Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. However, the FBI reports active shooter events increased 33 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 and 100 percent compared to 2016. His safety topics have included site selection, event safety, emergency operations and crisis communications.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2016

The 2016 Summer Olympics , which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , open on Friday. The mosquito-borne virus, which causes babies born to women who contracted Zika during pregnancy to be more vulnerable to severe birth defects, has led several prominent athletes to skip the Rio Olympics. Be prepared for Zika virus.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

I also manage the pre-show selection process, including contracting, site selection and visitation. Impressive stats: Since the implementation of both events in 2016, our Training@HQ program has brought in more than $50,000 per year. I am also the key contact for all partnered vendors.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

November 11, 2016 – Smart Meetings, the leading media company and most trusted resource for meeting professionals, was awarded two Eddie Awards and two Ozzie Awards at the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Awards by Folio in New York City.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future? Despite the presence of the 2.6

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future? Despite the presence of the 2.6

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Negotiating Site Selections 2014 Hotels 40

PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

It wasn’t COVID-19 that kept Sandra Geiger, a global account executive with ConferenceDirect, from visiting Hotel Effie, a 250-room hotel in Sandestin, Florida, before she signed a contract for an association group meeting in July — it was because the hotel was still under construction. Virtual Site Visits.

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