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Smart Moves in California, Oregon and More

Smart Meetings

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland, in Oregon appointed Lapsley director of sales and marketing. Most recently, she was director of sales and marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, in Hawaii. She has been an international leader in events for over a decade and has become an internationally sought-after speaker.

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Price-Conscious Wow: How Meeting Planners Find More Value With AV Partners

Smart Meetings

Delivering jaw-dropping wow on a budget is possible in today’s market—if you have a true partnership with your audiovisual service provider. Extending the stage or creating a satellite stage would move your speakers much closer to the audience. That way, speakers can see who they are talking to in the seats.

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Nine Ways to Go Green at Your Next Event

TicketBud

Host Virtual, Hybrid or a Series of Satellite Events Research by MeetGreen shows that air travel by attendees, speakers or sponsors accounts for 70% of an event’s carbon footprint. Use AV to broadcast important marketing or event content, and host important speaker, sponsor or event information on an app or website.

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Caesars Launches Wellness Menu Ahead of IMEX

Smart Meetings

“Caesars has long offered innovative wellness options for employees and accommodated clients; it was time to make the services easier to access by packaging it all up in a ‘menu’ that could start a discussion,” said Reina Herschdorfer, director of marketing, national meetings and events with Caesars Entertainment.

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35 Must Attend Events For Event Planners in 2020

Bizzabo

Besides access to great networking opportunities and innovative content, the following 35 events will also provide attendees with great speaker lineups and the chance to travel to amazing locations! Learn from top speakers and network with your peers. Denver, Colorado. Experiential Marketing Summit 2020. Denver, Colorado.

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2019 40 Under 40: The In-Crowd

Connect Your Meetings

33 • Director of Sales & Marketing. Parker, Colorado. National Speakers Association. 36 • Director of Sales and Marketing. 36 • Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Alliances. Denver, Colorado. Pamela Wike Boyd. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. Silver Spring, Maryland. Austin, Texas.

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Are You Vetting Your Speakers for Inappropriate Actions?

SmartMeetings

One of the oldest tricks in the event professional’s bag is booking a big-name speaker to get people in the seats. Nancy Lauterbach, co-founder of Michigan-based RedPropeller Speakers Bureau, stresses the importance of doing due diligence on everything from accusations of sexual or other misconduct to inappropriate social media activity.