SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Farm-to-table and local sourcing can be both sustainable and delicious. Our trip took place during the popular Peach Festival in Palisade, Colorado. For example, Colorado Mountain Jams, a family-owned operation, provides private label preserves for our hotel’s restaurants and catering events.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

This is your guide to all things green meetings, from sustainability efforts to tips on making your meetings more eco-friendly. New Collaborative Course Offers Tips for Easy Sustainable Travel. In partnership with WeTravel, this course by Tourism Cares discusses how to offset carbon emissions, find sustainable suppliers and more.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

While it’s now common for convention centers to include sustainability initiatives in their operating policies , not all such programs are created equal. Colorado Convention Center. At Colorado Convention Center in Denver, every meeting is a green meeting. Austin Convention Center. Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

Elyse Dawson , CMP, CPCE, DES, Senior Manager, Conference Center and Events, Invesco “I’m deeply invested in exploring how generative AI tools will transform an industry focused on human connection. She brought top experts to the conversation to share secrets for negotiating, feeling more confident and building a network.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. In this post, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the most important event industry conferences that every event professional should attend this year. The conference where events professionals can extend their reach.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2022

Marriott announced its sustainability plans in 2021 , as part of its 2025 sustainability goals, which includes the reductions of single-use plastics, reducing food waste by 50% and working towards the goal of having each hotel in its portfolio obtain sustainability certification.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Sustainability Is Part of the Plan. Despite the increasing number of events held yearly, many still feel like copycats of other successful conferences. Workshops are fast becoming the preferred activity for many conferences and meetings. Denver, Colorado. Brain Dates: Networking 2.0. Bleisure Travel Becomes The New Norm.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Sustainability is no longer just nice to have: It’s now a necessity in program design. There is definitely a strong fun and reward component, but incentive travel seems to have taken on a new meaning,” is how Danielle Boyles, director of sales and marketing at Grand Hyatt Vail in Colorado , puts it. It’s like sustainability.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

Everyone seemed excited to see us there, because the conference hadn’t been to the United States since 1967,” said Nathan Hermiston, director of destination sales for Meet Minneapolis, whose colorful booth at Apimondia 2015 was the culmination of an 18-month-long bid for Apimondia 2019. You have to eat the elephant in small bites.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 1, 2016

This year, 44 venues from the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, China and India participated in the 142-question Green Venue Report survey, providing the most comprehensive collection of results yet on topics ranging from food waste to energy efficiency and sustainability.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Parr sees sustainability and social issues as being closely aligned, and she tries to leverage the educational resources of her scientist members. Meetings Industry Council of Colorado (MIC)’s annual Serving Up Hope (SUH) fundraiser for Food Bank of the Rockies went virtual this year, but didn’t drop the inspiration or the impact.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

It’s not a big surprise that the 55,000 attendees at Web Summit, a global technology conference in November in Lisbon, Portugal, could encounter pitches — brief talks where startup founders and entrepreneurs present their most innovative and investment-worthy ideas — at almost any hour of the day. Illustration/Pui Yan Fong). by Rabobank.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

Marketing conferences is more complicated now than it was two years ago. In addition to being an event tech powerhouse, the state is a green tech leader and California venues are early adopters of energy-efficient, sustainably built and operated spaces. Green Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Best Conference Center Hotel. of meeting space and a state-of-the-art conference center. Best Conference Center Hotel. Lied Lodge & Conference Center. At Lied Lodge & Conference Center, the definition of meeting space is different than most. Monterey Conference Center. The National Conference Center.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Winners received complimentary PCMA membership along with registration to both PCMA Convening Leaders 2018 this month and the 2018 PCMA Education Conference in June. I’ve had many great moments, but if I have to mention one in particular, that would be the last day of our conference in Japan this year. Alexandra Adsit.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. Opening morning (and the follow-ing days, too) of a conference in Las Vegas for 10,000 super-excited hair-dressers. Derek Anderson.

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