Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Pamela Wike Boyd, CMP, 33, works in Silver Spring, Maryland, as senior manager of meetings and events at The Solid Waste Association of North America. As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Boyd discusses her passion for the events industry. . My interest in meetings and expo grew very quickly.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

A fall 2021 survey by The Conference Board of Canada found that while sunny destinations are still favorites—Florida, California, New York, Arizona and Hawaii are the top 5, Florida and Arizona are down from their previous highs. Meetings are similarly crucial north of the California border. and Canadian meeting planners.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The year 2019 is almost upon us. 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. This is no longer going to fly this 2019. Workshops are fast becoming the preferred activity for many conferences and meetings. Business meetings and similar events are quite grueling, with goals and deadlines to be met at every turn.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Sustainability and accessibility are now essential ingredients for a meeting menu. For meeting professionals looking for places that can accommodate this growing population, WalletHub recently released a survey ranking the most vegan-friendly cities in America. Los Angeles: Meetings Meets Foodies.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2023

Annotti previously worked for the hotels as senior sous chef since 2019. as well as chef de cuisine at JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai and chef de partie at JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was awarded first place at the National Association of Catering Executives Awards.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

She will promote Fort Myers as a top destination for meetings and group travel to the MICE industry in her assigned region. Since then, he has shifted into more sales roles, and worked as senior catering sales executive in 2019. She comes from VISIT Milwaukee, where she spent 15 years, most recently as associate director of sales.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Cody joined the company as director of golf operations at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, where, in 2019, he hosted the PGA Cup, the Inaugural Women’s PGA Cup and the Senior PGA Professional Championship with Professional Golfers’ Association of America. Tempe Tourism in Arizona has promoted Connelly to director of sales.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

She will oversee all resort operations, including culinary, experiential, meetings and events and resort teams and uphold the resort’s outstanding reputation as an esteemed Napa Valley property. She has worked with Marriott for over a decade.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Before this, he worked with Arizona Grand Resort, where he worked in various managerial roles, including director of front operations, conference services manager and front desk manager. She joins the Arizona-based organization from weframe US, where she worked as its customer success manager. Gordon Taylor III. Kassie Mueller.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

International hospitality group Accor appointed Erney executive director of global sales for meetings, incentives and industry relations. She brings over 25 years of sales and events experience, recognized in 2019 as Supplier of the Year (Doer category) by Smart Meetings. and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Most recently, she was group account director at The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. She also holds the title of executive director of conventions, meetings and incentive travel for Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau. He was previously at City of London Corporation.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 13, 2019

Top 5 reasons to book medical meetings in the heart of healthcare innovation, biomedical advancement. In Phoenix, meetings are our specialty. And, with a diverse portfolio of conference-friendly resorts and access to medical innovation campuses, Phoenix emerging as a cutting-edge destination for medical meetings. Mayo Clinic.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

In this role, she will develop and implement strategies for sustainable travel practices in meetings, conventions and leisure travel to Washington, D.C. Along with her team, she won sales team of the year in 2019. Shelby Luzzi Shelby Luzzi Luzzi is the first senior manager, sustainability, of Destination DC (DDC).

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Most recently, DeRaad was president and CEO of Visit Tucson in Arizona. DeRaad has also held positions at Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, also in Arizona, including executive vice president and vice president of marketing. DeRaad has been a hospitality industry leader for over 20 years. Carolyn Turnbull.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 17, 2018

Residents and visitors are getting the first downtown grocery store – scheduled for completion in 2019. And Arizona State University recently announced that they are relocating the Thunderbird School of Global Management to downtown. The post Phoenix: A Meetings Destination Unlike Any Other appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2019

Dexter Warrior Warrior has been elected chair of the board of directors of Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau for 2019, a board that he’s served on since 2012. Her other previous spa experience includes executive director of spa and sports at Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona. Dallas Smith & Company in Atlanta.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 30, 2017

Fast-growing Phoenix has long been a draw for meetings and events. Meeting Facilities. The Phoenix Convention Center is one of the nation’s most-acclaimed convention centers, offering nearly 900,000 square feet of meeting and exhibition space. 2019 Phoenix Meetings Offer.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Martin managing director of Delta Hotels-Marriott Dallas Allen & Watters Creek Convention Center scheduled to open in Allen, Texas, in January of 2019. Gold worked with a variety of properties, such as Amangiri in Utah, Enchantment Resort and Miraval Resort & Spa in Arizona, and Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in Puerto Rico.

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Endless Events

JUNE 24, 2021

Last Saturday, he had his first 2021 live event experience when he went to a 15,000-person music festival in Arizona. He time-traveled back to 2019! Will has exciting news to share with Dustin and Thuy today. Wait, what!? And there’s more! There were no masks in sight – just people having some good old time.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2018

When far from home, traveling through airports, and trying to get to meetings with as little fuss as possible, convenience takes on an all-powerful meaning for attendees. With modern design and a seven-story atrium, it brings a touch of style to down-to-business meetings. Along with 3,000 sq. of event space and lobby.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 19, 2022

s 2019 Concierge of the Year, joined The Stafford London as executive head concierge after 13 years as head concierge at The Berkeley Hotel in London. in San Diego, where Armstrong was previously assistant vice president of global travel and meetings. as vice president of affiliation, engagement and membership. Alan Noone. Travis Lunn.

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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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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Business travel is down and not expected to return to 2019 levels until at least 2023 or 2024. Major events, conventions and business meetings have also already been canceled or postponed until at least 2022.”. They want to make sure they are servicing events, meetings and conventions well during this interesting time,” Minges says.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

He has held sales and marketing directorships and additional general manager roles at Ritz-Carlton properties in Hawaii and Arizona and JW Marriott properties in Texas and Arizona. Paragon Events , an event planning association in Delray Beach, hired Carroll as its vice president of meetings and events. Cole Wallace, MBA.

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Attendify

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In the midst of an increasingly noisy meetings and events marketplace, event marketers are constantly being challenged to get the right people (not to mention the right amount of them) to attend their functions. TEAM ATTENDIFY: So let’s put this in the perspective of the Meetings and Events industry.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

They’re just in Arizona. And now here we are finally January 2019 where they’re announcing Encore Event Technologies. Resources PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies: What It Could Mean for Event and Meeting Planners How to Remove in House AV Restrictions When Can You Use an Outside AV Company?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Although this is the third shutdown this year, many predict it could extend into 2019 and no one is sure exactly what unintended consequences could affect daily life. Most meetings industry experts point to travel and parks as areas to watch as 800,000 federal workers are affected. appeared first on Smart Meetings. Open Skies.

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