Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Compiled by analyzing more than $14 billion of group business value sourced through the Cvent Supplier Network in 2022, the rankings highlight hotels, venues, and destinations. This is the first time Cvent has generated the list since the pandemic halted events. Orlando, Florida 2. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

If you spent 2020 talking about force majeure clauses more than you ever had in your career, you are not alone. Over the months, Sheaks noticed more hotels and venues using liability waivers, along with enhancing safety protocols, revising contracts , signage and training. If you are seeking legal advice, consult with a professional.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Why not inspire your leadership team with an event at a hotel with ties to historical leadership? Here are four venues in which to catch a Churchillian vibe. of renovated event space. Just after he delivered his famed Iron Curtain speech in 1946 Churchill headed down to Florida. and Canada. Four Seasons Surf Club, Miami.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Has this year strengthened your relationship with the event contract? 2020 brought to the fore voluminous talk about force majeure clauses , common law principles and greater attention to legal terms in general. The post Event Contract Considerations for 2021 appeared first on Smart Meetings. If so, you’re not alone.

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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. In 2020 and 2021, she was named one of Modern Luxury ’s DC Power Players.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2022

We will also be included in an expanded Michelin Guide coming out this year, showcasing the abundance of culinary superstars making their home in Florida. Event-ful Experiences. From July 2020 and January 2022, the Orange County Convention Center hosted more than 200 events of all sizes, making Orlando one of the few U.S.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The disruption caused by the pandemic and subsequent Great Resignation in the events world is no exception. The urgent call to restaff hotels and events teams and engage discriminating audiences will include many unimaginable trials, learning new skills and, ultimately, a reinvention of ourselves and the industry.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Oney was CSPI board president in 2020 and so, saw the association through the first year of the pandemic. Previously, Oney was director of sales at RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida and has held additional sales leadership roles at several companies, including Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa and more. Jaclyn Dawson.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Spooky Experiences Lake Nona Graveyard Smash, Orlando, Florida Graveyard Smash at Lake Nona This Halloween, the neighborhood of Lake Nona will transform into a spooky fantasy world. 28, The Spooknona event will feature a Graveyard Smash party with an expansive pumpkin patch, trick-or-treat stations, inflatables and DJ performances.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Here’s a roundup of the latest meeting developments at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. . Disney Meetings Rebrands as Disney Meetings & Events. In October, the Disney Meetings division added an “ampEARSand” to become Disney Meetings & Events.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

These stories dive behind-the-scenes of events. Prone to hiccups as events are, there are numerous tips to glean and lessons to learn. The pivot to digital events over the last year revealed that a lot of value delivered at face-to-face meetings can effectively be online. How do you keep an annual event fresh?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

She has been an international leader in events for over a decade and has become an internationally sought-after speaker. of meeting and event space. Digital events and engagement platform JUNO appointed Martin director of engagement. Corporate event planning company PRA appointed Kelly global sales director. Brent Pope.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

He acknowledged that the city’s existing National Convention Centre is not large enough to sufficiently host many major events. It could close next summer, reopen by late 2020 and be completed in March 2021. When it re-opens in 2020, it’ll have more than 258,000 sq. of event space and a permanent art collection.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

The virtual site tour for Excel London features a series of videos for different venues within the complex. After a year spent moving in-person events to digital platforms and monitoring the shifts in the feasibility of meeting in person, the timelines for holding safe in-person meetings in the future are slowly coming into focus.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria.

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EventUp

JULY 22, 2020

Here is a comprehensive list of restaurants that you can enjoy dine-in eating now in Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, Florida. It was founded on the desire to bring more quality, Florida-brewed beer to the thirsty masses. Florida Inspired. Restaurants open in Orlando: Ace Cafe Orlando. Tampa Brewed. Ocean Prime. Seafood or Steak?

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

Denzil Rankine, founder and executive chairman of AMR International and coauthor of Reinventing Live: The Always-on Future of Events, on the monetization of digital events: “In theory, the economics are very positive for online only, but achieving them is really tough. That’s because everyone came into this unprepared.”

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Bizzabo

MAY 10, 2019

We've compiled the most comprehensive list of customer success events on the internet. It's known as the industry's most exclusive event because only company executives are allowed access. But you'll have to attend in 2020 as the 2019 event has already wrapped. Look no further. In 2019, customer success is a big deal.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 4, 2020

Event marketers are no strangers to last-minute changes and crises. In response to the coronavirus threat, many brands are implementing strict health rules to minimize the risk at events, other companies are moving their events to digital forums, while others are out-right canceling or postponing their events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 31, 2022

As the rug was pulled out from under global society, venues and event businesses of every kind suffered and were forced to close their doors. Andrea Vallencourt was brand new to the events industry in 2019…and got hit with the COVID-19 pandemic in her second year of business.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Six weeks out, the Hong Kong International Airport shut down due to civil unrest, and organizers decided to make a quick switch to Singapore for the event. Key to offering a safe environment for the in-person event to take place was the choice of venue, Davis said. “It Pivoting is in our nature. We have to stay flexible.”.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

DECEMBER 4, 2019

When it comes to conferences, one type of soothsaying that our industry indulges in every year is predicting what trends are going to be big at our peer’s events. Event Trend #1: The rise of ‘bleisure’. What does this mean for event organisers? Event Trend #2: Mindfulness at events.

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