Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2023

Before this, Flanders worked at National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as director of dealer development and Leedom and Associates LLC as executive meeting planner/general manager. Hanna previously worked at Marriott IndyPlace in Indianapolis, where she worked as market director of catering sales. Before this L.A.-based

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The quest to design green meetings often feels like a greenhouse gas-cutting limbo game. This is more than a sustainability moment for meetings. Green meetings are here to stay. But when the phrase “ regenerative meetings ” started getting tossed around, we were curious if that was even possible.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

Fireplay , an event production company based in Nashville, is opening a Los Angeles office and has selected Sims to lead the branch. Hotel Haya in Tampa, Florida, appointed Carlson director of food and beverage. Most recently, he was director of food and beverage at Atlanta’s Culinaire, an F&B management company.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Over the last 17 years, she has garnered experience in hospitality, event, food and beverage, and business management. He has held similar roles in Baltimore, Atlanta and Los Angeles, and at Omni Hotels & Resorts. Menechella brings over eight years of hospitality business and marketing experience. Melea Runyon.

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Ins'Tent

APRIL 4, 2022

After two years of dreadful virtual business meetings and events, we can finally resume normalcy and attend face-to-face events. Los Angeles Auto Show . Bringing together about 4,000 exhibitors to amplify brand awareness, foster new business connections and generate greater demand through pre-events and marketing.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 12, 2023

The foundation for providing top-shelf catering was laid by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, who believed that catering services shouldn’t be mired in mass-produced batches of food in hot boxes and served in chafing dishes. They were really interested and willing to change it up,” Brunson said.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 16, 2023

As much as meeting planners strive to deliver experiences that leave attendees with strong recollections of an event’s content and interactions, one element that could help achieve that goal is seemingly underutilized. The sense of smell is the strongest of the five senses, and can trigger a detailed memory and strong emotions,” she says.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 13, 2023

Wilson is hotel general manager for The Source Hotel + Market Hall in Denver. Mr. C Beverly Hills in Los Angeles named Canderle director of sales and marketing, following her most recent role as director of sales and marketing for Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. Rachel Wilson. Tina Canderle.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Smart Meetings asked some urban hotel executives what they are seeing in their ballrooms today, what types of groups are returning, what protocols are being required and what are some creative uses of the space they have seen. of meeting space. Each person is required to show proof of vaccination before entering the meeting space.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch in Arizona welcomed Keough as director of sales and marketing. Keough brings 18 years of hotel sales experience to his new role, most recently working for Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix as its director of sales and marketing. Cohco Harbour. Mike Powers. Jon McGaunn.

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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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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Gabriela Ong Gabriela Ong was promoted to vice president of sales for Meet Puerto Rico, where she has been brand sales manager, northeast for three years. Based in the New York area, Ong will drive sales and grow brand awareness through meetings, incentives and marketing events. Photo Credit: MPI. Photo Credit: Edlen.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland, in Oregon appointed Lapsley director of sales and marketing. Most recently, she was director of sales and marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, in Hawaii. of meeting and event space. Martin has also been senior meeting manager for the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 25, 2021

These are just some of the enticements for hospitality and other service workers in a labor market where demand is exceeding supply. Major events, conventions and business meetings have also already been canceled or postponed until at least 2022.”. You Might Also Like: Ticker: Regular Updates on Events Taking Place in Person.

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Ins'Tent

JANUARY 13, 2020

With over 2,300 vendors, 23,000 individual retailers, and 9,400 retail stores, if jewelry is your market, you definitely want to be a part of this. If you’re in this market, this is the perfect opportunity to connect with buyers, check out the competition, reach the influencers on your radar and get to know the latest trends. .

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

And, like more than a few train stations of its kind, it is still finding new ways to delight and welcome modern groups—from casual visitors to meetings-minded professionals. . Louis Union Station,” Todd Hotaling, vice president of revenue and marketing at Lodging Hospitality Management, says. There is a magic to St.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Los Angeles. Las Vegas, New York City, Paris and other perennial favorites were among the world’s top meetings destinations in 2016, but several other locations significantly enhanced their appeal largely due to major expansion and renovation projects. Here are 15 of the leading meetings cities in 2016. of event space.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. More than seven percent had produced more than 10 face-to-face meetings during that time.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Evolution of Dana Point How did a sleepy surf town halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego reach the heights of Southern California Luxe culture? It is the attention to detail in the design, service and food and beverage program that elevates the experience to quiet luxury. The 30,000 sq. The 15,000 sq.

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Event Marketer

JULY 27, 2021

The sponsorship includes in-person activations like the VIP Game Day Experience, which gives fans the chance to watch their favorite NWSL team at a regular-season match from the best seats in the house and includes a prepaid Mastercard for food, beverages and swag. One way to show at-home fans some love?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2019

Tokyo is eager to attract more of the international meetings market, and a high-tech entertainment hub on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay could play a more important role. Like many destinations in Japan, however, Odaiba needs to attract more foreign visitors, including meeting professionals. Insights into a Changing Culture.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

rely on industry observations, international travel, discussions with industry leaders, meetings with hotel and restaurant clients, industry conferences, media interactions and thousands of hours of research in hotels and restaurants around the country to compile their 2017 hospitality trends. . Freeman and his team at AF&Co.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 30, 2017

There was aisle after aisle of exhibitors at the ASAE Annual Meeting and Expo’s exhibition hall at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre earlier this month, and it would have been easy for the 676 exhibitor booths to blend together. Only New York City and Los Angeles have more fashion designers than Columbus.)

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2018

The exhibitors in these shows don’t just innovate in their products; they also introduce new concepts in their marketing via their booths. Give Your Meeting Audience a Pleasant Surprise. In a meeting, anything that hits home can be easily remembered as the defining moment for that particular event. Click To Tweet.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Picture last year at this time: the ambiguity around the rollout of the vaccine, the experiential programs easing into singular markets, the longing for personal connection beyond a Zoom call. The sinister-meets-sweet “Night Bites Bakery” experience was activated in three cities, each offering fans a chance to get their “AHS”—and sugar—fix.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

2 days focused on what to expect in the next 12 months in marketing technology. DGI has military, civilian and industry geospatial intelligence leaders at this year's meeting in London to discuss new policy developments and the latest in technology. East Meets West. Los Angeles, CA. The people that push the limits.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

Portland resident Laura Morgan has a passionate interest in food, along with architecture, culture, history, and the stories of the people who live in her city. Her inspiration, Morgan said, was to provide “a deeper dive into the food and drink culture of the place for the people who are looking for it.”. Travel Portland).

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Cvent: Event Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Pasadena , California’s growing reputation as a hospitality leader for domestic and international meetings and events saw a major transformation between 2017 and 2018, when several of the city’s hotels underwent multimillion-dollar renovations. Most recently, Hyatt Place Pasadena, the first Hyatt-branded hotel in the city, opened Dec.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In 2016, a suite of galleries and meeting rooms opened as part of the growing MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology). The attic of the former Armenian church in Amsterdam’s Nieuwmarkt neighborhood has been converted into meeting space by MMousse, a genre-defying Amsterdam design collective — and it certainly inspires.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In 2016, a suite of galleries and meeting rooms opened as part of the growing MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology). The attic of the former Armenian church in Amsterdam’s Nieuwmarkt neighborhood has been converted into meeting space by MMousse, a genre-defying Amsterdam design collective — and it certainly inspires.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Portland resident Laura Morgan has a passionate interest in food, along with architecture, culture, history, and the stories of the people who live in her city. Her inspiration, Morgan said, was to provide “a deeper dive into the food and drink culture of the place for the people who are looking for it.”. Travel Portland).

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

In her new role, Leondakis will be responsible for hotel property financial performance, including operations, sales, marketing, guest experience, food and beverage programming, and interior design strategy, with a focus on elevating the portfolio’s lifestyle experiences. John Pritzker and Robert Lowe, Jr.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

It was crazy,” said Kristen Adamo, PWCVB’s vice president of marketing and communications, “because having worked in the culinary field here, I knew we had a lot of great talent.” So how could scrappy Providence claim its rightful place among America’s great food cities? “No Food is something we do very, very well.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Experiences that bring employees together outside of a corporate or meeting environment foster connections, camaraderie, trust and employee engagement, while encouraging a spirit of creativity and collaboration that carries over into the workplace. Food and beverage options catering to all tastes mean there’s no reason to leave.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Experiences that bring employees together outside of a corporate or meeting environment foster connections, camaraderie, trust and employee engagement, while encouraging a spirit of creativity and collaboration that carries over into the workplace. Food and beverage options catering to all tastes mean there’s no reason to leave.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The winners from each chapter (Americas, Europe and Australia Asia Pacific) will be eligible to compete in the Global Copper Skillet Final on April 4 at UCLA Luskin Conference Center in Los Angeles. The post Texas, West Virginia Chefs Win Copper Skillet Awards appeared first on Smart Meetings. In the recent U.S.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

After all, meeting with colleagues and other industry professionals face-to-face or virtually can be an incredibly valuable and worthwhile experience, no matter your goals. With an expected 14,000 meetings between Exhibitors & Buyers, AIME will deliver real value to anyone that attends in-person or virtually.

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