Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Dela Fuente rejoined The Hollywood Roosevelt as director of sales and marketing. She was most recently director of sales and marketing at Kimpton Everly Hotel in Hollywood. In the past, Boonie was general manager at Courtyard by Marriott in Iowa. Visit Seattle has named Johnson director of marketing. Nina Dela Fuente.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 22, 2022

Chicago Southland Dazzles with Unique Meeting Spaces. The Chicago Southland is enthusiastically ready to assist you in planning your regional meetings and events! We pride ourselves on stellar service and going the extra mile in assisting all planners, regardless of meeting or event size. Guided tours are available as well.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Pacesetter Award: David Hidalgo , Show Director, IBTM Americas – RX, and Katharina Path , Marketing Manager Conventions, Frankfurt Convention Bureau. CHE, CHIA, CEM ,Director of Graduate Education in Event Management / Associate Professor, Iowa State University and The Sustainable Events Forum. Joan Su, Ph.D.,

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. That’s a direct impact on 6,000 people around the world for the next decade.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

Other points of use to meeting planners: “ALWAYS fly the first flight in the morning so you have all day to be rebooked if the s—t hits the fan. Among the top 25 markets, San Diego saw the only occupancy increase over 2019 (+0.5% ” Meeting planners takeaway : Flight chaos continues. .

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Learn how Dave Jefferys, one of PCMA’s Ascent Luminaries, transformed ‘an underground network of LGBT meeting professionals’ into a thriving organization. He launched an organization to bring together what he described as the underserved LGBT meetings and events community. Enter the LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBTMPA). “We

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 16, 2023

Meeting with folk music and corned beef! For meeting planners hosting events during this holiday, it may provide a fun side-treat for attendees whether that’s a quick pub visit or a fun concert. of meeting space. of flexible meeting space and a full-service kitchen. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, St. Let the green beer flow!

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. And more and more, they’re asking questions about a destination’s local expertise and knowledge base.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

These top-tier cities are meetings hotspots, with enough convention space and hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of attendees at any given time, plus the cultural amenities and intangible cachet to keep them around. Convene recently spoke with representatives from three such cities that recently have hosted renowned international meetings.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Job title: Director of sales and marketing. What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. First job: Internal marketing manager at a five-start resort in the Red Sea, Egypt. Marketing is multifaceted.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Job title: Director of sales and marketing. What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. First job: Internal marketing manager at a five-start resort in the Red Sea, Egypt. Marketing is multifaceted.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

Summits - Summits are often meetings with high level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field. Iowa City, IA. International Conference Annual Meeting. That is why AMLE has created a multifaceted conference to meet the needs of every educator—no matter how they learn. Marketing Events Directory.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

The result is a chaotic, volatile environment in which meeting and event planners are struggling to optimally balance their meeting objectives with attendee preferences and safety, constantly changing guidance from the CDC and local government rules restrictions. What are planners to do? The post Live?

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

This year, Iowa City celebrates 10 years as a UNESCO Creative City of Literature. Often, an increase in tourism and meetings is a byproduct effect. Why wouldn’t that trend affect the meetings business?”. IOWA CITY, IOWA. ‘It Iowa City, a UNESCO Creative City of Literature.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 24, 2021

Nestled among the lush, rolling hills of Northwest Illinois, you will discover Galena Country, a charming riverside destination drenched in history and perfect for your next small market meeting or retreat. Trekkin’ with Goats. Sure, everyone has heard of goat yoga, but have you ever been paired with a goat and gone wine tasting?

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

Here’s a short introduction to these technologies, and how the meeting industry is starting to use them. Governments have adopted biometric systems to meet security concerns. An introduction to facial analysis and facial recognition You might be wondering what facial analysis is, and how it differs from facial recognition.

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Best Corporate Events

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The result is a chaotic, volatile environment in which meeting and event planners are struggling to optimally balance their meeting objectives with attendee preferences and safety, constantly changing guidance from the CDC, and local government rules restrictions. What are planners to do?

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 31, 2019

Any marketer wishes to improve his or her performance and boost profits. States in which you need an ABC license : Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. In the end, it’s what we do. The Volunteers!

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