Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Director of Conventions & Meetings. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. Manager, Meetings/Events & Exhibits. Kansas City, Missouri. Society of Government Meeting Professionals. International Meeting Managers, Inc. Advanced Meeting Solutions, Inc. Michael Downs, CAE, CMP.

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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

JUNE 10, 2020

We’ve scoured the region – check out our choices for Top Picks for Meetings in the Midwest! Beautiful Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri is a go-to venue for any kind of social or professional business event. But there are so many choices, how do planners decide?

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Fort Worth Convention Center in Texas has it all, according to Becky Rowbotham, president of Hunt Conference Group, Inc. She says there is a mix of “great location, exceptional staff and a lot of meeting space.”. Branson Convention Center in Missouri gets major points for its location on Branson Landing nearby Hilton hotels.

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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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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

That is the real talk delivered by Robert Bronstein and John Harris, partners behind Prevent , a Lynchburg, Virginia risk mitigation company created to help meeting professionals cross the unknown to return to meeting responsibly. The pair sat down with Smart Meetings to talk about best practices for mitigation and what not to do.

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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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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 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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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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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Before joining the organization, she worked as operations coordinator for Veterans United Home Loans, based in Columbia, Missouri. Before the move to Nashville, Nelson worked as general manager for UNC Charlotte Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Scarborough previously worked as coordinator of visitor marketing for Visit Mesa.

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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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MARCH 14, 2019

This recognition and passion for service are what earned her the 2019 Executive Excellence award, which was presented at the Event Service Professionals Association’s recent annual conference. She quickly rose through the ranks and transitioned to the CVB sector, joining the Columbia, Missouri, CVB.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

As meeting planners and sponsors invest more into the overall experience for attendees, the demand for ROI is critical.”. Data Science , a partnership between Freeman and the University of South California on “a return on experience (ROX) environment study” and the University of Missouri of a growth drivers study. “[U]ntil

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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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MARCH 5, 2018

In her speech , the actress — who won the Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of a grieving, raging mother whose daughter was murdered in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri — asked all the women in the audience who had been nominated for an Oscar this year in any category to stand up.

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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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Unique Venues

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In this region, the University of Illinois Conferences & Special Events is home to a 1,400-acre campus with high-tech classroom spaces, lounges, and overnight accommodations for up to 1,800 people and a dedicated event staff to help plan it all. Missouri State University. Champaign, IL. Purdue University. West Lafayette, IN.

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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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Nunify

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

University Of Missouri. Course:- Hospitality Management ( conference and event planning management). How to apply:- Eligible candidates can apply to the course through the website of the University of Missouri or through any educational advisory platform, such as IDP in India. Duration:- 4 years. Cost:- $24,812.00 / year.

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JANUARY 3, 2018

These facilities are particularly useful to meeting and event planners, specifically in the following scenarios: 1. The experience is enhanced by free refreshments, conference rooms and discounts from more than 200 partners. The Farm even offers a treehouse work space and items made of barn wood from Missouri. Traveling.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Smart Meetings talked to the leader of the world’s largest resource for official destination organizations, convention and visitors bureaus, and asked how he and his members help event professionals deliver better meetings. Destinations International annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri on July 23, 2019.

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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

JUNE 13, 2019

The variety of budget-friendly event spaces to elegant, old-world venues make this a desirable location for industry conferences, conventions, and meetups. If you’re looking for a large-scale event venue in Missouri, you probably can’t beat this behemoth in size or capacity. America’s Center Convention Complex. Source: Yelp.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 4, 2018

Hilton Chicago Classic now meets cool as this historic 1,544-room property on Michigan Avenue across from Grant Park completes the last bit of an all-encompassing $150 million renovation—transformation of third-floor meeting space, with seven meeting rooms suited for small meetings to medium-sized conferences for up to 850 attendees.

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 15, 2019

Your corporate meeting, business convention, or charity gala doesn't even need planning — at least not from you. From business meetings to private parties, elegant gatherings or get-togethers with rustic charm, the Farm has been hosting happy guests for years. The best part? Will your event be next? The View at Briarcliff.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A number of Velvet Chainsaw’s consulting clients have made social responsibility a cornerstone of their conference strategy — with the desire “to leave the host city better because we were there.” When you adopt a strategic objective like that for your conference, it leaves room for creativity in achieving that desired outcome.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. As a “government” meeting planner, I am con-stantly challenged with limited budgets, outdated technology, and long-lasting traditions. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? Louis, Missouri, USA.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Notable conference center: Metro Toronto Convention Center is the largest in Canada with more than 2 million sq. of meeting space, seven exhibition halls, 77 meeting rooms, two ballrooms and a theater that holds more than 1,200 people. It’s a perfect getaway after a full day of meetings. Filming location: London, England.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

AlliedPRA creates local destination experiences for meetings, incentives and events that move hearts, minds and businesses forward to deliver unforgettable moments. BCD Meetings & Events. Notable clients: HBO, FOX, History, Disney, MATTEL. San Diego, CA. Notable clients: Coca-Cola, FedEx, Google, SONY, HP. New York, NY.

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