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Smart Chat: Martha Sheridan, CEO of Greater Boston CVB

SmartMeetings

On advocating for the meetings industry. President and CEO, Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau. Recently selected to join Michael Massari, chief sales officer of Caesars Entertainment, in chairing the Meetings Mean Business Coalition. Will the integration of Meetings Mean Business (MMB) with U.S.

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What It Takes to Host a Face-to-Face Event During the Pandemic

PCMA Convene

What could in-person meetings during the time of COVID-19 — meaning there is no vaccine or effective treatment yet available — look like? Those are among the requirements attendees must agree to for Metrock’s Voice of Healthcare Summit 2020 , scheduled for early August in Boston. The event itself, however, has not been canceled.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Now that compression is making available space an endangered resource and inflation is pushing up prices for even the most basic items while companies are hesitant to make binding decisions, the responsibility for explaining the realities of what is possible on both sides of the balance sheet falls to the event planner. Choices, Choices.

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How Can Hotels Better Serve Planners’ Needs?

PCMA Convene

To maintain a strong relationship with its meeting and event partners, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation relies on its own Meeting Planner Advisory Council (MPAC), made up of 16 event strategists who come from diverse corporate backgrounds across the United States. REALLY RIVERSIDE.

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Temp-Staff Procurement Firm Expands to Biggest East Coast Cities

MeetingsNet

Instawork now matches gig workers with venues or planners in order to staff receptions and business events in D.C., NYC, and Boston. percent—a 50-year low—meeting planners might be finding it harder to procure reliable temporary staff for registration and help desks, F&B functions, and other event elements.

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3 Rooftop Igloos to Cozy Up in This Winter

SmartMeetings

Meet like an Eskimo inside a trendy, heated dome. These transparent structures have popped up in Boston, New York and London. Lookout Rooftop and Bar at The Envoy Hotel in Boston Brave the brutal cold at The Envoy Hotel in Boston.

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Get InsPIred to Take A Slice Out of Pi Day

SmartMeetings

The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Tucson, Arizona, is known for its prickly pear margarita, but the pastry chef would be happy to custom-make the pie version for a catered event. of indoor/outdoor meeting space. Massachusetts: Boston Cream Pie. According to the American Pie Council, Boston Cream Pie is a cake, not a pie.

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