Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Smart Meetings joined the Disney Meetings and Events team in July on a three-day FAM trip at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida, and witnessed firsthand the perks that bring incentive groups and corporate meetings to life, even (and especially) during a pandemic. Bleisure travel is HOT right now.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 2, 2020

This list was part of a larger guide that we launched: 10 Survival Skills for Corporate Meeting & Event Planners in 2021. Event Pros Gather Facebook Group, by BizBash. The BizBash Facebook Group have over 18k event professionals and is a community like no other. You can get the full guide here.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Rules are changing again for event professionals following in the literary footsteps of Ernest Hemingway to Cuba for a corporate meeting. The category listed for planners and groups is “professional meetings.” Chamber of Commerce are some of the companies that organized their meetings in Havana in recent years.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Rules are changing again for event professionals following in the literary footsteps of Ernest Hemingway to Cuba for a corporate meeting. The category listed for planners and groups is “professional meetings.” Chamber of Commerce are some of the companies that organized their meetings in Havana in recent years.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

Adrian Segar: If you had told me at that time that what I would love to do is work with people and facilitate connection between groups of people coming together, I wouldn’t have believed you. And so three of us invited a group together and I invented an approach on the spot. Of course, this was nearly 50 years ago.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The time has come for us to take proactive steps to address these challenges in the corporate meeting space. As a corporate meeting and event industry professional with over 25 years of experience, I have witnessed first-hand the negative impacts of work-related stress.

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IMG

AUGUST 25, 2023

California Science Center Location: Downtown Los Angeles Capacity: 3,000 ¨Located three miles from downtown Los Angeles, the California Science Center is a premiere destination for hosting private social, nonprofit and corporate meetings and events. If you need help planning your next company holiday party, we are happy to help!

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2024

.”’ Read More : Countdown to Super Bowl LVIII: Q&A with Las Vegas Super Bowl Committee Turner says the lesson for her and her team from watching Las Vegas handle the Super Bowl is the need to continually evolve and understand the needs of your customer, whether it’s the NFL, a large association or a corporate meeting.

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2025 Corporate Meetings Contracts Hotels 105

SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2022

When time is short and the to-do list is long, the solution is often to bring in an expert contractor to help with everything from sourcing of space and technology solutions to meeting design and management. Time is valuable when planning an event—corporate meeting professional time and consultant time.

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Consulting Corporate Meetings 2022 Meeting Design 98

MeetingsNet

APRIL 22, 2024

Changes in the work environment and in the next generation’s mindset mean that in-person corporate meetings must be different—but still must happen.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At a glance, it appears that these convention centers cater to large groups or associations. While large groups and associations are certainly groups they target, you may be surprised to learn that many convention centers are also going for the smaller groups. Do You Use a Green Meetings Toolkit?

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2023

Group incentive travel is one of the few benefits with almost universal appeal. In the 2022 Incentive Research Foundation Report (IRF), “the percentage that found group incentive travel to be ‘extremely’ or ‘very motivating’ increased to 91%.” The post 4 Ps and 3 Tips for Inspiring Incentive Travel appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2024

With over 20 years of experience in the industry, and as a local for many years, she will support the tourism board’s multifaceted strategy to drive corporate meetings and event business to hotels and hospitality partners throughout Monterey. She will lead four new group fitness classes: Bodyweight, Strength, Endurance Lift and Run.

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Hospitality Hotels 2023 Tourism 87

SevenEvents

AUGUST 8, 2023

originally built in the early 1900s as a cotton storage facility, the venue was transformed into an event space in 2009, and has since hosted a range of events, from concerts and fashion shows to corporate meetings and weddings. there’s even a reclaimed cinema perfect for smaller intimate meetings!

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2022

These 7 Will Blow Your Group Away. The entire museum is available for corporate meetings or events, which can be arranged in the Canyon/Canyon Terrace area or on Level 5 (150 for a standing reception or 72-80 for seated dinners). Groups can rent the museum’s Hall of Dinosaurs for events of up to 600 people.

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Event Industry News

JULY 13, 2022

A focussed group of senior event leaders has today announced a new collaboration for the global events industry in the form of the Event Leaders Exchange (ELX). . To-date ELX members have held sessions on critical topics such as DEI and sustainability to find immediate and realistic paths forward that can be shared across corporations.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Mario Farfan Mario Farfan Meet Chicago Northwest welcomes Mario Farfan as group sales leader, account executive of group sales. Sierra Coronell Sierra Coronell As group sales manager at Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver , Coronell will be responsible for selling guest rooms, meeting space and other Hyatt services to customer groups.

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Event Industry News

JULY 25, 2022

The Event Marketing Association has partnered with the IMEX Group to deliver learning, networking and business opportunities for their members. Carina Bauer, CEO of the IMEX Group, adds: “We know that collaboration is key to advancing and driving innovation in our industry.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Event planning is no small feat, especially when it comes to corporate meetings and functions. Professional development workshops Liven up professional development workshops with interactive elements like small group activities, role-playing, and open discussions. Provide takeaways for creating change within teams and workflows.

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Attendease

JULY 19, 2021

This can look like: Allowing multi-attendee registration e.g. group passes. But if you expect to host a large portfolio of corporate meetings and events, then your goal will be to manage more events with less cost, less effort, and no hidden-costs. . The ability to import attendee information from other platforms .

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Whether you run association events or corporate meetings, year-round access to your event platform can mean more opportunities for both member engagement and revenue generation. Use your event platform as a central hub for regular events and meetings, including: Association events and conferences. How to Make It Happen.

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GEVME

MAY 29, 2018

Tight deadlines and endless checklists no longer cause experienced corporate event managers to panic. Still, it’s important to understand that by reducing your workload with a strong online system for event management, you have the opportunity to make a corporate meeting even more brilliant. Handling complex event marketing.

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Event Farm

APRIL 6, 2022

If you’ve ever produced events, you know all too well that things don’t always go as planned and there will always be that small group of people that are extra challenging. In turn what they’re getting is a group of attendees who feel like I did in New York, taken care of and excited to actively participate. Backup Plans.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

Looking to the future the team have created a focus group linking events and conferencing with the University Sustainability team to continue to work on the Universities’ objective to achieve Carbon Neutral Goals for 2030.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Read More : Lake Nona Wave Hotel Wants to Turn Your Group into Superhumans Lake Nona is also the location of Limitless Minds, a coaching method co-founded by Superbowl star Russell Wilson that gives attendees the opportunity to explore competitive thinking and mental conditioning–a must-have in the high-octane world of meetings.

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Hotels Corporate Meetings Sustainability Meetings 98

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Brought to you by: The role of the corporate event planner today is more important than ever — shifting from a focus on procurement, planning, and logistics to becoming a key orchestrator of unique and memorable experiences. Meeting planners of the future will need to become community change agents within their respective organizations.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 9, 2023

Whether you run association events or corporate meetings, creating an event community within the same platform you are using to build and manage your events means less complexity and effort for you (and for your members!), Annual general meetings. Committee, chapter, and board meetings. 1:1 video meetings.

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SevenEvents

DECEMBER 6, 2022

if you are wanting to host a company meeting or you want to take your staff away somewhere different but not too far away, you should visit edinburgh. edinburgh, the capital of scotland is definitely worth visiting, there are beautiful views and lots of exploring to do, after your meetings are finished of course. or 020 7659 4430.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Indoor and outdoor meeting spaces can be configured for boutique-like settings for smaller groups or opened up at scale for events on a grand scale. Since opening, Rubio has seen a major uptick in corporate meetings, particularly in the IT, fintech, medical, and incentive trip sectors. of pillarless ballroom canvas.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 10, 2023

3) Costs AV is always a considerable expense item for meeting planners. during the day when most corporate meetings and events occur) the meeting has access to state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment at a much reduced price. By utilizing a movie theater’s off times (i.e.

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SevenEvents

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

situated on the famous promenade, is the brighton harbour hotel, a 79 room boutique hotel and spa which is perfect for groups and can even offer exclusive use of their property. when it comes to getting down to business, there are 2 main meeting spaces, the marine room and the snug, which have a combined capacity of up to 200 pax.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

With the uncompromising group services one can expect from the Hyatt brand and the value and convenience of an all-inclusive resort, adults-only Hyatt Zilara and all-ages Hyatt Ziva are the ideal destinations for your next programs. . Read More : Hyatt Loves Local…and the Why, Where, How and Who of Ecotourism Today. Plan with Confidence.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2024

Not only can bleisure travel mean taking a corporate group or business meeting to a desirable destination for meetings and team building, but remote workers can travel to these locations on their own while continuing with their regular work schedule and enjoying the destination in their off time.

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2024 Travel Sustainability Government 101

Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Whether it’s a corporate meeting, an incentive trip or a wedding there is something for everyone in NYC. Event Planning NYC – 3 Unique Venues Many times meeting planners want to take their group away from the meeting so that their delegates can experience all that this city has to offer.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

South America offers modern convention centers with cultural experiences International travel is trending for incentives, executive retreats and corporate meetings. “American readers would be surprised that we prioritize sustainability in our meetings practices.

Hotels 52

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

60 of these properties are meeting hotels that offer a variety of space layouts that can accommodate your convention and conference groups. For larger groups, we also have more than 20 hotels that feature over 5,000 square feet of meeting space.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 22, 2023

The program will produce customized recommendations so your group can all be satisfied with the menu chosen. Tell ChatGPT your budget and the times/dates you are looking for your offsite excursion and it will produce some cool ideas for your group. It can also recommend specific grocery stores that cater to dietary restrictions.

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