SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Hans Ritten Loews Hotels & Co announces Hans Ritten as the new general manager of Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. He previously served as director of sales and marketing for Intercontinental Hotels Group’s Z Ocean Hotel and area director of sales at SBE Miami.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2017

I’m using my strongest skills in meeting and event planning, so I kind of took a winding route, but it’s a really, really great fit for me. Claire Abrams, CMP Riverwoods, Illinois Time as an independent planner: 5 years. It had never been done before and they had no one in-house to plan it.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? 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. Event Manager McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Topgolf, Naperville, Illinois. Top golf games are easy to play, and more than one-third of our visitors are nongolfers, so people aren’t afraid to open themselves up to trying something new,” says Susan Walmesley, vice president of sales and marketing. Another company taking a tried-and-true leisure activity to new levels is Topgolf.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Topgolf, Naperville, Illinois. Top golf games are easy to play, and more than one-third of our visitors are nongolfers, so people aren’t afraid to open themselves up to trying something new,” says Susan Walmesley, vice president of sales and marketing. Another company taking a tried-and-true leisure activity to new levels is Topgolf.

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