Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

MacDowell joins the Leesburg, Virginia, property from The Woodhouse Day Spa in Lakewood, Colorado, where she worked as director of spa. She joined the team in 2012 as sales manager of national accounts, and was later promoted to director of citywide sales in 2019. Gregory Hotel and Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C.,

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MARCH 11, 2019

A post shared by The Dolder Grand (@thedoldergrand) on Feb 27, 2019 at 8:09am PST. A post shared by Montage Beverly Hills (@montagebh) on Mar 10, 2019 at 12:35pm PDT. A post shared by Park MGM (@parkmgm) on Feb 11, 2019 at 12:01pm PST. Kimpton Lorien Hotel & Spa, Alexandria, Virginia. View this post on Instagram.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2022

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, known for its many brands including its extended-stay properties, Hyatt Place and Hyatt House, is scheduled to open 48 new properties across the Americas in 16 new destinations, including Quebec, Canada; Panama City Beach, Florida; Sacramento, California; and Virginia Beach, Virginia, this year and in 2023.

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JUNE 8, 2021

The in-person floorplan for the hybrid Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum 2021 will look a lot different than the ECEF 2019 space (above) at the JW Marriott in Washington, D.C. 3 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, with a program online Nov. Courtesy Lippman Connects). Courtesy Lippman Connects).

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JULY 15, 2020

Louis in 2019, but attracted more than 3,000 for the 2020 virtual event, originally scheduled for Chicago. Relive lessons from Destinations International’s 2019 Annual Convention. The event brought more than 1,000 industry leaders together in St. Speaking Out. Destinations International didn’t shy away from difficult conversations.

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Click & Pledge

MAY 5, 2021

Drug overdoses, many of which are fatal, have risen more than 40 percent over 2019 numbers. ( [link] ? ). We spoke to Mike Wade, communications and outreach coordinator for New River Valley Community Services in Blacksburg, Virginia. As the virus continues to surge across the U.S.,

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

She brings over 25 years of sales and events experience, recognized in 2019 as Supplier of the Year (Doer category) by Smart Meetings. Drew has a long history as a leader in Hyatt hotel management, most recently serving as director of operations at Hyatt Regency Reston in Virginia. Derek Douglass Drew. Denis Espina. Brock Hochhalter.

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GEVME

MARCH 4, 2019

Event management certification guide: The top 10 programs for 2019. We’ve picked the best event management education programs, courses, certification programs, and trainings that will help advance your career growth in 2019. This is a University of Virginia program for meetings. CMP: Certified Meetings Professional.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Some groups are smaller than they were in 2019; others are larger. And ground has broken on Caesars Virginia in partnership with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the city of Danville, which will open in 2024 as a 500-room hotel with a 2,500-seat theater and 40,000 sq. of meeting and convention space.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

In November 2019, during what turned out to be the final weeks of a pre-COVID-19 world, the European Biological Rhythms Society (EBRS) and the Institute of Medical Psychology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) jointly held a conference to test the use of virtual technology. Javits Center in New York. Building the Nest.

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Unique Venues

JULY 18, 2019

Beginning in Alexandria, Virginia, the Carlyle Club is the go-to venue if you’re searching for a location only a few miles from Washington, D.C. As usual, Unique Venues is here to help! In this edition of Top Picks, we offer some of the best venues to leave your guests in awe at your next holiday party.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Courtyard Dulles Airport Herndon A new hotel in Herndon, Virginia, situated just across the freeway from Dulles International Airport (IAD), it’s also only a short commute to Washington, D.C., The second phase, due for completion in spring 2019, will rejuvenate the hotel’s more than 24,761 sq. of event space and lobby.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Looking for a memorable place for your group to stay, meet and enjoy in 2019? Mid-Atlantic (June): Virginia features some of the most famous, historically significant homes and other structures in the United States. Hotel X Toronto. Here are 12 of our top destination stories from 2018.

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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. In 2019 alone, meetings brought in $17 million in revenue to the area.

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MAY 16, 2022

Sims has spent over 20 years in the events industry, most recently the owner and event designer for Carrie Sims Events Design, a company she started in 2019. Fireplay , an event production company based in Nashville, is opening a Los Angeles office and has selected Sims to lead the branch. Debbie Liberio.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 20, 2019

Brantley Tyndall of Richmond, Virginia, explains one of the most ridiculous reasons to oppose bike lanes in a video created for the National Bike Summit. BIKELASH 2019: What's the most ridiculous comment you've heard in opposition to a bike lane? Watch the full video below. from STREETFILMS on Vimeo.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2019

Before Hotel Zoe, Pierri served in the role of resort manager at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, Virginia. 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. Dallas Smith & Company in Atlanta.

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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. She identified with that experience and adopted the name as a reminder of the power of resiliency.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management in 2019. I want to be a well-rounded association executive,” said the senior manager of membership for Water Environment Federation in Alexandria, Virginia. The Events Industry Council 2018 Pacesetter Award winner shared some important lessons about future-proofing your job.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 20, 2019

A post shared by The Hemp & Cannabis Fair (@thcfair) on Apr 23, 2019 at 3:28pm PDT. wearedaytrip spreading the good vibes at the 2019 Cannabis Drinks Expo. A post shared by Cannabis Drinks Expo (@cannabisdrinksexpo) on Dec 6, 2019 at 10:20am PST. December 11, 2019. Start Date: June 6th, 2020. Cannabis Drinks Expo.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

A complete golf renaissance is underway at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, one of the nation’s premier golf destinations. The currently closed Greenbrier course will reopen in 2019 with eight new holes designed by Phil Mickelson, the resort’s PGA Tour ambassador.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

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. The Academy Awards isn’t the only star-studded event this week.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, NSBE is one of the largest student-governed organizations based in the United States. Pittsburgh will also play host to PCMA’s Convening Leaders in 2019. “We I saw firsthand how the city of Pittsburgh helped us support African American-owned businesses,” he said.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Pictured here is Workhouse Brewfest, which brought together dozens of local Virginia breweries, wineries and distilleries for a day of art, music and beverages. New York City has the most active hotel development pipeline in the country, with 113,000 hotel rooms as of May 2017 and an expected inventory of 137,000 hotel rooms by 2019.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 11, 2019

Editor’s Note : Updated June 2019. June is the official start of the 2019 hurricane season, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 70 percent chance that we will suffer a near- or above-normal season, with predictions leaning toward normal. Hold onto your planner hat.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Saint-Barthelemy hotel opened in 2019, but this is its first Cyber sale. Book a stay at an Omni San Diego, Bedford, Pennsylvania, or Hot Springs, Virginia, property. Included in your discounted stay is daily resort credit, adventures in the Dolphin Cay and Atlantic LIVE performances. 26-29 for stays until Oct.

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Bizzabo

MAY 22, 2019

The 2019 conference featured three full days of product training, certification opportunities, keynote speeches from top industry professionals, and plenty of chances to network with folks from all over the globe. The series is set to visit Melbourne, Silicon Valley, Sao Paulo, and other cities in 2019. Atlassian Summit. Partner Day.

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MARCH 4, 2022

He has been general manager for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts properties in Florida, Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Roganstown Golf & Country Club in Dublin, Ireland and more. In 2019, Carroll cofounded his own event company, OnPoint Events Group, which he continues to run. Kenley Moy, CMP. Paige Lund. Bob Geller.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Amy Calvert has led EIC as CEO since 2019, and while a recent industry survey by Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) indicated CMPs earn on average $10,000 more annually than those without certification, she also stresses another reward—community. I took six weeks, then a refresher just before the exam.”.

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MARCH 6, 2020

Start Date and Location: April 9th in Virginia Beach, Virginia. April 1, 2019. It also has a great slate of speakers lined up that includes Michelle Pfeiffer and Brooklyn Decker. Attend ATX 2020 for a full day of education, networking, and memory making. Bullish Conference. Source: Bullish Store. Source: Twitter.

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