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Smart Moves in Lake Geneva, Cancun and More

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Darcy is director of marketing and communications for Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Before Grand Geneva, Darcy spent six years with White Lodging Services in Merrillville, Indiana, where she was corporate senior marketing manager. Innov8 Meetings + Events named Castellanos director of global events.

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What Hybrid Platform Consolidation Means for Meeting Profs

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Virtual meeting platforms are buying, acquiring, partnering and otherwise conjoining with in-person meeting producers to offer full-service, integrated hybrid capabilities. What will that mean for meeting professionals? Our goal is to empower event managers to succeed with any event format,” the company said in a post.

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Smart Moves in Lahaina, Tampa and More

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Burdette most recently held the role of director of front office at Ojai Valley Inn in California. A 14-year hospitality and events veteran, she has also been event planning manager and executive housekeeper at Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas. Stephanie Burdette. Jed Arrogante. Carrie Sims.

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When Good Meetings Go Bad

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Chilling tales from the front and how meeting profs saved the day. Do you ever feel like an icy snowball the size of a ballroom has fallen on your perfectly planned event, forcing you to scramble to protect everyone while making everything look perfectly natural? Robb Thornsberry, Founder, Infinity Events Inc.

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Tech Meets the Future

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Smart Meetings talked to three meeting professionals tasked with figuring out how to achieve company goals and engage their geek audiences and their evolving expectations and learning styles in ways that are meaningful and effective, regardless of how content is distributed. The Day the Meetings Stopped.

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Smart Moves in Dominican Republic, Hawaii and More

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Bruni-Perkins is executive vice president and chief marketing officer of San Francisco Travel Association. Before this appointment, Bruni-Perkins served as SF Travel’s interim chief marketing officer and senior vice president of global marketing communications. She serves on the U.S. She serves on the U.S. Dave Walsh.

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7 Smart Moves in Boston, Memphis and Malibu

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Greenwald is director of sales and marketing for Yotel Boston. He also held the general manager role with Radisson Resort Celebration in Orlando, Sheraton Orlando North Hotel and Las Alcobas in Napa Valley, California. Vahdani is hotel manager for Nobu Ryokan Malibu in California. Julia Greenwald. Joe White. Gary Maida.

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