SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Roanoke, Virginia. Chefs from Benchmark Hospitality at Deloitte Hotel and Conference Center in Westlake, Texas, and Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia, have won IACC’s annual U.S. The post Texas, West Virginia Chefs Win Copper Skillet Awards appeared first on Smart Meetings. Copper Skillet competition.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Traditional conference designs also adopt this model. The Satir model of change was developed by the founder of family systems therapy, Virginia Satir , and described in her book The Satir Model , published in 1991. Steven Smith supplies a longer summary , and Jerry’s and Virginia’s books go into more detail.].

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 13, 2020

Feeling unsettled is a natural response to perceived chaos , as illuminated by Virginia Satir ‘s change model. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post How eventprofs are feeling during COVID-19 appeared first on Conferences That Work. Above is a diagram of Satir’s model of change. No related posts.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 15, 2024

In this episode, live and direct from Fairfax, Virginia, Sanjib Kalita discusses his […] From designing computer chips at Intel nearly 30 years ago to current role as head of industry at Fintech Meetup, Sanjib Kalita – who is also CEO at guppy.ai – has been engrossed in the technology sector, taking on events by default.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 12, 2019

Located in the in the heart of this historic city is the FH1360 Conference Center. Its premier address makes it the ideal venue for your corporate social event, professional meeting, training seminar, conference, retreat or competition. Maritime Conference Center. FHI360 Conference Center. AMA New York Conference Center.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 30, 2021

Girls for a Change, a Virginia-based organization empowering girls of color, partnered with Richmond muralist Hamilton Glass on this street art project. The conference will remain the Richmond, Virginia conference, but will be reformatted to take place virtually,” according to the WTS virtual annual conference website.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

Darby Gyscek and Ricky de Jesus Darby Gescyk (left) and Ricky de Jesus (right) Kimpton The Forum Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia, named Gyscek director of sales and marketing, and de Jesus director of catering. Audrey Vincent Vincent is director of catering for Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Virginia.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Power of Partnership Stewardship Summit (POPS) is taking place in Richmond, Virginia, on Oct. By stepping outside the conference walls and connecting with local changemakers, our goal is that participants will engage with these organizations and integrate them into future travel experiences.” The Travel Foundation and the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

When John Walsh, general manager of The National Conference Center, started preparing the legacy Leesburg, Virginia, meetings venue for its newest clients, he knew he was in for a life and palate-changing experience. government as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW). We started researching Afghan cuisine early on,” he says. “We

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Unique Venues

APRIL 21, 2021

Maryland, Virginia corridor (also known as the DMV) making it one of the most sought-after areas to meet. Here you will find the conference services team combines convenience, value and service with a wide selection of large and small meeting and event spaces making for the perfect urban venue. For the best value in D.C,

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Launched in 2013 and based in Arlington, Virginia, InGo helps event organisers leverage attendees’ connections and, stats show, grow their shows faster than other paid channels. Digital marketing trailblazer InGo will sponsor an eponymous stage at Event Tech Live (ETL), which returns to ExCel London next month.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2019

In the late 1960s, when Philip Morris marketed Virginia Slims — the very first cigarette brand for women — the tobacco company came up with the slogan, “You’ve come a long way, baby.” As Convene has frequently reported, when it comes to being equally represented on the conference stage, women still have a long way to go.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

After working at two startups, she joined Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) as an event coordinator. She attended several events, webinars and conferences. senators to Virginia governors to supreme court justices to CEOs of big tech companies,” she explains. “My I was hooked,” she says.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 10, 2021

I find Virginia Satir’s change model to be the most useful of the many models of change. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Successful change requires integration and practice appeared first on Conferences That Work. The hero’s journey shortchanges change. No related posts.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Garcia The National Conference Center in Leesburg Virginia appointed Juan J. His most recent position was the director of sales and marketing at Hilton Arlington in Virginia. The National Conference Center. The post 4 Smart Moves at The National Conference Center, Palace Hotel and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. ” Top 25 Best Cities for Conferences.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. ” Top 25 Best Cities for Conferences.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Arlington, Virginia. Richmond, Virginia. Woodbridge, Virginia. Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge. Roanoke, Virginia. Burke, Virginia. 37 • National Conference Coordinator. 35 • Conferences and Meetings Manager. We salute this group and what they represent: The best this industry has to offer.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

The PCMA Capital Chapter, which includes Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., As part of GMID, Myrtle Beach CVB is providing meeting planners is providing planners in areas like Richmond, Virginia and Atlanta with a Day of Appreciation. The second place winner will win a Nespresso machine, Hilton beach towel and Hilton tumbler cup.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. Arlington, Virginia. 37 • Conference and Events Manager. 26 • Conference Services Manager. 35 • Conference and Event Manager. 23 • Conference Services Coordinator. Leesburg, Virginia. Duluth, Georgia.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Before joining Innisbrook, Bolivar was vice president of food and beverage operations in the senior living industry, where he led 19 properties in Virginia and Florida. Benavidez is executive pastry chef at AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Iwona Luksza and Evan Bergman. Daniel Benavidez. Yulissa Acosta.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

This year’s popular Global All-Stars presentation looked at programs in three destinations—Los Angeles, the Netherlands and West Virginia—that considered the needs of locals when building creative programs to appeal to post-Covid visitors.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 31, 2021

Two virtual events are making Richmond, Virginia, central to their education — and diversity and inclusion — programs. A real-life location in Chicago anchored the Uber Freight Deliver Conference last fall. Smelling From a Distance. A “see and smell” art tour takes far-flung virtual participants on a fragrant trip into the past.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2019

Jennifer “Jen” Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, a full-service trade show and management company in Arlington, Virginia, says she loves the “melting pot of skills and personality” it takes to make the show happen. My college roommate got a job as an accountant at an association in Northern Virginia when we graduated.

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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. After the event, one person reported a Covid infection a few days after the conference, meaning 99.4

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 15, 2021

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and Hyatt came under fire earlier this year because of the event stage at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. When the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) met at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, Feb. Video screen grab).

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

He also worked on the opening team at Houston’s Texas Medical Center, as well as director of sales at Omni Fort Worth Hotel and director of sales and marketing at Omni Richmond Hotel in Virginia, where he was awarded Director of Sales and Marketing of the Year in 2008.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

In his 25 years in the events industry, he also worked with organizations such as Ascot Rececourse, conference center operator Wembley London Ltd (formerly Wembley Stadium Ltd), and the Baku European Games. MacDowell joins the Leesburg, Virginia, property from The Woodhouse Day Spa in Lakewood, Colorado, where she worked as director of spa.

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Capterra Event Management

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Besides that, I love going to conferences! This incoming year is chock full of conferences and expos for event managers to explore. These are the top eight conferences event professionals have to attend. Conferences were chosen based on popularity and difference of event management topics covered. IMEX America.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2017

The Obama administration has loosened the reins on government conference spending. According to the White House, agencies have saved roughly $30 million in conference spending over the past few years. Locations such as Virginia Beach, Virginia , have long benefited from SMERF groups.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

At her first event for which she was lead planner, a 200-plus person conference in Louisville, she says, “I was a nervous wreck, and I probably held my breath through the entire three-day event.” Since then, I have had the pleasure of planning several events, and growing my career in ways that I didn’t know were possible.”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 30, 2021

Top meeting professionals and dignitaries met this week at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Loudoun County, Virginia, to celebrate the return to business at Smart Meetings’ first face-to-face event of 2021, Mid-Atlantic Experience. That responsible return is essential to the economic future of this dynamic county.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 15, 2020

Destinations International ’s 2020 Virtual Annual Conference streamed over two days vividly illustrated the challenges and upside of the state of what the organization dubbed The Great Interruption—a pandemic , civil unrest , massive unemployment , a recession and a giant cloud of sand from the Sahara. Make a Difference.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 7, 2020

Designed by the internationally recognized Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, BMO is an inspiring space that will assure your successful meeting or conference for up to 450 in its 44 meeting rooms. The university is perfect for a small meeting or a large conference for up to 1800 in its 60 rooms. FHI360 Conference Center.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

In November 2019, during what turned out to be the final weeks of a pre-COVID-19 world, the European Biological Rhythms Society (EBRS) and the Institute of Medical Psychology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) jointly held a conference to test the use of virtual technology. The ‘Best Future Strategy’?

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Unique Venues

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

These spots offer top-of-the-line amenities, conference centers, and event facilities, making them ideal for professional development. This beautiful campus offers a wide range of spaces for anything from small workshops to large conferences. Most rooms come equipped with audio-visual equipment, tables, and chairs.

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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia has incredible conference spaces and banquet halls with the perfect mix of historic charm and cutting edge technology for social events, camps or retreats, expos, competitions, professional meetings, trainings, conferences, retreats or weddings. Riverside, CA. London, ON.

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