Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Jekyll Island Convention Center is a “beautiful building” with “good customer service,” says Rebecca DeShazo, CMP Director of Association Services of the Georgia Association of Realtors. Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta is a favorite of Felice Levy, manager, global accounts, at HelmsBriscoe. Also receiving votes were John Q.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Before this, he was director of rooms for Hyatt Regency Seattle, where he worked on the opening team in 2018, as well as director of food and beverage for Grand Hyatt Denver. Schneider is vice president of sales for ATL Airport District , the destination marketing organization for College Park, Hapeville and Union City, Georgia.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In 2019, Neal left ATL Airport District to work with 1600 Hospitality Group as meetings and events consultant. During his years in hospitality, he has worked with convention and visitors bureaus and hospitality organizations in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia; Kansas City, Missouri; and Cleveland. Cameron Cundle.

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JULY 28, 2017

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has significantly enhanced its meetings and events portfolio by adding key properties in Washington, D.C., The Wharf is scheduled to debut in October and Omni Louisville Hotel is slated to open in spring 2018. -The of meeting space, including several ballrooms and 10 meeting rooms.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Meeting & Event Job Openings | April 2018. Meeting Planner | Stanford University | Stanford, CA. Meetings / Event Coordinator | Randstad | Lanham, MD. Event Solutions Designer | CWT Meetings & Events | Minneapolis, MN. Convention Management Lead | Ashfield Meetings & Events | East Hanover, NJ.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2022

The moves follow three hires of Meetings and Events Executives: Logan Muir, Georgia Kinsella and Ellie McPhail. Last year it also launched the ExecTech platform, dedicated to supporting meeting and event planners manage their spend and streamline the process across their organisations.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Meeting & Event Job Openings | February 2018. Meeting & Event Manager | Koncept Events | Fort Lauderdale, FL. Meetings & Event Manager | Sheraton Hotels & Resorts | Lahaina, HI. Meeting and Events Coordinator | CWT Meetings & Events | Ohio, IL. Learn More. Atlanta, GA.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Meeting & Event Job Openings | January 2018. Meeting & Events Planner | Carlson Wagonlit Travel | Hartford, CT. Meetings & Events Manager | Marriott International | Bal Harbour, FL. Meeting & Event Manager | Koncept Events | Fort Lauderdale, FL. Learn More. Westminster, CO. Connecticut.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Technical Meeting & Event Production. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals. Meeting & Event Job Openings. Meetings & Event Manager | Sheraton Hotels & Resorts | Lahaina, HI. Corporate Meeting Planner | Direct Travel | Chicago, IL. Corporate Meeting Coordinator | Benefitfocus | Charleston, SC.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Booking.com has released its Top 10 Trending Destinations for 2018, and from the sun-washed splendors of Cartagena, Colombia, to the food scene in Philadelphia, there’s a place and a reason perfectly suited for your event. Be they halfway around the world or close to home, these prime meeting spots should be on your radar.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

A post shared by Terranea Resort (@terranearesort) on Jan 25, 2018 at 4:30pm PST. A post shared by Faena (@faena) on Feb 4, 2018 at 8:28am PST. of event space, with five meeting and breakout rooms and a 2,900-square-foot amphitheater. The Cloister at Sea Island, Georgia. News & World Report’s Best Hotels in the USA.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 27, 2018

Risk360 will take place November 29, 2018, at Convene Rockefeller Plaza in New York. MeetingsNet, the meeting industry’s premier resource for news, business intelligence, ideas and more, today launched Risk360, a new one-day conference focusing on risk management for meetings and events professionals.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 14, 2019

Research by the Centre for Social Innovation in 2018 commissioned by Keep Britain Tidy as part of its #binthebutt campaign found that discarded cigarette butts are the most common type of litter. Cherry organised the now annual event after losing her daughter Georgia to suicide in 2017. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Conferences.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Meeting professionals can adapt that game plan to their next incentive outing or corporate retreat by building the trip around a top-tier sporting event. “As In 2018, the event heads to Churchill Downs in Louisville, the storied home of the Kentucky Derby. The Masters Tournament, April 5–8, at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The CAB group for the Georgia World Congress use a concept called “neuroscaping” to stay engaged. Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is no exception. But the entire CAB meeting couldn’t be conducted at the Habers’ kitchen table — and the group, after all, was together for the benefit of the GWCC.

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Ins'Tent

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

During the 2018 event, 43 vehicle manufacturers let visitors and journalists check out their cars. If you are seeking private label programs, to meet growers, producers, and more, this expo is the place to be. In 2018, awards went to the Cadillac CT6 Plug-In, Kia Niro, and Karma Revero. Washington Auto Show. at the Walter E.

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Plan Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Until recently, he says, the topic of guns at meetings and events simply hasn’t received much attention. At one event, Johnston recalls meeting a couple from Arizona who showed up each wearing a holster with a legal handgun. The problem was, they appeared to be the only attendees with weapons.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

city for meetings , conventions and trade shows for many years now, Atlanta has no intention of resting on its reputation for its excellent variety and quality of hospitality offerings for groups. Georgia World Congress Center. 8, 2018, Super Bowl LIII on Feb. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The meetings industry is changing, and this is good news. The Fall 2018 Meetings Outlook by Meeting Professionals International (MPI) confirms that the industry is alive, well and thriving. Other survey findings included a trend of shorter, more frequent meetings.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

Photo of Solaz, from The Luxury Collection, set to open in Los Cabos Mexico in 2018. Marriott International announced plans for significant growth today, with 40 luxury properties lined up to open in 2018. The post Marriott Continues Growth with Plans for 40 New Luxury Properties appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Meeting Demand with Supply. The more impactful, and thus helpful, data set is the app’s ability to forecast and predict traffic, so operators can appropriately adjust their supply to meet the demand at any given hour. The post Navigating the Bus Driver Shortage appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

WHO ATTENDS Tapia 2017, held in Atlanta, Georgia, welcomed 1,200 attendees — more than half of whom are computing students on the undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. WHAT’S NEXT Tapia 2018 will be held in Orlando, Florida, Sept. Professional academics and professionals in the computing industry also attend the annual event.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

6–9, is already tracking ahead of last year’s numbers, according to Meeting and Special Events Manager Kevin Brown, CMP. “We We have added an additional lounge on the exhibit-hall floor where attendees can meet officials from accrediting organizations. Joint Meetings MJ Biz Con holds fall and spring trade shows.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

31, 2018, the United States will officially no longer be a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Often, an increase in tourism and meetings is a byproduct effect. Why wouldn’t that trend affect the meetings business?”. IOWA CITY, IOWA. ‘It This will be a big year for Iowa City.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 30, 2019

Face-to-face meetings are helping reverse the worldwide problem of loneliness. In January 2018, Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a Minister of Loneliness following a report co-sponsored by the British Red Cross that more than nine million people in the country — or one of five — “often or always” feel lonely. Murthy, former U.S.

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