Conferences that Work

AUGUST 8, 2016

For over 25 years, I’ve been designing and facilitating Conferences That Work : successful, innovative, highly interactive, participant-driven events that leverage attendees’ expertise and experience to create just the conference that participants want and need. This will be the only North American workshop offered in 2016.

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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. Jana McGee. Kathleen Bernesby.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. ” Top 25 Best Cities for Conferences.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. ” Top 25 Best Cities for Conferences.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2017

Nowhere was this more apparent in 2016 than in Jacksonville, Florida. Last year marked the loss of Florida Country Music Superfest in Jacksonville, which was replaced by the Country 500 at Daytona International Speedway over 90 miles away. “The The Obama administration has loosened the reins on government conference spending.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Several South Florida golf resorts have upgraded their facilities in recent months. Groups visiting Nemacolin can take advantage of the on-site conference center’s 30 total meeting rooms, ballrooms and boardrooms. The 228-room resort has more than 24,000 square feet of conference space and 40,000 square feet of flexible outdoor space.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 5, 2017

Tharaldson Hospitality Management opened the first one, a 97-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Folsom, California, in December 2016. The innovation was featured at Marriott’s Connect 2017 conference in Los Angeles for hotel developers. The post Marriott Pioneers Building Blocks to Fast Growth appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Connect’s home in 2016 is “equipped to handle large crowds,” says Bob Carter, convention manager for Lionel Collectors Club of America. Hammons Convention Center Northwest Arkansas and the Alpharetta Conference Center, home of Connect Georgia 2018. Joe’s Clubs & Resorts in Panama City Beach, Florida. Convention Centers.

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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. Conference and Event Manager.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 11, 2017

When the Society for Simulation in Healthcare chose Orlando to host its International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) — the world’s largest conference dedicated to health-care simulation learning, research, and scholarship — this past January, it wasn’t so attendees would bring along their families to the country’s No.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2021

Burks has also held conference service positions at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta, The St. During her tenure at Coconut Grove, Sanchez was awarded 2018 Leader of the Year, 2017 Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association Inn Key—Spa Hospitality Leadership Award and 2016 Five Star Employee of the Year. Ellen LaMaire.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 11, 2016

There’s definitely a meetings and events correlation among the top 10 historic hotels in the 2016 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards. Grand Hotel Mackinac Island in Michigan has its two-story own conference center that offers 16,000 sq. Pete Beach, Florida. The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs. of meeting space.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 24, 2017

A post shared by Atlantis (@atlantisresort) on Mar 25, 2016 at 5:28am PDT. The breathtaking Caribbean getaway boasts a world-class conference center that can fit a maximum of 4,000 guests in its 50,000-square-foot Imperial Ballroom. Photo courtesy of The Florida Aquarium. The Florida Aquarium—Tampa, Florida.

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Plan Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

The MPI Foundation disbursed 268 scholarships in 2016 totaling $306,000. Conference Scholarships, only available to MPI members, cover costs to attend events such as the World Education Congress (WEC), IMEX America and IMEX in Frankfurt. Following are some examples of available scholarships from the MPI Foundation.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

New features include a 60,000 square-foot ballroom, additional meeting rooms, 20,000 square-foot glass rooftop ballroom to let in the Florida sunshine and advanced technology. The $241 million project was first proposed in 2011, designed in 2014, approved in December 2016 and finally broke ground July 19. Jacksonville. million sq.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 2, 2018

Peralta in August 2016. The cruelty-free cosmetic kits are made and packaged in Florida and Texas. These mirrors make a great trade show or conference floor installation, especially if your event or booth is sponsored by a cosmetic brand. The Washington, D.C.-based based startup was founded by Lynda T.C.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Below we have compiled a list of our 20+ best corporate event entertainment ideas from small events to huge conferences. You can tailor the theme of the escape room to match the theme of your conference or event. Now that you have the basics of how to choose entertainment it’s time to get into the ideas. Escape Room. Source: Catchbox.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Travel Association annual ESTO conference Aug. 27-30 in Boca Raton, Florida, 28 members of the organizations were honored for their accomplishments in destination marketing and imaginative promotional programing. Zion National Park, Utah. During the U.S. Destination Marketing Rising Star.

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Plan Your Meetings

MAY 30, 2017

There remains a litany of conferences for meeting and event professionals to receive education and valuable networking throughout the duration of 2017. This list does not contain every single conference for event planners, but we feel that these are the main ones you should have on your radar. PCMA Education Conference.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

Earlier this year, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reported that the industry finished last year on a down note — with the performance of B2B shows declining in the final quarter of 2016 after 25 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth. 2016 show: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, July 10–13.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference has been dedicated to promoting diversity in computer science and connecting minority students with mentors for the past 17 years. WHAT’S NEXT Tapia 2018 will be held in Orlando, Florida, Sept. Tapia 2017. Barrett said.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As Stacy Bare paced the stage at the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education’s (AORE) 2014 Annual Conference, he observed the crowd. AORE’s Annual Conference reflected the industry’s homogeneity. Coming out of that 2014 conference,” Wolowiec said, “we said, ‘There needs to be a change.’”. Illustration by Ping Zhu.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In October, Mayor Emanuel and Whitaker announced record tourism figures for the first three quarters of 2016, for both leisure and group segments. Adjacent to Hynes, the Prudential Center, a retail and entertainment complex, will house just the third Eataly in the country by late 2016. Naples, Florida. San Francisco. In 2015, 5.8

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Late one Thursday night last March, attendees at Microsoft’s 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco looked forward to unwinding after a full program. That makes it much harder to have the rich and catalytic conversations that we want to have in the conference environment.”. It’s called unconscious bias.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Notable clients: AAA (Club Alliance), Florida Hospital, MedStar Health, M&T Bank, Target. Notable clients: AAA (Club Alliance), Florida Hospital, MedStar Health, M&T Bank, Target. Event Strategy Group (or ESG) partners with brands to create corporate events, employee events, user conferences, trade shows, road shows, and more.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The new honorees will be celebrated in the December 2016 issue of Smart Meetings magazine. Fountaingrove Inn & Conference Center. Keystone Resort Conference Center. Orange County Convention Center (Florida). The post 2016 Platinum Choice Award Winners Announced appeared first on Smart Meetings. AM Resorts.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

“Our international participants have inquired about the potential safety concerns they would face in coming to a conference, for instance, in a state like Texas, where open carry has received a lot of publicity and where there seems to be a high amount of gun violence. For Family Reunion 2016, held at the New Orleans Ernest N.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

“Our international participants have inquired about the potential safety concerns they would face in coming to a conference, for instance, in a state like Texas, where open carry has received a lot of publicity and where there seems to be a high amount of gun violence. For Family Reunion 2016, held at the New Orleans Ernest N.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The tropical island’s location 90 miles south of Florida and rich cultural traditions make it particularly attractive to American audiences. Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism projects that 107,900 new rooms will be added between 2016 and 2030 and more than 30,000 will leverage foreign investments. Demand Increases.

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 9, 2020

Both big and small cities, from Brooklyn, New York to Naples, Florida, hosted the tour in 2019 and invited attendees to come, meet with local chefs, and savor delicious dishes. Key Takeaway: Whether you're hosting an hour-long lecture or a full-blown industry conference, we always recommend that you record your event sessions for future use.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The tropical island’s location 90 miles south of Florida and rich cultural traditions make it particularly attractive to American audiences. Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism projects that 107,900 new rooms will be added between 2016 and 2030 and more than 30,000 will leverage foreign investments. Demand Increases.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

We wanted PCMA to expand and to be more proactive in the convention industry,” said Nichols, speaking from her home in Florida, where she is retired. The people aspect of conferences will always be an important part of the equation. The so-called Tailhook scandal in 1991, in which more than 100 U.S. Navy and U.S.

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