Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2023

Before ACVB, Hamel worked as senior sales enthusiast for Canopy by Hilton Atlanta Midtown, as well as director of group sales for Valdosta-Lowndes Country Conference Center & Tourism Authority in Georgia. Before this, Blistin worked as general manager for The Vanderbilt, Auberge Resorts Collection in Newport, Rhode Island.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Read More : Newport, Rhode Island: Small Meets on the East Coast. A waterfront conference center with abundant outdoor space for up to 100 people is equipped with Hilton’s EventReady and CleanStay with Lysol power. Curio Collection by Hilton , Florida Keys: Baker’s Cay Resort Key Largo (3,705 sq.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 7, 2021

Nestled in a scenic valley amid the Blue Ridge Mountains, Western Carolina University offers state-of-the-art meeting spaces, comfortable residential facilities and top-rated food service for your next conference or event. The University of Rhode Island. There are plenty more great outdoor spaces to choose from on Unique Venues.

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Unique Venues

OCTOBER 31, 2018

With historic buildings, natural settings, and inspired environments that cultivate learning, colleges and universities present a unique atmosphere ripe for trainings, conferences, seminars, and academics. The University of Rhode Island. Discover more of our favorite Northeast hot spots in this college road trip: C urry College.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 13, 2020

Considered a “one stop shop,” this campus also boasts an incredible Inn & Conference Center in the heart of downtown. Rhode Island School Of Design. University of Massachusetts Lowell. Lowell, MA. Southern New Hampshire University. Manchester, NH. Hampshire College | Event Services & Summer Programs.

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Event Leadership Institute

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Serving on the International Live Events Association (ILEA) Rhode Island Board for six years in a row, being a finalist in the BizBash Event Style Awards and now, serving as President of her ILEA chapter, it’s no doubt Kimberly Doell, CMP, has made her mark on the events industry. Kim and Sheila have accomplished great things together.

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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. PRA Orlando; Newport Hospitality, a DMC Network Company in Rhode Island; Accent Indy; and CSI Florida.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 9, 2020

Approximately 1,000 logistics professionals attend the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) conference each year. Chris Murtha, a WERC conference committee member and director of brand marketing for Yale Materials Handling Corp., Even with that open window, attendees were spending less than three hours in the hall.”.

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MAY 13, 2022

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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JULY 28, 2017

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Name: Atlantic Sands Hotel & Conference Center. Newport, Rhode Island Name: The Vanderbilt Grace. Santa Barbara, California Name: Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore. Size: 15,000 sq. Guest Rooms: 167 11. York Beach, Maine Name: Union Bluff Hotel. Guest Rooms: 70+ 12. Size: 10,000+ sq. Size: 9,000 sq.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Just north of Jacksonville, this exclusive Florida resort escape features a recently renovated conference center, unique meeting break programming and AAA Five Diamond oceanfront hospitality—plus 25,000 sq. Gurney’s Resorts , Montauk, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island—20 Percent Off. of total meeting space. 27, 2018–Jan.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

She’ll assist in booking events at the property’s upcoming conference center, which is due to be complete early next year. Photo Credit: Hotel Phillips Kristen Goodnow The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village in Southwest Florida announced Kristen Goodnow as its new group sales manager.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

Dinyovszky currently serves as the president of the board of directors for Southern Comfort (SoCo) Conference Organization and chairman of TGV Holidays, LLC, a booking agent for ocean cruises and travel. McGrath also worked in multiple positions for Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau in Rhode Island.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

Once upon a time (well, 2005) in Providence, Rhode Island, some troubling news spread through the convention and visitors bureau. The American Cheese Society was here,” Adamo said, for its 32nd Annual ACS Conference & Competition in 2015. “We There wouldn’t be much of a grace period. “I

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 28, 2019

Full of history and culture, Providence, Rhode Island offers gorgeous views all year long. Located downtown, Rhode Island School of Design is an amazing meeting space for your next event. No matter if your meeting is large or small, Rhode Island School of Design is a gorgeous venue to hold your next event.

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Before The BASE, Robert served as senior vice president of City Year’s National Operations and executive director of City Year Boston, and has held roles at National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ), Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF), and The Boston Foundation. Before that, Gary clerked for Chief Justice Paul A.

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JUNE 30, 2017

At their 2005 conference at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, she contacted the local CVB ahead of time to see if any other groups would be having events at the same time. For the American Pyrotechnics Association annual convention, Heckman likes to go out with a bang with a big firework show as “our closing event.”

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — including a keynote — were pulled by the EPA from a workshop organized by the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program in Providence, Rhode Island. Cuts in conference attendance by U.S. Last October, three scheduled presentations by scientists from the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Clare, a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Storycraft Lab founder, acknowledges the challenges that the current moment is bringing to experience designers. Storycraft Lab designed one of its meeting formats, the Long Conversation, for Untethered, a virtual conference for events professionals in May.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

If you asked average conference-goers, prepandemic, why they attended, chances are, most of them would say two things: education and networking. On a whim, he called a contact at The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Center in New Jersey, a few minutes from his house. But for how long? It was May, and it had just reopened.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

6Connex : Gamification, one-to-one, group chat and robust analytics make this popular for virtual conferences, town halls and trade shows. But another highlight was the state roll call that featured 30-second vignettes from mayors, celebrities and scenery, not to mention a platter of fried calamari from Rhode Island.

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