Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Outdoor spaces add a truly memorable element to events. Whether it’s for a mixer, appetizers before a reception dinner, or a relaxing breakout in between business sessions, event planners look for venues with outdoor space options to add to their itinerary. It’s perfect for any business or social event for up to 100.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Event planners are already preparing to bring the best to 2022. Here are some of the biggest events to come in 2022. Haute, the marketing, sales and event services company in Cedar Park, Texas, is taking 80 professionals to Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas for a week-long event on a brand-new industry metric.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It was cold as I headed to the airport, but also brilliantly sunny–pretty typical for late fall in Minnesota. I was pretty sure I was going to regret the sunglasses, but I wasn’t going to the conference to lounge around the pool. It was my first real conference since Covid restrictions had started.

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Do Good Events

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The year began with our (typical) slower time of event execution but we saw one of our biggest influxes in event sale inquiries of all time! It was clear that events were back, new ones were being created, and many were needing new support as they dealt with staffing shortages. Try to find joy in the rain!

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 27, 2020

Planning the perfect event can be stressful and so can picking out the perfect location. This week, we are highlighting a few of the Special Places for Special Events. Not many things personify luxury and a special place to hold an event quite like Midtown Manhattan. 3 WEST CLUB. LONE STAR PARK.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Paid influencer marketing is spreading to the event industry, and I doubt that it’s an ethical practice. ” I was not surprised to get this call because the agency has been calling other event professionals with the same pitch. If you’re interested in more details I would love to chat with you; my phone number is __.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Joint Effort Last summer, ILA held its first-ever hybrid convention in Mainz, Germany, and focused on making it both more collaborative and less of a one-off event — demonstrating that the association practices what it preaches. “We That’s what the research is showing.” They’re learning from each other.”

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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

When it comes to planning regional meetings and events, sometimes the Midwest is best. Lied Lodge & Conference Center in Nebraska City makes it into our favorite picks for its stunning capabilities as a retreat and full-service meeting option. The building offers 10 uniquely designed event and meeting rooms, plus recepetion space.

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Unique Venues

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Don’t Just Plan an Event…Plan an EXPERIENCE! They have everything you need for a successful event - plus offer unique experiences that your guests will remember for years to come. Elevate your next meeting at the place that is redefining the landscape of executive event and conference spaces.

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Unique Venues

MARCH 17, 2020

Boulders Conference Center in Denison, Iowa is centrally located between Omaha, Sioux City and Des Moines. The catering and conference department at Ashland boasts a team of award-winning, professionally trained chefs and service staff to meet all yours and your guests’ culinary wishes. Beaver Hollow Conference Center.

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Unique Venues

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

These spots offer top-of-the-line amenities, conference centers, and event facilities, making them ideal for professional development. This beautiful campus offers a wide range of spaces for anything from small workshops to large conferences. experience for all event attendees! In need of lecture halls?

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Eventinterface

MAY 2, 2017

Founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota by a small group of event industry professionals, National Events Partnerships -NEP- aims to overcome the frustration felt by meeting planners attending large planner and supplier conferences by offering a more intimate and focused setting. Showcase events start at 8:00 a.m.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Searching for event venues in the Mini Apple? Look no further than this list of 26 awesome event venues in Minnesota’s Twin Cities and beyond. With over 13 lakes, wetlands, and direct access to the Mississippi River, this Minnesota city is home to a variety of beautiful landscapes. Riverside at Minneapolis Event Center.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Especially in medicine and health care, maybe the most incremental yet desperate-to-change-the-world field of all — how would you build a conference specifically dedicated to groundbreaking, trailblazing, lifesaving innovations? Let these four events show you. 2017 Breakthrough Thinking Conference. Plus, Minnesota’s two U.S.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2022

Importantly, I’ll continue our commitment to our core values and look forward to working with our Board and the CWT team to enhance our technology, and further strengthen the travel and events services we provide to our customers around the world.”. He studied management at the London Business School.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

While these event professionals you will learn more about are young, there is much everyone in the industry can learn from them. They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. 37 • Conference and Events Manager. 26 • Conference Services Manager.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2018

The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Tucson, Arizona, is known for its prickly pear margarita, but the pastry chef would be happy to custom-make the pie version for a catered event. The amusement park is available for buyout and can accommodate more than 5,000 guests in its corporate event venues. It’s close to Hagerty Conference Center.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Joining our podcast host, James Dickson, on this week’s episode of the Event Industry News podcast was Will Curran and Brandt Krueger. Brandt is a technical producer, educator, speaker and consultant for the meeting and events industry who describes himself as a “geek dad and husband”.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 30, 2019

When old man winter rears his ugly head, the best thing you can do to boost your conference attendance is to head to Florida—right? Yet even Bloemendaal admits they’ve got nothing on a certain Minnesota city in this area. Yet that’s only a thought of the uneducated, say tourism leaders in this region. Milwaukee Digs In.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Welcome to Event Tech Podcast Episode ZERO! Our hosts Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting & Will Curran of Endless Events will guide you through all things related to event technology and distill complex topics so that everyone can understand them, as well as give ideas on how to implement some of the technology.

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Unique Venues

MAY 29, 2019

There are over 100 meeting and event rooms including large classrooms able to accommodate 200 students. But we also know event coordinators will be wowed by its modern-day amenities. University of Minnesota. Conference and Event Services. University of Nebraska. Lincoln, NE. College of Wooster. Wooster, OH.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As part of that “live, work, play” mission, the brand just welcomed the opening of Omni Viking Lakes Hotel with MV Ventures, the development arm of NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, with 320 guest rooms and 35,000 sq. ft of event space. The event included a general session, a reception, multiple breakout sessions and an exhibit area.

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Connect Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

We prefer to think of it as a breakthrough in beverages—and a smart investment for hotels and event venues. We went to Pittsburgh in June for the Association of Luxury Suite Directors Conference and Tradeshow, which has something called the Suite of the Future. How much labor do the machines require on-site at an event?

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Chicago Southland is enthusiastically ready to assist you in planning your regional meetings and events! We pride ourselves on stellar service and going the extra mile in assisting all planners, regardless of meeting or event size. With multiple event spaces, Thornton Distilling Co. in Thornton.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 15, 2019

In August 2018, when Mark Addicks was in the midst of planning his first-ever event, the MANOVA Global Health Summit, he was determined to make it a dramatic departure from the typical medical conference. “We Founder Mark Addicks sets the stage for the inaugural MANOVA Global Health Summit.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

One of the main reasons event professionals learn with us is to hone the skills needed to advance their event planning careers, and many of them ask us about job openings. Meeting & Event Job Openings | April 2018. Freelance Event Producer | AlliedPRA | Phoenix, AZ. Event Manager | Casino Del Sol | Tuscon, AZ.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

One of the main reasons event professionals learn with us is to hone the skills needed to advance their event planning careers, and many of them ask us about job openings. Meeting & Event Job Openings | January 2018. Design & Event Coordinator | AlliedPRA | Chandler, AZ. Event Manager | streamlinevents, inc.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

One of the main reasons event professionals learn with us is to hone the skills needed to advance their event planning careers, and many of them ask us about job openings. Meeting & Event Job Openings | February 2018. Events Coordinator II – Operations Logistics | Isagenix | Gilbert, AZ. Learn More.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

One of the main reasons event professionals learn with us is to hone the skills needed to advance their event planning careers, and many of them ask us about job openings. Fundraising Event Management. Technical Meeting & Event Production. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals. Upcoming Courses.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 9, 2018

The MCC has achieved Level One certification to the ASTM Standard pertaining to the Evaluation and Selection of Venues for Environmentally Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences. It’s one of the only convention center bars in the country.

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Unique Venues

MARCH 30, 2021

Planning a multi-day conference can be stressful but finding the perfect venue for you and your guests might be the hardest part of all. Often overlooked in this search are colleges and universities who often provide nearly any type of event space you are looking for and a dedicated staff in place to make your event go off smoothly.

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Unique Venues

JULY 12, 2023

UCMD’s state-of-the-art event spaces, including the impressive Riggs Alumni and Xfinity Centers, are both perfect for hosting summer camps of all shapes and sizes, as well as other events like weddings, conferences, and social gatherings! Located just outside of Washington, D.C.,

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Meeting Tomorrow

JUNE 21, 2022

As many planners found over the last two years, there are dozens of hybrid events benefits, including sustainability. A study by researchers at Cornell found that events and conferences with 50% in-person participation (and 50% virtual) have the potential to slash overall carbon footprint and energy use by two-thirds.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Fifty-seven percent of the conference and convention centers polled have active manual waste-sorting programs in place. On average, thirty-four percent of event planners answered that they discussed sustainability when talking with a venue in 2015, which is itself a 27 percent growth from the previous year.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2023

As attendees start returning to medical meetings in person to learn about new treatments and procedures, it may be time for a check-up to ensure your conferences are complying with all rules and regulations and effectively delivering the education they were designed to impart.

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