Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

Read More: New and Renovated: Austin Exploration and Sunny Shores. All 460 guest rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows and sustainable amenities, in line with the eco-friendly Element brand. . Sustainability is at the root of Element Philadelphia. The Sea Ranch Lodge. Photo Credit: Sarah Falugo.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I challenge anyone to taste the difference on any of our desserts because sustainable food choices don’t mean having to compromise. Jo Austin, Sales Director, The Venues Collection also commented: “Removing dairy also ensures that our menus are now accessible to more of our delegates.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Sustainability and accessibility are now essential ingredients for a meeting menu. Read More : Sustainability Is Center Stage in Greater Phoenix. Austin, Texas: Vegan Is Bigger. For meeting organizers, this means one less thing to worry about when aiming for sustainability and healthy eating.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 31, 2022

In an installation-rich environment with share-worthy moments, immersive activations as well as a compelling lineup of content and—of course—live music, Austin-based Dell Technologies celebrated SXSW’s return to in-person with its long running #DellExperience lounge. So, it was a real celebration of our hometown of Austin.”

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

“Data Science for the SDGs” was the theme of the 2019 Data for Good Exchange hosted by Bloomberg in New York City, which looked at how data science projects can help make progress toward achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Bloomberg).

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The brand hopes to plant over 500 trees throughout the campaign but is looking to encourage more and more event planners to invest in sustainable Christmas events. The initiative also supports the brand’s continued integration of sustainability initiatives across its operations, and its own commitment to achieving its net zero goals.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

This initiative is part of the Group’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and promoting sustainable practices in the events industry. By installing these charging canopies, we are encouraging more people to choose electric vehicles and helping to reduce the carbon emissions associated with travel to events.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2021

As the city of Austin has worked toward carbon neutrality, the Austin Convention Center has been leading the charge by buying carbon offsets, converting to renewable energy, and focusing on ways to be one of the greenest places to meet in the U.S. Sarah Leugers, director of communications at Gold Standard. Picking the Right Project.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

The Venues Collection can announce that all their UK conference & training venues have achieved the ‘silver’ level in the Green Tourism ‘Green Meetings’ Standard – the world’s largest sustainable certification programme. Our clients work with us as a trusted partner who can help them to create more sustainable events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Patriot One’s SmartGateway is currently used at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, and Moody Center in Austin, Texas and is available for OVG-owned and -operated venues, OVG360-managed venues and Arena Alliance members. Sustainability Is the GOAL. Read More : Sustainability Is Center Stage in Greater Phoenix.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 17, 2023

Session proposals are now being accepted for the MeetingsNet track at CaterSource + The Special Event show happening February 12 to 15, 2024, in Austin, Texas.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 24, 2023

SXSW attendees expect to walk thousands of steps a day in Austin (our daily record was 14,000, or about seven miles), making exhaustion a key pain point for brands to alleviate. Sun me”—as a sustainable action. From plant music, to globally sourced candies, to holographic photo ops, here’s what we uncovered.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 23, 2022

The programme was launched at the exhibition’s 2021 show, bringing mindfulness, nutrition, and sustainability together onto the plates of delegates throughout the group’s 80+ venues. Now, Meetings for Change is leading on carbon labelling. .

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Founding CVB/DMO partners of SocialOffset were Visit Seattle, Visit Austin, Nashville Music City and Visit Baltimore. Offering event attendees peace of mind via an option to donate to bettering the destinations they visit, Gerstmann says, tells them their meeting hosts “know that they understand their concerns.”

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Green Building Council, this is an ideal place in the south to meet sustainably and enjoyably by taking advantage of all the hotel has to offer. The Driskill Austin. A post shared by The Driskill | Austin, TX (@thedriskill). As the first hotel in the U.S. The Proximity Hotel contains 7,300 sq. View this post on Instagram.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The resurgence of trends such as vegan and plant-based diets will continue to supplement more traditional requirements (gluten free and other allergen related) as more and more delegates take a sustainable stance when eating at events. Of these, 48% suggested they would be willing to pay up to 10% extra, with 19% extending to 20%.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 15, 2024

This is the kind of strategy we like to call “evil genius.” ( Partners: TBWANeboko; Raúl&Rigel) AMERICAN EAGLE CAFÉ: JEANS AND A CUP OF JOE Austin has become the unofficial Gen Z capital of the U.S., so American Eagle Outfitters headed to the Lone Star State armed with two things Texans love: denim and coffee.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Jo Austin, Sales Director, Lime Venue Portfolio, commented: “We’re now dealing with thousands of enquiries for meetings and events facilities and feel a real responsibility to place these events in the very best venues, with great food, service, and facilities. Philip Bennett, Venue Director, Rangers F.C.,

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Event Marketer

MAY 4, 2023

Dan Preiss, VP-Experiential Marketing, Dell Technologies Offering insight into the current state of the entertainment, music and tech industries, SXSW 2023 took over Austin, TX, in March, with brands activating a variety of experiences, ranging from immersive art installations to larger-than-life photo ops to DIY crafting sessions.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 28, 2022

“It’s important that brands like ours take into consideration the outside pressures on our customers, and their delegates, and put incentives in place that take some of the pressure off them,” commented Jo Austin, Sales Director, Lime Venue Portfolio.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2023

Most recently the brand has been at the centre of the sustainable event food discussion, launching its Meetings for Change packages. Since its launch in 2008, Lime Venue Portfolio venues have served c22.5

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Lime Venue Portfolio has launched a new initiative to meeting and event organisers that will underline its commitment to sustainability within the industry. There is no doubt in my mind that our customers want to do the right thing, but it’s not always straight forward,” comments Jo Austin, Director of Sales, Lime Venue Portfolio.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

The group became the first in the industry to publish a Net Zero plan, which will help deliver its ambition to create a sustainable food system, and will be supported by Lime Venue Portfolio, amongst its meetings and events brands. Local and seasonal ingredients will be key.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

How to kick up the empathy and excitement-quotient at events Smart Meetings Extraordinary Texas Event at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin brought leadership strategies, technology innovations, experiential gifting and fun F&B ideas from the award-winning magazine to life for three days and we are sharing the aha moments with you.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The resurgence of trends such as vegan and plant-based diets will continue to supplement more traditional requirements (gluten free and other allergen related) as more and more delegates take a sustainable stance when eating at events. Of these, 48% suggested they would be willing to pay up to 10% extra, with 19% extending to 20%.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Jo Austin, Sales Director, Lime Venue Portfolio, commented: “We’re now dealing with thousands of enquiries for meetings and events facilities and feel a real responsibility to place these events in the very best venues, with great food, service, and facilities. Philip Bennett, Venue Director, Rangers F.C.,

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Kennedy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Our client, a global leader in financial services, had been working with us on a conference set to take place in Austin with all the usual bells and whistles tailored to fit just right. With attendees traveling in from elsewhere, we’d been planning to infuse the occasion with all things Austin, including plenty of live music and good vibes.

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Kennedy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Our client, a global leader in financial services, had been working with us on a conference set to take place in Austin with all the usual bells and whistles tailored to fit just right. With attendees traveling in from elsewhere, we’d been planning to infuse the occasion with all things Austin, including plenty of live music and good vibes.

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Kennedy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Our client, a global leader in financial services, had been working with us on a conference set to take place in Austin with all the usual bells and whistles tailored to fit just right. With attendees traveling in from elsewhere, we’d been planning to infuse the occasion with all things Austin, including plenty of live music and good vibes.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 17, 2017

I’m watching PCMA’s Convening Leaders LIVE, the online real-time streaming of key sessions from my computer in the comfort of my office, far from the Austin Convention Center. Fast-forward to January 2017. In my opinion, the perfect hybrid meeting.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

While it’s now common for convention centers to include sustainability initiatives in their operating policies , not all such programs are created equal. Austin Convention Center. The LEED Gold certified Austin Convention Center is taking steps to support its home city’s ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2020.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

A Double Shot of Novelty in Austin, Texas. Austin Convention Center is serving up customizable, gourmet local brew—from a self-serve coffee robot. The concept has already taken off at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and three other Texas locations. We’ll provide the reading materials. But not at The Durham.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 3, 2021

The group became the first in the industry to publish a Net Zero plan, which will help deliver its ambition to create a sustainable food system, and will be supported by Lime Venue Portfolio, amongst its meetings and events brands. Local and seasonal ingredients will be key.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2022

Since then, that number has reached more than 50 , the bulk of which remains in Europe, including Hamburg Airport in Germany, Gatwick Airport in London and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, which became carbon-neutral in 2021 , only one of four in North America.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 5, 2024

This stabilization hints at sustained business levels as costs plateau. IET Birmingham: Austin Court followed the industry trend; outperforming and increasing RPD quarter on quarter in 2022/2023, and dipping slightly in Q4 2023 – but not to below Q2 levels.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Vuong previously worked as director of operation for Informa Markets, managing event logistics, transportation, security, sustainability and signage for Florida Boat Shows. AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas, named Delgado director of sales and marketing. Josh Delgado.

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