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7 Smart Moves at Four Seasons, Visit Music City and More

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Sandra Olivia Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club in Surfside, Florida, announces Oliva as director of marketing. Koji Akaboshi Akaboshi joins Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club in Surfside, Florida as hotel manager. He’s worked for the brand at various properties for more than 20 years.

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Planners Scrambling as Bomb Cyclone Hits East Coast

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Weather advisories being issued from Florida to Maine have prompted airlines to offer re-accommodations, and planners to consider their options. Tallahassee, Florida, hasn’t seen this much fluffy white stuff since 1989, according to the local weather service. Plan on delays. How cold will it get? Ditto Georgia. Move it inside.

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Get InsPIred to Take A Slice Out of Pi Day

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Florida: Key Lime Pie. Florida adopted key lime pie as its official pie in 2006, and Key West is known as the place to go to sample the sour-sweet dessert. If you’re in the Southernmost Point for a meeting, drop in at one of the many bakeries or cafes. of meeting space and 144 guest rooms. Illinois: Pumpkin Pie.

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Puff, Puff, Plan Your Marijuana Policy for Events

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Connecticut. Maine (retail sale beginning February 2018). Massachusetts (retail sale beginning July 2018). Washington state. Washington, D.C. Medical Use Legalized. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. North Dakota. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. Vermont.

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Time to Rebrand Third-Party Planners

SmartMeetings

While some trade shows in the meetings industry are cool about including third-party planners, other organizations, from convention and visitors bureaus to our own Smart Meeting Events , prefer to recruit corporate planners who are often favored by suppliers looking to sign contracts for future events. Are you a third-party planner?

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Smart Women 2017: Entrepreneurs

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First job: The summer when I was 13, I worked on a tobacco farm in Connecticut. Company or organization: Koncept Events in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Working with professionals in over 25 countries brings a priceless diversity and strength to the company. There is tremendous satisfaction in seeing our team members find success.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

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Prior to going down the consulting road, Dave was with Experient for 22 years where he served as president of both the Meeting Planning and Registration divisions. Areas of expertise include conference business models, strategy, attendance marketing, sponsorship programs, and meeting technology. What is he known for?

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