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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Planners looking for somewhere new to eat in the San Francisco Bay Area need look no further. About an hour’s drive up the coast from San Francisco sits a beautifully renovated farmhouse on 166 certified organic acres overlooking Tomales Bay. The Straus name is revered in California agricultural history.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Sunshine, warm weather, and unique attractions await you when you choose a California college or university as your next event space. Most venues across the United States may be quickly approaching the frigid, snow-ridden winter season, but not west coast venues! ” California State University, Northridge.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

First thing's first, you need a killer venue. San Francisco is an amazing city with a ton of exciting and unique venues to choose from. We've compiled a list of the top 15 San Francisco event venues to help you, National Historic Landmarks and retired 1924 Federal Reserve spaces included. The Village.

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MAY 2, 2022

Advances in technology and operations make California a leader in earth-friendly gathering. California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. In Southern California, “ecopreneurs” are innovating the fueling of sprinter vans, alternatives to single-use plastics and much more.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Using WalletHub’s list of the happiest cities in America , Smart Meetings gathered some of the top locations, venues and locations that are sure to bring a smile to your attendees’ faces. For planners looking for fun activities to offer their attendees near Fremont, California, Bay Philharmonic is an experience worth checking out.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

The Sciences of San Francisco California Academy of Sciences San Francisco has a wide range to explore in its roughly 46 sq. But if guests find themselves exploring Golden Gate Park in the Richmond District, they may want to check out the California Academy of Sciences. Marriott Marquis offers 102,829 sq.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Northern California is one of the most scenic and diverse parts of California with major cities of interest including Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose—memorable areas that merge mountains with metropolises and technology booms with the bounty of wine country. San Francisco, CA. San Jose, CA.

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MAY 20, 2024

When it comes to planning an event, choosing the right venue is crucial. While there are many options available, hosting an event at a popular stadium venue offers a unique experience that is sure to impress guests, and be a total grand slam for everyone in attendance! Steinbrenner Field is a popular event venue in Tampa Bay, Florida.

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MARCH 29, 2022

With an assist from entertainment personality Mario Lopez, MLB San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford and actor Anthony Anderson, she flies above the Golden Gate Bridge, checks out whales along the coast, floats with colorful hot air balloons in Napa, indulges in forest bathing in Santa Cruz and lands poolside in Hollywood.

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MARCH 29, 2022

With an assist from entertainment personality Mario Lopez, MLB San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford and actor Anthony Anderson, she flies above the Golden Gate Bridge, checks out whales along the coast, floats with colorful hot air balloons in Napa, indulges in forest bathing in Santa Cruz and lands poolside in Hollywood.

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APRIL 13, 2022

Advances in technology and operations make California a leader in earth-friendly gathering. California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. In Southern California, “ecopreneurs” are innovating the fueling of sprinter vans, alternatives to single-use plastics and much more.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2022

But for meeting planners it may sound like, “New Year, New Venue!”. City View at Metreon in San Francisco lives in the heart of San Francisco downtown and is short walk from Moscone Center. City View at Metreon in San Francisco lives in the heart of San Francisco downtown and is short walk from Moscone Center.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

From sandy beaches to lush gardens, the state of California offers a variety of beautiful backdrops for your nuptials. Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco). This beautiful outdoor venue was originally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific exhibition and is now available for weddings for up to 3,000 guests. Learn more here.

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Milestone Events Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

When it comes to planning a wedding in California, one of the most critical decisions you’ll make is choosing the entertainment. But before you start envisioning the dance floor packed with guests grooving to live music, you may wonder, “How much does a live band cost for a wedding in California? Band vs DJ Cost?

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JULY 17, 2023

Connecting meeting and tourism venues such as the American Tobacco Campus at Blackwell/Vivian St. The bright geometrical sidewalks guide groups easily and joyously through the major downtown meeting venues and tourist attractions. Even the bus stops in San Francisco are public works of art. of contiguous space.

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JULY 15, 2022

She has also held similar roles for major brands in San Francisco, Boston and Los Angeles, such as Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Marriott Bonvoy. Brandon most recently served 21 years as general manager of Vintners Resort in Sonoma County, California. Kate Patay, CPCE. Chris Caldwell.

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MARCH 25, 2022

Go Calipolitan with a Wedding in Walnut Creek, California. For the perfect venue to celebrate your perfect wedding, look no further than the all-encompassing destination of Walnut Creek, CA. Wedding Venues in Walnut Creek, CA. For a dreamy outdoor wedding with string lights to enchant guests, this is the venue for you!

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AUGUST 8, 2022

A Northern California destination is helping meeting professionals harness this fast-budding trend. Mendocino County, along with Trinity and Humboldt counties in Northern California, make up the largest cannabis-producing area in the United States. Read More : These Two California Hotels Just Became 420-friendly. “I

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JANUARY 24, 2018

From its inception, San Francisco has drawn an eclectic mix of risk-takers who together have helped shape its cultural landscape. In the past decade, the city of San Francisco has become synonymous with the technology industry.

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JULY 15, 2021

Meet at University of California, Davis. Centrally located, the University of California, Davis has access to the city or the mountains in any direction, making it the perfect location for any guest to enjoy. The University of California has several locations, but UC Davis offers something unique from the other campuses in California.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

A Northern California destination is helping meeting professionals harness this fast-budding trend. Mendocino County, along with Trinity and Humboldt counties in Northern California, make up the largest cannabis-producing area in the United States. Read More : These Two California Hotels Just Became 420-friendly. “I

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JUNE 28, 2019

We absolutely love California as an event destination. The options in cities, venues, and activities are virtually limitless. Here are our Top Picks for hosting a conference in California. Occidental College is another one of our Top Picks for California Conferences. California State University, Northridge.

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MAY 2, 2022

And across multiple categories, California, the Golden State, is coming up roses. San Diego, CA. San Francisco, CA. But through all the country’s mountains, valleys and plains, California unsurprisingly remains the U.S. In terms of floriculture crop sales, California ranks behind none other than the Sunshine State.

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MARCH 30, 2021

When Uber Freight, a shipping division of the San Francisco–based ride-sharing company, ended its 2019 Deliver conference with the message “See you in Chicago!” A San Francisco mixologist, filming in front of a digital bar background, teaches attendees how to make Old-Fashioneds using kits that were mailed to them in advance.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

From its inception, San Francisco has drawn an eclectic mix of risk-takers who together have helped shape its cultural landscape. In the past decade, the city of San Francisco has become synonymous with the technology industry.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 21, 2021

The 20th annual Tribeca Film Festival will offer a variety of outdoor events and installations, along with timed and ticketed indoor experiences at venues across New York City. The festival will be predominantly held at outdoor venues, and a new slate of health and safety protocols are in order. 29-31, San Francisco.

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MARCH 21, 2019

California is known for its warm weather, lavish lifestyles, and booming technology industry. From Northern to Southern California, festivals are continuously being held year-round and people from all over the world travel to partake in these events. A state that encapsulates everything into a culture that many want to experience.

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APRIL 14, 2021

Live Nation and Veeps are outfitting 60 Live Nation-operated music venues across the U.S. The move brings what the two companies are calling “turnkey livestreaming” to the venues, which will allow performing artists the ability to livestream a show while playing for an attending audience at the same time.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The first week of November, the union announced that it had agreed to contracts in Oakland, California and Detroit, but 7,000 employees were still on strike at Marriott properties in California, Hawaii and Boston. Additionally, in Oakland, California, minimum wage amendment Measure Z passed with 74 percent approval.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

After four years of tiptoeing around ongoing event business to expand and update the circa 1981 Moscone Center in the heart of the financial and arts districts, San Francisco Tourism Improvement District Management Corporation will tear down the temporary walls on January 3 to welcome 157,000 sq. of new “front of house” space.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Hardesty previously worked as general manager for Andaz West Hollywood in California. Rogers is general manager for Montage Laguna Beach in California. Mary Rogers. Price is CEO of Visit Phoenix.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2019

Meeting locations and site venues that are easily accessible and centrally located are important for the success of a meeting. That’s where Visalia comes in—take the map of California and fold it in half to see Visalia right in the center of the state, on the crease, making it easy to get to. Once in town, it’s even easier to navigate.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 2, 2021

Andrew Verducci (left), founder and CEO of Verducci Event Productions, and Rahnee Palma, chief sales officer at FACE2FACE Meetings, take part in the PCMA’s Northern California chapter’s LEAP hybrid conference. During recent site visits, she shared, her company has encountered hotels and venues with staffing shortages.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Maybe you seek one glowing under the desert sun, or perched in the foggy green hills of the north San Francisco Bay. Emerald AC Hotel San Rafael AC Hotel San Rafael is the first downtown hotel destination in San Rafael. Maybe you crave a destination brimming with history high in the mountains.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Hotel del Coronado , California. With an unimpeded beachfront view , this 757-room property, next door to downtown San Diego, has seen the faces of presidents Benjamin Harrison, William Howard Taft, Franklin D. On the property, there are 65 event venues across 96,000 sq. Fairmont San Francisco. Roosevelt, Dwight D.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Water refilling stations at venues, like this one at the San Francisco International Airport, can help encourage attendees to bring their own reusable water bottles to events. Convene Deputy Editor Barbara Palmer wrote about the PCMA Northern California Chapter’s L.E.A.P. Participate.) Why do we need another bag?”

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MAY 26, 2022

of meeting space across 31 venues and has 445 guest rooms. Oakland International Airport (OAK) in California came in at No. San Francisco International Airport (SFO), No. In terms of airport proximity, Hyatt Regency Orlando International is about as close as one can get: inside the airport. The property offers 42,000 sq.

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