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AUGUST 4, 2022

Visit Greater Palm Springs in Rancho Mirage, California, appointed Bruggemans director of sustainability and community engagement. Over the last 17 years, she has garnered experience in hospitality, event, food and beverage, and business management. Runyon brings 10 years of venue administration and events experience.

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JULY 15, 2022

She has been an international leader in events for over a decade and has become an internationally sought-after speaker. of meeting and event space. Digital events and engagement platform JUNO appointed Martin director of engagement. For over 30 years Huston has been a leader in hospitality and food and beverage management.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

The summer of 2023 will herald a new era of meetings in South Lake Tahoe with the arrival of the over $100-million Tahoe South Events Center. The site of the events center, currently under construction at Stateline, Nevada, is conveniently located near major hotels and casinos including Harveys Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and others.

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MARCH 1, 2024

of event space, including an indoor heated pool that has sliding doors to a patio. For food and beverage, visitors can make a stop at one of its five restaurants or bars, including the lobby’s License to Chill Bar, Come Monday Cafe, and JWB Prime Steak and Seafood. The property is home to more than 14,000 sq.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

Have a holiday event filled with excitement and fun with pop-up bars serving festive cocktails. Miracle Pop-Up Bar and its spin-off company Sippin’ Santa have opened several pop-up bars in popular venues around the Bay Area in Northern California. A variety of cheery and delicious holiday cocktails for everyone’s taste.”.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

You might want to take a second look at big city venues, where the access is convenient, amenities are abundant and hotel partners are eager to welcome you back. While most recent events have been more traditional in set-up, we have seen some smaller groups have enhanced their space in creative ways. Planning your return to in-person?

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APRIL 22, 2024

With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community. The Stanford Inn & Resort on the coast of Northern California in Mendocino County partners with John Jeavons’ GROW BIOINTENSIVE to open The Field School.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Negotiation experts share tips for building win-win event contracts The ROI is in the details when drafting a vendor contract. A win-win contract allows everyone to feel that their biggest risks are covered and they can partner in good faith to execute confidently while working creatively to deliver the best event possible.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Going into full hostess mode, she arranged for a hospitality suite stocked with food and a changing room in case early arrivals wanted to hit the beach before the welcome reception. “I

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JANUARY 18, 2022

The hotel’s guestrooms, lobby, food and beverage offerings and indoor meeting spaces have all been refurbished by Gensler, a global design firm with local, Morristown roots. Groups will now have the availability to host events at a new outdoor venue at adjacent Pioneer Park courtyard beginning in April. Bourbon Boutique.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 30, 2019

Interested in planning an event in the San Francisco Bay Area? This diverse list of 20 Palo Alto event spaces will help you narrow down your many options. The history of Palo Alto, a city in Northern California, is rich and varied. Looking to host your next event in Palo Alto? 20 Palo Alto Event Venues.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

The hotel is set to host live music across all its public spaces and will also feature a dedicated entertainment venue for live concerts and celeb/media interviews. The RT60 Rooftop bar and lounge is the star of this hotel’s food and beverage operation, with views from the 33rd floor cheek-by-jowl to Rockefeller Center.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

We asked Mandi Graziano, vice president of global accounts for HPN Global and published author, to share a behind-the-scenes look at a recent event she planned that make a quick change. Our 2,000-person event was the end of June. We had all the hotel blocks booked and had already moved the event twice due to Covid-19.

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JUNE 30, 2016

When setting out to brand their annual LEAP conference, PCMA’s Southwest & Pacific and Northern California chapters, who collaborated on the event, which was held at the San Diego Creative Space on April 8, wanted it to be anything but typical.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

That is, if a historic organic ranch amid the oyster beds of West Marin, a Sausalito houseboat dinner event themed to Eastern European food and music and a tasty demonstration kitchen ready for hands-on cooking demos and team-building events in San Francisco’s North Beach will do. The venue accommodates 8–17 people.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His philosophy is that “Genuine hospitality is the way a restaurant makes you feel before you even take a bite of food. ” The New York icon (Charlie Palmer Steak, The Patio, Aperibar, and Spyglass Rooftop Bar to name a few) and his wife, Lisa, found their way to northern California’s Wine Country in the 1990s.

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MARCH 14, 2019

San Jose is a beautiful city full of amazing event venues. Keep reading and we'll show you the 30 San Jose event venues you should be considering for your next get together. San Jose is a large city with over one million residents, making it the third most populous city in California after Los Angeles and San Diego.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

ExCel London , a major event venue at the historic Royal Docks, promoted Clover to executive director of event management and guest experience. Most recently, Clover joined the company as head of event management. Thompson is director of meeting and event services at Talley Management Group in Mount Royal, New Jersey.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The wow experience is an intimate gathering at a memory-making new hotel that includes private dining at its restaurant, which is the latest hot spot in that food-obsessed city. At Kimpton Alton , the Ang’s light-filled dining room seats 50 indoors and about 28 on the patio, plus there’s a banquet room for private dining and events.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

The Italian Society of Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care, and Resuscitation (SIAARTI) turned its annual meeting into a traveling event that included educational content and meetings with experts, health managers, local administrators, and sponsors in socially distanced settings. Making House Calls. Gaia Santoro.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Currency Research’s event team, including Shaun Ferrari, a managing director, hit the ground running with wildfires forced them to change the location of the Americas Cash Cycle Seminar in November 2018. Currency Research’s event for central bankers from South, Central, and North America — including the U.S. 12 Frantic Hours.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

If San Diego is the destination for your next event, first of all, lucky you. Second of all, let us help you with this list of 20 San Diego event venues, from the tried-and-true to the hip-and-new. San Diego is a popular destination for events, and no wonder. San Diego Event Venues. Parq Event Center.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Located in the Tomorrowland section of Disneyland Park, Starcade is a private-event venue for groups up to 200 guests. Event planners booking a meeting in Anaheim, California, might assume that attendees are over Disneyland. Disneyland). Disneyland).

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

Allison is senior vice president of strategy and growth for meetings, conventions and exhibitions for Oak View Group (OVG), a venue development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry. She has also worked at Hyatt properties in Houston and Southern California. Chandra Allison. Kelly Cavers.

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JULY 22, 2022

Newly opened Thompson Austin is tailored to the needs of meetings and events professionals. of indoor and outdoor event space between one ballroom, four boardrooms and a fourth-floor restaurant. The indoor venues each have spacious 20-foot ceilings with floor-to-ceiling windows showing off downtown Austin. With 799 sq.

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JULY 7, 2023

Jillian Stevens Jillian Stevens Broken Sound Club appoints Stevens as director of event sales. She will lead the events team in their efforts to create dynamic programming for residents and front large-scale events in the club’s renovated ballrooms and outdoor spaces. Chatman is the director of sales for Discover Santa Clara.

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JULY 7, 2023

Jillian Stevens Jillian Stevens Broken Sound Club appoints Stevens as director of event sales. She will lead the events team in their efforts to create dynamic programming for residents and front large-scale events in the club’s renovated ballrooms and outdoor spaces. Chatman is the director of sales for Discover Santa Clara.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Along with the restaurants and stores that now call the station home, a music-cued lightshow plays across the ceiling of the grand hall each evening, while seasonal events such as the Polar Express Train Ride cycle through. It reopened as a venue and hotel in 1985, and has remained a mainstay of downtown St. There is a magic to St.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Others like it, designed as special events during conventions and meetings, are happening throughout Colorado , Nevada and California. And as recreational marijuana achieves greater acceptance, cannabis events could become a regular part of many mainstream meetings, conventions and incentive programs. Joint Ventures.

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MARCH 20, 2018

San Jose, California , knows a thing or two about genius. Other improvements include a reinforced infrastructure to decrease load-in and load-out times, allowing groups to utilize shorter date ranges when booking events. Big ideas are born in venues like the elegantly restored California Theatre, a Beaux Arts gem built in 1927.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Transcend your event with a visit to America’s most future ready city – San Jose, California. Meeting planners can choose from one of seven Team San Jose managed venues and cultural facilities including the San Jose McEnery Convention Center and four historic theaters. Located just 3.9

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JULY 1, 2020

Venue . Many venues have maximum capacity due to space and city/county permits. All these types of venues can accommodate 50 guests and makes your wedding unique. . Having a small wedding with 50 guests also allows you more money to spend on essential things like good food, good drinks, and beautiful decorations.

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EventUp

JULY 1, 2020

We are just as excited as you to get out of our own messy kitchens and back into a restaurant enjoying food and drink crafted by someone else along with new and old friends. Cutting edge design, stellar service, and world-class food by Top Chef Alum Jamie Lynch are all to be expected. Restaurants open in Charleston: 5Church.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With customizable event space numbering over 25,000 sq. The It Takes Two Package offers 20% off nearly all the resort’s amenities, including but not limited to food and beverage, spa services and AV systems. of outdoor space, made up of 25 separate meeting rooms and ten garden and event lawns. indoors and 35,000 sq.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Five days later, The Golden Globe Awards followed in Beverly Hills, California, and the ceremonies will keep on coming, leaving event planners and hotels mighty busy straight out of the gate. Staging an awards gala requires substantial planning, and in many ways it is similar to planning a meeting or an event.

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MAY 25, 2017

Bergamot Alley (Healdsburg, California). Plush, plum colored sofas, and wooden barrels surround the European cave-looking venue. The grilled American food and more than 150 wine selections also add to the special low-key character. The post 7 Coolest Wine Bars for Your Next Event appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

San José, California, knows a thing or two about genius. When it comes to event space, feel free to spread out. Then, stroll the eclectic strip of museums, entertainment venues, and galleries in the SoFA creative district, and interact with the latest gadgets at the Tech Museum of Innovation. It’s where tomorrows happen – today.

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