Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

In his most recent role as general manager of Calistoga Motor Lodge, he spearheaded a construction project that added 39 rooms, reduced food and beverage costs and skillfully managed finances. Along with expertise in corporate travel events and hotel contracting, he brings a passion for community service.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The industry is all too aware of the environmental damage caused by everything from plastic and non-recyclable branded materials, food wastage, excessive travel, generators, transporting goods, long hours on-site or in the office to ‘get the job done’ and sleepless nights and stress. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. Every few years the question comes up as to whether or not [procurement] should be handling our contracts,” she said. “We McDonald’s Corporation has been undergoing a major restructuring since 2015. Possibly. “I

Negotiating 66

Negotiating Contracts Fashion Food and Beverage 66

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent compared to +4.9

Marketing 78

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Planning Pod

JULY 13, 2022

When Laura first joined the Barber Vintage Motorsports events team in 2015, they were using a variety of scattered and disconnected software tools to manage all of their in-house and private events. “We In minutes, you can start effortlessly managing your events from timelines and budgeting to contracts and floorplans.

Event Management 78

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

I n a real sense, Convene , which was launched in 1986, grew up alongside the meetings profession. As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine.

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