Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Morascini, who has sat on the board of Island County tourism since 2016, takes on the role of marketing and public relations director. She will also lead all marketing efforts and oversee the county’s implementation of its regenerative tourism approach. She will now lead the Aspen resort’s sales efforts and strategic initiatives.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Winners of the prestigious 2018 Crystal Awards were honored at the SITE 2019 Global Conference in Bangkok in January. Client: Multilevel Marketing Firm. Awarded to: PRA Orlando. Client: One10 Marketing. One10 Marketing wanted a meeting that was unlike any other. Awarded to: CWT Meetings and Events with PRA.

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2018 Consulting Travel Retail 75

MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

On April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day was marked by in-person educational sessions and meet-ups, a 12-hour virtual event, hundreds of social-media posts—and even an original poem. Image Alt Text: Poet.png Gallery Slide Headline: The Poetry of Meetings Published: Vegas 1.jpg Watch the video here. Published: Vegas 2.jpg

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Join MeetingsNet at the Catersource + The Special Event show in Orlando in March for an insightful educational lineup that will including Canonica’s session on the “undeniable shift toward event marketing.” Currently vice president, corporate at MCI USA, her meetings and incentives career goes back decades.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

food service workers in five major meetings markets, has announced the possibility of strike votes over wages and working conditions. Union members in Orlando, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Sacramento and Detroit held a press conference on Monday, Nov. Centerplate was purchased by Sodexo in 2017.”.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

Usually you can accuse a corporate marketing team of overselling things, but when it comes to Universal Orlando Resort’s “meeting enhancements” program, the opposite might be true. See “digitalNow 2017,” p. Mission pretty well accomplished. Soon to be Six.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. Post-Covid, you can’t have people in meetings, meetings, meetings, throw them into the bar and then end the event.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are more subtle benefits to be had, which can be used by the future-ready meeting professional wanting to explore a new way of conducting business. We have seen an influx in group business that specialize in digital currency and have been able to hold several meetings for said groups. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Chair-Elect: Amanda Armstrong, CMP, corporate travel and meetings manager, Enterprise Holdings Inc., Courtney Stanley, marketing strategist, Courtney Stanley Consulting, Grand Haven, MI. Helle Svaneborg, exhibition and conference director, Danish Pharmaceutical Information, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 25, 2022

Five Popular Destinations for Conferences in the U.S. Usually, the cities best suited for large, multi-day conferences are those that boast popular tourist and local attractions. Look no further than these five spectacular destinations for your next conference in the United States. Orlando, Florida. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2024

Michele Pearce Michele Peace, See Monterey See Monterey appoints Pearce as senior conference sales manager. She has spent the last two decades in hospitality in roles from front desk operations to senior conference service manager. She brings over a decade of experience in group sales and hospitality.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

We've created a thorough directory of the top women in tech conferences happening in 2019. These events focus on empowering women through conferences that help attendees learn new skills, make valuable connections or access motivational leaders. January Women in Tech 2019 Conferences. February Women in Tech 2019 Conferences.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2024

and have continued to be successful for over 25 years due to their passion for the events and meetings industry. As two women with a marketing education, friendship and a dream, the founded planit inc. Q: What made you interested in the meetings and events industry? What we do in Orlando, we can do in San Diego.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Small steps taken by the men and women returning to the meeting space are being heralded as giant leaps for the industry for demonstrating best practices for a safe return to gathering. And Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate is boldly going where no group has gone since March—back to the ballroom. ft of event space.

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Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

One of the best ways to network and learn about the latest trends in education is to attend an educational conference. Conferences - Conferences are large events that bring together education professionals in the field. Summits - Summits are often meetings with high level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 19, 2019

A healthy number of meetings-industry companies made the list, and the rise of unique experience providers shows what your attendees are excited about. With multiple locations in conference cities like Orlando, Fla., Gallery Slide description: Provides marketing, logistics, and management for events held at hotels.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

MARCH 22, 2023

Here’s our round-up of the top conferences for training professionals. In-person conferences are making a BIG comeback in 2023. Just as we’re seeing a resurgence in face-to-face training and people opting to return to the office rather than work from home, this same desire to “connect” is driving conference attendance up.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When more than 750 financial and insurance conference professionals converged at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes the first week of November for FICP Annual Conference 2018, the message that event professionals need to move from simply managing logistics to helping people make meaningful connections was loud and clear in word and deed.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Watch Live: 2024 Hospitality Predictions from Mike Dominguez President Clinton ventured that meetings could be the antidote for bad decisions being made by divided, angry people. Orlando brought the citrus vibe with swing slices. When you come together and acknowledge their humanity, you can learn something,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. Download “Pathways to Clarity” a joint IMEX, Smart Meetings White Paper outlining the state of the meetings industry. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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2022 Airlines Hotels Tourism 52

Hubilo Blog

APRIL 2, 2020

Want to attend virtual conferences, but can’t go out of your city? The year 2020 is full of virtual events and conferences for you to attend. Let’s get one point straight — Virtual conferences and events are more cost-effective than physical events by all means. Virtual Conferences in 2020. No trouble at all!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

He’ll work remotely out of the nation’s capital, where he’ll focus on booking conferences requiring more than 550 rooms. Trevina Height Benchmark, a global hospitality company, appointed Height director of catering and conference services at Delta Hotels Marriott Watters Creek Convention Center, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property.

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2010 Hotels Insurance Hospitality 62

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 4, 2017

Hotel room rates have gone through the roof, a dangerous or dirty meeting site is a major no-no and destination bad press is a who-cares. Those are among the major findings of STR’s 2017 Meeting Assessment Program, also known as DestinationMAP. More key findings: Chicago, Orlando and Washington, D.C., should be pleased.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

He’s also worked in leading roles with Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista and Washington Hilton in D.C. Schroeter is director of sales and marketing and Stephens is general manager for DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Doheny Beach in Dana Point, California. Jerusalem and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Angeles Moreno.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While in Beverly Hills, Williams was also on the board for Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa named Baer director of sales and marketing. Before joining Hyatt Regency Maui, Baer was director of sales and marketing for Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa in California.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Johnson is senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Newport Beach & Company in California. She serves on the industry boards and committees of Destinations International, Destination Marketing Association of the West, Visit California and California Travel Association. Thuy “Twee” Vuong. Nick Dorney. Josh Delgado.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2021

Greenwald is director of sales and marketing for Yotel Boston. He also held the general manager role with Radisson Resort Celebration in Orlando, Sheraton Orlando North Hotel and Las Alcobas in Napa Valley, California. Face2Face Meetings & Incentives in Las Vegas named Pencak director of meeting partnerships.

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Hotels Hospitality 2020 Management 52

SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim. The pivot to digital events over the last year revealed that a lot of value delivered at face-to-face meetings can effectively be online. Case Study: Orlando’s 3-Day Virtual FAM. These stories dive behind-the-scenes of events. Read on to get the inside scoop.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In addition to the expo and education portion of the meeting, this event will include a socially distanced concert Thursday night. Similar to the prior gathering in Orlando, this conference is open to all event professionals and suppliers. Meeting, event professionals and suppliers can register at www.togetheragainexpo.com.

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Trade Shows Education Sponsorships 2020 92

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Returning to Rosen means returning to creative meetings, bold vision, and the ability to take an idea and not only execute it, but elevate it beyond your dreams. of impressive, technologically advanced space , the Rosen Centre team brings elegance and innovation to any world-class meeting. With 150,000 sq. Positivity, without pause.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. Gartner’s recent CMO Spend Survey reported a big shift back to event marketing. in 2022, with Event Marketing & Sponsorship showing the largest increase in spend. .

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Event Apps Sponsorships Contracts Travel 70

Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

Customers including Cisco, SAP and Adobe hosted large scale events this spring, as did South by Southwest (SXSW), the massive tech/music/film conference and festival. Gartner’s recent CMO Spend Survey reported a big shift back to event marketing. in 2022, with Event Marketing & Sponsorship showing the largest increase in spend. .

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Event Apps Sponsorships Contracts Travel 70

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, has named Clark senior sales executive; she will focus on the New England market. Her New England-based hotel experience includes Metro Market Boston, where she worked as group sales manager, and InterContinental Boston, where she worked as sales manager.

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2003 Hotels Hospitality Management 96

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2019

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Welcome to the era of disrupted meetings, in good company with other industries and institutions whose established norms are being taken down to the studs. They have expectations of involvement. FLIPPED LEARNING.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI) wrapped up its 2019 annual conference at Four Seasons Houston with a pledge to increase the visibility of the association globally. The business meeting ended with a gala dinner honoring those who have advanced the field. PRA Orlando won Best Tour Program.

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