Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Traditional conference designs also adopt this model. The Satir model of change was developed by the founder of family systems therapy, Virginia Satir , and described in her book The Satir Model , published in 1991. Steven Smith supplies a longer summary , and Jerry’s and Virginia’s books go into more detail.].

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Event Industry News

MARCH 15, 2024

From designing computer chips at Intel nearly 30 years ago to current role as head of industry at Fintech Meetup, Sanjib Kalita – who is also CEO at guppy.ai – has been engrossed in the technology sector, taking on events by default. In this episode, live and direct from Fairfax, Virginia, Sanjib Kalita discusses his […]

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Digital marketing trailblazer InGo will sponsor an eponymous stage at Event Tech Live (ETL), which returns to ExCel London next month. Launched in 2013 and based in Arlington, Virginia, InGo helps event organisers leverage attendees’ connections and, stats show, grow their shows faster than other paid channels.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 6, 2020

From tech to finance to media—here's a look at 30 of the best conferences for women in 2020. Many conferences have appeared in the last few years to help provide women with opportunities to build networks, share experiences, and learn in ways that traditional conferences can't quite match. Watermark Conference for Women.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 30, 2021

Girls for a Change, a Virginia-based organization empowering girls of color, partnered with Richmond muralist Hamilton Glass on this street art project. These were events that chose Richmond with plans to incorporate its specific attributes into their educational programming. Photos courtesy Richmond Region Tourism).

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Unique Venues

JUNE 12, 2019

The Mid-Atlantic region of the United States never disappoints as an event destination. This is an outstanding area to hold your event with many choices, in many cities. Match one of our Top Picks to your event’s needs. Located in the in the heart of this historic city is the FH1360 Conference Center. Newark, DE.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

Should the event industry embrace facial analysis — a technology that promises to offer new analytic data to event stakeholders? So it’s not surprising that companies have developed facial technologies to provide new forms of data to event owners. In this post, I’ll explain why I’m concerned.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

Darby Gyscek and Ricky de Jesus Darby Gescyk (left) and Ricky de Jesus (right) Kimpton The Forum Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia, named Gyscek director of sales and marketing, and de Jesus director of catering. Adreanne Lewis Photo: Leo Thompson Lewis is director of sales, events and marketing for The Driskill in Austin, Texas.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Power of Partnership Stewardship Summit (POPS) is taking place in Richmond, Virginia, on Oct. This multicultural event will be an interactive and educational experience to increase awareness and understanding of how cultural tourism is affecting the industry. The deadline for registration for the event is September 15 th.

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Unique Venues

APRIL 21, 2021

Each year hundreds of thousands of events flow through the Washington D.C, Maryland, Virginia corridor (also known as the DMV) making it one of the most sought-after areas to meet. With it comes a myriad of great venues to choose from leaving planners at times overwhelmed on where to turn for their next event.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 31, 2021

Event designers are finding creative ways to transport their digital participants out of their houses and into the world. After a year of virtual events, surely we’ve learned a thing or two about how to help transport participants glued to their screens to actual physical places and spaces and how to engage their senses. Going Glocal.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In this role, she planned their season ticket holder events. “I After working at two startups, she joined Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) as an event coordinator. After two years of hard work, she was promoted to Director of Programs and Events and led the events team. I was hooked,” she says.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2019

In the late 1960s, when Philip Morris marketed Virginia Slims — the very first cigarette brand for women — the tobacco company came up with the slogan, “You’ve come a long way, baby.” As Convene has frequently reported, when it comes to being equally represented on the conference stage, women still have a long way to go.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 15, 2021

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and Hyatt came under fire earlier this year because of the event stage at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. When the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) met at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Feb. Unfortunately, this became clear to us only after the event kicked off.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 10, 2021

I find Virginia Satir’s change model to be the most useful of the many models of change. You’ve probably experienced moments in your life when you realized that something was or was about to be different: the fourth stage transforming idea/event of Satir’s model of change. I certainly have. No related posts.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Its chapters are holding individual in-person events, as well. PCMA Southeast partnered with MPI’s Carolinas Chapter to hold an event at Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. PCMA PCMA chapter events across the U.S. are taking place, via networking events and presentations from industry professionals.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

This year’s group celebrates the diversity inherent in the events industry. 36 • Manager of Events. Arlington, Virginia. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. 27 • Chapter and Events Manager. Richmond, Virginia. Richmond, Virginia. Burke, Virginia.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The Nest Summit 2020, organized by NXT Events Media Group, took place in the new virtual event studio at the Jacob K. The conference agenda consisted of five hours of content — a plenary, and six short talks that were repeated before and after the plenary — to accommodate participants in 18 time zones. Javits Center in New York.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. ” Top 25 Best Cities for Conferences.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. ” Top 25 Best Cities for Conferences.

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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. Arlington, Virginia. 37 • Conference and Events Manager. The Event Company.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

This year’s popular Global All-Stars presentation looked at programs in three destinations—Los Angeles, the Netherlands and West Virginia—that considered the needs of locals when building creative programs to appeal to post-Covid visitors. Sessions outlined best practices for helping everyone feel welcome at events. All Included.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

That is the real talk delivered by Robert Bronstein and John Harris, partners behind Prevent , a Lynchburg, Virginia risk mitigation company created to help meeting professionals cross the unknown to return to meeting responsibly. Now they are dedicated to helping events move forward regardless of what variant pops up next.

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Expo Pass

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

So in honor of that, we figured this was a good time to talk about the best foods for events right now. To bring you up to speed, here are the coolest and most unique foods to serve up at your event. When it comes to food at events, especially around Thanksgiving, the first thing we think about is how to give back. Think local.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2019

Jennifer “Jen” Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, a full-service trade show and management company in Arlington, Virginia, says she loves the “melting pot of skills and personality” it takes to make the show happen. Why did you get into event planning? It turned out to be a conference speaker coordinator position.

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Capterra Event Management

DECEMBER 6, 2016

I just love to travel, even if it’s for events or business trips. Besides that, I love going to conferences! If you’re an event manager, wedding planner, or someone with a passion for the event industry, it’s time to get your flights booked and pack your bags! Conferences are listed in alphabetical order.).

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 6, 2024

And by 2009, TED was offering independent licenses for anyone who wanted to try to organize a TEDx event. Foster’s husband, who at that time was deputy director of strategic relationships at NASA Langley Research Center, decided that NASA should do a TEDxNASA event. Short talks are those given in under 20 minutes.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

Most recently, Hooker worked as event delivery director for the all-electric motorsport series Formula E. Before this, he spent time overseeing the event venues outside London for the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games. Gregory Hotel and Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C.,

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Armed with her outlook, notes and events apps, her trusty three-ring binder and a medium black coffee, Samuels leads events that go off without a hitch. Planning an event is not simple,” she says. “[The Seeing everything come to fruition reaffirmed my decision to transition to the event side of the business.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

He also worked on the opening team at Houston’s Texas Medical Center, as well as director of sales at Omni Fort Worth Hotel and director of sales and marketing at Omni Richmond Hotel in Virginia, where he was awarded Director of Sales and Marketing of the Year in 2008. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 15, 2020

Destinations International ’s 2020 Virtual Annual Conference streamed over two days vividly illustrated the challenges and upside of the state of what the organization dubbed The Great Interruption—a pandemic , civil unrest , massive unemployment , a recession and a giant cloud of sand from the Sahara. Speaking Out. Make a Difference.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2017

SMERF stands for social, military, educational, religious and fraternal groups who, while not snagging quite as much attention as corporate events, provide a necessary market for the industry. The Obama administration has loosened the reins on government conference spending. Instead, Jacksonville saw a 6.5

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Unique Venues

JUNE 30, 2022

Looking for the perfect space to host an outdoor event in the near future? At Unique Venues, we work with so many incredible venues that offer unique accommodations for any event, and these are our Top Picks for venues that offer outdoor spaces.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 24, 2020

The Mid-Atlantic region of the United States is an outstanding area to consider for events. Easy to get to and navigate, and with so much to explore, this part of the country is sure to be a welcomed destination for all of your attendees – no matter what your event entails. event totally unique and memorable. The 7,000 sq.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 26, 2017

Erica Hegarty Pacific World, a global destination and event management company, announces the promotion of Erica Hegarty. She previously held the position of head of sales, and will be promoted to vice president of Incentive Conference & Event Society Asia Pacific (ICESAP) in South East Asia.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 30, 2021

Top meeting professionals and dignitaries met this week at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Loudoun County, Virginia, to celebrate the return to business at Smart Meetings’ first face-to-face event of 2021, Mid-Atlantic Experience. That responsible return is essential to the economic future of this dynamic county.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 7, 2020

These venues have everything you need including modern spaces and state-of-the-art technology to host your most productive business events. Designed by the internationally recognized Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, BMO is an inspiring space that will assure your successful meeting or conference for up to 450 in its 44 meeting rooms.

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