Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

From site selection with our meetings task force to contracting, logistics planning, execution and post-event wrap-up—if it has to do with one of our meetings, I am there. Impressive stats: I have implemented several contracting standards and developed a strategic list of concessions specific to the Asphalt Institute.

2019 81

2019 Site Selections Contracts Trade Shows 81

Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

Jim Clapes, 37, works in New York City as conference and events manager at the Drug Policy Alliance. Green Building Council, I pursued my life long dream of living in New York City and accepted a position with the Drug Policy Alliance. Connect with Clapes on Instagram. After nearly 8 years at the U.S.

2018 76

2018 Sponsorships Site Selections 2014 76

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

November 11, 2016 – Smart Meetings, the leading media company and most trusted resource for meeting professionals, was awarded two Eddie Awards and two Ozzie Awards at the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Awards by Folio in New York City.

Meetings 40

Meetings Site Selections 2016 2015 40

Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

A lot of our clients are interested in virtual and augmented reality,” says Lindsay Meck, director of production at Sequence Events in New York City. Site selection, for both the destination and specific venues, also plays a key role in determining AV expenses.

Site Selections 59

Site Selections Social Media Contracts Technology 59

PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

It wasn’t COVID-19 that kept Sandra Geiger, a global account executive with ConferenceDirect, from visiting Hotel Effie, a 250-room hotel in Sandestin, Florida, before she signed a contract for an association group meeting in July — it was because the hotel was still under construction. This could be cost-saving for our organization.”

Venues 97

Venues Meetings Hotels Contracts 97

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Javits Convention Center, New York City. Banquet Housekeeping Aide, New York Marriott Marquis, New York City. Nominated by Alison Milgram, CMP, DES, Senior Events Manager, PCMA, which held PCMA Education Conference 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis — “It was a little after 10:30 p.m.on

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76