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9 of the World’s Coolest Convention Centers

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And, who knows, after seeing these beauties you might start planning your next meeting or event in a completely new and foreign city! Photo credit: Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center Fira Barcelona Gran Via Location: Barcelona, Spain. Size: 2,583,338 sq. Size: 581,251 sq.

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7 Coolest Wine Bars for Your Next Event

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Barcelona Wine Bar image by Tom McGovern. Barcelona Wine Bar (Atlanta). The post 7 Coolest Wine Bars for Your Next Event appeared first on Smart Meetings. The bartenders discuss your flavor preferences before presenting wine samples. The cozy setting feels intimate, with table candles lighting up the room at night.

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Insights from Meetings and Event Technology Expert: QnA with Corbin Ball

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Working in the events industry, building contacts with event influencers becomes one of the priorities for us. Searching for event technology or meetings technology influencer, the most heard name is of a renowned influencer? to embrace the event technology for their events. I ran my first meeting in 1979.

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3 Global Lessons from PCMACL’s Music City Convergence

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More than 4,500 event professionals converged on Nashville the second week of January with a unified vision. It also had lessons for groups planning on making a difference in the coming year. A popular Future of Face2Face area at Music City Center offered up event technology that is reinventing the meeting for 2018.

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ICCA Names Top 20 Association Meeting Cities

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Paris has landed at the top spot with 196 meetings, one more than No. The top five was reshuffled quite a bit, with Vienna rising two places to second, Berlin dropping to fourth, and Barcelona and London staying at third and fifth, respectively. Number of Meetings in 2016. 1 Berlin reported last year.

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Cvent’s ‘Top Meetings Destinations’ and ‘Top Meeting Hotels’ Returns: Nashville and San Diego Move Up

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This is the first time Cvent has generated the list since the pandemic halted events. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. Our unique indoor and outdoor event spaces facilitate engagement and inspiration, while our various outlets support relaxation outside the event environment.

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5 Smart Moves at Meet Puerto Rico, MPI, Montage & More

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Gabriela Ong Gabriela Ong was promoted to vice president of sales for Meet Puerto Rico, where she has been brand sales manager, northeast for three years. Based in the New York area, Ong will drive sales and grow brand awareness through meetings, incentives and marketing events.

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