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Hosting Your Perfect Meeting in Northern Virginia

Smart Meetings

Fairfax County, Virginia is the ideal place to hold your next meeting, conference, convention, or special event. Our proximity to Washington, D.C. , Visit Fairfax is not only committed to helping you find the perfect meeting venue but also has the expertise within our team to make that happen.

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Capitol Hill Addresses Visa Wait Time Issue

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Tommy Goodwin “The big-picture, 30,000-foot story is that Washington, D.C., Ongoing Challenges While Washington, D.C., When it comes to site selection for future events, Gal-Yam is adding visa processing times to his checklist. “We Casey Gale is managing editor Convene.

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Hosting at Hispanic Cultural Centers

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With eight ample meeting spaces, the NHCC is ideal for any group size and event. Where the Arts and Culture Meet The NHCC serves as a community hub for art and culture, hosting events showcasing visual arts, as well as performing arts such as the New Mexico Poetry Symposium that took place in late April. in the world.

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State of In-Person Events: Who’s Booking What, Where & When?

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Smart Meetings got a sneak peek at the Event Leadership Institute’s (ELI) opening general session of their upcoming Business, Design & Strategy Summit on June 3, The State of the Industry: Where We Are With In-Person Events. For the next 3-6 months, many corporations aren’t holding meetings due to company travel restrictions.

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Ray Ezelle Lays Out Vision for Virginia’s Blue Ridge

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Most recently, he was a third-party operator for a housing and site selection company. I want us to be to be thought of as the sports and meetings destination in this region. Where do you see meetings coming from? We are only four hours away from Washington, D.C., Roanoke has a history around transportation.

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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

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As a one man show at DPA, I am involved in all aspects of the planning process, including site selection, vendor acquisition and management, contract negotiation, budget development/reconciliation as well as social media outreach and management. and marry my interest in event coordination with the non-profit sector.

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More Associations Are Sounding the Climate Alarm

PCMA Convene

Ke wrote: “It has now become clear that meeting the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift.”. For most associations, hosting meetings and conferences fall into their regular operations. Laura Kate Bender. An Eco-Friendly Events Ecosystem. On the Program.

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