Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Christopher Walling Christopher Walling Walling joins The Salamander Collection as vice president of operations and managing director of Innisbrook in Tampa Bay, Florida. She will oversees the sales, marketing and events teams and to use strategic planning and market analysis to drive the property’s revenue.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Between 2012 and 2015, Fuente moved from senior sales manager to director of entertainment group sales. Boonie has been promoted to director of rooms at Hawks Cay Resort in Duck Key, Florida. Switch , an event and marketing agency in Chicago, appointed Hirsch to senior vice president of sales and marketing. Nina Dela Fuente.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Craighead most recently worked for both International Association of Exhibitions and Events, where he was vice president of exhibitions and events, as well as Center for the Center of Exhibition Industry Research, as vice president of events. Bobby Barnes. Susan Carlson.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

This is the first time Cvent has generated the list since the pandemic halted events. 1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. 1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. While Orlando, Florida retained the number one spot in North America from 2019, both Nashville, Tennessee (No.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2024

He grew in his experience at prestigious golf clubs across the nation, organizing and executing events on both local and national levels. In 2015, he launched his own full-service event management agency, Sync Meeting Management. Darren Howard Darren Howard, Suncadia Howard joins Suncadia as director of golf.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Previously, she was director of sales and revenue at The Joule in Dallas as well as reservations and revenue manager at The Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida, and The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. He took a brief hiatus from Reed, spending one year at Gartner Worldwide Events as account manager.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 6, 2021

The Event Leadership Institute’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit on June 3 will present vital topics that speak to today’s unique environment – from the pandemic to politics and more. She will present an overview on the current status and how meeting and event professionals can use data to chart their course ahead.

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2017

Craig Shoffit, 36, works in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, as d irector of group sales at Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa. As a 2017 40 Under 40 honoree, Shoffit discusses his passion for the events industry. In my current role, our team has increased group rooms by 22 percent over last year, which was up 15 percent over 2015.

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Event Industry News

JULY 13, 2016

The post Invite the Media brings press coverage to your event appeared first on Event Industry News. Invite […].

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 15, 2016

Mia Monroe is an award-winning certified special event, meeting and government meeting professional, speaker, author of trade articles and the conference and event manager for NASA Johnson Space Center’s Human Health and Institutional Management contract for Florida-based AllPoints, LLC. There’s always a solution.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 18, 2020

You can find the most detailed implementation in Chapter 18 of my 2019 book, Event Crowdsourcing. Practice using them at small group meetings before employing them for a significant event! The Power of Participation [2015] (Chapter 31). It’s described and explained in all three of my books. Ten minute break.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Food trucks are fun, convenient, serve delicious food at a fraction of the cost of a sit-down meal, and are a great addition to any event. Koi Fusion offers the option of a hosted truck event, where the host covers the cost; or, alternatively, an option where the guests pay for their own food. Simply Divine, Orlando, Florida.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 14, 2017

She brings 19 years of experience and has received several awards for her performance including Circle of Excellence recipient for Director of Sales and Marketing of the Year with Hilton Luxury Brands in 2013, 2015 and 2016 and 2013 Most Improved RevPAR Growth for Hilton Luxury Brands with her team. Susan Gladstone. Chris Skelding.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

He was named General Manager of the Year for four consecutive years (2012–2015) by Hilton’s Luxury Division. In her roles, she consults with the Broward County, Florida, personnel about travel issues regarding the transgender community. million LGBT travelers to South Florida. Alexis Dinyovszky . Richard Gray. Dustin Irwin.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 24, 2017

If you want to get in on the action, think outside of the tank and consider these aquatic venues for your next meeting or event. Give your event the Midas Touch at Golden Nugget. of event space for groups of up to 2,500 attendees. Atlantis Banquets & Events can arrange fin-tastic corporate events for up to 650 guests.

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Ins'Tent

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Scharle and Shapiro founded MBStix Apparel in the Fall of 2015. In efforts to promote their business to the next level, MBStix Apparel needed a tent to attend a fitness expo in Florida. They were very happy to have an impressive tent representing their brand at the event. The Challenge: Design Files Not Available.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2022

2-4, marking the triumphant return of the star-studded, ostentatious event, which was canceled in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. From official Art Basel Miami Beach partners to unaffiliated brands capitalizing on a captive crowd, a range of companies descended on Florida to connect with attendees face-to-face. Photo credit: BMW.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2017

SMERF stands for social, military, educational, religious and fraternal groups who, while not snagging quite as much attention as corporate events, provide a necessary market for the industry. Nowhere was this more apparent in 2016 than in Jacksonville, Florida. percent increase in occupancy from June 2015.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2019

She’s held general manager positions at other properties across the United States, including Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa in Florida, where she most recently served. Prior to L’Auberge, she served as senior sales manager for Austin Marriott South and worked with the opening team of The Westin Austin Downtown in 2015.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Professional planners can get into the spirit by organizing a meeting or an event in a haunted venue. A post shared by Catarina Maia (@cmaia618) on Jun 26, 2015 at 5:43pm PDT. The Cuban Club (Tampa, Florida). The space is also a beautiful area for an event. Give your attendees a healthy scare at these ghost-filled spots.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Mowery holds a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management from University of Houston and completed his MBA at University of Houston in 2015. She previously served as task force director of events, sales and marketing for Benchmark. He joins the team with nearly two decades of hospitality and leading industry experience.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Australia Forum was first pitched in 2015. He acknowledged that the city’s existing National Convention Centre is not large enough to sufficiently host many major events. The finishing touches are being put on the $620 million Miami Beach Convention Center renovation and expansion that has been ongoing since late 2015.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 11, 2017

In fact, the top-rated Florida Hospital Global Robotics Institute provides cutting-edge health-care simulation training for more than 50,000 surgeons around the world. for job and population growth in 2015 (U.S. 1 in the U.S. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics); and the second-most competitive business location among large US.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Informa Markets has announced the formal launch of South Florida Ventures, a regionally-focused market that serves a wide variety of luxury industries: Art, Beauty, Boating, and Yachting. Randy Field will join him as VP of Marketing for South Florida Ventures. Lauderdale Boat Show alone generated $1.3

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2017

He brings vast experience in financial operations at multiple resorts, including as chief financial officer for Visionary Destin, a resort and property management company in Destin, Florida. He attended Florida Southern College in Orlando. Barret De Santos. John Kurtzweil. Regis Atlanta resort appointed Jordan Barnett executive chef.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2018

The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Tucson, Arizona, is known for its prickly pear margarita, but the pastry chef would be happy to custom-make the pie version for a catered event. The amusement park is available for buyout and can accommodate more than 5,000 guests in its corporate event venues. Florida: Key Lime Pie.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Discover must-attend cannabis events that are shaping a fast-developing industry. Thanks to increasing legalization of recreatio nal marijuana use in many parts of the world, an entirely new category of events is fast emerging. Event marketers of cannabis events are undeterred by regional restrictions. Lift & Co.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 16, 2016

She has worked in various management and leadership positions at international hotels, and worked for The Camberley Hotel Company in Atlanta; West Baden Springs Hotel in Indiana; Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal/Il Lugano in Florida; and Hilton San Diego Del Mar. in Orlando, Florida. David Givens. Heather Bailey.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 8, 2018

Most professionals are invited to dozens of conferences a year and have to choose the most desirable and convenient events to attend. Stand out by adding local culture to your event. No one location is right for every event. Orlando, Florida. And that all starts with a great conference location. . Planning a conference?

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 17, 2017

The Hermitage Hotel also has 250 acres of farmland, with a 2,400-square-foot barn that can be rented for private events. Pete Beach, Florida. The hotel is located on Florida’s Gulf Coast and has 277 guest rooms, which were remodeled in 2012. of function space can host events big and small. Credit: Mohonk Mountain House.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

We asked readers to nominate exemplary meeting professionals who usually operate out of the spotlight, behind the scenes, working in areas such as convention services, audiovisual, event technology, and catering. He is always available, organized, and reliable in handling whatever needs to be done to help his clients have a successful event.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

of indoor and outdoor event space, including ballrooms, meeting rooms and beachfront venues. It’s also a fantastic tourist attraction for attendees to take part in before or after an event. acre property can be used for an event. Surf Studio Beach Resort, Cocoa Beach, Florida. It has 396 rooms and more than 80,000 sq.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. At i3 Events, we have been using PlanningPod since 2015 for many of our clients. Not all planners are familiar with Event Management Software and it often gets lumped together with Event Registration solutions.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. At i3 Events, we have been using PlanningPod since 2015 for many of our clients. Not all planners are familiar with Event Management Software and it often gets lumped together with Event Registration solutions.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. At i3 Events, we have been using PlanningPod since 2015 for many of our clients. Not all planners are familiar with Event Management Software and it often gets lumped together with Event Registration solutions.

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Planner WIre

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are a lot of platforms in the event and conference management space. At i3 Events, we have been using PlanningPod since 2015 for many of our clients. Not all planners are familiar with Event Management Software and it often gets lumped together with Event Registration solutions.

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Eventory

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The second, is storytelling, and the third is building content around an event. We show the dependencies between the mentioned phenomena, and we relate them to strengthening the effectiveness of employer branding events. Building content around employer branding events. It very often uses the consumer-generated content.

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