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New ESPA Event Servicing Certification Debuts

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Meeting professionals rely heavily on the event servicing teams behind the scenes to execute on the best-laid plans for effective meetings. In addition, 20 hours of continuing education, which focuses on event servicing topics, is required over three years. What ESPC Proves.

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Where To Meet In The 20 Most Expensive U.S. Beach Towns

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Let’s take a look at some suggested venues to hold meetings in each of the top 20 beach communities. Nantucket, Massachusetts Name: The White Elephant Village. Provincetown, Massachusetts Name: Harbor Hotel. Chatham, Massachusetts Name: Chatham Bars Inn. Montauk, New York Name: Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa.

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6 Striking Bowling Alleys for Events

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The original location in Brooklyn has 16 lanes and can host private events of up to 600 attendees. The eight-lane establishment has beautiful wooden finishes and will transport your guests back to the Prohibition-era; it’s available to rent for private events of up to 400 guests for a full buy-out. of indoor and outdoor event space.

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How Can Hotels Better Serve Planners’ Needs?

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To maintain a strong relationship with its meeting and event partners, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation relies on its own Meeting Planner Advisory Council (MPAC), made up of 16 event strategists who come from diverse corporate backgrounds across the United States. REALLY RIVERSIDE.

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Puff, Puff, Plan Your Marijuana Policy for Events

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Yet, as a meeting or event planner , it’s not likely in the forefront of your mind. If an attendee is from a state in which marijuana is legal but the event is in one with stricter laws, then the attendee must comply with in-state laws— even for medicinal use. They are quickly gaining popularity at social events.

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Get InsPIred to Take A Slice Out of Pi Day

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The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Tucson, Arizona, is known for its prickly pear margarita, but the pastry chef would be happy to custom-make the pie version for a catered event. of indoor/outdoor meeting space. Massachusetts: Boston Cream Pie. of meeting space. The resort has more than 44,000 sq. Florida: Key Lime Pie.

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3 Smart Moves at Visit Pittsburgh, DoubleTree by Hilton and More

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She previously served as executive sous chef at Sea Salt Naples and received a degree from Cambridge School of Culinary Arts in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wenger has helped Pittsburgh gain positive media coverage regionally and nationally through press tours and press events within her role in the communication department. Mike DiNucci.

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