Smart Meetings
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge. FICP 2024 Annual Conference will be Nov. How fun is that?
PCMA Convene
JANUARY 22, 2024
In 2023, proposed and enacted laws targeting the rights of minority populations swept the U.S. Last year, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Florida after Gov. The inaugural Florida Out Coast Convention (FLOCC) last August featured several sessions sessions and discussions on LGBTQ travel.
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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. The 2023 FICP Annual Conference will be staged Nov. Jennifer C.
Velvet Chainsaw
APRIL 12, 2023
Contingency plan, A, B & C: iStock Credit: Andrii Dodonov Last fall, two of our consulting clients were scheduled to have their annual conferences in Orlando. In late September, Hurricane Ian pummeled central Florida, triggering a significant number of flight cancellations. 1 had no choice but to cancel its in-person event.
Conferences that Work
JANUARY 15, 2024
In a July 2023 post, Miguel Neves , editor-in-chief of Skift Meetings, describes “ The True Risks of Using Facial Recognition for Events “ He includes an incident where an event required thousands of attendees to upload scans of their passports to attend in person.
Smart Meetings
JANUARY 27, 2023
Christina Mertz Mertz is Fairmont Dallas ’ director of catering and conference services. She previously worked as the property’s assistant director of catering and conference services. David Hoffman Photo: Pendry Hotels & Resorts Hoffman is general manager for California’s Pendry Newport Beach , scheduled to open late summer 2023.
Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
She also worked as reservations agent and manager in training for conference services and groups sales. Harlander is managing director and director of project services for Rosewood Amsterdam , slated to open late 2023 as the brand’s first property in the Netherlands. Nadeem Siddiqui. The Gwen in Chicago named Siddiqui general manager.
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