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Smart Moves in Chicago, Colorado and More

Smart Meetings

He brings over 15 years of experience in the hospitality sector, beginning the food and beverage department at The Broadmoor, where he eventually transitioned into the role of executive meeting manager, sales manager and most recently director of incentive and insurance sales. Ippolito takes on the role of director of events.

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30 Amsterdam Event Venues That Your Attendees Will Love

Bizzabo

Looking to plan an event in Venice of the North? Check out this list of 30 incredible Amsterdam event spaces. In the thirteenth century, Amsterdam was founded as a fishing village next to the river from which the city gets its name. Nowadays, Amsterdam is best known for its picturesque canals and coffee shops.

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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

Smart Meetings

With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community. With sustainability as a ubiquitous and immortal topic swirling in the meeting and events industry, meeting professionals are flocking to the most sustainable places available.

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Battling — and Bottling — Potential Food Waste

PCMA Convene

The culinary team at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Center feeds 1.5 So the name they’ve given themselves — the Basement Chefs — seems to fit, especially when you consider their creative and “underground” approach to potential food waste. . They certainly did. ” .

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Wellness and Sustainability Top Agenda for Accor Reorganization

Smart Meetings

The three-day event was a sneak peek at a major reorganization of the global hotel company coming this fall. Event-ready. The strength of Accor’s network across Europe continues to be bolstered with recent and upcoming openings, such as Sofitel Barcelona Skipper , Mercure Amsterdam North , ibis Styles St.

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Calling for a Regenerative Business Events Industry

PCMA Convene

RAI Amsterdam offers clients booth packages that will be reused after their event for the next event, instead of being thrown away. The report often used the standard trade-show booth as a simple example of how the traditional events industry model — take, make, use, and dispose — is ripe for change. It’s now or never.

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3 Ways to Make Large Meetings Feel Intimate

Cvent: Event Marketing

Here are a few creative ways to give bigger events the boutique treatment with a memorable welcome, interactive food and beverage options, and the chance to truly connect with fellow attendees. An array of lunch offerings for meeting attendees at the Kimpton De Witt Hotel in Amsterdam. Create a Vibe With Music.