SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. First job: Front desk/registration at JW Marriott Washington, D.C.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

First job: My first job within the meetings and events industry was an internship within the marketing and events department at the United States Olympic Committee. After college, I started as a conference concierge at The Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. I had never even visited D.C. in Washington, D.C.

2017 81

2017 Retail Hotels Hospitality 81

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

TITLE Director of Conference and Leadership Development, National Association of Counties, Washington, D.C. She taught me all I know about meeting planning — that the details are important, how to stay on top of a budget, and to never be tired (they called her the Energizer Bunny). We had both Sen.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Martin was previously Benchmark’s general manager for The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Prior to this role, Bueno has overseen culinary teams at renowned restaurants in Washington D.C., VisitPITTSBURGH David Bueno The Jefferson Hotel appointed David Bueno general manager.

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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. 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

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. First job: Front desk/registration at JW Marriott Washington, D.C.

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2017 Contracts Negotiating Tech 75

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

First job: My first job within the meetings and events industry was an internship within the marketing and events department at the United States Olympic Committee. After college, I started as a conference concierge at The Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. I had never even visited D.C. in Washington, D.C.

2017 40

2017 Retail Hotels Hospitality 40

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

In thinking about other challenging times for destinations, I recall when the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) took its board of directors meeting to New York City in September 2001, right after 9/11, and maintained its Summit Awards program in Washington, D.C.,

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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 My whole career’s been in association meeting planning for dental, medical, or commercial associations. I was there for 23 years, and ended up as the president.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Best Conference Center Hotel. of meeting space and a state-of-the-art conference center. Best Conference Center Hotel. Lied Lodge & Conference Center. At Lied Lodge & Conference Center, the definition of meeting space is different than most. Monterey Conference Center. Best Beach Hotel.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Director of Communications and Member Services Washington State Association of Counties Olympia, Washington, USA. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? It was this moment where I realized that experiences in meetings can have an impact on attendees, and reshaped how I viewed my career.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 21, 2017

The National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia , is doing its part to reduce the Beltway’s carbon footprint. The center, which offers 250 meeting rooms comprising 265,000 sq. of event space, is celebrating Earth Day 2017 by encouraging meeting planners to go green. Located about 40 miles from Washington, D.C. ,

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Meetings Sustainability Contracts 2017 56

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. Meeting planning, which used to be described as an ‘Old Boys’’ network, may soon be a ‘Young Women’s’ network. The people aspect of conferences will always be an important part of the equation. Navy and U.S.

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