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2018 40 Under 40: Class Acts

Connect Your Meetings

While these event professionals you will learn more about are young, there is much everyone in the industry can learn from them. They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. No wonder they are worthy members of the 2018 40 Under 40. 37 • Conference and Events Manager.

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Smart Moves in Washington, DC, Baton Rouge and More

Smart Meetings

With 21 years of experience in college athletics in the realms of marketing, promotions, advertising, sponsorship sales and activation, graphics, licensing and event production, Suitt provides unsurpassed expertise. She was the first hire at the Omni Hotel at Battery Atlanta and was on the property’s opening team in 2018.

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Puff, Puff, Plan Your Marijuana Policy for Events

SmartMeetings

Yet, as a meeting or event planner , it’s not likely in the forefront of your mind. If an attendee is from a state in which marijuana is legal but the event is in one with stricter laws, then the attendee must comply with in-state laws— even for medicinal use. Just make sure you communicate that clearly to attendees before the event.

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