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Smart Moves in Chicago, Arizona and More

Smart Meetings

Ali Amin Ali Amin, One10 Leading travel, events, incentives and marketing services company One10 has appointed Amin EVP, Product Management and leader in SaaS product. Kate Yordi Kate Yordi, Visit Mesa Visit Mesa , the regional destination marketing organization for Mesa, Arizona, has expanded its team with the promotion of Yordi.

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Have Event Planning Firms Soured on Arizona?

Master the Event

Last year Arizona implemented a controversial law that affects how that state deals with immigration issues. A year later, we’re wondering what affect that law has had on event planning firms. A year later, we’re wondering what affect that law has had on event planning firms.

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Will Government Shutdown Hamper Your Event?

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As President Donald Trump and Congress debate whether to include millions of dollars for a border wall in a spending bill to reopen government, event professionals are left wondering how a partial shutdown will affect their plans. bar is serving $5 Shutdown Cocktails with names such as Border Wall Banger for government employees.

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Hospitality and Humanity Meet to Solve Hotel Staffing Crisis

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One Arizona hotel forged creative partnerships with government agencies, nonprofit organizations and the local Afghan refugee community to address layers of disconnect happening in the city. Arizona was one of the top 10 ranking resettlement states from 2001-2021 and Phoenix became one of the assigned locations for Afghan refugees.

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Top 9 Legal Questions About Event Safety and Liability

Event Farm

The questions raised by participants during the first session of our virtual event series, Pandemic Compliance and Safety at Live Events , prompted us to bring a fresh group of panelists, including a lawyer, for the second session we hosted in March on event safety compliance and legal liability. View the session recording #1.

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Tips from Event Pros: 5 Lessons Learned from Executing Safe Live Events

Event Farm

When you’re in the event industry, ensuring that your events run safely and smoothly isn’t just an ideal to strive for—it’s part of the job description. Keeping everyone safe, engaged, and well-informed can be an enormous challenge; add a pandemic on top of it, and event planning has become more taxing than ever.

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9 Smart Moves in London, Dallas and More

Smart Meetings

Until January of this year, Martin was partner events manager for RingCentral, and before that, she was senior meeting manager for National Conference of State Legislatures, both in Denver. ADERO Scottsdale, Autograph Collection hotel in Arizona has named Kokosinski its director of sales and marketing. Stacey Kokosinski.