SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Smart Meetings interviewed Nondie Jemison, special event sales manager for the venue, about how a brand known for animating even the wildest planner dreams breaks new ground. We sat down with Erin Scholes, president of SD Meetings & Events, to talk about the work that goes on behind the scenes at the California STEAM Symposium.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Here’s our checklist for meeting safety, with thanks to a pair of veteran event planners—Greg Jenkins, partner at Bravo Productions in Long Beach, California, and Brady K. Create a risk management assessment prior to the event, along with a protocol and policy for handling emergency situations. Keep calm and carry on.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Fires raging in Southern California have already destroyed 1,000 structures. We spoke with Julie Mauer, vice president of marketing for Silverado Resort and Spa , which evacuated during the Wine Country fires in October for insights into how to keep everyone in your group safe and calm during an emergency at a venue. Lessons Learned.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 10, 2017

This short list of places, spaces and notations compiled by the travel risk management company On Call International can help narrow down the options. With a meeting in California’s capital your attendees can indulge in Central Valley’s farm-to-fork abundance. Sacramento. Meeting space: 384,000 sq. Guest rooms: 16,000.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

The Northern California Chapter was recognized for Marketplace Excellence and Educational Programming (also given to the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter). The well-being of attendees is always the first concern for planners, but only 50% have written risk management plans according to MPI research. Have a safety plan.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 30, 2019

F or the last 12 of his 19 years as a chef, Andrew Strader has worked as executive chef for Sodexo at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering in Irvine, California. Venues] are now charging way more for special meals, particularly halal and kosher, than they did in previous years,” Taylor said. “If

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

F or the last 12 of his 19 years as a chef, Andrew Strader has worked as executive chef for Sodexo at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering in Irvine, California. Venues] are now charging way more for special meals, particularly halal and kosher, than they did in previous years,” Taylor said. “If

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