convention Center in Houston hosts some huge events, making it a perennial favorite. Hammons Convention Center Northwest Arkansas and the Alpharetta Conference Center, home of Connect Georgia 2018. Brooks also like the Ross Bridges, as well as Westin Nashville, as well as Embassy Suites Nashville SE & Conference Center.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 15, 2016

Mia Monroe is an award-winning certified special event, meeting and government meeting professional, speaker, author of trade articles and the conference and event manager for NASA Johnson Space Center’s Human Health and Institutional Management contract for Florida-based AllPoints, LLC. Three things: 1.

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