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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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2017

Nowhere was this more apparent in 2016 than in Jacksonville, Florida. Last year marked the loss of Florida Country Music Superfest in Jacksonville, which was replaced by the Country 500 at Daytona International Speedway over 90 miles away. “The The Obama administration has loosened the reins on government conference spending.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Hammons Convention Center Northwest Arkansas and the Alpharetta Conference Center, home of Connect Georgia 2018. The Florence Elston Inn and Conference Center in Sweet Briar, Virginia, feels bigger than it is due to its location on the Sweet Briar College campus, says Elizabeth Young, outside sales officer at I Hotel and Conference Center.

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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

AMA Conference Centers are meeting spaces tailored for the special requirements of training sessions, business meetings, board meetings or arbitration/mediation meetings. In Atlanta, the AMA Conference Center is found in the heart of Midtown close to dining, hotels and entertainment venues. The Washington, D.C.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

Dinyovszky currently serves as the president of the board of directors for Southern Comfort (SoCo) Conference Organization and chairman of TGV Holidays, LLC, a booking agent for ocean cruises and travel. In her roles, she consults with the Broward County, Florida, personnel about travel issues regarding the transgender community.

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Social Tables

MARCH 22, 2024

Attending top hospitality conferences, expos, or summits is a fantastic way to stay up-to-date on current trends. In this post, we’re reviewing the top hospitality conferences happening this year and exploring what they have to offer. Which top hospitality conferences should you attend? What’s impacting your industry most?

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 17, 2017

16,000-square-foot Woodfill Conference Center, with six meeting rooms under one roof. Designated a National Historic Landmark, the resort offers a 2,400-square-foot conference center with 14 meeting rooms, and the new Grove Lodge can accommodate small meetings. Pete Beach, Florida. There’s 22,000 sq. Credit: The Don CeSar.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Virginia and Maryland-based associations. Photo Credit: Hotel Phillips Kristen Goodnow The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village in Southwest Florida announced Kristen Goodnow as its new group sales manager. She’ll assist in booking events at the property’s upcoming conference center, which is due to be complete early next year.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Fountaingrove Inn & Conference Center. Keystone Resort Conference Center. Orange County Convention Center (Florida). Virginia Beach CVB. Diplomat Resort & Spa. Eldorado Hotel & Spa Santa Fe. Fairmont Grand Del Mar. Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun. Gaylord Hotels.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Virginia. After college, I started as a conference concierge at The Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. Company or organization: Barcelo Hotel Group in Hampton, Virginia. Job title: Senior conference planner. Kimberly Greene. I had never even visited D.C. Carmen Lozada.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Best Conference Center Hotel. This resort features five distinctly different, onsite hotels and two much-beloved theme parks—Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure—as well as the brand-new Universal’s Volcano Bay. of meeting space and a state-of-the-art conference center. Best Conference Center Hotel.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Conference Producer | UBM | Remote, OR. 4-H Operations & Events Coordinator | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA. German Speaking Project Manager (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Events) | Dublin, Ireland. Vice President, Event Program Management | Gartner | Stamford, CT. Event Manager | Paragon Events, Inc.

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zkipster

JULY 28, 2017

This mantra continues to be true for summer events, with an important distinction: summer venues are much broader than just hotel conference rooms or dark event halls. Location: Miami, Florida. This gorgeous tent was designed to celebrate the anniversary of one of Florida’s finest Botanical Gardens.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The 20 conferences, seminars, and festivals listed below will help keep you informed and up to date on the all the latest trends, news, and laws. The conference/expo/consumer showcase hybrid promises a lot opportunity for both education and fun. Discover must-attend cannabis events that are shaping a fast-developing industry.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Bryan Panhorst , Director of Event Services, Greater Richmond Convention Center (GRCC), Richmond, Virginia Nominated twice, including by Karen Surmacewicz, Virginia Chamber of Commerce “Bryan is an outstanding professional representative at the GRCC. Debbie Heckler, Conference Services Manager, Radisson Austin Downtown.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Conference Producer | UBM | Remote, OR. 4-H Operations & Events Coordinator | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA. German Speaking Project Manager (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Events) | Dublin, Ireland. Connecticut. Pennsylvania.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As Stacy Bare paced the stage at the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education’s (AORE) 2014 Annual Conference, he observed the crowd. AORE’s Annual Conference reflected the industry’s homogeneity. Coming out of that 2014 conference,” Wolowiec said, “we said, ‘There needs to be a change.’”. Illustration by Ping Zhu.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Virginia. After college, I started as a conference concierge at The Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. Company or organization: Barcelo Hotel Group in Hampton, Virginia. Job title: Senior conference planner. Kimberly Greene. I had never even visited D.C. Carmen Lozada.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Late one Thursday night last March, attendees at Microsoft’s 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco looked forward to unwinding after a full program. That makes it much harder to have the rich and catalytic conversations that we want to have in the conference environment.”. It’s called unconscious bias.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Conference & Technical Event Producer | Precon Events | Rockville, MD. Event Manager – B2B Conferences | GreenPearl Events | New York City, NY. Conference and Events Manager | McKinsey & Company | New York City, NY. Danbury, CT.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Conference and Events Manager | McKinsey & Company | New York City, NY. Conference Producer | UBM | Remote, OR. Conference Design and Attendee Experience Manager | Tableau | Seattle, WA. Connecticut. North Carolina. Pennsylvania. Washington D.C.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

American Society of Healthcare Engineering Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition. The government has adopted new requirements for health-care facilities, and our conference provides education on these regulations. ASHE works to capitalize on that growing interest by adding new offerings to the conference every year.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

sits less than a mile from the White House and about five miles from the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Due to this concern, we have scheduled more conferences in Canada and also in Europe.”. It’s much the same story in the other destination that was targeted on Sept. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.,

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

sits less than a mile from the White House and about five miles from the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Due to this concern, we have scheduled more conferences in Canada and also in Europe.”. It’s much the same story in the other destination that was targeted on Sept. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.,

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

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