Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Meeting and event planners need to be aware of the values their organizations, companies, and clients want to demonstrate to their stakeholders. The venue continues to launch new initiatives with its goal to make meetings as responsibly sustainable as possible. Are you doing your part to lighten the carbon load? The best part?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The conference formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show hosted by Consumer Technology Association (CTA) attracted 180,000 attendees as recently as 2019, and maxed out in 2015 with 3,600 exhibitors and 170,000 professional and industry attendees. Hybrid meeting programs offer a silver lining. Health and Safety.

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Socio Events

MARCH 14, 2023

Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) sixth annual Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) is the event that has meeting and event professionals all over the world buzzing with excitement. On March 30 from 6 a.m.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Originally from a scientific academic background, as an independent consultant in the United States, Segar attended traditional academic conferences and meetings, becoming fascinated by the outcomes (and lack of outcomes) when people were assembled together with the intention of teaching, connecting with, and learning from each other.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

The sustainability program is designed to assist guests and meeting planners in developing a deeper understanding of their carbon footprint while traveling. Read More: Smart Moves: Access Appoints Three Female Co-CEOs The post Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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zkipster

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

He speaks Portuguese and English and has worked at zkipster since early 2015. “When I joined zkipster in 2015 the Product team was very small and a lot was outsourced, although David Beinhauer had joined the year before and was already working on the backend. Paulo Silva is a senior frontend engineer based in Coimbra, Portugal.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Christy Loy Christy Loy, Meet Minneapolis Loy takes on the role of senior vice president of destination sales at Meet Minneapolis. Throughout his career, he has developed expertise across various sectors of the tourism industry, including convention and meeting sales and destination partner relations.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Related posts: Create Your Dream Conference Collectively On This Friday’s #Eventprofs Happy Hour Join me and my special guest Bernie DeKoven on Friday, November 20, 2015 from 4 – 6 pm EST for a unique online experience where we’ll collectively create our perfect.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 18, 2019

What’s the purpose of meetings and what’s their role in organisations’ communications mix? The GCB (German Convention Bureau) and its research partners are currently diving deep into that question as part of the “Future Meeting Space” (FMS) innovation project, launched in 2015 and now in its third phase.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 13, 2017

The 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey collected information about the number, size, revenue, and budgets for meetings industry during 2015, as well as information about site visits, booking windows, housing, and other topics: . On average, respondents’ use of virtual meetings and events went up nearly 0.3

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2022

PCMA and CEMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat celebrated the achievements of Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno with the Global Meetings Executive of the Year award. The award recognizes a business events strategist who has demonstrated a vision, commitment and passion for the advancement and education of the global meetings industry. “I

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 9, 2019

The United Nations want to know how it can help the meetings industry better reach its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. PCMA already has committed to working with other industry associations and organizations, including the Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau, toward reducing the impact of meetings on the environment.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As part of its CSR program, Cisco helped the charity Stop Hunger Now package more than 100,000 meals for the hungry during its Cisco Live Event in 2015. The event industry has long supported green meetings and CSR opportunities and with the incoming millennial population, it will likely do even more to push the CSR envelope.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

Eighty-eight percent of respondents to Convene’s 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey said that it was more difficult for potential event registrants to obtain visas in 2018 than in 2017. The graphics below illustrate other results from the survey relating to international meetings and attendees. All material © 2019 by PCMA.

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zkipster

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The next few years were a blur of constant travel, networking, meetings and events as we expanded our client base and workforce around the world, and evolved and expanded zkipster itself. The post Meet the Team: Daniel Dessauges, CEO and co-founder appeared first on zkipster - Online Event Management Software For Event Planners.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The UK’s meetings industry is looking towards 2019 with optimism following a successful summer and an uplift in enquiries for the year ahead. The figures continue the growing trend for meetings with the overall number up 25% over the last two years.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

What meeting planners may be pleased to discover is Asheville’s potential for hosting eventful gatherings. Executives and meetings professionals in search of locations to hold meetings, executive retreats, conferences, and incentive trips will be inspired by Asheville’s spirit, scenic beauty, and fresh mountain air.”.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 11, 2023

With live meetings and events back in full swing across the globe post pandemic, touch associates have today announced the appointment of Charlie Litchfield as their new Director, Americas.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 8, 2024

She served as the property’s director of rooms from 2010-2015 and was awarded “Director of Rooms of the Year.” Read More: Smart Moves in Hawaii, Las Vegas and More The post Smart Moves in Chicago, Atlanta and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Most recently, he served as senior manager of operations at Frazier History Museum.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Date, theme, leaders, and resources are lining up for next year’s Global Meetings Industry Day. The Meetings Mean Business Coalition (under the U.S. The event’s roots go back to the mid-1990s, when Meeting Professionals International’s Greater Edmonton Chapter launched Meeting Planners Day. Mark your calendars.

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zkipster

MAY 13, 2022

Marcelo Rodrigues joined zkipster in 2015 and is our mobile software engineer, responsible for developing the zkipster mobile apps for iOS and Android. The post Meet the Team: Marcelo Rodrigues, Mobile Software Engineer appeared first on zkipster - Online Event Management Software For Event Planners.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In addition to the Gateway Arch renovation, the city boasts endless opportunities for meeting planners to organize an unforgettable and truly localized experience for their attendees. Groups that meet in St. More : 4 Feel-Good Benefits of Outdoor Meetings. When planners choose to meet in St. Louis location since 2015.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 13, 2019

Take it from me, someone with more than eight years experience on the Hill planning association and government relations events: avoid these top five mistakes and your efforts to book meetings on the Hill will be more successful. Mistake 1: Requesting A Meeting Too Far In Advance. Mistake 2: Being Inflexible With Availability.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

SOURCE: International Congress and Convention Association.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Reflecting the standards of a modern world-class event centre, a high level of event technology has been incorporated into the event spaces and infrastructure at Croke Park Meetings & Events. The venue features Ireland’s first HD WiFi network operating across the meeting and events spaces for visitors and organisers.

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a2z Innovation Insider

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Meet Megan Blotzer, Sales Support Associate with a2z, in our ongoing ‘Meet the Team’ series. I was, after all, the Rock, Paper, Scissors Champion of a2zWeek 2015! More to explore: Meet the Team: Linda Gibson. Meet the Team: Felecia Madison. Meet the Team: Jill Nalepa. Click to view slideshow.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2024

Torres comes from The Confidante Miami Beach, where she worked in numerous roles since joining in 2015, most recently as director of commercial services. The post Smart Moves in Hawaii, Las Vegas and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Mario Farfan Mario Farfan Meet Chicago Northwest welcomes Mario Farfan as group sales leader, account executive of group sales. He founded the Northwest Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2015 to serve the Latino market’s business development. She has a proven track record with high customer satisfaction rates.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

That’s a 6-percent jump among those who cited more visa challenges in 2017 over 2016 — and a 30-percent increase in what planners said was their experience among potential registrants in 2016 compared to 2015. I expect the industry to improve again this year,” one respondent wrote, “as meetings become more innovative.”. “I

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Event Industry News

MAY 8, 2020

The judging panel for the inaugural awards is a stellar line-up of experts and we’d like to introduce them to you in our Meet the Judges series, this week we present Raquel Noboa, founder of Fifty Shades Greener. The Sustainable Event Awards Celebrate Excellence in Event Sustainability.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 28, 2017

Over the next few years, Kalahari Resorts & Conventions will ramp up its efforts to draw meeting planners to its most recent Poconos property and a brand-new resort in Round Rock, Texas. Opened in July 2015, Kalahari Poconos revealed Phase 2 of its construction on March 8. Kalahari’s first property, Wisconsin Dells, opened in 2000.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

It became part of Access in 2015, and afterwards, grew from Colorado to Tennessee. Read More: Dear Woman Leaders, Stop Struggling and Start Succeeding The post Smart Moves: Access Appoints Three Female Co-CEOs appeared first on Smart Meetings. In 2009, she opened Workshop, a Colorado DMC.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2021

In 2015, a study by PKF Hospitality Research found that 1/3 of U.S. The post IHG Hotels Launches Vignette Collection, a ‘Conversion Brand’ appeared first on Smart Meetings. At the brand’s conception, the plan was to open around 200 hotels by 2028. hotels had been converted from one brand to another. To the U.S.’s

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Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2023

Lopez comes from Grand Roatan Caribbean Resort in Honduras, where he worked as general manager since 2015. His experience in the hospitality industry began in 2015 with Walt Disney World in Florida, where he led multiple F&B locations, including Hollywood Studios and Wilderness Lodge.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 18, 2017

Although reservations are already booked for the big day in August, many of these sites are also great places to hold meetings another time. Custom eclipse glasses with a brand, company or event name printed on them would be a great promotional item to give out at meetings leading up to August 21. of meeting space and 125 guest rooms.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Las Vegas, New York City, Paris and other perennial favorites were among the world’s top meetings destinations in 2016, but several other locations significantly enhanced their appeal largely due to major expansion and renovation projects. Here are 15 of the leading meetings cities in 2016. of event space. It features 2.6 million sq.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Want to improve the learning at your meetings? In the same way, faithfully using all three steps of the ask, tell, ask model allows us to check that our teaching and facilitation as been received and understood, allowing us to create complex and successful active learning at our meetings. Here’s what I learned from You.

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