Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

She will oversee sales, strategy and implementation of the company’s Strategic Meetings Management Program. Kimberly Stone Kimberly Stone, MI&W MI&W welcomes Stone as the first-ever vice president of event technology. Stone is experienced in and committed to leveraging technology to enhance event experiences.

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QC Event School

JUNE 30, 2023

Meet QC Event School graduate, Carisa Lockery! When (and why) did you realize you wanted to pursue a career in the events/weddings industry, Carisa? I’d graduated with my Bachelors Degree in 2004, and I decided to go back and pursue my Masters Degree in 2007. And thus, Pink Olive Events was born!

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has seen continual growth and retention through 2019, highlighting the particular value of its role during challenging trading conditions. Chair Kay England proudly revealed at the association’s 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 11 February that mia membership had grown by 15.8%

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically. Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically. Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The Grass Roots Meetings Industry Report was judged best meetings and events supplement at the 15 th Business Travel Journalism Awards on Thursday 4 th October. Originally published in 2007 the MIR is a compendium of industry trends, data and venue information. The 2018 edition is the sixth.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

She most recently served as events and operations manager at The Brew Creek Centre. She will promote Fort Myers as a top destination for meetings and group travel to the MICE industry in her assigned region. Ley has served in sales and marketing for numerous hospitality brands, including Four Seasons, Auberge and Alila since 2007.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2024

Throughout his 20 years of experience in hotel sales, meetings and events, he has led award winning sales teams at large North American hotel brands. Read More: Smart Moves in New Orleans, Nashville and More The post Smart Moves in Reno, Paradise Coast and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Endless Events

MAY 11, 2020

We’re taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting the history of event tech! And what better place to do it than the Event Tech Podcast? Over the course of several episodes, we’ve covered everything event tech-related. Fans of event technology have a real treat waiting for them this week. Click To Tweet.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

From new dining and entertainment options to upgraded meeting space and world-class sports infrastructure, the Smart Meetings team toured the latest and greatest while in town for Preview Las Vegas 2024 and sent back highlights to add to your next site visit. Event profs can count on 3,644 guest rooms and 550,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2023

Daniel Tiepelman Tiepelman is vice president of operations and asset management for Cort Events. Aurore Braconnier Braconnier is general manager of Event Leaders Exchange in London. Braconnier has 15 years in the events industry, most recently worked as an event industry consultant with Freelance AB Consulting in the United Kingdom.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A great example of Virginia Beach tapping into its local farms for events at Virginia Beach Convention Center was the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Conference held in November 2023. She’s heavily involved in the process with the meeting planners and letting them know what we already do.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

She brings over 10 years of experience in hospitality sales and marketing and a specialty in weddings, milestone anniversary celebrations, reunions and more special events. She will oversee all catering and planning for locally catered events. In her new role, she will oversee all sales for the hotel’s group events.

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Eventtia

JUNE 30, 2022

Let us give you a small context of what this event is about and who the organizers are. MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) and Tourism industry professionals gathered for the 9th time at ACE of MICE Exhibition on 25-27 May 2022. The event was held at the Istanbul Congress Center. Highlights of the events.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Paul Pellizzari, vice president of global social responsibility for Hard Rock International, sat down with Smart Meetings to discuss the partnerships Hard Rock has acquired to fight human trafficking and how the company is furthering its efforts both domestically and internationally. That’s when I entered the space in 2007.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Paul Pellizzari, vice president of global social responsibility for Hard Rock International, sat down with Smart Meetings to discuss the partnerships Hard Rock has acquired to fight human trafficking and how the company is furthering its efforts both domestically and internationally. That’s when I entered the space in 2007.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Paje are specialists in the meetings, events, and conference market, who offer bespoke training for venues, hotels, and agencies. Mandy has been a keen beam supporter and was on the events and training committees for over 12 years, involved in the first Code of Conduct and was herself the HBAA Venue Chair in 2007.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

Most recently, Hooker worked as event delivery director for the all-electric motorsport series Formula E. Before this, he spent time overseeing the event venues outside London for the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games. The post Smart Moves in Qatar, London and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Thomas, U.S.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Endless Events has recently celebrated its 15th birthday and we’ve decided to mark the occasion by hosting a very special #EventIcons episode in which our listeners could ask us any questions they want about Endless’ past, present, and future. From DJ To Event Management Company. In June 2007, I made a website.”

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today’s iconic guest, Deanna Nwosu , thinks that all event and meeting planners should nurture an entrepreneurial spirit. She joins Sarah to talk about her vast experience in the events industry, what the future holds for event organizers, and the importance of community engagement. Welcome to #EventIcons, Deanna!

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A London-based events support company has been named a Small Business of 2020 by Lloyds Bank after pivoting its business model during lockdown. Kieron and Present Communications are perfect examples of what can be achieved when talent and ambition meet perseverance, reflected in the nomination for this award.”.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 21, 2021

To help take any residual ‘why’ out of hybrid, Event Industry News has compiled a hitlist of ‘must have’ tech for organisers. Discover Hybrid Event Technology Benefits with Aventri. There are numerous advantages to being able to streamline business workflows using an integrated platform for your virtual, in-person, and hybrid events.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 8, 2020

When it comes to 1-2-1 meetings at events, Delegate Select, founded in 2007, is one of the most innovative event software companies in the world. Our 1-2-1 meeting and day planning services integrate with the registration systems of GES/Visit, LiveBuzz, Jonas, ASP, Shocklogic and others. Contact us for a demo.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 8, 2022

Venue Management organisation, Central Hall Venues, today announces two new appointments for its newest UK-wide conference and events venue, St Saviourgate York. SSY is a Grade II* listed building, designed by architect James Simpson as a meeting and community space and dates back to 1840 when it was built to mark the centenary of Methodism.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

The news comes as Meet Blackpool, the town’s conference and exhibition arm, which launched in June 2022, unveils a new logo and branding as part of its recently announced £450,000 marketing and communications campaign. The £30 million purpose-built venue opened its doors in March 2022.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 17, 2021

It was named a historic landmark in 2007. For the meetings industry, it also serves as a model of how to create hybrid events that speak to a global platform, while retaining a strong local presence.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

Shortly after Roger Dower became president of the Johnson Foundation in 2007, he wanted to explore what it takes to host meaningful meetings. So, he held a meeting with a group of 18 experts who ranged from labor arbitrators to environmental mediators. What are the keys to a productive meeting? Is everyone prepared?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

Editor’s Note: Meeting professionals are still pivoting on the regular and can learn a lot from the experiences of their peers. We asked Mandi Graziano, vice president of global accounts for HPN Global and published author, to share a behind-the-scenes look at a recent event she planned that make a quick change.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

If you are sick and tired of your old wardrobe, pack your bags with everything you don’t want to wear and head to a hotel participating in a swap meet. It’s important to dress for success at meetings. One such example is the ObesityHelp National Conference , which has dedicated space for a clothing swap at their annual event.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

“We have not been [here] before,” said MGM senior vice president of MGM Resorts International Mike Dominguez, in a recent Smart Meetings webinar , referring to the state of the hotel industry going into 2019. As 2018 comes to a close, Dominguez shared some insights into what he sees for the future of the meetings industry.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

of meeting space. of event space, including 100,000 sq. of meeting space. Near GWCC and Philips Arena; skybridge connects to Hilton Atlanta and Hyatt Regency Atlanta; $78 million renovation in 2016, including redesigned guest rooms and some meeting space; 1,663 guest rooms; 169,435 sq. of meeting space. million sq.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Croke Park in Dublin is one of the world’s most unique and sustainable venues for live and hybrid meetings and events that inspire and entertain. Home to sport, and hosting some of the biggest acts in the world from U2 to Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay to Beyoncé, this flexible 110 space venue is one of Irelands foremost event locations.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It’s been crowned the number one venue every year since opening in 2007 and now The O2 arena celebrates over 25 million tickets being sold. The venue has hosted over 2,000 individual performances since opening in 2007 and now averages over 200 events a year which cover music, sport, comedy, family entertainment and e-Sports.

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InCharged

AUGUST 23, 2019

Not long after the late Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in June 2007, analysts started to ponder how advanced mobile devices would change business meetings. At one point, futurists believed that the convention and trade show industry would take a hit because of increased connectivity; the crux of this.

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Event Industry News

JULY 12, 2021

The event sector is being encouraged to take more, and earlier, action on climate change, ahead of the vital COP 26 conference, taking place at the SEC in Glasgow later this year. The call came at a special event, which took place last week, and involved representatives from the UNFCCC, the UK government and SME Climate Hub.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

De Tessan was most recently director of events at Grand Hyatt Denver and, in 2019, was named Hyatt Hotels’ Director of the Year for her feat of achieving 109 percent of the event sales yearly quota and customer service excellence. Before her time at ACVB, Zackery held the role of event coordinator at Georgia State University.

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Event Industry News

MAY 18, 2022

A Greener Festival (AGF) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving sustainability of the events sector since 2007. Our goal is to help the events and entertainment sector to become more sustainable. The Green Events & Innovations conference (GEI) is AGF’s annual flagship conference, usually held in London.

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