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ICCA Names Top 20 Association Meeting Cities

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The United States hosted 9 more meetings than it did in 2015, but time will tell whether the new administration’s travel policies will boost or damage this year’s numbers. China moved up to seventh place, while the Netherlands dropped one spot to ninth. Number of Meetings in 2016. There is one new entry in the top 10.

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10 Smart Moves in the Meetings Industry: August 16, 2016

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At the San Diego hotel, she and her team were awarded the 2015 Sage Leadership Award for Excellence in revenue performance, profit performance and associate engagement. Prior to that, he was vice president of operations and general manager for Interstate’s China Division, and managed DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Shanghai-Pudong.

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Report Shows Convention Centers More Eco-Conscious than Ever

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This year, 44 venues from the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, China and India participated in the 142-question Green Venue Report survey, providing the most comprehensive collection of results yet on topics ranging from food waste to energy efficiency and sustainability.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Today the firm’s clients spanning across the Americas, EMEA, Asia Pacific and China, including Google, Intel, LinkedIn, and Adobe. The class was the first Deep Learning course offering at Stanford and has grown from 150 enrolled in 2015 to 330 students in 2016, and 750 students in 2017. Where to find him? Keynote speakers on Big Data.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Today the firm’s clients spanning across the Americas, EMEA, Asia Pacific and China, including Google, Intel, LinkedIn, and Adobe. The class was the first Deep Learning course offering at Stanford and has grown from 150 enrolled in 2015 to 330 students in 2016, and 750 students in 2017. Where to find him? Keynote speakers on Big Data.