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4 Misconceptions About Millennials Working in Meetings

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Some of the meeting planners and hospitality professors we talked to think the Millennial generation gets a bad rap. They’re glued to their phones “[Employers] see them on their phone they see them texting that’s what they think about them,” said University of Arkansas hospitality professor Godwin-Charles Ogbeide, Ph.D.

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Smart Moves in Colorado, Florida and More

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Johnston has worked for Union Pacific Railroad in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas and R.L. Wirkler has extensive comprehensive experience in hospitality and events managements and operations. One of Smart Meetings ’ 2020 Smart Women Rising Star award winners, Wirkler has spent over a decade in the industry. in Washington, D.C.

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Smart Moves in Colorado, Florida and More

Smart Meetings

Johnston has worked for Union Pacific Railroad in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas and R.L. Wirkler has extensive comprehensive experience in hospitality and events managements and operations. One of Smart Meetings ’ 2020 Smart Women Rising Star award winners, Wirkler has spent over a decade in the industry. in Washington, D.C.

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What Makes for Good Internships?

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I definitely think that sometimes we don’t trust the interns,” said Liz King, CEO of Liz King Events as well as the techsytalk event-technology platform. “So So many people hire interns and then let them stand around at an event. It’s time to hand over more responsibility. “I In 2014, the U.S. THE FUNDAMENTALS.

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Event Case Study: Walmart Experience at CES 2024

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In addition to the walkthrough experience, the activation also housed five meeting spaces—three on the second floor and two on the first—where those interested in learning more could meet with Walmart executives. Its next stop is Arkansas, where shareholders will get to enjoy a viewing.

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