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The Future Looks Bright for Destinations International’s Young Leaders

Smart Meetings

At the local level, it is exciting to see new meeting and conference sectors emerge that engage a new market and heighten our ability to reach new visitors.”. – Mallory Snyder , vice president of communications and strategic development, Visit York County. Having purposeful experiences at conferences for attendees is something that I enjoy.

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Will Meeting Planners Be New Targets for Influencer Marketing?

PCMA Convene

Oklahoma City is using influencer marketing in the form of a travel-writing team who will highlight the city’s leisure attractions — and is also bolstering its meetings portfolio with a new convention center. Like many second-tier convention destinations, Oklahoma City doesn’t suffer from a negative perception. TESTING, TESTING.

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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

Smart Meetings

4: Pre-empt Travel Issues Monitoring where keynote speakers and other event VIPs are traveling from will help you prepare if they are not able to make it due to the weather. Shannon Copeland is an industry manager and meteorologist for StormGeo and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s School of Meteorology.

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2018 40 Under 40: Class Acts

Connect Your Meetings

They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. 37 • Conference and Events Manager. 26 • Conference Services Manager. 35 • Conference and Event Manager. 23 • Conference Services Coordinator. 38 • Conferences Manager. Oklahoma City CVB. Jim Clapes.

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Smart Moves in LA, NYC and More

Smart Meetings

Most recently, Codianne was director of operations at Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center. American Express Global Business Travel appointed Miller vice president of U.S. Miller was most recently managing partner of the Americas at Areka Consulting and has an impressive 30 years of experience in travel sales management.

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Best of Texas Event Vendors

TicketBud

DTX Media (Dallas/ Fort Worth) dtxmedia.com Though located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the team at DTX Media will travel across Texas and Oklahoma to capture photos and video of your next commercial or corporate event. Their services also include video production for private and corporate projects.

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The Road Ahead: What’s In Store for the Event Industry In 2021 & Beyond – Part Two In-Person Events

Event Leadership Institute

Key Takeaways: Milestones like the return of leisure and business travel and full-capacity restaurant dining rooms will precede in-person events. Leisure Travel. Leisure travel will return first, and when air and hotel numbers start going up in decent numbers, that’s a strong indicator. Business Travel. Mask Wearing.

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