Unique Venues

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The University of Colorado in Colorado Springs houses flexible meeting spaces, comfortable lodging, on-campus dining, and state-of-the-art presentation technology for up to 800 attendees in its 35 various and flexible meeting spaces. Here are our top pick venues for meeting in the Mountain Region! Miller Conference Center.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

When I scanned a recent Fast Company headline— “The Man Who Reduced Homelessness in Utah by 91%” —I was intrigued. The man responsible for reducing Utah’s homelessness is Lloyd Pendleton, and the article summarizes his TEDMED 2016 talk, which took place in Palm Springs, California, on Nov. What turned him around?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2023

After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Hospitality Business at Michigan State University, Howell worked in numerous hotels across New York City before relocating to Utah, where he served as director of learning and development and later director of rooms at Waldorf Astoria Park City.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Who knew conference crashing could be a good thing? are rethinking typical site visits, instead organizing them in conjunction with conferences and events they’re hosting. The post Trend Alert: Conference Crashing appeared first on Connect Association. Cities and venues across the U.S. Photo credit: Bustle.com.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 23, 2020

Formerly the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards, the EIC Sustainable Event Standards maintain the same level of rigour while improving their ease of use and adoptability. The events that have achieved the standard are, by level: Informa Connect’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, 19-22 Nov.,

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EventMB

MAY 12, 2022

When Jay Kinghorn was the associate managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism , he was constantly frustrated by the dearth of visitor data he knew would enhance the agency’s ability to promote itself, support its members, and enhance the experience of individual travelers as well as meeting groups.

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Plan Your Meetings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

European Meetings & Events Conference. Asia Pacific Incentives Meetings Event (AIME). Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange. April 10-13 – Park City, Utah. Latin America Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange. PCMA Convening Leaders. 6-9 – Pittsburgh. 9-12 – The Hague, The Netherlands.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 23, 2017

Meetings professionals can infuse the Olympic spirit into their next event by selecting a venue that has hosted the world’s greatest sporting competition. Spaces can accommodate anywhere from 18 to 250 people for meetings. Spaces can accommodate anywhere from 18 to 250 people for meetings. Salt Lake City, Utah (2002).

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

She has previously been executive director of Sumba Hospitality Foundation in Indonesia, F&B manager for Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, conference services manager for Riviera Palm Springs and more. Visit Salt Lake in Utah appointed Bajek national sales manager for the Northeast region. Chris Rynkiewicz. Suzanne Bajek.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Gabriela Ong Gabriela Ong was promoted to vice president of sales for Meet Puerto Rico, where she has been brand sales manager, northeast for three years. Based in the New York area, Ong will drive sales and grow brand awareness through meetings, incentives and marketing events. Email us the good news at editor@smartmeetings.com.

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Bizzabo

MAY 10, 2019

Searching for the best customer success conferences to attend in 2019? Whether you're looking to turn casual customers into lifelong fans or improve your company's NPS score, the 40 conferences listed below will help you achieve your goals. Customer Success Conferences. Customer Success Summit Conference. Look no further.

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Expo Pass

OCTOBER 20, 2021

From Super Bowl LVI to the Beijing Winter Olympics to countless conferences and festivals, in-person and hybrid events are back on the books for 2022. The main event will be in Park City, Utah, as usual. In fact, when you think about it, Twitch’s e fanbase meets virtually every day! Toldrite and Brandlive events.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Before the move to Nashville, Nelson worked as general manager for UNC Charlotte Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. He has worked as general manager for Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix and spent 12 years with Hyatt Hotels, during which he worked at Andaz Maui at Wailea, Andaz San Diego and Hyatt Centric Park City in Utah.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2019

On June 22, diners and winers from all walks of life will flock to Park City, Utah, as Main Street turns into one long alfresco dinner table for Savor the Summit. Read more in Kristine White’s story, “Shredding New Heights for Meetings: Wide Variety of Rad Mountain Resorts are Available Year-Round,” in the January issue of Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

Previously, Patay was founder of and chief strategist for Patay Consulting, and she has also been a Smart Ambassador for Smart Meetings, contributing regularly to our online and print magazine with the latest in “Smart Style.” of meeting and event space. Richard Romane. Robin Flanz. Anthony Moody. Eric Grimm.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2017

Several of the top 15 hotel brands also are great meeting destinations. Auberge Resorts has meeting facilities in Napa Valley, California ; Cabo San Lucas and Los Cabos, Mexico; Costa Rica; Aspen and Telluride, Colorado; and Anguilla island. of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting space. Montage Deer Valley, Park City, Utah.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Hilton Meet with a Purpose rewards good boys and girls in meetings with a 30-to-60 minute Puppies & Ice Cream break for organizations convening at one of its pet-friendly hotels. Hilton Denver City Center also participates in this meeting enhancement program. Special Treat. What’s even better than puppies? Lint rollers.

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Converve

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The website succinctly states why someone should travel to the event in Berlin: this is where the ‘Digital Society’ meets! Circles Conference, Fort Worth, Texas. Circles Conference targets User Experience Designers. Epicurrence, Park City / Utah, USA: Lateral thinkers gather to go Snowboarding or Kayaking. conference.

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Converve

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The website succinctly states why someone should travel to the event in Berlin: this is where the ‘Digital Society’ meets! Circles Conference, Fort Worth, Texas. Circles Conference targets User Experience Designers. Epicurrence, Park City / Utah, USA: Lateral thinkers gather to go Snowboarding or Kayaking. conference.

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Converve

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The website succinctly states why someone should travel to the event in Berlin: this is where the ‘Digital Society’ meets! Epicurrence, Park City / Utah, USA: Lateral Thinkers Meet to Snowboard. Epicurrence, Park City / Utah, USA: Lateral Thinkers Meet to Snowboard. This site should not only inform but also sell.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Casino & Hotel Nathan Fillion VisitDallas has welcomed Fillion to the team as regional director of sales for the Southwest; he will represent the CVB in Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. The post 7 Smart Moves at Four Seasons, Squaw Creek and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2018

As a new Connect employee and a first-timer at the event, I was shocked not only by how much went into putting on a conference of this size, but also impressed by how many attendees Connect personally touches and connects (no pun intended). If there is one thing I learned from the event, it is that Connect knows how to throw a great party.

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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. Gold worked with a variety of properties, such as Amangiri in Utah, Enchantment Resort and Miraval Resort & Spa in Arizona, and Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in Puerto Rico. The Club at Kukui’ula.

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

But each offers an opportunity to reinforce your worth as a meeting professional to all parties involved. Although exact numbers are elusive, it’s safe to say that these jobs include hundreds, if not thousands, of meeting professionals, event specialists, wedding coordinators, team-building companies and others who serve MICE activity.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

Could forever-remote tech workers fuel meeting boom? To build trust and relationships and depth in remote-first teams, you’ve got to meet in person. That decrease in daily face-to-face interactions could result in increased demand for team and company gatherings that previously happened informally or in the conference room.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 19, 2017

Of course, the high price of orange juice isn’t in and of itself a significant problem—nothing like what you’re experiencing in the meeting landscape. You’re seeing costs at nearly every stage of planning and executing your meetings and events creep up and up and up. At the same time, if you’re lucky, your budgets are growing as well.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Returning to F2F, do alcohol and meetings still mix? Faceplanted on the table during a global investigator meeting, causing four glass bottles to topple to the floor.”. He never made it down for the remaining two days of the meetings.”. “A It’s one of those things you never forget, even when years have passed. Yes, they did.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 9, 2017

Smart Meeting West National will be hosted at Monarch Beach from September 10-12. Guests staying at Washington School House in Park City, Utah, are in for a once-in-a-lifetime retreat. Presenting Wet Barre™: With A Twist at the International Aquatic Fitness Conference at the lovely Innisbrook resort in FL! Stand Up Paddle Board.

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Guidebook

JULY 17, 2016

The last thing you want is to throw a conference, then find that there’s no interest in the topic,” says Romy Yan from PRIME. Bend WebCAM is a digital marketing conference in Bend, Oregon, with a reputation for their attendee experience, world-class speakers and attention to detail. Listen To Your Audience–Right From the Beginning.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 5, 2019

So, let’s get this post-conference or post-business meeting party started. Well, at least as it pertains to meeting venues.) It boasts nearly 1 million square feet and offers the perfect combination of meeting rooms, exhibit halls, ballrooms, and open spaces. Getting here is easy.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The Barcelona-based destination professionals kicked off IMEX America with a full-day cleanup at Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park. The professionals who market Barcelona as a tourist and events destination demonstrated that they want to carry out that commitment in other places around the world — including 5,600 miles away, in Utah.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

September has been anointed as National Yoga Month, and Smart Meetings has a few suggestions on where to get your om on. It’s great to see so many meeting properties offering yoga and other life-enriching activities. of meeting space, including the Executive Conference Center, which is housed in a separate building for privacy.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 17, 2020

Sustainability is a guiding principle at the convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The pause in events could help the rest of the industry rethink its approach to green meetings. Chance Thompson, senior manager, sustainability and public relations and Green Team Committee chairperson for Utah’s Calvin L.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 28, 2019

Salt Lake City (also known as the City of the Saints due to its ties to the LDS religion) is the largest metropolitan area in the state of Utah, boasting approximately 1.3 In the past, the venue has hosted successful conferences like Con-Tech and Techstars, as well as smaller gatherings like company client meetings and business brainstorms.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

Here’s a short introduction to these technologies, and how the meeting industry is starting to use them. Governments have adopted biometric systems to meet security concerns. An introduction to facial analysis and facial recognition You might be wondering what facial analysis is, and how it differs from facial recognition.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Learn how the PTC events team implements its winning event strategy through these top 12 conferences, trainings, and experiential marketing initiatives. What started as a relatively small user conference for PTC customers has exploded into a one-of-a-kind event for 7,000+ attendees. Source: PTC. The best part? PTC/USER Benelux Event.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Attendees at the UN Civil Society Conference get breakfast at the Salt Palace Convention Center, which hosted the August event. Despite its long history, the United Nations Civil Society Conference — in its 68th edition — was held for the first time in the U.S. Why was Salt Lake a desirable location for the UN Civil Society Conference?

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