Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Meet the “In-Crowd,” our 2019 Connect Association 40 Under 40. This year’s group celebrates the diversity inherent in the events industry. 36 • Manager of Events. 31 • Associate Manager of Meetings. Washington, D.C. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. 27 • Chapter and Events Manager.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Sustainability and accessibility are now essential ingredients for a meeting menu. million people who require healthy, tasty meat-alternative options for dining at events. of exhibit space, 52 meeting rooms, two ballrooms, a terrace view and two grand ballrooms. Los Angeles: Meetings Meets Foodies.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

More than 20 million domestic visitors traveled to Washington, D.C. , ripe for planners and events. ripe for planners and events. unique for the leisure market benefit meetings organizers,” says Destination DC President and CEO Elliott Ferguson. Meetings spaces in the hotels include the elegant, 5,300-sq.-ft.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2024

She holds a bachelor of science in hospitality and tourism management with an emphasis in event planning. Fischer brings decades of experience to this new role, and in addition to cooking, impressive skills in event planning and mentorship. In 2019, he took on the role of head pastry chef at Park Hyatt Doha. for over a decade.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 10, 2022

On May 4, Washington, D.C., decrease from 2019—and supported 57,933 local jobs. Travel, overseas visitation will likely not reach 2019 levels until 2025. Cincinnati has not yet reached 2019 levels, but its visitation is trending positively. Cincinnati recently held two events in the city: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.,

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 6, 2023

The partial return of office workers to downtown districts is leaving gaps in restaurant demand that meeting planners can leverage. cities have seen annual spending in or near the workplace drop by more than $2,000 per office worker compared to 2019. One result: The 12 largest U.S.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI) wrapped up its 2019 annual conference at Four Seasons Houston with a pledge to increase the visibility of the association globally. Outgoing president Marty MacKay, president of Hosts Global Alliance in Washington, D.C.,

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

One sure-fire way planners can make events feel fresh in often-traveled cities is to find new venues. Consider these 20 new or refurbished hotels to host your meetings. With 103,000 square feet of event space, it’s large enough for most associations and corporate groups. Conrad Washington, D.C.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 20, 2023

Smart Meetings selected a few of the top mentions to highlight initiatives and event spaces that are working to keep the Earth clean and green. of event space. Sustainably, Seattle Seattle, Washington, has always been a progressive leader in sustainability and environmental mindfulness. The Summit totals 563,770 sq.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

AUGUST 23, 2019

To help you get among that community, we’ve put together a collection of events for business owners in 2019 and 2020, beginning with: 1) South Summit CDMX 2019. After two successful editions earlier this year in Malaga and Bogotá, the event will be back this October in Madrid, and this December in Mexico City.

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Eventory

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Attending a big industry event not only offers you a wide range of inspiration and knowledge but it’s also a great opportunity to network. However, with the multitude of events that take place every year around the world, it’s hard to decide which one will fit your needs. Social Media conferences in 2019 .

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

She was a Smart Meetings Supplier of the Year, was recognized as CEO of the Year while in Monterey, was one of the 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry, and was one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women in the industry twice. Read More : Maritz Is Reinventing What’s Next in Seattle. “As

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2024

Smart Meetings named Johnson a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame Award winner in 2019 and after her book came out last year, she agreed to share the inspiration behind her journey and a chapter of the book that follows. It’s become so renowned that it’s been called an “Itty Bitty Cannes” by the Washington Post.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

He brings experience in religious, fraternal and ethnic meetings segments to drive new conventions and meetings to Cincinnati and establish it as a top national meetings destination. Greg Redman Greg Redman Redman joins leading Hawaii-based destination and event management company MC&A as director of sales.

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Eventory

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2019 will offer lots of events of all kinds but it will be especially rich in advertising conferences and marketing related events. Therefore, dig in this article, which highlights 50 ad events and best marketing conferences to attend in 2019, to make your planning process much easier. .

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Smart Meetings

MAY 28, 2021

Smart Meetings got a sneak peek at the Event Leadership Institute’s (ELI) opening general session of their upcoming Business, Design & Strategy Summit on June 3, The State of the Industry: Where We Are With In-Person Events. People are “cautiously optimistic” about the small meetings market for Q4 of this year.

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Ins'Tent

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

When you look at a list of the top expos of 2019, it becomes obvious that Americans love cars. You can start your search by learning about the top 2019 largest exposed in the U.S. During the 2018 event, 43 vehicle manufacturers let visitors and journalists check out their cars. Washington Auto Show. at the Walter E.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2022

Members of PCMA’s Capital Chapter meet with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. in 2019, the last year the chapter’s Hill Day was conducted in person. Hill Day — in which Capital Chapter members used to meet with politicians or their representatives in person on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2023

Annotti previously worked for the hotels as senior sous chef since 2019. He has also worked as executive banquet chef at MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino in Ox Hill, Maryland and Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C., She also worked as a line cook at Pagliacci in Bellevue, Washington.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

Most recently, Hooker worked as event delivery director for the all-electric motorsport series Formula E. Before this, he spent time overseeing the event venues outside London for the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games. Before joining Conrad Nashville, Koh worked as general manager for The Darcy Hotel in Washington, D.C.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 13, 2020

Takeaways: Meeting planners should look to their food service partners for ideas on donating leftover food from events canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak or other reasons. At that moment, fears over COVID-19 escalated, and the team decided to err on the side of caution and cancel the three-day event, scheduled to run from March 3–5.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Even as companies and organizations continue to debate whether to green light the return to in-person business travel, growing evidence suggests that professionally planned events “can and are being safely held.” Representatives of the Let’s Meet There Coalition , the U.S. jobs in 2019. Travel Association.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 13, 2019

Washington has had the reputation as a good ole boys club for decades. Take it from me, someone with more than eight years experience on the Hill planning association and government relations events: avoid these top five mistakes and your efforts to book meetings on the Hill will be more successful. However, times are changing.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

She most recently served as events and operations manager at The Brew Creek Centre. 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.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 30, 2021

Top meeting professionals and dignitaries met this week at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Loudoun County, Virginia, to celebrate the return to business at Smart Meetings’ first face-to-face event of 2021, Mid-Atlantic Experience. Commissioner Phyllis Randall explained that the county 45 miles from Washington, D.C.,

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Planner WIre

JULY 10, 2023

In this episode of the Event Tech Pull Up , our discussion revolves around AI—its true essence and the profound impact it will have on the meetings and events industry. AI is poised to revolutionize the very fabric of being an event professional, reshaping our roles and making our lives more convenient.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Others like it, designed as special events during conventions and meetings, are happening throughout Colorado , Nevada and California. And as recreational marijuana achieves greater acceptance, cannabis events could become a regular part of many mainstream meetings, conventions and incentive programs. Grassroots Appeal.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 18, 2019

In this article, we'll explore the top 30 SaaS conferences happening in 2019. The 2019 gathering expects to receive more than 170,000 attendees all gathering to listen to keynote speakers and participate in the 2,700 breakout workshops that will be offered. Date and Location: July 15 - 17 in Seattle, Washington. Let's dive in!

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 7, 2021

11, Seattle, Washington, will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day — the Seattle City Council voted to rename Columbus Day in honor of Indigenous people in 2014, and the state of Washington voted to do the same in 2020. Wehn created the bronze bust in 1909. David Newman photo). On Monday, Oct.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Heather Wakefield, 39, works remotely in Nashville, Tennessee, as a s enior manager of education and events at Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society. As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Wakefield discusses her passion for the events industry. . When I moved to the Washington D.C.

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Bizzabo

MAY 10, 2019

Searching for the best customer success conferences to attend in 2019? We've compiled the most comprehensive list of customer success events on the internet. In 2019, customer success is a big deal. It's known as the industry's most exclusive event because only company executives are allowed access. Look no further.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

No matter how long you’ve been in the events biz, the industry’s ever-evolving nature means there’s always fresh territory to explore. 15-19 The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting takes over the small Swiss town of Davos during the third week of January for collaborative, public-private discussions on global challenges.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2019

Gregory O’Dell, 2019 Chair, PCMA Board of Directors. Washington Convention Center. When I first became part of the business events industry [after overseeing the D.C. When I first got involved with PCMA, it was an interesting time for meetings and events. What are your goals for your upcoming role as Chair?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2023

PCMA’s Convening Leaders gathered 3,300 meeting professionals in Columbus, Ohio, for three days of education, networking and some transformative ideas. Smart Meetings was there for a backstage view of what went into the production and brought back tips for planning even more intelligently in 2023. Discomfort, Don’t Dos and Uncertainty.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The Academy Awards isn’t the only star-studded event this week. Forbes Travel Guide released its 2019 Star Awards on Wednesday, bringing 21 Five Star, 49 Four Star and 62 Recommended new properties into the limelight from around the globe. A post shared by The Peninsula New York (@thepeninsulanyc) on Feb 1, 2019 at 8:23am PST.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. Squeglia , CMP, independent contractor with RLC Events, will serve as immediate past chair.

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