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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings.

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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. He has stayed on top of new meeting trends and technologies for decades. 2023 in review I slowed down in 2023.

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Q&A: The Mermaid London’s Pledge to Make Meetings Matter on Global Meetings Industry Day and Beyond

Prestige Events Magazine

The Mermaid London has partnered up with Streets of London to help tackle homelessness in the city, announcing a year-long campaign titled ‘Make Meetings Matter.’ Streets of London is the core priority across many of our marketing and PR campaigns this year. What inspired you to partner with Streets of London this year?

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Will Constant Mask Wearing Save the Meetings Industry?

SmartMeetings

Meetings Could Look Like [Way Outside of the Box]. When it comes to meetings in the Asian market, they look vastly different. There are three glaring ones—no real social distancing at tables, it’s impossible to wear a mask when you are eating or drinking, and people are meeting outside of their community.

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9 Smart Moves in California, Florida and More

Smart Meetings

Dennis previously worked as director of sales and marketing for Hampton Inn & Suites SouthPark at Phillips Place; before this, she was adjunct instructor for Central Piedmont Community College’s Hotel and Restaurant Management program in Charlotte. Pete/Clearwater named Hilterbrandt sales manager for its Florida market.

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Collingwood Advisory partners with Event Tech Live (ETL) London to host Roundtable & Meetup for Media Entrepreneurs

Event Industry News

Since 2006, the Collingwood Advisory team has been working with media, events, information and membership entrepreneurs on strategy, scaleup, value creation and M&A. The team has centuries of experience across the sector and has specialist expertise in strategy, leadership, product development, content, marketing, sales and finance.

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Smart Moves in Lake Tahoe, Laguna Beach and More

Smart Meetings

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe has hired Munos as director of sales and marketing. Munos has held several leadership positions with Marriott International, including director of sales and marketing, account executive, senior sales executive and director of group sales. as chief marketing officer.