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Smart Moves in Colorado, Utah and More

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Before joining Aspen Hospitality, Azevedo worked as vice president of acquisitions and development for Loews Hotels and vice president of development for the Americas for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Rachel Riggs, CMP, DES, SEPC Riggs is general manager of environmental strategy for Maritz Global Events.

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New Privacy Regulations for Event Data Coming in 2023

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If the way you handle attendees’ information doesn’t meet the EU’s GDPR standards, it may not meet some U.S. meeting professionals changed their data practices if there was any chance an EU citizen would be among their attendees. California is obviously a huge state with a lot of people. At that time, many U.S.

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Smart Moves in Lake Geneva, Cancun and More

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Innov8 Meetings + Events named Castellanos director of global events. Castellanos has experience in sales, marketing and special events; she previously worked as executive director for ODC Products. Sidoriak is president and CEO for Visit Carlsbad in California. Mary Castellanos. Kim Sidoriak, CDME.

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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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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? It will also accelerate the development of Intrado’s self-service virtual event offering.” (See

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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.