Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

She would wander around the farm she grew up on in Central Kansas—but hotels were especially exciting. Attending PCMA conferences in college solidified her interest in events specifically. After years of working in hotels, Aden now serves as senior account manager at Arrowhead Conferences + Events.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2022

Newly opened Thompson Austin is tailored to the needs of meetings and events professionals. of event space, Origin Austin’s Flight Room can accommodate up to 49 guests for small to mid-sized meetings. of indoor and outdoor event space across two conference centers, banquet and reception areas, outdoor gathering space and more.

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Unique Venues

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In fact, for meeting planners that want to create memorable conferences, events, and tradeshows, it’s game on to utilize these championship venues in a new way. Arrowhead Stadium, where the Kansas City Chiefs play home games, has more than 20 spaces for 10 to 1,000-plus guests. Kansas City, MO. Pittsburgh, PA.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 18, 2021

PCMA Convening Leaders 2021 attendees were among the first to experience the meeting space Jan. 13, when it was the backdrop for a session with Kansas City Chiefs right guard, medical professional, and Montrealer Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. Duvernay-Tardif was filmed there for a pre-recorded session, as well as during a live Q&A.

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Unique Venues

MAY 25, 2021

Whether you are looking for the tranquility of a venue located near nature or a bustling conference center in or near Chicago, we have identified some of our Top Picks for meeting in the Heartland. At Unique Venues, the Heartland offers a dynamic mix of places to host your next event. Hope College.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

And the meetings and events industry is taking the lead when it comes to creating sustainable events. Check the website, interview past clients and ask to speak with some of his/her suppliers to ensure that they all meet the green targets you’ve set for the function. will only continue to grow.

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Stova

JANUARY 17, 2023

Their offices are located in Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, New York and Washington D.C. Before finding Stova, Kellen had trouble finding an events specific system that could meet those needs. Their offices are located in Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, New York and Washington D.C.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In 2019, Neal left ATL Airport District to work with 1600 Hospitality Group as meetings and events consultant. During his years in hospitality, he has worked with convention and visitors bureaus and hospitality organizations in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia; Kansas City, Missouri; and Cleveland. The post Smart Moves in the U.K.,

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2023

She also worked as a meeting planner for American Public Works Association in Kansas City, Missouri. Elvira Velez and Rob DeCanter Elvira Velez (left) and Rob DeCanter (right) Velez is director of catering and conference services and DeCanter is senior director of group sales for Fairmont Dallas.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 11, 2021

How do you think the experience of the pandemic will change how your conferences will be designed in the future and how attendees will want to participate? Sitting on Zoom for the duration of an entire conference is tiring and lacks the same opportunities to experience a host city and to connect with fellow attendees. Michael Lockwood.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Whether you have to plan for a concert, a business meeting, or something else, you need to find a venue you can trust with events of this magnitude. All have state-of-the-art technology, delicious world class culinary options to meet all of your attendees’ desires. University of Alberta Conference Centre. Kansas City, MO.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 18, 2017

Although reservations are already booked for the big day in August, many of these sites are also great places to hold meetings another time. Custom eclipse glasses with a brand, company or event name printed on them would be a great promotional item to give out at meetings leading up to August 21. of meeting space and 125 guest rooms.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 28, 2020

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association used a new COVID-19-symptom screening tool — 42Chat’s HealthShield — to help ensure the 450 attendees at the live portion of its Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting met safely. Attendance for the annual meeting was down less than 10 percent, compared with last year, Larson said.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. Meet the next generation of leaders, these “Class Acts.” 37 • Conference and Events Manager. 26 • Conference Services Manager. 29 • Director of Sales—Meetings and Events, Americas. 33 • Meeting Planner.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Meet the “In-Crowd,” our 2019 Connect Association 40 Under 40. 31 • Associate Manager of Meetings. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. 37 • Director of Education and Meetings. 35 • Director, Meetings & Conventions. 34 • Meeting Planner. Alena Frey.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

She’ll focus on booking meetings for Washington, D.C., Richter-Piraino most recently worked as sales manager for group meetings and events at the Westin New York at Times Square. of indoor/outdoor meeting space. She’ll oversee sales planning for group, catering and banquets and help the revenue team meet sales goals.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 2, 2021

Stadiums are not always thought of when planning an event or meeting even though they offer several versatile options and unique experiences. Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO | Request a Quote. Unique Venues Guide To: Top 10 Fan Experiences at Stadiums Across the U.S. Image courtesy of [link]. Image courtesy of [link].

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. SPN] was like, ‘What better way to [tell the story] than a conference? They fall across the spectrum.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Stephanie Gassen Gassen is the director of sales at the newly opened Cyrus Hotel in Tokepa, Kansas. Fillion currently has a seat on the MPI San Diego education committee, is the Expo chair for the annual MPI San Diego/Orange County joint chapter conference and is a member of SITE, IAEE, PCMA and CalSEA.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

“We monitored guidelines and safety recommendations from state and local health officials, and we worked closely with hotel staff and our exhibition company to create a comfortable meeting environment for everyone,” said FAMP President Linda Knowlton. “We Physical distancing. Follow her on Twitter @DanicaTormohlen.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2017

How do you become an independent meeting planner? Annette Suriani, CMP AMS Meetings Solutions Fairfax, Virginia Time as an independent planner: 5 years. I had always also been working directly for an association or a corporation here locally [in Kansas City]. It was very stressful and it was a lot of hours.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

rely on industry observations, international travel, discussions with industry leaders, meetings with hotel and restaurant clients, industry conferences, media interactions and thousands of hours of research in hotels and restaurants around the country to compile their 2017 hospitality trends. Freeman and his team at AF&Co.

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All Seated

MAY 1, 2020

From Around The Event Industry: Sunday, May 3 at 9:00 PM EST. May 5 – 7 | 9:00 AM -12:00 PM EST. Bridelux Symposium Shorts: The world’s finest wedding conference goes onto Zoom! Join Allseated’s Co-Founder and CMO Sandy Hammer along with an incredible panel of industry experts in this virtual wedding conference.

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All Seated

MAY 1, 2020

From Around The Event Industry: Sunday, May 3 at 9:00 PM EST. May 5 – 7 | 9:00 AM -12:00 PM EST. Bridelux Symposium Shorts: The world’s finest wedding conference goes onto Zoom! Join Allseated’s Co-Founder and CMO Sandy Hammer along with an incredible panel of industry experts in this virtual wedding conference.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. Meetings bring people together, you see, and that applies to the back of the house just as much as it does among attendees. Our readers did not disappoint.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

He’s previously worked at The Silversmith Hotel in Chicago, One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach, Florida and various Marriott International hotels in Kansas City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. She most recently worked at Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center of Georgetown, Texas.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 11, 2017

Fischer posted a video on Twitter, adding that the ban had previously cost Kentucky $2 million in future revenue, because two Chicago-based companies had also dropped Louisville from consideration as a meeting site. “We’ve These were conferences prepared to sign contracts,” Fisher stated through a spokesperson.

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Unique Venues

JULY 9, 2020

Annapolis Basin Conference Centre is located on a picturesque property on the shores of the Bay of Fundy in beautiful rural Nova Scotia. The special events department of the Kansas City Chiefs football organization is focused on making Arrowhead Stadium an entertainment destination that serves the entire Midwest region.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Witt, who is a partner and board member at jwc, a Germany-based management consultancy firm specializing in the trade fair and conference business, emphasized during the all-virtual Web Summit session that while conference after conference has migrated online during COVID-19, the nature of trade shows has made digitization a trickier proposition. “We

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

These top-tier cities are meetings hotspots, with enough convention space and hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of attendees at any given time, plus the cultural amenities and intangible cachet to keep them around. Convene recently spoke with representatives from three such cities that recently have hosted renowned international meetings.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Attending conferences is one of the best ways to stay ahead in the ever-changing marketing industry. We've compiled a list of 70+ marketing conferences, summits and other events that focus on a wide range of topics from SEO, to social media, to content marketing. 2019 Marketing Conferences. January Conferences.

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CadmiumCD

MAY 24, 2018

CadmiumCD has been preparing for GDPR, and we want to assure you that if you use our services, you are absolutely prepared to handle data in a way that meets these new regulations. For example, if you’re holding a medical conference in Kansas and a German citizen attends, the data you collect in the United States would not be subject to GDPR.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 1, 2024

How to lead with Disney magic Maybe you’ve run up against them in your professional travels or heard one present a keynote at a conference. The institute has also offered a traveling series of Keys to Excellence conferences. And how might these be of value to meeting profs? Or worked with—or for—one of them.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

16, 1941, travel industry visionaries gathered at Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, to organize a movement that is celebrating its 75th birthday this week during the annual fall board meeting for U.S. In addition to the 75th birthday party, the fall board meeting featured a ceremony for the next class of the U.S. Back on Oct.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The first strategy meeting was with the city and the city leaders,” said Colette Jones, Destination Cleveland’s vice president of marketing. By the beginning of 2014, Cleveland and seven other cities were in the running: Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. Oftentimes they’ll mention the RNC.

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